Examiner Barbara Henry Level has allowed 279 of 377 decided applications (74%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Barbara Henry Level maintains a public record across 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 377 disposed applications, 279 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 74%. The allowance rate ranges from 71% to 80% across the examiner's art units. This pooled figure reflects the aggregate record and does not represent a prediction for any specific application.
A pooled record aggregates an examiner's decisions across multiple art units. The overall allowance rate is calculated from all decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) within that set, excluding pending cases. This aggregate statistic describes past disposition patterns and is correlational only—it does not predict outcomes on any individual application or reflect how decisions in one art unit influence another.
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 146 decided applications with an interview and 102 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 52 decided applications with an interview and 50 without.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Based on 27 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Barbara Henry Level 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: 408 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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