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Examiner John J Tabone Jr

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 1,391 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner John J Tabone Jr has allowed 1,250 of 1,391 decided applications (90%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

90% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2111 · 97%AU 2117 · 85%AU 2138 · 75%AU 2133 · 64%
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What the data says.

John J Tabone Jr maintains a public record across 4 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 1,391 disposed applications, 1,250 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 90%. The examiner's record spans art units 2111, 2117, 2133, and 2138. Allowance rates across these art units range from 64% to 97%, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's decisions across all four units and describes the historical record without prediction of any specific application.

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A pooled record combines an examiner's decisions across multiple art units into a single aggregate profile. The overall allowance rate (90%) and the range (64% to 97%) describe past outcomes pooled together and are not predictions for any individual application. Individual art units often show different allowance rates due to differences in subject matter, claim complexity, and prior art landscape within each unit. This aggregate view illustrates the breadth of the examiner's work but does not determine the outcome of any pending case.

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 2111
692 APPS · 97% ALLOWANCE
97% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 80%
DISPOSITION651 / 20 / 21allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.4 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY20.4 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility24% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)69%
§103 — Obviousness46% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness65%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW97%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW97%0 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 211 decided applications with an interview and 460 without.

ART UNIT 2117
645 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines control or regulating systems.

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION545 / 100 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.1 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.5 moart unit avg 33.2 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility31% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)71%
§103 — Obviousness58% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness72%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW81%+12 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 186 decided applications with an interview and 459 without.

ART UNIT 2138
53 APPS · 75% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

75% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 82%
DISPOSITION40 / 13 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION29.6 moart unit avg 19.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48.6 moart unit avg 32.6 mo
ART UNIT 2133
22 APPS · 64% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

64% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 82%
DISPOSITION14 / 8 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION29.9 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38 moart unit avg 34.8 mo
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Questions about Examiner John J Tabone Jr

  • What is John J Tabone Jr's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 90% across 1,391 disposed applications in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner has a record across 4 art units: 2111, 2117, 2133, and 2138.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 64% to 97%.
  • Does the 90% rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. Historical allowance rates describe past decisions and are not predictions of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner John J Tabone Jr 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: 1,412 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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