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Examiner Hannah A Faye

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 118 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION APR 2019
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Hannah A Faye has allowed 104 of 118 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

88% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2139 · 85%AU 2189 · 100%
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What the data says.

Hannah A Faye maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 118 disposed applications, she allowed 104, yielding an allowance rate of 88%. The allowance rates across her art units range from 85% to 100%. This pooled figure aggregates her record across multiple art units and reflects historical outcomes on decided applications only; it does not represent a prediction for any particular case.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates an examiner's performance across all their assigned art units into a single overall figure. The 88% allowance rate shown here is the result of combining allowed and abandoned applications across both units. This aggregate describes the examiner's historical disposal record and is not a forecast of the outcome in any specific application. Per-art-unit detail is available separately.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2139
92 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE

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

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION78 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.6 moart unit avg 24 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY36.4 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility36% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)62%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 80%
§112 — Written description & definiteness39%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW81%+15 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 67 without.

ART UNIT 2189
26 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 77%
DISPOSITION26 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.2 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY32.4 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility38% · art unit 44%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)35%
§103 — Obviousness46% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness23%

Based on 26 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Hannah A Faye

  • What is Hannah A Faye's overall allowance rate?
    88% over 118 disposed applications. This is the share of allowed applications among all decided cases (allowed plus abandoned).
  • How many art units does Hannah A Faye examine?
    2 art units (2139 and 2189), both in TC 2100.
  • Do her allowance rates vary by art unit?
    Yes. Allowance rates across her art units range from 85% to 100%. Individual art unit data is available in the separate per-unit section.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hannah A Faye 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: 118 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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