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Examiner Jay B Hann

TECH CENTER 2100 · 5 ART UNITS · 502 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 5 ART UNITS

Examiner Jay B Hann has allowed 318 of 502 decided applications (63%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

63% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2123 · 61%AU 2129 · 67%AU 2148 · 65%AU 2186 · 76%AU 2189 · 52%
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What the data says.

Jay B Hann has a pooled record across 5 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 502 disposed applications, 318 were allowed, yielding a 63% allowance rate. The examiner's work spans art units 2123, 2129, 2148, 2186, and 2189. Across these art units, allowance rates range from 52% to 76%, reflecting variation in outcomes within the examiner's portfolio. The record aggregates decisions made over time and across different art units within TC 2100.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record combines results from five art units into a single aggregate profile. The 63% allowance rate reflects past decisions across all these units and represents the overall disposal pattern, not a prediction for any individual application. Aggregate figures describe historical outcomes and mask unit-by-unit variation—the range of 52% to 76% shows that allowance rates differ among the art units included in this aggregate.

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 2123
199 APPS · 61% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

61% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 51%
DISPOSITION121 / 78 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.3 moart unit avg 29.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.4 moart unit avg 43.8 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility65% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)78%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness76%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW75%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW41%+34 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 116 decided applications with an interview and 83 without.

ART UNIT 2129
118 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION79 / 39 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.3 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY47.3 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility75% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)70%
§103 — Obviousness89% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness81%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW71%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW58%+13 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 85 decided applications with an interview and 33 without.

ART UNIT 2148
114 APPS · 65% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

65% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION74 / 40 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.8 moart unit avg 29.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.1 moart unit avg 42.4 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility54% · art unit 70%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)57%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 89%
§112 — Written description & definiteness76%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW78%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW43%+35 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 72 decided applications with an interview and 42 without.

ART UNIT 2186
75 APPS · 76% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

76% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION22 / 7 / 46allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION35.9 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.6 moart unit avg 35 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility65% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)51%
§103 — Obviousness88% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness65%
ART UNIT 2189
42 APPS · 52% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

52% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 77%
DISPOSITION22 / 20 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.1 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.3 moart unit avg 39 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility72% · art unit 44%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)51%
§103 — Obviousness85% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness69%

Based on 42 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Jay B Hann

  • What is Jay B Hann's overall allowance rate?
    The overall allowance rate is 63%, based on 318 allowed applications out of 502 disposed applications pooled across all art units.
  • How many art units does Jay B Hann work in?
    The examiner has a record across 5 art units within Technology Center 2100: 2123, 2129, 2148, 2186, and 2189.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across Jay B Hann's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 52% to 76% across the examiner's art units, reflecting variation in outcomes within TC 2100.
  • What does the aggregate allowance rate tell me about my application?
    The pooled rate is a description of past outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's disposition.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Jay B Hann 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: 548 applications.

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