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Examiner Romney J Hogaboam

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 26 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2010
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Romney J Hogaboam has allowed 2 of 26 decided applications (8%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

8% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2156 · 9%AU 2161 · 0%
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Romney J Hogaboam has a public record of 26 disposed applications across Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of these decided applications, 2 were allowed and 24 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 8%. This record spans 2 art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate reflects the ratio of allowed to all decided applications in the examiner's pooled history and does not constitute a prediction for any specific application.

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This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 8% is a historical average derived from 26 decided applications and describes past dispositions, not outcomes on any individual pending or future application. Cross-art-unit pooling combines different subject areas and examiner workflows; the aggregate figure provides context on the examiner's overall record but is not predictive of 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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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 2156
22 APPS · 9% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

9% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION2 / 20 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.8 moart unit avg 20.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY34.2 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility100% · art unit 56%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)0%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 22 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2161
4 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION0 / 4 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.4 moart unit avg 23.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.8 moart unit avg 39 mo
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Questions about Examiner Romney J Hogaboam

  • What is Romney J Hogaboam's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 8%, calculated from 2 allowed applications and 24 abandoned applications among 26 total disposed applications in the examiner's pooled record.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The record spans 2 art units (2156 and 2161) within Technology Center 2100. Detailed per-art-unit data is available separately; this summary presents the pooled record across all units.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate describes historical dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is examined individually.
  • What is Technology Center 2100?
    TC 2100 covers Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security subject matter. The examiner's record shown here reflects applications in this technology center.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Romney J Hogaboam 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: 26 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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