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Examiner Kenny S Lin

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 114 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2008
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Kenny S Lin has allowed 67 of 114 decided applications (59%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

59% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2152 · 56%AU 2154 · 74%
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What the data says.

Kenny S Lin has a public record of 114 disposed applications across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those decided applications, 67 were allowed and 47 were abandoned, for an overall allowance rate of 59%. This figure represents the examiner's pooled record—the aggregate of work across both art units—and reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition. The record does not include pending applications.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates Kenny S Lin's work across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 59% allowance rate describes the historical share of decided applications that were allowed, calculated from all disposed cases. Aggregate figures describe the past record and are not predictions about the outcome of any individual application. Individual art-unit records may vary from the pooled figure.

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 2152
95 APPS · 56% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

56% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 49%
DISPOSITION53 / 42 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION37.7 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY62.1 moart unit avg 42.9 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW43%+49 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 70 without.

ART UNIT 2154
19 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION14 / 5 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION39.2 moart unit avg 27.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51.4 moart unit avg 41.9 mo
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Questions about Examiner Kenny S Lin

  • What is Kenny S Lin's overall allowance rate?
    The overall allowance rate is 59%, based on 114 disposed applications (67 allowed, 47 abandoned) pooled across all art units.
  • How many art units does Kenny S Lin work in?
    Kenny S Lin has a public record in 2 art units (2152 and 2154) within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled allowance rate tell me?
    The pooled rate reflects the historical share of decided applications that were allowed across the examiner's entire art-unit portfolio. It describes the past record and is not a prediction of outcome for any specific pending application.
  • Does this allowance rate apply to my application?
    Aggregate statistics describe the examiner's historical record and are not predictions of the outcome of any individual application. Outcomes depend on the specific merits, prior art, claims, and arguments presented.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Kenny S Lin 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: 114 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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