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Examiner Ramesh B Patel

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 1,533 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION FEB 2025
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Ramesh B Patel has allowed 1,411 of 1,533 decided applications (92%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

92% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2119 · 95%AU 2127 · 90%AU 2121 · 91%AU 2118 · 100%
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What the data says.

Examiner Ramesh B Patel maintains a public record across four art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,533 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 1,411 and abandoned 122, for an allowance rate of 92%. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 90% to 95%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across all assigned art units and reflects historical decisions on applications that have been decided.

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A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate. The allowance rate of 92% describes past dispositions across all art units worked and is not a prediction for any individual application. Allowance rates vary by art unit; the range shown (90% to 95%) reflects this variation but does not identify which specific art unit has which rate. Pooled statistics describe the examiner's overall record, not outcomes on any particular case.

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 2119
580 APPS · 95% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines electric power networks, supply, and distribution.

95% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 83%
DISPOSITION550 / 30 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.4 moart unit avg 21.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY24.4 moart unit avg 31.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility39% · art unit 33%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)55%
§103 — Obviousness8% · art unit 74%
§112 — Written description & definiteness66%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW98%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW93%+5 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 199 decided applications with an interview and 381 without.

ART UNIT 2127
486 APPS · 90% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

90% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION436 / 50 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.8 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility25% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)81%
§103 — Obviousness4% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness41%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW88%+8 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 107 decided applications with an interview and 379 without.

ART UNIT 2121
466 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION424 / 42 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.2 moart unit avg 27 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.1 moart unit avg 39.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility7% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)92%
§103 — Obviousness0% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness51%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW90%+10 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 64 decided applications with an interview and 402 without.

ART UNIT 2118
1 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA
100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION1 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION7.2 moart unit avg 22.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCYart unit avg 36.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 30%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness0% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness100%

Based on 1 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Ramesh B Patel

  • What is Examiner Patel's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 92%, based on 1,533 disposed applications (1,411 allowed and 122 abandoned). This is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of the outcome of any specific application.
  • How many art units does Examiner Patel work in?
    The examiner has a public record across 4 art units (2118, 2119, 2121, 2127) within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 90% to 95%. The pooled figure of 92% combines these separate rates. Per-art-unit details are shown in the separate art-unit section of this page.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ramesh B Patel 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: 1,533 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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