Examiner Emerson C Puente has allowed 227 of 310 decided applications (73%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Emerson C Puente has a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 310 disposed applications, the overall allowance rate is 73%, meaning 227 applications were allowed and 83 abandoned. The allowance rate varies across the three art units, ranging from 34% to 79%. This pooled figure reflects the aggregate record and does not describe any single art unit in isolation.
This record aggregates three separate art units within TC 2100, each potentially handling distinct subject areas. The pooled allowance rate of 73% is a historical summary across all three units combined and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Understanding that different art units may have different allowance rates is important when interpreting aggregate statistics. The range shown reflects variation among the individual units.
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 error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 64 decided applications with an interview and 202 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Based on 29 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Based on 23 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Emerson C Puente 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: 318 applications.
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