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Examiner Nathan H Brown Jr

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 430 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION DEC 2016
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Nathan H Brown Jr has allowed 361 of 430 decided applications (84%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

84% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2129 · 86%AU 2121 · 65%
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What the data says.

Nathan H Brown Jr maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 430 disposed applications, he allowed 361, yielding an 84% allowance rate. His allowance rates range from 65% to 86% across these art units. This pooled figure represents a single aggregate measurement of past decisions and does not describe performance in any specific art unit or predict outcomes in individual applications.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates an examiner's decisions across multiple art units. The 84% allowance rate shown here is a historical summary—the ratio of allowed to all decided applications—calculated across two distinct art units with potentially different examination patterns. This aggregate figure describes the past record only and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art units may show different rates.

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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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 2129
381 APPS · 86% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

86% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION329 / 52 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.8 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.1 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility52% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)85%
§103 — Obviousness27% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness21%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW86%+3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 75 decided applications with an interview and 306 without.

ART UNIT 2121
49 APPS · 65% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

65% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION32 / 17 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.2 moart unit avg 27 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.7 moart unit avg 39.9 mo
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Questions about Examiner Nathan H Brown Jr

  • What is Nathan H Brown Jr's overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 84%, calculated over 430 disposed applications (361 allowed, 69 abandoned).
  • How many art units does he examine?
    He maintains a public record across 2 art units: 2121 and 2129, both in TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across his art units?
    Allowance rates range from 65% to 86% across these art units. The pooled 84% figure combines both units.
  • Does the 84% allowance rate predict my application's outcome?
    No. The pooled rate is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application. Individual outcomes vary.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Nathan H Brown Jr 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: 430 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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