Examiner Clint A Thatcher has allowed 395 of 450 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Clint A Thatcher maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 450 disposed applications, his allowance rate stands at 88%, representing 395 allowed applications and 55 abandoned applications. The allowance rate ranges from 85% to 99% across his art units, reflecting variation in the decided record within TC 2100. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across different art-unit portfolios and describes the historical record only.
A pooled record combines outcomes from multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. This figure reflects past dispositions across different subject areas within TC 2100 and is not predictive of any individual application's outcome. Variation exists across the examiner's art units, as shown by the reported range. Pooled data describes the overall historical record; application-specific results depend on claim scope, prior art, and examination details.
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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.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 144 decided applications with an interview and 221 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 36 decided applications with an interview and 49 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Clint A Thatcher 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: 450 applications.
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