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Examiner Herve Iradukunda

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 79 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION APR 2021
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Herve Iradukunda has allowed 48 of 79 decided applications (61%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

61% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2185 · 60%AU 2181 · 100%
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What the data says.

Examiner Herve Iradukunda's public record spans 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 79 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 48 and abandoned 31, for an overall allowance rate of 61%. This rate is calculated from decided applications only and does not include pending filings. The pooled figure aggregates work across both art units and reflects the examiner's historical record across the full scope of assigned subject matter.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, creating a single overall statistic. The allowance rate of 61% describes past dispositions and is not predictive of outcomes in any individual application. When an examiner works across different art units, the aggregate figure masks variation between units. For detail on performance within a specific art unit, consult the per-unit breakdown 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 2185
78 APPS · 60% ALLOWANCE
60% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION47 / 31 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.2 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility32% · art unit 19%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)76%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness64%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW57%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW63%-6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 37 decided applications with an interview and 41 without.

ART UNIT 2181
1 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units, and program control and execution.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION1 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.5 moart unit avg 18.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCYart unit avg 33.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 18%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 69%
§112 — Written description & definiteness100%

Based on 1 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Herve Iradukunda

  • What is Examiner Iradukunda's overall allowance rate?
    61%, based on 48 allowed and 31 abandoned applications out of 79 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    2 art units (2181 and 2185) in TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The rate is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application's disposition.
  • What does 'disposed applications' mean?
    Applications that have been decided—either allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Herve Iradukunda 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: 79 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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