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Examiner Blake K Kumabe

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 135 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION APR 2014
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Blake K Kumabe has allowed 107 of 135 decided applications (79%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

79% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Blake K Kumabe maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 135 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 107 and abandoned 28, yielding an allowance rate of 79%. This rate reflects decided cases and excludes any pending applications. The examiner's record spans a single art unit, meaning all figures derive from a pooled record within one classification area. The 79% allowance rate describes the historical outcome of applications examined and decided; it is not a prediction of any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates dispositions across one art unit within TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate of 79% describes past outcomes on 135 decided applications and does not forecast the result of any individual case. Aggregate figures mask variation within the art unit and do not account for differences in application complexity, claim scope, or prior art. Interpreting a pooled record requires recognizing that it is correlational data, not predictive of future prosecution.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2195
135 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION107 / 28 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION41.1 moart unit avg 33.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY57.8 moart unit avg 48.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility31% · art unit 49%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)19%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 93%
§112 — Written description & definiteness71%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW69%+27 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 50 decided applications with an interview and 85 without.

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Questions about Examiner Blake K Kumabe

  • What is Blake K Kumabe's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 79%, calculated from 107 allowed applications and 28 abandoned applications across 135 total disposed applications. This rate applies to decided cases and does not include pending applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This pooled record covers one art unit (2195) within Technology Center 2100. All figures are aggregated across that single classification.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate describes historical outcomes on 135 decided applications. It is not a prediction of any specific application and does not account for individual claim language, prior art, or prosecution history.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    Blake K Kumabe examines applications in 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 Blake K Kumabe 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: 135 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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