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Examiner Ari Faith Colema Riggins

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 4 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 Ari Faith Colema Riggins has allowed 2 of 4 decided applications (50%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

50% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Examiner Ari Faith Colema Riggins maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across one art unit (2197), the examiner's record spans 46 total applications. Of 4 disposed applications—those decided through allowance or abandonment—2 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 50%. This rate reflects only decided applications and excludes pending filings. The record represents pooled activity across the examiner's assigned art units.

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This pooled record aggregates the examiner's activity across all assigned art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 50% describes past dispositions and is a historical figure only—it is not a prediction of outcomes in any specific application. Aggregate statistics describe what occurred in closed cases and do not indicate how any individual application will be examined or decided.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2197
46 APPS · 50% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.

50% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION2 / 2 / 42allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.6 moart unit avg 26 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.5 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility90% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)68%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 90%
§112 — Written description & definiteness90%

Based on 46 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Ari Faith Colema Riggins

  • What is Examiner Riggins' overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 50%, based on 2 allowed applications out of 4 total disposed applications in the examiner's pooled record.
  • How many art units does Examiner Riggins cover?
    The examiner's public record covers one art unit (2197) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What do these figures mean for my application?
    These pooled statistics describe the examiner's past record only and are not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is examined independently on its merits.
  • How many applications has Examiner Riggins decided?
    The examiner has disposed of 4 applications total (2 allowed, 2 abandoned) out of 46 applications in the overall record.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ari Faith Colema Riggins 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: 46 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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