Examiner Michael C Krofcheck has allowed 649 of 791 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Michael C Krofcheck maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 791 disposed applications, 649 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 82%. The examiner's record spans art units 2138, 2186, and 2188. Allowance rates across these art units range from 72% to 86%. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes from different art units and describes the historical record only.
A pooled record combines outcomes from multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The overall allowance rate of 82% describes past dispositions across all three art units and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Variation across art units—reflected in the 72% to 86% range—shows that allowance rates differ by art unit. Aggregate statistics do not predict individual case results.
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 →
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 input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 226 decided applications with an interview and 295 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 44 decided applications with an interview and 101 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 33 decided applications with an interview and 92 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Michael C Krofcheck 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: 820 applications.
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