Examiner Michael D Yaary has allowed 1,004 of 1,154 decided applications (87%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Michael D Yaary has a public record of 1,191 applications across 4 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 1,154 disposed applications, 1,004 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 87%. The examiner's allowance rates across these art units range from 74% to 100%. This pooled figure reflects outcomes across multiple art units with varying examination patterns and does not represent a prediction for any individual application.
A pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units, obscuring variation among them. The overall allowance rate of 87% describes past outcomes on 1,154 decided applications and is historical data only—not a forecast. The range (74% to 100%) shows that allowance rates differ meaningfully among the art units covered. Pooled statistics describe the examiner's aggregate record and do not predict the outcome of any specific application.
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 data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 117 decided applications with an interview and 458 without.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 92 decided applications with an interview and 300 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 33 decided applications with an interview and 83 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 17 decided applications with an interview and 54 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Michael D Yaary 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: 1,191 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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