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Examiner David Y Eng

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 172 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2008
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner David Y Eng has allowed 150 of 172 decided applications (87%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

87% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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David Y Eng maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 172 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 150 and abandoned 22, yielding an allowance rate of 87%. This rate reflects decisions on completed applications only and excludes pending filings. The examiner's record spans a single art unit, providing a focused view within TC 2100. These figures represent historical decisions and do not constitute predictions about outcomes in any individual application.

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This pooled record aggregates all disposed applications across the examiner's art unit(s). The allowance rate of 87% describes past decisions on completed applications and is not a prediction of the outcome for any specific filing. Pooled figures mask variations that may exist within different art units or application types. Historical statistics describe what occurred, not what will occur in a particular 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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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 2155
172 APPS · 87% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

87% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION150 / 22 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.8 moart unit avg 27.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY47.5 moart unit avg 42.2 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW88%-2 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 35 decided applications with an interview and 137 without.

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Questions about Examiner David Y Eng

  • What is David Y Eng's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 87%, calculated from 150 allowed applications out of 172 disposed applications. This rate applies to decided cases only and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    David Y Eng's public record covers one art unit (2155) within TC 2100. The pooled figures aggregate all applications decided within that unit.
  • What does the allowance rate include and exclude?
    The allowance rate of 87% includes allowed and abandoned applications (172 total disposed). Pending applications are excluded. The rate describes historical decisions and is not predictive of any individual application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner David Y Eng 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: 172 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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