Examiner Robert B Harrell

What the data says.

Robert B Harrell maintains a public record spanning two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 216 disposed applications, he issued 165 allowances and 51 abandonments, for an overall allowance rate of 76%. This rate reflects the pooled outcome across both art units and represents his decided caseload. The record covers applications that have reached final disposition; pending applications are excluded from this calculation.

How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units and reflects past dispositions only. The allowance rate shown here—76% across 216 decided applications—is a historical summary of outcomes already closed. This figure describes what occurred in those applications and does not forecast the disposition of any new or pending filing. Individual art-unit records are maintained separately and may differ from the pooled average.

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.

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

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner Robert B Harrell

• 01What is Robert B Harrell's overall allowance rate?

  His overall allowance rate is 76%, based on 216 disposed applications (165 allowed and 51 abandoned). This is a historical summary and is not a prediction of any specific application.
• 02How many art units does this examiner cover?

  Robert B Harrell's public record spans 2 art units (2142 and 2152) within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
• 03What does the pooled record tell me?

  The pooled record aggregates outcomes across all art units under this examiner's jurisdiction. It shows past dispositions and provides context for his overall caseload but is not a prediction for any individual application.
• 04Are pending applications included in these figures?

  No. The allowance rate and disposition counts include only decided applications—those that are allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded.

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