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Examiner Thomas Ho

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 58 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2007
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Thomas Ho has allowed 39 of 58 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

67% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2134 · 62%AU 2132 · 76%
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What the data says.

Thomas Ho maintains a public record across two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 58 disposed applications, his allowance rate stands at 67%, meaning 39 applications were allowed and 19 abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 62% to 76% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes by art-unit assignment. This pooled figure aggregates his record in art units 2132 and 2134 and describes historical dispositions without bearing on any individual pending application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record combines outcomes across multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. This figure describes what occurred in the examiner's past dispositions and does not predict results in any specific case. Variation across individual art units—shown by the 62% to 76% range—reflects different subject-matter complexities and application pools within TC 2100. Aggregate statistics are correlational historical snapshots, not causal forecasts.

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 2134
37 APPS · 62% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines network security, and computer and data security.

62% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION23 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION40.4 moart unit avg 35.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY54.1 moart unit avg 50.7 mo
ART UNIT 2132
21 APPS · 76% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

76% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION16 / 5 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION44 moart unit avg 27.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY59.2 moart unit avg 41 mo
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Questions about Examiner Thomas Ho

  • What is Thomas Ho's overall allowance rate?
    67% over 58 disposed applications (39 allowed, 19 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    Two art units (2132 and 2134) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. Across these art units, allowance rates range from 62% to 76%, reflecting differences in art-unit outcomes.
  • Does this rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. Historical allowance rates describe past dispositions and are not predictions of any specific pending application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Thomas Ho 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: 58 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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