Examiner Gary Collins has allowed 465 of 554 decided applications (84%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Gary Collins holds a public record of 584 total applications across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 554 disposed applications, 465 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 84%. Across the examiner's art units, allowance rates range from 56% to 86%. This pooled figure represents the aggregate record and does not isolate performance within any single art unit.
A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units and reflects past dispositions only. The overall allowance rate (84%) describes what occurred across all art units combined and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range (56% to 86%) shows variation among individual art units but does not identify which rate applies to which unit. Consult the per-art-unit section for detail on specific art 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 control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 165 decided applications with an interview and 357 without.
Based on 32 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Gary Collins 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: 584 applications.
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