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Examiner Mathew Donald Gustafson

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 7 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Mathew Donald Gustafson has allowed 5 of 7 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

71% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Mathew Donald Gustafson's public record covers Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 47 total applications, 7 have been decided (allowed or abandoned). Of those 7 decided applications, the allowance rate is 71%. The examiner works in 1 art unit. This pooled record reflects outcomes across all applications in the assigned art unit and does not forecast results in any individual case.

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This pooled record aggregates all applications and outcomes across the examiner's assigned art unit(s) in TC 2100. The 71% allowance rate describes past decisions on 7 applications that have been decided; it is a historical aggregate and not a prediction of how any specific pending application will be handled. Pooled figures describe overall patterns in the examiner's public record 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 →

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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2113
47 APPS · 71% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring.

71% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 79%
DISPOSITION5 / 2 / 40allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.4 moart unit avg 21.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY25.6 moart unit avg 32.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility34% · art unit 37%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)86%
§103 — Obviousness79% · art unit 66%
§112 — Written description & definiteness38%

Based on 47 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Mathew Donald Gustafson

  • What is Mathew Donald Gustafson's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 71%, calculated across 7 decided applications (allowed and abandoned combined). This is a historical aggregate and does not forecast the outcome of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The public record covers 1 art unit. This pooled profile aggregates all applications and decisions across that assigned art unit in TC 2100.
  • What does the 71% allowance rate mean?
    Of the 7 applications that have been decided, 71% resulted in allowance or abandonment. The record includes 47 total applications, of which 7 have been decided; pending applications are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.
  • Does this record predict what will happen to my application?
    No. These figures describe the examiner's past decisions and are not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Mathew Donald Gustafson 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: 47 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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