Examiner Daniel J Bernard has allowed 171 of 223 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Daniel J Bernard's public record spans 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 223 disposed applications, 171 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 77%. The allowance rate varies across the examiner's art units, ranging from 63% to 90%. This pooled figure aggregates decisions from multiple art units and reflects the examiner's historical record over the span covered by available data.
A pooled record aggregates allowance rates across multiple art units, presenting an overall historical figure rather than unit-specific data. The 77% allowance rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range (63% to 90%) reflects variation among individual art units but does not identify which rate applies to which unit. Pooled statistics provide context for the examiner's general record across TC 2100.
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 computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 24 decided applications with an interview and 75 without.
Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 20 decided applications with an interview and 50 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 33 decided applications with an interview and 21 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Daniel J Bernard 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: 223 applications.
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