Examiner Patrick E Sweeney

What the data says.

Patrick E Sweeney has a public record spanning 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 31 disposed applications, 15 were allowed and 16 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 48%. This rate reflects the proportion of decided applications in the examiner's pooled record. The record aggregates activity across multiple art units within TC 2100, and the overall figures represent the combined outcome of work in those units.

How to read these numbers.

A pooled, cross-art-unit record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate. The overall allowance rate describes historical outcomes across all units combined and does not constitute a prediction about any specific application. Aggregate figures reflect past dispositions and are descriptive of the examiner's record as a whole. Individual art-unit data may differ from the pooled average and appears separately on this page.

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 information retrieval and database structures.

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner Patrick E Sweeney

• 01What is Patrick E Sweeney's overall allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 48%, based on 31 disposed applications (15 allowed, 16 abandoned). This rate describes the proportion of decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
• 02How many art units does this record cover?

  The record spans 2 art units (2162 and 2169) within Technology Center 2100. The pooled figures aggregate outcomes across both units.
• 03What does the allowance rate include and exclude?

  The allowance rate includes decided applications (allowed and abandoned). Pending applications are excluded. The rate is calculated from 31 disposed applications only, not from the total application count.
• 04Can I apply the pooled allowance rate to my specific application?

  No. The pooled rate describes past outcomes across multiple art units and is not a prediction for any individual application. Art-unit-specific data may differ and appears separately on this page.

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