Examiner Shane M Thomas has allowed 196 of 256 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Shane M Thomas maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 256 disposed applications, the examiner has allowed 196 and abandoned 60, yielding an allowance rate of 77%. The record is pooled across a single art unit (2186). This rate is calculated from decided applications only and does not include pending filings. The figures represent the examiner's historical record in this technology center and do not constitute a prediction regarding any specific application.
This record aggregates data across one art unit within TC 2100. Pooled figures describe past dispositions and are correlational, not predictive. An allowance rate reflects the historical ratio of allowed to decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) and varies by art unit and application type. Aggregate statistics do not forecast outcomes in individual cases or indicate how any particular application will be examined.
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Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 69 decided applications with an interview and 187 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shane M Thomas 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: 256 applications.
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