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Examiner Luke R Osborne

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 274 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2015
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Luke R Osborne has allowed 172 of 274 decided applications (63%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

63% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2123 · 63%AU 2163 · 0%
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What the data says.

Luke R Osborne maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 274 disposed applications, the allowance rate stands at 63%, with 172 allowed and 102 abandoned. This pooled figure represents outcomes across art units 2123 and 2163. The allowance rate reflects decided cases only and does not include pending applications. This record is a historical aggregate and does not predict outcomes in any specific case.

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This examiner's record is pooled across multiple art units within TC 2100, meaning the 63% allowance rate combines outcomes from different areas of the technology center. Aggregate figures describe past disposition patterns and are correlational—they reflect what occurred in closed cases but are not predictions about any particular future application. Individual art-unit records may show different rates and are available separately.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2123
271 APPS · 63% ALLOWANCE

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

63% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 51%
DISPOSITION172 / 99 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION32.3 moart unit avg 29.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY54.4 moart unit avg 43.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility57% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)70%
§103 — Obviousness47% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness65%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW81%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW59%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 53 decided applications with an interview and 218 without.

ART UNIT 2163
3 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION0 / 3 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION32 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.5 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
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Questions about Examiner Luke R Osborne

  • What is Luke R Osborne's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 63% over 274 disposed applications (172 allowed, 102 abandoned). This is a pooled figure across all art units and describes historical outcomes only—it is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Luke R Osborne's public record spans 2 art units: 2123 and 2163, both within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What does the pooled allowance rate tell me?
    The pooled rate aggregates outcomes across multiple art units and shows the proportion of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) that were allowed. It describes the examiner's past record but is not a forecast for any individual case.
  • Why is the record pooled?
    This page presents the examiner's combined record across all assigned art units. Separate, art-unit-specific data are available elsewhere. The pooled view provides overall context; individual art-unit rates may differ.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Luke R Osborne 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: 274 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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