Examiner Timothy P Duncan has allowed 132 of 187 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Timothy P Duncan maintains a public record of 187 disposed applications across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of these decided applications, 132 were allowed and 55 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 71%. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 60% to 74%. This pooled figure represents the aggregated outcome of applications examined in both art units and reflects historical dispositions rather than a prediction for any specific case.
A pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units into a single overall statistic. The allowance rate of 71% describes past dispositions across all the examiner's assigned art units combined. This aggregate figure is historical context only and does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Different art units within TC 2100 may show different rates; the range indicates variation in the examiner's record by art unit.
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.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 88 decided applications with an interview and 56 without.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Based on 43 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Timothy P Duncan 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: 187 applications.
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