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Examiner Ronald Baum

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 121 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION SEP 2008
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Ronald Baum has allowed 96 of 121 decided applications (79%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

79% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2136 · 80%AU 2139 · 80%AU 2131 · 50%AU 2135 · 100%
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What the data says.

Ronald Baum's public record spans Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) across four art units: 2131, 2135, 2136, and 2139. Over 121 disposed applications, he allowed 96 and abandoned 25, for an allowance rate of 79%. This figure describes the proportion of decided applications in his pooled record and reflects outcomes across all four art units combined. The record encompasses only completed dispositions; pending applications are excluded from this calculation.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates outcomes across four distinct art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 79% is a historical aggregate and does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Pooled figures mask variation among art units—each unit may have different allowance rates, applicant profiles, and claim complexity. This summary describes past dispositions only and is correlational data, 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 →

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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2136
98 APPS · 80% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer.

80% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 60%
DISPOSITION78 / 20 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION37.5 moart unit avg 27.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.8 moart unit avg 43.4 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW74%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW82%-8 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 31 decided applications with an interview and 67 without.

ART UNIT 2139
20 APPS · 80% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

80% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION16 / 4 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION33.3 moart unit avg 24 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY47.1 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
ART UNIT 2131
2 APPS · 50% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

50% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 56%
DISPOSITION1 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION12.8 moart unit avg 26.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY26.2 moart unit avg 41.7 mo
ART UNIT 2135
1 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION1 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION7.8 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY15 moart unit avg 41.7 mo
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Questions about Examiner Ronald Baum

  • What is Ronald Baum's overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 79%, calculated across 121 disposed applications (96 allowed, 25 abandoned).
  • How many art units does Ronald Baum examine in?
    He works across four art units within Technology Center 2100: 2131, 2135, 2136, and 2139.
  • Does the 79% rate apply to my application?
    No. This pooled rate describes his historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Actual results depend on claim scope, prior art, and application-specific facts.
  • What does 'disposed' mean?
    Disposed applications are those with final decisions (allowed or abandoned). Pending applications are excluded from this count and rate.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ronald Baum 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: 121 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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