Examiner Samuel Shen has allowed 50 of 119 decided applications (42%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Samuel Shen maintains a pooled allowance rate of 42% across 119 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His public record spans three art units: 2141, 2171, and 2179. Of 154 total applications, 50 were allowed and 69 were abandoned. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 26% to 64%. This pooled figure represents decided cases only and does not include pending applications.
This pooled record aggregates examiner activity across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 42% allowance rate describes the ratio of allowed to decided applications in the examiner's past record. Because the rate varies across different art units (26% to 64%), a pooled figure masks this variation. These historical figures describe what has occurred; they are not predictions about any specific application or outcome.
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 28 decided applications with an interview and 23 without.
Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.
Based on 23 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Samuel Shen 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: 154 applications.
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