Examiner Thomas Andrew Fink has allowed 116 of 180 decided applications (64%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Thomas Andrew Fink maintains a public record across two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 180 disposed applications, his allowance rate stands at 64%, representing 116 allowed and 64 abandoned applications. The allowance rate ranges from 55% to 66% across his art units, reflecting variation in disposal outcomes within his assigned subject matter areas. This pooled figure aggregates his complete record across all art units and reflects historical dispositions only.
This profile presents a pooled allowance rate—an aggregate of all disposed applications across multiple art units. Pooled figures describe past outcomes across different subject areas and do not constitute a prediction for any individual application. The range shown reflects how allowance rates vary by art unit; the overall rate blends these separate results. Pooled statistics are historical summaries, not forecasts or guidance for specific prosecution.
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Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 74 decided applications with an interview and 77 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 29 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Thomas Andrew Fink 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: 180 applications.
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