Examiner Brandon S Cole has allowed 408 of 504 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Brandon S Cole maintains a public record across two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 504 disposed applications, he has allowed 408, yielding an 81% allowance rate. The record spans art units 2122 and 2128. Allowance rates across these art units range from 75% to 88%, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes within the pooled data. The 81% figure represents decisions on applications already concluded—pending applications are excluded from this calculation.
This pooled record aggregates the examiner's performance across multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 81% describes historical outcomes on 504 decided applications and is not a prediction for any specific application. Rates vary across individual art units (75% to 88%), which is typical when different art units are combined. Aggregate figures describe past record; individual applications depend on claim scope, prior art, and prosecution activity.
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.
Primarily examines machine learning, and neural-network / biological-model computing.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 140 decided applications with an interview and 122 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 105 decided applications with an interview and 137 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Brandon S Cole 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: 572 applications.
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