Examiner Ryan F Pitaro has allowed 498 of 734 decided applications (68%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Ryan F Pitaro maintains a public record across 4 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 734 disposed applications, the examiner has allowed 498 and abandoned 236, yielding an allowance rate of 68%. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 56% to 92%, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes of applications handled within each unit. This pooled record aggregates activity across distinct examination areas and does not predict outcomes in any individual application.
This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 68% allowance rate describes past decisions on 734 closed applications and reflects the examiner's combined history across these units. Aggregate figures characterize historical output, not forecasts for any pending or future application. Per-art-unit detail, where available separately, shows how rates vary by examination area.
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 82 decided applications with an interview and 212 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 71 decided applications with an interview and 193 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 70 decided applications with an interview and 69 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Based on 39 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ryan F Pitaro 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: 736 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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