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Examiner John Q Chavis

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 1,061 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION NOV 2023
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner John Q Chavis has allowed 951 of 1,061 decided applications (90%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

90% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2193 · 90%AU 2124 · 79%AU 2191 · 85%
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What the data says.

John Q Chavis maintains a public record across Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning three art units: 2124, 2191, and 2193. Over 1,061 disposed applications, the allowance rate stands at 90%, with 951 allowed and 110 abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 79% to 90% across these art units, reflecting variation in the examiner's record within TC 2100. This pooled figure represents decided applications only and does not include pending matters.

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A pooled record aggregates statistics across multiple art units, producing an overall allowance rate that describes historical disposal patterns. The range reflects differences among individual art units but does not isolate any single unit's performance. Pooled figures describe what has occurred in the examiner's record and are not predictions about any specific application or outcome.

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 2193
1,020 APPS · 90% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

90% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 70%
DISPOSITION918 / 102 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28 moart unit avg 30.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.5 moart unit avg 44 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility43% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)42%
§103 — Obviousness52% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness21%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW84%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW93%-9 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 300 decided applications with an interview and 720 without.

ART UNIT 2124
28 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION22 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.7 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.3 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
ART UNIT 2191
13 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 76%
DISPOSITION11 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION34.9 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48 moart unit avg 41.1 mo
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Questions about Examiner John Q Chavis

  • What is the overall allowance rate for this examiner?
    The allowance rate is 90%, calculated from 951 allowed applications and 110 abandoned applications across 1,061 disposed matters. This figure does not include pending applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This examiner's record spans three art units within TC 2100: 2124, 2191, and 2193.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 79% to 90% across the examiner's art units, indicating variation in the record within TC 2100. Detailed per-unit statistics appear in the separate art-unit section.
  • Does a pooled allowance rate predict any particular application outcome?
    No. Pooled figures describe historical disposal patterns and are not predictions of any specific application. Individual case outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, and examiner analysis specific to each application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner John Q Chavis 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: 1,061 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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