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Examiner Ralph A Verderamo Iii

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 554 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Ralph A Verderamo Iii has allowed 454 of 554 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

82% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2136 · 83%AU 2186 · 75%AU 2139 · 100%
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What the data says.

Ralph A Verderamo III maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 573 total applications, 454 were allowed and 100 abandoned, yielding 554 disposed applications. The pooled allowance rate is 82%. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 75% to 100%. This record reflects decisions made in TC 2100 spanning multiple art-unit areas. The figures describe past dispositions only and are not predictive of outcomes in any individual application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, presenting an overall allowance rate rather than per-unit breakdowns. This examiner's 82% allowance rate is calculated from 554 decided applications (allowed and abandoned, excluding pending). The range of 75% to 100% across art units reflects variation in different subject areas within TC 2100. Pooled figures describe historical outcomes and do not predict results in specific cases or individual art units.

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 →

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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2136
325 APPS · 83% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer.

83% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 60%
DISPOSITION269 / 56 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.7 moart unit avg 27.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.4 moart unit avg 43.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility29% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)71%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness46%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW82%+4 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 85 decided applications with an interview and 240 without.

ART UNIT 2186
173 APPS · 75% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

75% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION129 / 44 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.2 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45.1 moart unit avg 35 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility23% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)51%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness59%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW78%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW74%+4 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 40 decided applications with an interview and 133 without.

ART UNIT 2139
75 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION56 / 0 / 19allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18 moart unit avg 24 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY25.2 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility33% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)72%
§103 — Obviousness74% · art unit 80%
§112 — Written description & definiteness44%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW100%0 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 19 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.

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Questions about Examiner Ralph A Verderamo Iii

  • What is Ralph A Verderamo III's overall allowance rate?
    82%, calculated from 554 disposed applications (454 allowed, 100 abandoned) across three art units in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Three art units (2136, 2139, 2186) within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • Do allowance rates vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates across the three art units range from 75% to 100%. Per-art-unit details are available in the separate art-unit section.
  • Does this pooled record predict outcomes in my application?
    No. Pooled figures describe past dispositions and do not predict results in any specific case or art unit.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ralph A Verderamo 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: 573 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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