Examiner Cheri L. Harrington has allowed 226 of 329 decided applications (69%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Cheri L. Harrington has a public record of 367 total applications across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 329 disposed applications, 226 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 69%. The examiner's allowance rate ranges from 58% to 80% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes within the pooled record. This aggregate figure describes past dispositions and does not predict results in any particular application.
A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, masking individual unit performance. The overall allowance rate of 69% represents applications decided (allowed or abandoned) and excludes pending cases. Ranges in allowance rates across art units show that outcomes vary by subject matter and art unit. Aggregate statistics describe historical record only and are not forecasts for specific applications.
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 computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 112 decided applications with an interview and 72 without.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 43 decided applications with an interview and 26 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 45 decided applications with an interview and 31 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Cheri L. Harrington 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: 367 applications.
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