Examiner Irete Fred Ehichioya has allowed 356 of 466 decided applications (76%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Irete Fred Ehichioya maintains a public record across six art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 466 disposed applications, the examiner issued an allowance rate of 76%, reflecting 356 allowed applications and 110 abandoned applications. The examiner's work spans art units 2156, 2162, 2168, 2169, 2172, and 2179. Allowance rates across these art units range from 48% to 100%, indicating variation in outcomes by art unit. This pooled figure represents the examiner's aggregate historical record and does not constitute a prediction for any individual application.
This pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units, each potentially addressing distinct technical areas within TC 2100. The overall allowance rate of 76% describes the examiner's historical dispositions across all six art units combined. Individual art-unit records may differ from this aggregate. Pooled figures describe past outcomes only and are not predictions about any specific application's result.
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.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 163 decided applications with an interview and 60 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 70 decided applications with an interview and 48 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 48 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Based on 24 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Irete Fred Ehichioya 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: 467 applications.
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