Examiner Steven Paul Sax has allowed 523 of 701 decided applications (75%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Steven Paul Sax has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 4 art units. Across 701 decided applications, he has allowed 523, for an allowance rate of 75%. The allowance rates across his art units range from 66% to 96%, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes of applications within each unit. These figures describe the examiner's pooled historical record and are not predictions for any individual application.
This pooled record aggregates applications across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 75% allowance rate is a historical average calculated over 701 decided applications and describes the examiner's past work. Aggregate figures do not forecast outcomes in any specific case. The range of rates (66% to 96%) reflects differences in application mix and results across individual art units, not examiner behavior.
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 327 decided applications with an interview and 165 without.
Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 153 decided applications with an interview and 38 without.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Based on 17 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Steven Paul Sax 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: 732 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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