Examiner Gary J Portka has allowed 804 of 918 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Gary J Portka has a disposed record of 918 applications across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those decided applications, 804 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 88%. This rate reflects the examiner's pooled activity across art units 2138, 2187, and 2188. The allowance rate varies across these art units, ranging from 82% to 93%. The remaining 114 disposed applications were abandoned.
This record pools outcomes across multiple art units, masking unit-specific variation. The 88% figure describes historical disposal outcomes, not a prediction about any new application. Allowance rates vary by art unit (82% to 93%), and an applicant's experience may differ from the pooled average. The aggregate is useful for understanding overall examiner activity; per-unit rates are available separately and may provide more specific context.
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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.
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 105 decided applications with an interview and 323 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 48 decided applications with an interview and 288 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 33 decided applications with an interview and 121 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Gary J Portka 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: 918 applications.
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