Examiner Richard M Russell

What the data says.

Richard M Russell maintains a public record spanning two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 37 disposed applications, 15 were allowed and 22 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 41%. This rate reflects only decided cases and excludes any pending applications. The examiner's pooled record aggregates activity across the assigned art units and represents historical disposition data without reference to the outcomes of any future filings.

How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates outcomes across all assigned art units into a single set of statistics. The allowance rate of 41% describes past dispositions and is not a prediction for any specific application. Pooled figures mask variation between individual art units—detail on per-unit performance appears separately. Historical rates are correlational data only and do not establish causation or outcome probabilities for new cases.

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 →

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.

Questions about Examiner Richard M Russell

• 01What is Richard M Russell's overall allowance rate?

  Across 37 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 41% (15 allowed, 22 abandoned). This figure describes only decided cases and is not a prediction of outcome for any pending or future application.
• 02How many art units does this examiner work in?

  Richard M Russell is assigned to two art units (2172 and 2178) within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). This pooled record combines data across both units.
• 03What does the pooled record show?

  The pooled record aggregates historical dispositions across all assigned art units. It describes what has occurred but does not forecast outcomes for specific applications or reveal variation between individual art units.
• 04How many applications has this examiner decided?

  37 applications have been disposed: 15 allowed and 22 abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from this count.

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