Examiner Hua Lu has allowed 432 of 609 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Hua Lu maintains a pooled allowance rate of 71% across 609 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). The examiner's record spans five art units: 2118, 2144, 2154, 2171, and 2192. Of 683 total applications, 432 were allowed and 177 were abandoned. Allowance rates across these art units range from 67% to 83%, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit. This pooled figure represents the examiner's aggregate record and does not constitute a prediction for any individual application.
A pooled record aggregates an examiner's decisions across multiple art units, producing an overall allowance rate and range. The aggregate allowance rate describes the examiner's historical decisions on disposed applications and is not a prediction of outcome on any specific case. The range shows that allowance rates vary by art unit. Pooled statistics are useful for understanding an examiner's overall record but do not account for the particular facts, claims, or arguments in any single application.
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 260 decided applications with an interview and 175 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 66 decided applications with an interview and 70 without.
Based on 25 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines software engineering.
Based on 11 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hua Lu 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: 683 applications.
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