Examiner Samuel G Rimell has allowed 49 of 95 decided applications (52%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Samuel G Rimell maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 95 disposed applications, his pooled allowance rate is 52%, meaning 49 applications were allowed and 46 abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 36% to 63% across the individual art units in his record, reflecting variation in outcomes within TC 2100. This pooled figure describes historical disposition data and does not predict outcomes for any specific application.
This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units within TC 2100. The overall allowance rate of 52% reflects the combined outcome of 95 decided applications and is a historical summary, not a forecast. The range of 36% to 63% across art units shows that individual art-unit performance varies. Pooled statistics describe past record; they are not predictions about any pending or future application.
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 information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 35 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Samuel G Rimell 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: 95 applications.
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