Examiner Shirley D. Hicks

What the data says.

Shirley D. Hicks maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 167 total applications, 112 applications have been decided (allowed or abandoned). Of those 112 decided applications, 71 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 63%. The examiner's record spans a single art unit. This pooled figure reflects outcomes across all work in that art unit and describes the past record only.

How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates the examiner's complete work history across all art units in TC 2100. The allowance rate is computed from decided applications only (allowed plus abandoned), excluding pending cases. Aggregate historical figures describe patterns in closed applications and are not predictions about any specific pending or future application. Individual art-unit records may show different rates and are available separately.

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 →

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.

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner Shirley D. Hicks

• 01What is Shirley D. Hicks's overall allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 63%, based on 71 allowed applications out of 112 total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned).
• 02How many art units does this examiner work in?

  Shirley D. Hicks works in one art unit within TC 2100.
• 03What does the pooled allowance rate represent?

  The pooled rate aggregates all decided applications across the examiner's art units and reflects historical outcomes. It is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
• 04How many applications has this examiner handled?

  The examiner's record includes 167 total applications, of which 112 have been decided and 41 have been abandoned.

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