Examiner Kurt A Mueller has allowed 196 of 338 decided applications (58%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Kurt A Mueller maintains a pooled allowance rate of 58% across 338 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His record spans two art units. The allowance rate ranges from 55% to 58% across these art units. Of the disposed applications, 196 were allowed and 142 were abandoned. This pooled figure aggregates his activity across both art units and reflects historical outcomes on decided cases.
This pooled record combines Mueller's work across two art units in TC 2100. The 58% allowance rate describes past dispositions on 338 decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Aggregate figures mask variation between individual art units—the range of 55% to 58% shows that allowance rates differ by art unit. Pooled statistics describe historical performance only.
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.
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 129 decided applications with an interview and 171 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Kurt A Mueller 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: 338 applications.
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