Examiner Benjamin J Norris has allowed 36 of 75 decided applications (48%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Benjamin J Norris maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 75 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 48%, representing 36 allowed and 39 abandoned applications. His record spans a single art unit. This allowance rate describes outcomes on decided applications and does not include pending filings. The 48% figure is a historical measure of past dispositions in this technology center and carries no implication for any individual application.
This pooled record aggregates outcomes across one art unit within TC 2100. The 48% allowance rate is a summary of past decisions on 75 closed applications and reflects historical disposal patterns, not a forecast. Pooled figures mask variation that may exist within individual art units. This data describes what occurred in the past; it is not a prediction of what will occur in any specific case.
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 45 decided applications with an interview and 30 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Benjamin J Norris 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: 75 applications.
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