Examiner Howard Cortes has allowed 442 of 552 decided applications (80%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Howard Cortes maintains a public record across 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 552 disposed applications, his allowance rate stands at 80%, calculated from 442 allowed and 110 abandoned applications. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 62% to 85%. This pooled figure reflects decisions made across multiple subject areas within TC 2100 and represents the examiner's aggregate history rather than a prediction for any individual application.
A pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units into a single allowance-rate figure. This aggregate reflects past decisions across different areas of TC 2100 but does not predict outcomes in any specific application. The range shown indicates variation among the examiner's individual art units. Pooled statistics describe historical performance and are correlational data, not proof of how any future application will be handled.
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 →
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 195 decided applications with an interview and 163 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 39 decided applications with an interview and 77 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 15 decided applications with an interview and 63 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Howard Cortes 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: 596 applications.
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