Examiner Asher Kells has allowed 662 of 797 decided applications (83%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Asher Kells maintains a public record across 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 797 disposed applications, 662 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 83%. The examiner's record spans multiple art units, with allowance rates ranging from 60% to 92% across these units. The pooled figure of 83% reflects outcomes across all three art units combined and does not represent performance in any single unit.
A pooled record aggregates the examiner's decisions across multiple art units. The 83% allowance rate describes past outcomes on 797 decided applications and is a historical summary, not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range of 60% to 92% indicates variation among individual art units but does not identify which rate applies to which unit. Pooled data provides context for the examiner's overall record in TC 2100.
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 →
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 206 decided applications with an interview and 306 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 86 decided applications with an interview and 111 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 21 decided applications with an interview and 67 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Asher Kells 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: 844 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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