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Examiner Anna Chen Deng

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 942 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2023
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Anna Chen Deng has allowed 846 of 942 decided applications (90%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

90% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2191 · 90%AU 2192 · 0%
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What the data says.

Anna Chen Deng maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 942 disposed applications, the examiner has allowed 846 and abandoned 96, yielding an allowance rate of 90%. This rate is computed from decided applications only and does not reflect pending filings. The record spans art units 2191 and 2192, aggregated here as a pooled profile. These figures represent the examiner's past dispositions and are factual historical data only.

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A pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units, reflecting an examiner's overall pattern of allowance and abandonment within the technology center. The allowance rate (90%) describes historical decisions on applications already disposed, not a prediction for any specific pending or future application. Each art unit may have distinct characteristics; this pooled view provides a broad institutional snapshot without per-unit breakdown.

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
941 APPS · 90% ALLOWANCE

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

90% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 76%
DISPOSITION846 / 95 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.3 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.7 moart unit avg 41.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility48% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)84%
§103 — Obviousness82% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness44%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW86%+9 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 417 decided applications with an interview and 524 without.

ART UNIT 2192
1 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines software engineering.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION0 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTIONart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.1 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
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Questions about Examiner Anna Chen Deng

  • What is Anna Chen Deng's overall allowance rate?
    Over 942 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 90%. This figure includes 846 allowed and 96 abandoned applications, and is computed from decided cases only.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This record spans 2 art units (2191 and 2192) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate is a historical aggregate of past decisions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    Anna Chen Deng's record covers 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 Anna Chen Deng 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: 942 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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