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Examiner Theodore E Hebert

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 495 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Theodore E Hebert has allowed 380 of 495 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

77% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2199 · 75%AU 2198 · 81%
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Theodore E Hebert maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Across 495 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 77%, representing 380 allowed and 115 abandoned applications. The allowance rate ranges from 75% to 81% across his art units. This pooled figure aggregates his record across both TC 2100 units and describes his historical disposal pattern without predicting outcomes in any specific case.

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A pooled record aggregates an examiner's performance across multiple art units in a single technology center. The overall allowance rate reflects the examiner's past decisions on all disposed applications combined. This aggregate statistic describes historical output only and is not a prediction of how any individual application will be decided. Individual art units may show variation; the range provided indicates the spread of allowance rates among them.

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 2199
393 APPS · 75% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and program control and execution.

75% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION268 / 89 / 36allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.6 moart unit avg 25.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.3 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility53% · art unit 48%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)91%
§103 — Obviousness96% · art unit 89%
§112 — Written description & definiteness35%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW79%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW64%+15 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 262 decided applications with an interview and 95 without.

ART UNIT 2198
138 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 83%
DISPOSITION112 / 26 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION29.2 moart unit avg 25.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY47.1 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility67% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)49%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW79%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW82%-3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 110 without.

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Questions about Examiner Theodore E Hebert

  • What is Theodore E Hebert's allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 77% across 495 disposed applications in TC 2100, consisting of 380 allowed and 115 abandoned applications. This is a historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Theodore E Hebert's public record spans 2 art units (2198 and 2199) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Do allowance rates vary across his art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 75% to 81% across his art units. This pooled record aggregates both units; individual unit records are available separately.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Theodore E Hebert 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: 531 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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