Examiner Nicholas B Shine

What the data says.

Examiner Nicholas B Shine maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. His pooled record covers 68 total applications, of which 40 have been disposed (decided). Among those decided applications, 15 were allowed and 25 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 38% across the disposed count. This record reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final resolution and does not include pending matters.

How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates all of the examiner's activity across one art unit. The 38% allowance rate describes the share of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) and reflects past outcomes only. Aggregate figures describe historical record and are not predictions about the outcome of any individual application. Per-art-unit detail, where available, may provide additional context.

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 →

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.

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

Questions about Examiner Nicholas B Shine

• 01What is Examiner Shine's overall allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 38% across 40 disposed applications in the examiner's pooled record. This figure reflects applications that have reached final decision (allowed or abandoned) and excludes pending matters.
• 02How many art units does Examiner Shine cover?

  Examiner Shine's public record spans one art unit (2126) in TC 2100.
• 03What does the allowance rate mean?

  The allowance rate is the percentage of decided applications that were allowed, calculated only from disposed (decided) cases. It is a historical statistic and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
• 04How many applications has Examiner Shine reviewed?

  The examiner's pooled record includes 68 total applications. Of those, 40 have been disposed (decided), 25 were abandoned, and 15 were allowed.

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