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Examiner Steven G Snyder

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 997 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Steven G Snyder has allowed 815 of 997 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

82% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Steven G Snyder maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 1,030 total applications, 815 have been allowed and 182 abandoned, yielding 997 disposed applications. The allowance rate, calculated over disposed applications, is 82%. This rate reflects the examiner's pooled record across a single art unit and describes past dispositions without prediction of outcomes in any specific case.

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This pooled record aggregates data across all art units under which the examiner works. The 82% allowance rate describes the historical share of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) and does not constitute a prediction for any particular application. Pooled figures mask variation across individual art units and examiner behavior on specific rejection grounds or claim types. Review art-unit-specific data separately for closer detail.

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 2184
1,030 APPS · 82% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units.

82% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION815 / 182 / 33allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.9 moart unit avg 20.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.9 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility22% · art unit 17%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)73%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness38%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW80%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW83%-3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 395 decided applications with an interview and 602 without.

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Questions about Examiner Steven G Snyder

  • What is Steven G Snyder's overall allowance rate?
    82%, calculated as allowed applications divided by disposed (decided) applications across all art units. This is 815 allowed out of 997 disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    One art unit (2184). This pooled record covers that single art unit only.
  • Does the 82% allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's fate. Outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, and application-specific facts.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Art unit 2184 is included within that technology center.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Steven G Snyder 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: 1,030 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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