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Examiner Heather R Herndon

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 37 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2006
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Heather R Herndon has allowed 0 of 37 decided applications (0%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

0% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2176 · 0%AU 2178 · 0%
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What the data says.

Examiner Heather R Herndon's public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spans 2 art units and covers 37 disposed applications. Of those 37 decided applications, zero were allowed and 37 were abandoned, resulting in an allowance rate of 0%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's activity across multiple art units within TC 2100 and reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition. The record presented here describes past outcomes only and is not a prediction of any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates dispositions across multiple art units within a single technology center. The allowance rate shown here—0% over 37 decided applications—combines outcomes from different art-unit assignments. Aggregate figures describe the historical record and are not predictions for any individual application. Art-unit composition, applicant choice, and application-specific facts all remain distinct from this overall summary.

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 2176
35 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 59%
DISPOSITION0 / 35 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION36.4 moart unit avg 23.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY18.2 moart unit avg 40.5 mo
ART UNIT 2178
2 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA
0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 54%
DISPOSITION0 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTIONart unit avg 25.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY32 moart unit avg 41.3 mo
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Questions about Examiner Heather R Herndon

  • What is Examiner Herndon's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 0%, based on 37 disposed applications (zero allowed, 37 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This record covers 2 art units within TC 2100: art units 2176 and 2178. The pooled figures aggregate outcomes across both.
  • Does this allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. This pooled record describes past dispositions only and is not a prediction of any specific application. Individual outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, and application-specific facts.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Heather R Herndon 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: 37 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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