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Examiner Sarai E Butler

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 1,376 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Sarai E Butler has allowed 1,237 of 1,376 decided applications (90%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

90% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Sarai E Butler maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 1,416 total applications, 1,237 were allowed and 139 were abandoned, yielding 1,376 disposed applications. The allowance rate is 90%, computed from allowed and abandoned applications only. This rate reflects the examiner's pooled record across a single art unit and does not constitute a prediction for any individual case.

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This record aggregates the examiner's work across one art unit within TC 2100. Pooled figures describe historical dispositions and do not predict outcomes in any specific application. The allowance rate is a statistical summary of past decisions on applications that reached final disposition; it reflects what occurred, not what will occur in future prosecution.

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 →

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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2114
1,416 APPS · 90% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring.

90% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 84%
DISPOSITION1237 / 139 / 40allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.8 moart unit avg 23.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY28.3 moart unit avg 35.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility11% · art unit 34%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)68%
§103 — Obviousness78% · art unit 74%
§112 — Written description & definiteness31%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW88%+7 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 378 decided applications with an interview and 998 without.

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Questions about Examiner Sarai E Butler

  • What is Sarai E Butler's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 90%, based on 1,237 allowed and 139 abandoned applications across 1,376 disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This pooled record covers 1 art unit (Art Unit 2114) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does this allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate is a historical aggregate and does not predict any specific application's outcome.
  • What technology areas does this examiner cover?
    The examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sarai E Butler 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: 1,416 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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