Examiner Candice A Rankin has allowed 100 of 131 decided applications (76%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Candice A Rankin has a public record of 131 disposed applications across Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning three art units. Of the 131 decided applications, 100 were allowed and 31 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 76%. This rate is based on the pooled record across all three art units in which the examiner has worked. The figure reflects historical outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition.
This examiner's record pools data from three separate art units within TC 2100. The 76% allowance rate describes past outcomes across all decided applications in that combined record and does not constitute a prediction for any specific pending application. Pooled figures aggregate different art-unit cohorts and reflect correlational data only. Individual art-unit records, where available separately, may show variation from the pooled rate.
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 input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 40 decided applications with an interview and 67 without.
Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Based on 19 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Based on 5 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Candice A Rankin 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: 131 applications.
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