Examiner Samuel Sharpless has allowed 105 of 130 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Samuel Sharpless maintains a public record spanning two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 130 decided applications, his allowance rate is 81%. The record covers art units 2165 and 2166. Allowance rates across these art units range from 78% to 88%, reflecting variation in individual unit records. His pool of 166 total applications includes 105 allowed and 25 abandoned dispositions.
A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, smoothing variation into a single overall figure. The 81% allowance rate describes historical outcomes on 130 decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Variation across art units—here 78% to 88%—is typical and reflects differences in subject matter, applicant populations, or claim complexity within each unit. Pooled statistics describe past decisions, not future ones.
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 49 decided applications with an interview and 48 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Samuel Sharpless 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: 166 applications.
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