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Examiner Kevin D Dothager

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 21 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION AUG 2012
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Kevin D Dothager has allowed 14 of 21 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

67% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Kevin D Dothager maintains a public record across one art unit in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 21 disposed applications, the examiner issued allowances in 14 cases, yielding an allowance rate of 67%. Seven applications were abandoned. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's overall record across all assigned art units and describes decisions already rendered, not a prediction of any specific application.

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A pooled record aggregates data across all art units assigned to an examiner. The allowance rate shown here is a historical summary of applications already decided. It describes the examiner's past output, not a forecast for any individual case. Different art units within TC 2100 may carry different application volumes and outcomes; pooled figures represent the combined result and are not applicable to any single art unit in isolation.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2191
21 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 76%
DISPOSITION14 / 7 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION43.8 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.6 moart unit avg 41.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility43% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)29%
§103 — Obviousness86% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness14%

Based on 21 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Kevin D Dothager

  • What is Kevin D Dothager's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 67% over 21 disposed applications (14 allowed, 7 abandoned). This is a pooled figure across all assigned art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    Kevin D Dothager's public record spans one art unit within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled allowance rate represent?
    The pooled rate summarizes past decisions across all art units assigned to the examiner. It is not a prediction of outcome for any pending or future application, and does not reflect the rate for any single art unit.
  • How many applications has this examiner decided?
    The examiner has disposed of 21 applications across all assigned art units.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Kevin D Dothager 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: 21 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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