Examiner Michelle Taeuber Bechtold has allowed 160 of 209 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Michelle Taeuber Bechtold has a pooled record of 209 disposed applications across four art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those decided applications, 160 were allowed, for an overall allowance rate of 77%. The allowance rate varies across her art units, ranging from 56% to 97%. This pooled figure represents her aggregate performance across all four art units and reflects historical disposition patterns, not a prediction for any specific application.
This pooled record aggregates performance across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 77% overall allowance rate is a historical average of decided applications and does not forecast the outcome of any individual case. Allowance rates vary by art unit (56% to 97%), which reflects differences in subject matter, rejection patterns, and prosecution complexity. The pooled figure serves as context for the examiner's overall record but is not predictive of any pending application's disposition.
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 60 decided applications with an interview and 28 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 55 decided applications with an interview and 27 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Based on 37 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Michelle Taeuber Bechtold 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: 209 applications.
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