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Examiner Sunray Chang

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 401 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION FEB 2017
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Sunray Chang has allowed 231 of 401 decided applications (58%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

58% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Sunray Chang maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 401 disposed applications, 231 were allowed and 170 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 58%. This record spans a single art unit. The allowance rate reflects the share of decided applications—those allowed or abandoned—and does not include pending filings. The figure is pooled across all art units in which this examiner has issued decisions.

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This pooled record aggregates decisions across all art units where the examiner has acted. The overall allowance rate and application counts describe the examiner's historical record and do not predict the outcome of any specific application. Pooled figures mask variation among individual art units; a separate section of this page presents per-art-unit detail. Aggregate statistics are correlational, not causal.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2121
401 APPS · 58% ALLOWANCE

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

58% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION231 / 170 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.8 moart unit avg 27 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45.5 moart unit avg 39.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility24% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)54%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness31%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW61%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW56%+5 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 134 decided applications with an interview and 267 without.

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Questions about Examiner Sunray Chang

  • What is Sunray Chang's overall allowance rate?
    58%, based on 231 allowed and 170 abandoned applications among 401 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    One art unit (2121) in Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate include and exclude?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of decided (disposed) applications—those allowed or abandoned. It excludes pending applications and does not predict outcomes in any individual case.
  • What is the subject matter of this examiner's work?
    Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sunray Chang 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: 401 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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