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Examiner Michael Sun

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 1,038 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Michael Sun has allowed 925 of 1,038 decided applications (89%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

89% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2184 · 82%AU 2183 · 97%
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What the data says.

Michael Sun's public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spans 2 art units and covers 1,068 total applications. Of 1,038 disposed applications, 925 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 89%. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 82% to 97%. This pooled figure represents a historical aggregate and does not reflect the status of any pending application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates allowance rates across multiple art units and subject areas. The overall 89% figure describes the examiner's past dispositions in decided cases, not a prediction for any specific application. The range (82%–97%) reflects variation among individual art units; the aggregate masks this variation. Pooled statistics are descriptive of historical 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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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 2184
544 APPS · 82% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units.

82% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION446 / 98 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.9 moart unit avg 20.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility23% · art unit 17%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)70%
§103 — Obviousness52% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness28%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW80%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW83%-3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 144 decided applications with an interview and 400 without.

ART UNIT 2183
524 APPS · 97% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

97% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION479 / 15 / 30allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION15.5 moart unit avg 25 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY21.4 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility19% · art unit 34%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)75%
§103 — Obviousness46% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness24%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW99%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW96%+3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 103 decided applications with an interview and 391 without.

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Questions about Examiner Michael Sun

  • What is Michael Sun's overall allowance rate?
    89%, based on 925 allowed applications out of 1,038 disposed applications.
  • How many art units does Michael Sun work in?
    2 art units (2183 and 2184), both within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 82% to 97% across his art units. The 89% pooled rate is an aggregate and masks this variation.
  • Does this record predict the outcome of my application?
    No. These figures describe historical dispositions 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 Michael Sun 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: 1,068 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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