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Examiner Sergio Jose Curbelo Iii

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 91 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2017
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Sergio Jose Curbelo Iii has allowed 50 of 91 decided applications (55%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

55% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2193 · 56%AU 2166 · 0%
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Sergio Jose Curbelo Iii maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 91 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 50 and abandoned 41, resulting in an allowance rate of 55%. This pooled figure represents all decided applications across both art units and reflects the examiner's aggregate disposition history in this technology center.

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This record aggregates results across multiple art units, creating a single allowance rate figure. Pooled rates describe past dispositions and do not predict outcomes in any specific application. Individual art units may vary in allowance patterns; per-art-unit breakdowns appear separately. Aggregate statistics show historical disposal activity but are not predictive tools for individual cases.

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 2193
89 APPS · 56% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

56% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 70%
DISPOSITION50 / 39 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION33 moart unit avg 30.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY62.4 moart unit avg 44 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility72% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)79%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness68%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW78%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW28%+50 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 50 decided applications with an interview and 39 without.

ART UNIT 2166
2 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION0 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.5 moart unit avg 23.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY37.8 moart unit avg 45 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 44%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 81%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Sergio Jose Curbelo Iii

  • What is Sergio Jose Curbelo Iii's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 55%, calculated from 50 allowed and 41 abandoned applications among 91 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The record spans 2 art units (2166 and 2193) within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). This pooled record aggregates dispositions across both.
  • What does a pooled allowance rate represent?
    A pooled allowance rate is a single figure combining all decided applications across multiple art units. It describes historical disposition but is not a prediction for any individual application and does not account for variations between art units.
  • How many applications has this examiner disposed of?
    The examiner has disposed of 91 applications total across both art units, of which 50 were allowed and 41 were abandoned.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sergio Jose Curbelo Iii 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: 91 applications.

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