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Examiner Bryan L Walker

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 36 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION SEP 2013
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Bryan L Walker has allowed 20 of 36 decided applications (56%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

56% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Bryan L Walker has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His pooled record across all art units covers 36 disposed applications. Of these, 20 were allowed and 16 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 56%. This rate is computed from decided applications only and does not include any pending filings. The examiner's work spans a single art unit.

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This pooled record aggregates dispositions across all art units under which the examiner has issued decisions. The allowance rate of 56% describes past outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Pooled figures mask variations that may exist within individual art units. For a granular view, refer to per-art-unit data, which breaks down the record by specific art unit.

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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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 2161
36 APPS · 56% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

56% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION20 / 16 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.2 moart unit avg 23.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.2 moart unit avg 39 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility56% · art unit 53%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)29%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness35%

Based on 36 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Bryan L Walker

  • What is Bryan L Walker's overall allowance rate?
    56%, computed from 20 allowed applications and 16 abandoned applications (36 decided total). This rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    One art unit (2161) in TC 2100.
  • Does this pooled rate apply to my application?
    No. The pooled allowance rate describes aggregate past outcomes across all art units and is not a prediction for any individual application. For application-specific analysis, consult per-art-unit records and the particulars of your invention.
  • What does 'disposed' mean in this context?
    Disposed applications are those with final decisions: allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Bryan L Walker 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: 36 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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