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Examiner Zachary K Huson

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 970 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Zachary K Huson has allowed 879 of 970 decided applications (91%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

91% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Zachary K Huson maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 991 total applications, 879 have been allowed and 91 abandoned, yielding 970 disposed applications. The examiner's allowance rate stands at 91% of decided applications. This record spans a single art unit (2181). The figures represent the examiner's pooled history and describe past decisions only; they are not predictions for any individual pending application.

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This pooled record aggregates all decisions within the examiner's assigned art unit(s). The allowance rate is computed from allowed and abandoned applications only—pending filings are excluded. Aggregate statistics describe the historical record and do not constitute a forecast of any specific application's outcome. Individual art units may show different patterns; this summary captures the examiner's overall profile.

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 2181
991 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units, and program control and execution.

91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION879 / 91 / 21allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.8 moart unit avg 18.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY27.6 moart unit avg 33.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility17% · art unit 18%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)60%
§103 — Obviousness49% · art unit 69%
§112 — Written description & definiteness15%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW90%+6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 150 decided applications with an interview and 820 without.

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Questions about Examiner Zachary K Huson

  • What is Zachary K Huson's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 91% of 970 disposed applications (allowed and abandoned combined). This figure describes the examiner's past record and is not a prediction of any particular application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's public record spans one art unit (2181) within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled record include?
    The pooled record covers all 991 total applications assigned to the examiner in TC 2100, including 879 allowed, 91 abandoned, and 970 disposed. Pending applications are not included in the allowance-rate calculation.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Zachary K Huson 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: 991 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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