Examiner Kevin L. Young has allowed 89 of 183 decided applications (49%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Kevin L. Young maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 183 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 49%. This figure represents the percentage of decided applications—those allowed or abandoned—and excludes pending matters. The record spans art units 2145, 2165, and 2194, aggregating dispositions across multiple subject areas within the technology center.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate. The allowance rate and disposed-application count describe the examiner's historical record across all those units combined. These figures reflect past dispositions and are not predictions about any specific application. Individual art-unit data, where available separately, may show variation within the overall pool.
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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.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 68 decided applications with an interview and 93 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Based on 19 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.
Based on 13 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Kevin L. Young 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: 193 applications.
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