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Examiner Dwin M Craig

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 671 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Dwin M Craig has allowed 524 of 671 decided applications (78%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

78% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2123 · 75%AU 2128 · 89%
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What the data says.

Examiner Dwin M Craig maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 671 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 78%, representing 524 allowed and 147 abandoned applications. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 75% to 89%, reflecting variation in the decided record within TC 2100. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across multiple art units and does not predict outcomes in any individual application.

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A pooled record combines data from multiple art units under one examiner. The overall allowance rate—here 78%—describes past decisions across all those units combined and reflects historical volume and outcomes. The range (75% to 89%) shows variation among individual art units but does not indicate which specific applications fall into higher or lower categories. These figures describe the past record and are not predictions about specific pending or future applications.

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 2123
532 APPS · 75% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

75% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 51%
DISPOSITION400 / 132 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.4 moart unit avg 29.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.7 moart unit avg 43.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility64% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)37%
§103 — Obviousness80% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness37%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW87%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW72%+15 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 106 decided applications with an interview and 426 without.

ART UNIT 2128
139 APPS · 89% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines machine learning, and neural-network / biological-model computing.

89% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION124 / 15 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.4 moart unit avg 30 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.8 moart unit avg 46.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility81% · art unit 65%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)61%
§103 — Obviousness72% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness35%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW87%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW90%-3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 46 decided applications with an interview and 93 without.

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Questions about Examiner Dwin M Craig

  • What is Examiner Craig's overall allowance rate?
    78% across 671 disposed applications in TC 2100. This represents 524 allowed and 147 abandoned applications pooled across all art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Two art units (2123 and 2128) in Technology Center 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 75% to 89% across these art units within TC 2100.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Dwin M Craig 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: 671 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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