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Examiner Haresh N Patel

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 130 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2008
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Haresh N Patel has allowed 84 of 130 decided applications (65%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

65% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Examiner Haresh N Patel maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. Across 130 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 84 and abandoned 46, yielding a 65% allowance rate. This rate describes past decisions on applications brought to final action or abandonment and reflects the examiner's historical record across the pooled art-unit portfolio. The allowance rate is calculated from decided applications only and does not include pending matters.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's record across all assigned art units within TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate reflects historical outcomes on applications already decided—allowed or abandoned—and is not predictive of any future application's outcome. Aggregate statistics describe patterns in past dispositions. Individual applications are examined on their own merits and facts, independent of pooled historical figures.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2154
130 APPS · 65% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

65% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION84 / 46 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION38.4 moart unit avg 27.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.7 moart unit avg 41.9 mo
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW90%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW44%+46 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 59 decided applications with an interview and 71 without.

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Questions about Examiner Haresh N Patel

  • What is this examiner's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 65%, calculated from 130 disposed applications (84 allowed, 46 abandoned). This figure reflects past decisions and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's public record spans one art unit within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate include or exclude?
    The 65% allowance rate includes only decided applications—those allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded. The rate is a historical summary and does not forecast outcomes on any particular case.
  • What is the technology center focus?
    The examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Haresh N Patel 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: 130 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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