Examiner Eric Cardwell has allowed 660 of 743 decided applications (89%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Eric Cardwell has a pooled allowance rate of 89% across 743 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His public record spans three art units: 2131, 2139, and 2189. Of the 772 total applications in his record, 660 were allowed and 83 were abandoned. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 82% to 92%, reflecting variation in the decided rates among the individual units within TC 2100.
This pooled record aggregates three separate art units within TC 2100. The 89% allowance rate represents past decisions on 743 applications and describes the examiner's historical record across all three units combined. This aggregate figure is a summary of prior dispositions and is not a prediction of the outcome of any specific application. Individual art units may show different allowance rates, visible in the per-unit breakdown.
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 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 112 decided applications with an interview and 161 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 88 decided applications with an interview and 170 without.
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 49 decided applications with an interview and 163 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Eric Cardwell 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: 772 applications.
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