Examiner Paul B Yanchus Iii has allowed 857 of 1,027 decided applications (83%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Paul B Yanchus III maintains a public record across 5 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,027 decided applications, his allowance rate is 83%. This figure represents applications allowed or abandoned, excluding pending matters. Across his art units, allowance rates range from 78% to 89%, reflecting variation in the specific subject matter and application outcomes within TC 2100. The 857 allowed applications and 170 abandoned applications comprise the decided total.
This pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 83% allowance rate describes historical dispositions on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Variation across art units (78% to 89%) is normal and reflects differences in subject matter, applicant arguments, and claim scope within the technology center. Aggregate statistics describe past record only.
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 control or regulating systems.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 69 decided applications with an interview and 405 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 102 decided applications with an interview and 278 without.
Primarily examines electric power networks, supply, and distribution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 33 decided applications with an interview and 101 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 38 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Paul B Yanchus Iii 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: 1,074 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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