Examiner Calvin M Brien has allowed 45 of 69 decided applications (65%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Calvin M Brien maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 69 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate stands at 65%, computed from 45 allowed and 24 abandoned applications. The allowance rate ranges from 52% to 65% across the art units in which the examiner has worked. This pooled figure represents aggregated outcomes across multiple art units and reflects historical dispositions only.
A pooled record aggregates allowance rates across multiple art units, masking variation between them. The overall 65% figure describes past outcomes across all three art units combined and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Rates vary by art unit; the range shown (52% to 65%) reflects this natural variation. Pooled statistics describe historical record, not the likelihood of allowance in any individual 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.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Based on 33 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Based on 20 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Based on 16 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Calvin M Brien 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: 69 applications.
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