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Examiner Meseker Takele

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 243 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION AUG 2018
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Meseker Takele has allowed 103 of 243 decided applications (42%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

42% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2141 · 46%AU 2175 · 36%AU 2174 · 20%
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What the data says.

Meseker Takele has disposed of 243 applications across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of these decided applications, 103 were allowed and 140 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 42%. The examiner's record spans multiple subject areas within TC 2100. Allowance rates across the art units range from 36% to 46%, reflecting variation in the decided-application composition and outcomes within this examiner's portfolio.

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How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates results across three art units, pooling applications and outcomes into a single allowance figure. The 42% rate is a summary of past decisions on 243 applications already closed—allowed or abandoned. This pooled statistic describes what occurred historically and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art units within TC 2100 show different allowance rates; the overall figure masks that variation.

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 2141
155 APPS · 46% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

46% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION72 / 83 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.2 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY66.3 moart unit avg 47.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility26% · art unit 49%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)57%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 91%
§112 — Written description & definiteness23%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW67%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW28%+39 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 75 decided applications with an interview and 80 without.

ART UNIT 2175
83 APPS · 36% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

36% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION30 / 53 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION29.6 moart unit avg 22.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY53.4 moart unit avg 37.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility40% · art unit 30%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)20%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW59%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW14%+45 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 41 decided applications with an interview and 42 without.

ART UNIT 2174
5 APPS · 20% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA
20% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION1 / 4 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION33.2 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.1 moart unit avg 42.9 mo
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Questions about Examiner Meseker Takele

  • What is Meseker Takele's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner has allowed 103 of 243 decided applications, for an allowance rate of 42%.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The record spans 3 art units in TC 2100: art units 2141, 2174, and 2175.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across the art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates among the examiner's art units range from 36% to 46%, reflecting differences in application mix and outcomes.
  • Is this allowance rate a prediction for my application?
    No. This figure is a historical summary of 243 decided applications and does not predict the outcome of any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Meseker Takele 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: 243 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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