Examiner Clifford H Knoll has allowed 396 of 478 decided applications (83%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Clifford H Knoll maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 478 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 396 and abandoned 82, yielding an allowance rate of 83%. The allowance rate ranges from 73% to 85% across the examiner's art units. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across different subject areas within TC 2100 and reflects decided applications only; pending matters are excluded from the calculation.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units, masking variation among them. The aggregate allowance rate—here, 83%—describes past outcomes across all units combined and is not predictive of any single application's outcome. The stated range (73% to 85%) indicates that allowance rates differ among the examiner's art units. This context is essential when interpreting overall statistics; examination results vary by specific art unit and application facts.
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 73 decided applications with an interview and 308 without.
Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring, and error-correcting coding/decoding.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 35 decided applications with an interview and 62 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Clifford H Knoll 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: 478 applications.
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