Examiner Joseph O Schell has allowed 802 of 910 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Joseph O Schell holds a public record of 935 total applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 910 disposed applications, 802 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 88%. The record spans one art unit (2114). A total of 108 applications were abandoned. This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across all assigned art units and reflects outcomes on applications that have been decided.
This profile presents a pooled record across all art units to which the examiner is assigned. The allowance rate of 88% describes past decisions on 910 disposed applications and does not forecast the outcome of any individual application. Aggregate figures reflect historical disposition patterns and vary by art unit, technology, and application-specific facts. Pooled data is useful context for understanding overall patterns but is not predictive of any particular 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 →
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.
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 262 decided applications with an interview and 648 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Joseph O Schell 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: 935 applications.
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