Examiner Jeffrey A Gaffin has allowed 13 of 60 decided applications (22%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Jeffrey A Gaffin maintains a public record across five art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 60 disposed applications, his pooled allowance rate is 22%, reflecting 13 allowed and 47 abandoned applications. This rate is below the art-unit range of 29% to 29%. The breadth of his assignment across five art units means his overall statistics represent an aggregation of work spanning multiple areas within the technology center rather than a single specialized focus.
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Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 13 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 3 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Jeffrey A Gaffin 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: 60 applications.
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