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Examiner Angelica Ruiz

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 942 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Angelica Ruiz has allowed 792 of 942 decided applications (84%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

84% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2158 · 79%AU 2162 · 93%AU 2154 · 96%AU 2169 · 71%
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What the data says.

Examiner Angelica Ruiz has a pooled public record of 972 total applications across Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning four art units. Of 942 disposed applications, 792 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 84%. The examiner's allowance rates vary across the four art units, ranging from 71% to 96%. This pooled figure aggregates decisions from multiple art units and reflects historical outcomes across the examiner's assigned subject matter areas.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record combines outcomes from multiple art units into a single aggregate profile. The overall allowance rate describes what occurred in the past across all the examiner's art units combined and does not constitute a prediction about any specific application. Because different art units may have different approval patterns, the range from minimum to maximum allowance rate shows the span of variation across the examiner's portfolio. Individual art-unit rates are published separately.

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 2158
594 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 48%
DISPOSITION471 / 123 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.7 moart unit avg 23.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.7 moart unit avg 49.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility38% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)73%
§103 — Obviousness62% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness42%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW90%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW72%+18 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 239 decided applications with an interview and 355 without.

ART UNIT 2162
229 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION212 / 17 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.4 moart unit avg 23.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY27.1 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility29% · art unit 56%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)79%
§103 — Obviousness49% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness39%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW92%+1 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 76 decided applications with an interview and 153 without.

ART UNIT 2154
128 APPS · 96% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

96% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION94 / 4 / 30allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.8 moart unit avg 27.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY23 moart unit avg 41.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility57% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)79%
§103 — Obviousness65% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness40%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW94%+6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 36 decided applications with an interview and 62 without.

ART UNIT 2169
21 APPS · 71% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

71% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 47%
DISPOSITION15 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.1 moart unit avg 24.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.7 moart unit avg 40 mo
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Questions about Examiner Angelica Ruiz

  • What is Examiner Ruiz's overall allowance rate?
    Across 942 disposed applications, 792 were allowed, for an allowance rate of 84%. This figure pools all four art units under the examiner's assignment.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    Examiner Ruiz's record spans four art units in TC 2100: 2154, 2158, 2162, and 2169.
  • Do allowance rates vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates across the four art units range from 71% to 96%. Detailed rates for each individual art unit are published in a separate section.
  • Is the pooled allowance rate a prediction for my application?
    No. The pooled allowance rate describes past outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Angelica Ruiz 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: 972 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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