Examiner John P Trimmings has allowed 735 of 859 decided applications (86%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
John P Trimmings maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 859 disposed applications, he allowed 735, for an overall allowance rate of 86%. The allowance rate ranges from 80% to 87% across his art units. This pooled figure reflects his aggregate record in the technology center and does not constitute a prediction about any specific application.
This examiner's record is pooled across multiple art units within TC 2100, meaning the 86% allowance rate aggregates different subject areas and examination outcomes. Pooled figures describe historical performance and are not predictions of outcomes in any individual case. Art-unit-specific rates may differ materially from the overall average and are available in a separate section.
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 control or regulating systems.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 155 decided applications with an interview and 527 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 42 decided applications with an interview and 65 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 22 decided applications with an interview and 48 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner John P Trimmings 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: 859 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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