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Examiner David Earl Ogg

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 327 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner David Earl Ogg has allowed 276 of 327 decided applications (84%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

84% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

David Earl Ogg maintains a public record across one art unit in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 363 total applications, 276 were allowed and 51 were abandoned, yielding 327 disposed applications. The allowance rate stands at 84% of those decided applications. This pooled figure represents the examiner's overall record aggregated across all art units under his jurisdiction and reflects historical outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units into a single figure. The allowance rate—here 84%—describes the proportion of decided applications that were allowed in the past and is calculated only from disposed (final) applications, not from total filings. This aggregate statistic is a historical summary and is not a prediction of the outcome of any particular application or art unit.

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 2119
363 APPS · 84% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines electric power networks, supply, and distribution.

84% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 83%
DISPOSITION276 / 51 / 36allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.6 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY32.1 moart unit avg 31.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility31% · art unit 33%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)80%
§103 — Obviousness78% · art unit 74%
§112 — Written description & definiteness65%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW79%+10 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 171 decided applications with an interview and 156 without.

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Questions about Examiner David Earl Ogg

  • What is this examiner's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 84%, based on 327 disposed applications (allowed and abandoned combined). This figure reflects past outcomes and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    David Earl Ogg's record spans one art unit: 2119.
  • What does the pooled allowance rate represent?
    The pooled rate aggregates all decided applications across the examiner's art units. It describes the historical proportion of allowed applications relative to total dispositions and does not forecast outcomes on individual cases.
  • What is the subject matter of this examiner's jurisdiction?
    TC 2100, covering Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner David Earl Ogg 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: 363 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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