Examiner Sherrod L Keaton has allowed 310 of 592 decided applications (52%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Sherrod L Keaton has a public record of 643 total applications across 6 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 592 disposed applications, 310 were allowed, yielding a pooled allowance rate of 52%. The examiner's allowance rate ranges from 32% to 68% across the individual art units represented in this record. This range reflects variation in outcomes among the different art-unit portfolios, though the pooled figure of 52% represents the aggregate result across all art units combined.
This record aggregates Examiner Keaton's activity across multiple art units within TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate of 52% describes historical outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's result. The range from 32% to 68% indicates that outcomes differ among the examiner's individual art units; the aggregate figure masks this variation. Historical statistics describe past dispositions and do not forecast prosecution of any particular case.
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 176 decided applications with an interview and 133 without.
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 59 decided applications with an interview and 36 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 64 decided applications with an interview and 27 without.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 27 decided applications with an interview and 48 without.
Based on 21 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sherrod L Keaton 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: 643 applications.
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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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