Examiner Sean P Shechtman has allowed 668 of 928 decided applications (72%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Sean P Shechtman holds a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 928 disposed applications, 668 were allowed, yielding a 72% allowance rate. This rate reflects decided cases (allowed plus abandoned); pending applications are excluded. The allowance rate ranges from 68% to 73% across the examiner's art units, indicating variation in outcomes by subject-matter area within the technology center.
A pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units into a single profile. The figures shown—allowance rate, application count, and the range across units—describe past dispositions and do not constitute a prediction about any specific application. Variation across art units reflects differences in subject matter and case complexity. These statistics are historical; individual application outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, and prosecution response.
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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.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 207 decided applications with an interview and 408 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 46 decided applications with an interview and 164 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 53 decided applications with an interview and 50 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sean P Shechtman 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: 928 applications.
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