Examiner Ryan S Barrett has allowed 323 of 471 decided applications (69%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Ryan S Barrett maintains an overall allowance rate of 69% across 471 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His public record spans four art units: 2145, 2148, 2171, and 2175. Of the 471 decided applications, 323 were allowed and 148 were abandoned. The allowance rate varies across these art units, ranging from 44% to 81%. This pooled figure represents an aggregate of his examination activity across all four art units and describes his historical record.
This pooled record aggregates examination activity across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 69% allowance rate is calculated from all decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across the examiner's entire art-unit portfolio. Pooled figures describe past patterns and do not function as predictions for any individual application. Allowance rates vary by art unit; the range reflects this variation across his assigned areas.
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.
Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 161 decided applications with an interview and 77 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 58 decided applications with an interview and 55 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 45 decided applications with an interview and 59 without.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Based on 16 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 S Barrett 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: 507 applications.
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