Examiner Mark E Hershley has allowed 456 of 581 decided applications (78%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Mark E Hershley maintains a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 581 disposed applications, 456 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 78%. Across these art units, allowance rates range from 54% to 82%. The examiner's pooled record reflects activity spanning multiple areas within TC 2100, with variation in allowance outcomes across individual art units. This aggregate figure describes the historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
A pooled record aggregates dispositions and allowance rates across multiple art units, presenting an examiner's overall profile rather than performance in any single area. The allowance rate shown here—78% across 581 decided applications—describes past outcomes and does not predict how any particular application will be examined or decided. Variation across art units means individual applications may fall into units with different historical allowance rates.
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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 134 decided applications with an interview and 167 without.
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 98 decided applications with an interview and 145 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 37 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Mark E Hershley 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: 600 applications.
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