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Examiner Sean M Reilly

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 78 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2007
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Sean M Reilly has allowed 22 of 78 decided applications (28%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

28% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Sean M Reilly's public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spans one art unit. Across 78 disposed applications, 22 were allowed and 56 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 28%. This figure reflects the proportion of decided applications in the examiner's pooled record. The data presented here aggregates the examiner's work across all art units in TC 2100 and describes the historical record only.

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A pooled record combines data from all art units under an examiner's name. The allowance rate (28%) and application counts reflect aggregate figures across those units and describe past outcomes, not predictions for any individual application. Different art units within TC 2100 may have different characteristics, subject matter, and prosecution patterns. Aggregate statistics do not forecast the result of any specific filing.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2153
78 APPS · 28% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

28% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION22 / 56 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION36.5 moart unit avg 27.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY55.6 moart unit avg 41.6 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW79%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW12%+67 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 19 decided applications with an interview and 59 without.

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Questions about Examiner Sean M Reilly

  • What is Sean M Reilly's overall allowance rate?
    28%, based on 22 allowed and 56 abandoned applications among 78 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    One art unit (2153). This page presents pooled data across all art units under the examiner's name.
  • What does the allowance rate describe?
    The percentage of decided (disposed) applications that were allowed. It is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of the outcome of any specific application.
  • Why is the total number of applications different from disposed applications?
    The record shows 78 total applications, all of which were disposed (allowed or abandoned). Pending applications, if any, are not included in the allowance rate calculation.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sean M Reilly 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: 78 applications.

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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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