Examiner Patrick F Riegler has allowed 204 of 365 decided applications (56%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Patrick F Riegler has a public record of 409 total applications across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 365 disposed applications, 204 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 56%. The examiner's allowance rate varies across the art units served, ranging from 39% to 76%. This pooled figure reflects the aggregate outcome of decided applications and does not describe any single art unit or predict outcomes in individual cases.
This record aggregates decisions across multiple art units within TC 2100. A pooled allowance rate is a historical summary of past dispositions—allowed and abandoned applications—and reflects the examiner's overall pattern across different subject areas. The rate varies by art unit, as shown in the range. Pooled figures describe the record in aggregate and are not predictions for any specific application or art unit.
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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.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 120 decided applications with an interview and 86 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 47 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 47 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Patrick F Riegler 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: 409 applications.
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