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Examiner Glenn Gossage

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 378 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Glenn Gossage has allowed 306 of 378 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

81% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2135 · 84%AU 2185 · 62%AU 2187 · 93%
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What the data says.

Glenn Gossage has a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 378 disposed applications, 306 were allowed, yielding an 81% allowance rate. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 62% to 93%. This pooled figure represents decided applications only—allowed and abandoned combined—and does not include any pending matters. The record spans art units 2135, 2185, and 2187.

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A pooled record aggregates statistics across multiple art units and reflects past dispositions. The overall allowance rate describes the examiner's historical performance across all assigned units and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Variation across individual art units means that performance differs by subject matter within TC 2100. Individual art-unit records provide more granular detail for applications in a particular 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 2135
250 APPS · 84% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

84% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION209 / 41 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.7 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.5 moart unit avg 41.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility27% · art unit 21%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness78% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness92%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW76%+16 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 123 decided applications with an interview and 127 without.

ART UNIT 2185
71 APPS · 62% ALLOWANCE
62% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION44 / 27 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.8 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.6 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility33% · art unit 19%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)51%
§103 — Obviousness80% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness93%
ART UNIT 2187
57 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION53 / 4 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.3 moart unit avg 23.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33 moart unit avg 36.4 mo
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Questions about Examiner Glenn Gossage

  • What is Glenn Gossage's overall allowance rate?
    81% across 378 disposed applications pooled from 3 art units in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    3 art units: 2135, 2185, and 2187.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across his art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 62% to 93% across the art units in his record.
  • What does this pooled rate mean for my application?
    The pooled rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art-unit rates may differ from this aggregate figure.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Glenn Gossage 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: 378 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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