Examiner Randall Whitman Burns has allowed 30 of 62 decided applications (48%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Randall Whitman Burns maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 62 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 48%, meaning 30 applications were allowed and 32 were abandoned. This allowance rate describes the pooled outcome across both art units and reflects decided cases only; 62 applications were disposed in total, with no pending applications in this record.
This profile aggregates examination outcomes across multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 48% describes historical outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's result. Pooled figures mask potential variation between individual art units. Per-art-unit detail, where available, may offer more granular context. Aggregate statistics are correlational, not causal.
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 information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 24 decided applications with an interview and 30 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 8 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Randall Whitman Burns 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: 62 applications.
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