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Examiner Daniel A Kuddus

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 672 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 Daniel A Kuddus has allowed 474 of 672 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

71% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2154 · 83%AU 2164 · 41%
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What the data says.

Daniel A Kuddus maintains a public record spanning 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 672 disposed applications, he allowed 474, yielding a pooled allowance rate of 71%. This rate represents decided cases (allowed and abandoned applications); pending cases are excluded. The allowance rate ranges from 41% to 83% across his art units, reflecting variation in the outcomes recorded within each unit's portfolio.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units, masking unit-specific variation. The 71% allowance rate describes the examiner's past decisions on closed applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range (41% to 83%) shows that individual art units within TC 2100 record different allowance rates. Pooled figures offer a broad historical snapshot; they do not forecast prosecution results in any particular technology area or case.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2154
511 APPS · 83% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

83% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION395 / 83 / 33allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.6 moart unit avg 27.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY39.1 moart unit avg 41.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility78% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)93%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness79%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW53%+40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 356 decided applications with an interview and 122 without.

ART UNIT 2164
194 APPS · 41% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

41% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION79 / 115 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.4 moart unit avg 22.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY57 moart unit avg 43.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility76% · art unit 58%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)54%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness72%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW63%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW11%+52 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 111 decided applications with an interview and 83 without.

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Questions about Examiner Daniel A Kuddus

  • What is Daniel A Kuddus's overall allowance rate?
    71% across 672 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    Two art units: 2154 and 2164, both within TC 2100.
  • How much do allowance rates vary across his art units?
    Allowance rates range from 41% to 83% across the examiner's art units.
  • Does the pooled allowance rate predict outcomes in my application?
    No. The 71% figure describes past decisions on closed cases and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Daniel A Kuddus 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: 705 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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