Examiner Meltin Bell

What the data says.

Meltin Bell maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 24 disposed applications, 8 were allowed and 16 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 33%. This figure represents the proportion of decided cases in the examiner's pooled record. The data reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition; applications pending before the examiner are not included in this calculation.

How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates applications across multiple art units, combining different subject areas and examination histories into a single overall rate. The 33% allowance rate describes past outcomes on decided applications only and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Aggregate figures mask variation across individual art units; a separate section of this page provides per-art-unit detail for TC 2100.

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 →

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.

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

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

Questions about Examiner Meltin Bell

• 01What is Meltin Bell's overall allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 33%, based on 8 allowed and 16 abandoned applications among 24 disposed cases in the examiner's pooled record across TC 2100.
• 02How many art units does this examiner cover?

  Meltin Bell's record spans 2 art units (2121 and 2129) within Technology Center 2100. This page presents pooled figures across both units; per-unit data appears separately.
• 03Does the allowance rate apply to my application?

  No. The pooled rate describes past outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction for any specific case. Individual results vary by application, examiner, and art unit.
• 04What does 'disposed' mean?

  Disposed applications are those that have reached final decision—either allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.

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