Examiner Stephen D Alvesteffer has allowed 180 of 285 decided applications (63%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Stephen D Alvesteffer maintains a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 285 disposed applications, he allowed 180 and 105 were abandoned, yielding a 63% allowance rate. The allowance rate ranges from 49% to 71% across these art units. This pooled figure aggregates work in multiple art units and reflects the historical decided applications. The record spans art units 2171, 2173, and 2175.
This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 63% allowance rate is computed from all decided applications across those units and describes the past record only—it is not a prediction of any specific application outcome. Rates vary across individual art units; the range reflects that diversity. Pooled statistics are useful for understanding overall patterns but do not forecast results in 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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 87 decided applications with an interview and 116 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 40 decided applications with an interview and 33 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Stephen D Alvesteffer 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: 285 applications.
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