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Examiner Henry W Orr

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 573 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Henry W Orr has allowed 280 of 573 decided applications (49%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

49% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2145 · 49%AU 2175 · 41%AU 2172 · 79%AU 2176 · 42%
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What the data says.

Henry W Orr maintains a public record across four art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 573 decided applications, his pooled allowance rate is 49%, reflecting 280 allowed and 293 abandoned applications. His record spans art units 2145, 2172, 2175, and 2176. Allowance rates across these art units range from 41% to 79%, indicating variation in outcomes by art unit. This pooled figure represents historical dispositions and does not predict the outcome of any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units, masking individual differences in allowance rates per unit. The overall allowance rate describes past decisions on disposed applications—those allowed or abandoned—and excludes pending matters. This aggregate figure is a historical snapshot, not a projection. Individual applications may encounter different examination patterns depending on their assigned art unit, which maintains its own record within TC 2100.

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 2145
248 APPS · 49% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

49% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION121 / 127 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.4 moart unit avg 26.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45.7 moart unit avg 45.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility42% · art unit 42%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)77%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 93%
§112 — Written description & definiteness68%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW68%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW20%+48 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 148 decided applications with an interview and 100 without.

ART UNIT 2175
224 APPS · 41% ALLOWANCE

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

41% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION91 / 133 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.1 moart unit avg 22.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY60 moart unit avg 37.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility38% · art unit 30%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)61%
§103 — Obviousness89% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness50%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW57%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW32%+25 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 76 decided applications with an interview and 148 without.

ART UNIT 2172
117 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE
79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION55 / 15 / 47allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.7 moart unit avg 24.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY34 moart unit avg 44.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility37% · art unit 42%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)87%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 91%
§112 — Written description & definiteness63%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW84%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW67%+17 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 49 decided applications with an interview and 21 without.

ART UNIT 2176
31 APPS · 42% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

42% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 59%
DISPOSITION13 / 18 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.1 moart unit avg 23.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.2 moart unit avg 40.5 mo
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Questions about Examiner Henry W Orr

  • What is Henry W Orr's overall allowance rate?
    His pooled allowance rate is 49% across 573 decided applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Henry W Orr's record spans four art units: 2145, 2172, 2175, and 2176, all within TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across his art units?
    Allowance rates range from 41% to 79% across his four art units, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit assignment.
  • Does this pooled rate predict my application's outcome?
    No. This pooled figure describes historical dispositions only and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Henry W Orr 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: 620 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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