Examiner Viva L Miller has allowed 206 of 272 decided applications (76%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Viva L Miller maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 272 disposed applications, Miller's allowance rate is 76%, meaning 206 applications were allowed and 66 were abandoned. The allowance rate varies across the art units served, ranging from 70% to 93%. This pooled figure represents the aggregate record and does not isolate performance in any single art unit.
A pooled record aggregates statistics across multiple art units, producing an overall allowance rate that reflects past decisions across all examined art areas. The range shows variance between individual art units but does not attribute any specific rate to any named unit. Pooled figures describe historical record only and are not predictions about any future or specific application.
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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.
Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 112 decided applications with an interview and 93 without.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 30 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Viva L Miller 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: 272 applications.
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