Examiner Paul M Knight has allowed 208 of 316 decided applications (66%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Paul M Knight has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning three art units. Across 316 disposed applications, 208 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 66%. The examiner's allowance rate ranges from 63% to 80% across the art units with substantial records, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit. This pooled figure aggregates results across these three art units and describes the historical record only.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The overall allowance rate of 66% reflects all decided applications across the three art units where this examiner has worked. This aggregate is a historical description and is not a prediction of the outcome of any specific application. Individual art units may show different allowance rates; those figures are published separately.
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 input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 156 decided applications with an interview and 84 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 46 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 M Knight 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: 357 applications.
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