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Examiner Andrew M Lyons

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 527 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Andrew M Lyons has allowed 405 of 527 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

77% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Andrew M Lyons maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 561 total applications, 405 have been allowed and 122 abandoned, for a decided total of 527 applications. The allowance rate over those 527 disposed applications is 77%. This record spans a single art unit, 2191. The figures describe the examiner's historical record of decisions and do not predict outcomes in any individual application.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's decisions across one art unit within TC 2100. An allowance rate is computed from decided applications only—those allowed or abandoned—and excludes pending cases. The 77% figure reflects historical decisions and is not a prediction about any specific application. Pooled records combine activity across all assigned art units and show overall patterns in the examiner's record.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2191
561 APPS · 77% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

77% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 76%
DISPOSITION405 / 122 / 34allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.6 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.2 moart unit avg 41.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility40% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)84%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness40%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW82%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW72%+10 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 267 decided applications with an interview and 260 without.

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Questions about Examiner Andrew M Lyons

  • What is Andrew M Lyons's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 77%, calculated from 527 decided applications (405 allowed plus 122 abandoned). This is a historical figure and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This record covers one art unit: 2191, all within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate include and exclude?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of decided applications (allowed or abandoned). It excludes pending applications and is computed from the pool of 527 disposed cases out of 561 total applications on record.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    This examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Andrew M Lyons has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 561 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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