Examiner Sheryl L Holland has allowed 160 of 298 decided applications (54%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Sheryl L Holland maintains a public record across 4 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 298 disposed applications, the examiner's pooled allowance rate is 54%, comprised of 160 allowed and 138 abandoned applications. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 28% to 64%, reflecting variation in the record by individual art unit. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across all tracked art units and describes the historical record only.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. This aggregate describes past dispositions across all art units worked by the examiner and is not a prediction about any specific application. Allowance rates vary by art unit; the range reported here (28% to 64%) shows that variation. Pooled figures serve as a general reference to the examiner's overall historical record in TC 2100.
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 information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 136 decided applications with an interview and 46 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 32 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 25 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sheryl L Holland 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: 298 applications.
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