Examiner Shane D Woolwine has allowed 453 of 506 decided applications (90%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Shane D Woolwine has a public record of 532 total applications across 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 506 disposed applications, 453 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 90%. The examiner's allowance rate varies across art units, ranging from 84% to 93%. This pooled figure aggregates decisions from multiple art units and describes the historical record; it is not a prediction for any specific application.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate. The allowance rate reflects past dispositions across all units where the examiner has worked. The range (84% to 93%) shows variation among individual art units but does not identify which specific rate applies to any particular unit. Pooled figures describe history, not outcomes for future filings.
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 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 159 decided applications with an interview and 185 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 93 decided applications with an interview and 66 without.
Based on 3 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shane D Woolwine 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: 532 applications.
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