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Examiner Randall Kern Baldwin

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 260 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Randall Kern Baldwin has allowed 212 of 260 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

82% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2125 · 81%AU 2122 · 100%
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What the data says.

Randall Kern Baldwin maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 260 disposed applications, the examiner issued allowances in 212 cases, for an allowance rate of 82%. The record spans art units 2122 and 2125. Forty-eight applications were abandoned. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's overall record across both art units and describes past outcomes only, not any individual pending application.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 82% describes applications already decided (allowed or abandoned) and reflects historical outcomes only. Pooled figures do not isolate performance by art unit or predict outcomes in any specific application. Per-art-unit detail, where available separately, may reveal variation by subject matter within the technology center.

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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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 2125
285 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

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

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 75%
DISPOSITION211 / 48 / 26allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.7 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility57% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)91%
§103 — Obviousness83% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness86%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW91%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW66%+25 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 163 decided applications with an interview and 96 without.

ART UNIT 2122
1 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION1 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION2 moart unit avg 27.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY9.6 moart unit avg 39.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility100% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§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 Randall Kern Baldwin

  • What is Randall Kern Baldwin's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 82%, based on 260 decided applications. This is a historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This pooled record spans 2 art units (2122 and 2125) within TC 2100. The allowance rate is an aggregate across both.
  • What does the allowance rate include?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of decided applications that were allowed. It excludes pending applications and is calculated from 260 disposed cases: 212 allowed and 48 abandoned.
  • Does this record predict the outcome of my application?
    No. This pooled record describes past outcomes only and is not a prediction of any individual application's disposition.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Randall Kern Baldwin 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: 286 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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