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Examiner Christopher B Shin

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 1,199 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Christopher B Shin has allowed 1,104 of 1,199 decided applications (92%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

92% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2181 · 93%AU 2182 · 89%
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What the data says.

Christopher B Shin maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,227 total applications, 1,104 were allowed and 95 were abandoned, resulting in 1,199 disposed applications. The allowance rate stands at 92% of decided applications. The allowance rate ranges from 89% to 93% across his art units, reflecting variation in the composition and disposition patterns within the pooled record.

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This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units. The overall allowance rate and application counts describe the examiner's past record across all assigned work and do not constitute a prediction about any specific application. Art units may differ in subject matter, filing volumes, and applicant populations. The range across art units illustrates this heterogeneity; an aggregate figure masks those differences and is useful only as a historical summary.

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 2181
1,073 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units, and program control and execution.

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION967 / 78 / 28allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.3 moart unit avg 18.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY26.3 moart unit avg 33.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility10% · art unit 18%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)73%
§103 — Obviousness69% · art unit 69%
§112 — Written description & definiteness48%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW94%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW92%+2 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 179 decided applications with an interview and 866 without.

ART UNIT 2182
154 APPS · 89% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.

89% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION137 / 17 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.1 moart unit avg 24.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30 moart unit avg 37.3 mo
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Questions about Examiner Christopher B Shin

  • What is Christopher B Shin's overall allowance rate?
    92% of his 1,199 disposed applications were allowed. This is a factual summary of past outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Christopher B Shin has a public record across 2 art units in TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across his art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 89% to 93% across his art units, reflecting differences in subject matter, filing volume, and applicant characteristics within each unit.
  • What do these statistics mean for my application?
    These figures describe the examiner's past record. They are not predictions of the outcome of any specific application and do not account for the merits, claims, prior art, or prosecution history of an individual case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Christopher B Shin 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: 1,227 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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