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Examiner Eron J Sorrell

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 391 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION FEB 2012
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Eron J Sorrell has allowed 303 of 391 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

77% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2182 · 78%AU 2181 · 50%
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What the data says.

Eron J Sorrell holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. His pooled record covers 391 disposed applications: 303 allowed and 88 abandoned. The allowance rate across decided applications is 77%. This aggregate figure reflects outcomes across all art units in which he has examined, pooled together, and describes his historical record. The rate is calculated from applications with final dispositions only and does not include pending matters.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates examination outcomes across multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 77% represents the share of decided applications that issued, calculated from the total disposed count. Aggregate figures describe the historical record and are not predictions about any specific application. Because this data pools different art units, it reflects the examiner's overall practice across that technology center but does not isolate performance in any single art unit.

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 2182
389 APPS · 78% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.

78% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION302 / 87 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.5 moart unit avg 24.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.9 moart unit avg 37.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility13% · art unit 31%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)43%
§103 — Obviousness87% · art unit 76%
§112 — Written description & definiteness29%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW76%+17 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 45 decided applications with an interview and 344 without.

ART UNIT 2181
2 APPS · 50% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units, and program control and execution.

50% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION1 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION11.7 moart unit avg 18.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.6 moart unit avg 33.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 18%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 69%
§112 — Written description & definiteness50%

Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Eron J Sorrell

  • What is Eron J Sorrell's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 77%, based on 303 allowed applications among 391 disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The record spans 2 art units (2181 and 2182) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the pooled record represent?
    The pooled record aggregates outcomes across all art units in which the examiner has worked. It describes the examiner's historical results as a combined whole and is not a prediction of outcomes in any specific application.
  • Does the allowance rate include pending applications?
    No. The allowance rate is calculated only from applications with final dispositions (allowed or abandoned). Pending applications are excluded.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Eron J Sorrell 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: 391 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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