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Examiner Andrew R Dyer

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 524 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2023
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Andrew R Dyer has allowed 298 of 524 decided applications (57%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

57% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Andrew R Dyer maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across one art unit, the examiner has disposed of 524 applications. Of those decided applications, 298 were allowed and 226 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 57%. This rate reflects the proportion of allowed applications among all disposed cases in the examiner's pooled record.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across a single art unit. The allowance rate of 57% describes what has occurred in past-decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Pooled figures mask variation that may exist within individual art units or across different claim types, prosecution histories, or amendments. Review of detailed art-unit records and case-by-case examination patterns provides additional context.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2176
524 APPS · 57% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

57% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 59%
DISPOSITION298 / 226 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.3 moart unit avg 23.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.9 moart unit avg 40.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility51% · art unit 41%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)80%
§103 — Obviousness96% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness80%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW77%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW35%+42 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 273 decided applications with an interview and 251 without.

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Questions about Examiner Andrew R Dyer

  • What is Andrew R Dyer's allowance rate?
    The examiner's pooled allowance rate is 57%, based on 298 allowed applications and 226 abandoned applications among 524 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This pooled record covers one art unit: 2176, within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The pooled allowance rate is a historical aggregate of past-decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • What is the difference between total applications and disposed applications?
    Disposed applications (524) are those that have been decided—either allowed or abandoned. Total applications include pending cases. The allowance rate is calculated only from disposed applications.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Andrew R Dyer 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: 524 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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