Examiner Horace L Flournoy has allowed 57 of 65 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Horace L Flournoy maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 65 disposed applications, 57 received allowance, for an 88% allowance rate. The 8 abandoned applications are included in the disposed count. This figure represents the pooled outcome of applications examined within a single art unit, 2189. The allowance rate is computed from decided applications only and does not reflect any pending cases.
This record aggregates decisions across one art unit and presents pooled statistics. The 88% allowance rate describes the historical proportion of decided applications that were allowed. Pooled figures do not distinguish between art units and reflect past outcomes only. An aggregate allowance rate is not a prediction of the outcome of any specific application and does not vary by filing date, applicant, or claim scope.
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Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 16 decided applications with an interview and 49 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Horace L Flournoy 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: 65 applications.
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