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Examiner Keith E Vicary

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 754 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Keith E Vicary has allowed 440 of 754 decided applications (58%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

58% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2183 · 55%AU 2182 · 63%
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What the data says.

Keith E Vicary has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Across 754 disposed applications, 440 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 58%. Of the 811 total applications in his record, 314 were abandoned. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 55% to 63%, reflecting variation in the decided record within TC 2100.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates Examiner Vicary's work across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 58% allowance rate describes past dispositions—allowed applications as a percentage of all decided cases—and does not predict outcomes in any specific pending application. Pooled figures mask individual art-unit variation; the range of 55% to 63% illustrates this diversity but does not identify which art unit produced which rate.

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 2183
482 APPS · 55% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

55% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION234 / 191 / 57allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.7 moart unit avg 25 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51.1 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility54% · art unit 34%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)56%
§103 — Obviousness74% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness83%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW75%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW35%+40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 210 decided applications with an interview and 215 without.

ART UNIT 2182
329 APPS · 63% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.

63% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION206 / 123 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.3 moart unit avg 24.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.2 moart unit avg 37.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility43% · art unit 31%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness68% · art unit 76%
§112 — Written description & definiteness98%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW69%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW47%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 233 decided applications with an interview and 96 without.

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Questions about Examiner Keith E Vicary

  • What is Keith E Vicary's allowance rate?
    58% across 754 disposed applications in TC 2100. This is the percentage of decided cases (allowed plus abandoned) in which applications were allowed, pooled across all art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    2 art units (2182, 2183) within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. Allowance rates across his art units range from 55% to 63%, showing variation in the decided record within TC 2100.
  • What does this record mean for my application?
    This pooled record is a historical aggregate. It describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific pending application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Keith E Vicary 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: 811 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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