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Examiner St John Courtenay Iii

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 92 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION FEB 2006
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner St John Courtenay Iii has allowed 86 of 92 decided applications (93%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

93% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2126 · 93%AU 2194 · 93%AU 2151 · 100%
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What the data says.

St John Courtenay Iii maintains a pooled record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). The examiner has disposed of 92 applications, of which 86 were allowed and 6 were abandoned. The allowance rate stands at 93% of decided applications. This rate reflects the examiner's performance across art units 2126, 2151, and 2194, aggregated into a single public record.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates performance across multiple art units into one overall figure. The 93% allowance rate describes historical outcomes across decided cases and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Aggregated data masks variation among individual art units. Review the per-art-unit breakdown separately to understand performance in the specific art unit handling your application.

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 →

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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2126
58 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION54 / 4 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.3 moart unit avg 29.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.6 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
ART UNIT 2194
30 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines program control and execution.

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION28 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION32.4 moart unit avg 28 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51.1 moart unit avg 43.9 mo
ART UNIT 2151
4 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION4 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION9.2 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY23.6 moart unit avg 44.1 mo
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Questions about Examiner St John Courtenay Iii

  • What is the overall allowance rate for this examiner?
    The allowance rate is 93%, based on 86 allowed applications and 6 abandoned applications out of 92 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The examiner's record spans three art units: 2126, 2151, and 2194, all within Technology Center 2100.
  • Is the 93% allowance rate a prediction for my application?
    No. The rate is a historical aggregate of past decided applications and does not predict any individual application's outcome.
  • Does the pooled record hide differences between art units?
    Yes. The pooled figure combines three different art units. Refer to the per-art-unit section for performance specific to the art unit handling your application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner St John Courtenay Iii 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: 92 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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