Examiner Scott A Waldron has allowed 427 of 522 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Scott A Waldron maintains a public record across four art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 552 total applications, 427 were allowed and 95 abandoned, yielding 522 disposed applications. The pooled allowance rate is 82% of decided applications. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 74% to 92%, reflecting variation in the record within TC 2100.
This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units, presenting an overall snapshot of the examiner's allowance rate. The 82% figure describes past dispositions across decided cases and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Variation exists among individual art units—the range from 74% to 92% shows that allowance rates differ by unit. Aggregate statistics describe historical performance, not prospects in any particular case.
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 133 decided applications with an interview and 99 without.
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 105 decided applications with an interview and 118 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 39 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Scott A Waldron 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: 552 applications.
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