Examiner Joseph R Burwell has allowed 93 of 163 decided applications (57%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Joseph R Burwell maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 163 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 57%, with 93 allowed and 70 abandoned. This allowance rate describes the examiner's historical record across the pooled art units and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. The figure is based on decided applications only and excludes any pending matters.
A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, presenting the examiner's combined allowance rate rather than breaking results down by individual art unit. The allowance rate reflects past dispositions and is a historical statistic; it is not a prediction about any particular application. Pooled figures describe correlational patterns in the public record and carry no causal implications for any individual prosecution.
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 97 decided applications with an interview and 50 without.
Based on 16 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Joseph R Burwell 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: 163 applications.
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