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Examiner Lewis Alexander Bullock Jr

TECH CENTER 2100 · 5 ART UNITS · 305 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 5 ART UNITS

Examiner Lewis Alexander Bullock Jr has allowed 184 of 305 decided applications (60%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

60% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2195 · 76%AU 2199 · 43%AU 2193 · 13%AU 2126 · 88%AU 2127 · 54%
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What the data says.

Lewis Alexander Bullock Jr maintains a public record across five art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 305 disposed applications, 184 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 60%. The examiner's record spans art units 2126, 2127, 2193, 2195, and 2199. Allowance rates across these art units range from 13% to 76%, reflecting variation in the outcomes within TC 2100 over the examined period.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates outcomes across five separate art units and represents a historical summary, not a prediction for any individual application. The 60% overall allowance rate describes past dispositions in decided cases and does not indicate the outcome of pending or future applications. The range of rates (13% to 76%) shows that outcomes vary by art unit; reviewing the per-art-unit detail is necessary to understand performance in any specific classification.

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 2195
182 APPS · 76% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

76% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION138 / 44 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION37.9 moart unit avg 33.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY57.7 moart unit avg 48.3 mo
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW71%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 43 decided applications with an interview and 139 without.

ART UNIT 2199
58 APPS · 43% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and program control and execution.

43% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION17 / 23 / 18allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION29.7 moart unit avg 25.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY65.7 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility61% · art unit 48%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)82%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 89%
§112 — Written description & definiteness61%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW67%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW6%+61 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 24 decided applications with an interview and 16 without.

ART UNIT 2193
53 APPS · 13% ALLOWANCE

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

13% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 70%
DISPOSITION7 / 46 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION39.5 moart unit avg 30.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48.3 moart unit avg 44 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility75% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)75%
§103 — Obviousness50% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness100%
ART UNIT 2126
17 APPS · 88% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

88% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION15 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.3 moart unit avg 29.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY37.6 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
ART UNIT 2127
13 APPS · 54% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

54% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION7 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION33.6 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.1 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
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Questions about Examiner Lewis Alexander Bullock Jr

  • What is Lewis Alexander Bullock Jr's overall allowance rate?
    His overall allowance rate is 60%, based on 184 allowed applications out of 305 disposed applications across all five art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner has a record across five art units (2126, 2127, 2193, 2195, 2199) within TC 2100.
  • Do allowance rates vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 13% to 76% across the art units in which he maintains a substantial record, indicating variation by classification.
  • What does this pooled record mean for my application?
    This pooled figure is a historical average and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Outcomes depend on the art unit, claim scope, prior art, and application-specific facts.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Lewis Alexander Bullock Jr 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: 323 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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