Examiner Shien Ming Chou has allowed 13 of 26 decided applications (50%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Shien Ming Chou has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning one art unit. Across 26 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 50%, with 13 applications allowed and 13 abandoned. This record reflects outcomes on applications that have been decided; it does not include pending applications. The allowance rate is a historical measure of dispositions on completed applications within this examiner's art unit and does not predict outcomes on any future or specific application.
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Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 26 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shien Ming Chou 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: 26 applications.
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