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Examiner Eric Coleman

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 1,459 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2025
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Eric Coleman has allowed 1,362 of 1,459 decided applications (93%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

93% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Eric Coleman's public record covers 1,459 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. Of those decided applications, 1,362 were allowed and 97 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 93%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across all assigned art units and reflects historical outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition. The record does not include pending applications.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates dispositions across all art units assigned to the examiner. The allowance rate describes past outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's fate. Pooled figures mask variation among individual art units and reflect historical performance only. To understand performance within a particular art unit, consult that unit's separate detailed record.

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 2183
1,459 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION1362 / 97 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.7 moart unit avg 25 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY32 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility26% · art unit 34%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)61%
§103 — Obviousness84% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness31%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW98%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW92%+6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 347 decided applications with an interview and 1,112 without.

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Questions about Examiner Eric Coleman

  • What is Eric Coleman's overall allowance rate?
    93%, based on 1,362 allowed and 97 abandoned applications among 1,459 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    One art unit (2183), pooled into this examiner's overall public record.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate is a historical aggregate of past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • What technology center does Eric Coleman work in?
    Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Eric Coleman 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: 1,459 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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