Examiner Christopher W Carter has allowed 288 of 381 decided applications (76%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Christopher W Carter maintains an allowance rate of 76% across 381 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His record spans three art units: 2117, 2118, and 2126. Of the 435 total applications in his record, 288 were allowed and 93 were abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 65% to 81% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit but a consistent pooled record across his practice.
This pooled record aggregates data from three separate art units within TC 2100. The overall allowance rate of 76% describes past decisions on 381 closed applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Cross-art-unit records combine different subject areas and examiner focus areas. Individual art-unit rates may differ from the pooled figure. Historical aggregates describe past performance only.
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 control or regulating systems.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 137 decided applications with an interview and 140 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 41 decided applications with an interview and 53 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 10 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Christopher W Carter 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: 435 applications.
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