Examiner Shawn X Gu has allowed 1,203 of 1,287 decided applications (93%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Shawn X Gu maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,287 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 1,203, yielding an overall allowance rate of 93%. The allowance rate ranges from 86% to 96% across the examiner's art units. This pooled figure represents the aggregate of decided cases—allowed and abandoned applications—and does not include pending matters. The record spans art units 2138, 2188, and 2189.
This profile presents a pooled allowance rate across multiple art units within TC 2100. Pooled figures aggregate the examiner's record across different subject areas and represent historical data only. The overall 93% rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction for any specific pending application. Individual art units may show variation from the aggregate; per-art-unit data is available separately. Allowance rates reflect decided cases and exclude pending applications.
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 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 521 decided applications with an interview and 304 without.
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 49 decided applications with an interview and 186 without.
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 124 decided applications with an interview and 103 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shawn X Gu 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: 1,304 applications.
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