Examiner Erika A Kretzmer has allowed 98 of 202 decided applications (49%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Erika A Kretzmer maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning four art units: 2192, 2196, 2197, and 2198. Across 202 disposed applications, 98 were allowed and 104 abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 49%. The allowance rate across her art units ranges from 30% to 55%, reflecting variation in her record within TC 2100. This pooled figure represents her aggregate history and does not constitute a prediction for any individual application.
This record aggregates the examiner's performance across multiple art units within TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate of 49% describes past dispositions and is a historical aggregate, not a forecast. Because different art units may have different allowance rates, the overall figure masks variation. The stated range (30% to 55%) indicates that disparity. Pooled data describes the examiner's past record only.
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 program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 70 decided applications with an interview and 24 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 27 decided applications with an interview and 50 without.
Primarily examines software engineering.
Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.
Based on 11 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Erika A Kretzmer 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: 202 applications.
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