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Examiner Jeff A Burke

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 402 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Jeff A Burke has allowed 265 of 402 decided applications (66%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

66% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2159 · 67%AU 2169 · 33%
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Jeff A Burke maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 402 disposed applications, 265 were allowed and 137 abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 66%. This pooled figure represents the examiner's overall record across all assigned art units and reflects decisions on applications that have been finally resolved. The record does not include pending applications.

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This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate and application counts reflect cumulative outcomes across all assigned units and describe past dispositions only. Aggregate figures do not constitute predictions about any specific application. Individual art-unit records, where available separately, may show variation within the overall pool.

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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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 2159
393 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION262 / 131 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.9 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.7 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility57% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)65%
§103 — Obviousness81% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness29%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW83%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW57%+26 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 149 decided applications with an interview and 244 without.

ART UNIT 2169
9 APPS · 33% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

33% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 47%
DISPOSITION3 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.8 moart unit avg 24.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.5 moart unit avg 40 mo
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Questions about Examiner Jeff A Burke

  • What is Jeff A Burke's overall allowance rate?
    66% across 402 disposed applications in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    2 art units (2159 and 2169) within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • Does this allowance rate apply to my application?
    No. This pooled rate describes past outcomes across all the examiner's assigned art units and is not a prediction of any specific application's disposition.
  • What do 'disposed applications' mean?
    Disposed applications are those that have been finally decided—either allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from this count.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Jeff A Burke 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: 402 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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