Examiner William C Vaughn Jr

What the data says.

William C Vaughn Jr maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 27 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 16 and abandoned 11, yielding an allowance rate of 59%. This rate is calculated from decided applications only and does not include pending filings. The examiner's work spans art units 2143, 2144, and 2152, pooling examination activity across multiple areas within the technology center's subject matter.

How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates examination data across three separate art units within TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate of 59% represents historical outcomes across all three units combined and reflects past dispositions only. Aggregate figures describe what has occurred, not what will occur in any particular application. Individual art-unit records, where available separately, may differ from this pooled figure and provide more granular insight into specific examination areas.

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 →

The record, art unit by art unit.

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 information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner William C Vaughn Jr

• 01What is William C Vaughn Jr's overall allowance rate?

  The examiner's allowance rate is 59%, based on 16 allowed applications among 27 total disposed applications. This figure pools outcomes across all three art units in his record.
• 02How many art units does this examiner work in?

  The examiner maintains a record across three art units: 2143, 2144, and 2152, all within TC 2100.
• 03Does this pooled rate apply to my specific application?

  No. The 59% allowance rate is a historical aggregate across multiple art units and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Outcomes vary based on the application's merits and the specific art unit assigned.
• 04What does the allowance rate exclude?

  The allowance rate is calculated from decided (disposed) applications only and excludes any pending filings. It reflects allowed and abandoned applications only.

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