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Examiner Shashi Kamala Becker

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 104 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2012
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Shashi Kamala Becker has allowed 46 of 104 decided applications (44%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

44% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2179 · 42%AU 2142 · 75%
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What the data says.

Shashi Kamala Becker maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 104 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 44%. This means that of the 104 decided applications—46 allowed and 58 abandoned—44% resulted in allowance. The pooled figure reflects activity spanning art units 2142 and 2179. This record is a historical summary and does not forecast outcomes for any individual application.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 44% allowance rate describes the examiner's historical proportion of allowed decisions among all decided applications across these units. Pooled statistics combine different subject areas and examination practices. The aggregate figure is a factual summary of past dispositions and is not a prediction for any specific pending application or prosecution path.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2179
96 APPS · 42% ALLOWANCE
42% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION40 / 56 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION35.7 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY57.1 moart unit avg 43.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility50% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness50% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW67%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW35%+32 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 21 decided applications with an interview and 75 without.

ART UNIT 2142
8 APPS · 75% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

75% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 45%
DISPOSITION6 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION34.2 moart unit avg 30.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY88.1 moart unit avg 48.3 mo
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Questions about Examiner Shashi Kamala Becker

  • What is Examiner Becker's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 44%, based on 104 disposed applications (46 allowed, 58 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The record spans 2 art units: 2142 and 2179, both within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does this pooled rate apply to my specific application?
    No. This pooled figure aggregates past decisions across multiple art units and is a historical summary only. It is not a prediction for any individual application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shashi Kamala Becker 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: 104 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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