Examiner Walter R Swindell has allowed 29 of 32 decided applications (91%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Walter R Swindell's public record spans 32 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those 32 decided applications, 29 were allowed and 3 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 91%. This rate is pooled across a single art unit. The record reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition; it does not include pending matters.
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Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Walter R Swindell 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: 32 applications.
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