Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Scott Allen Bauer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2621 2817 2836 2838 2839

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Scott Allen Bauer works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2621. His record covers 1005 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 82.7% and a median of 916 days to allowance. The interview lift is 13.1%, indicating that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes, although the effect is more limited than the overall allowance result.

The leading companies are Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Axon Enterprise Inc., and Texas Instruments Incorporated. The leading firms are Banner & Witcoff, LTD, Bayes PLLC, and IPUSA, P.L.L.C. The case volume provides a broad basis for evaluating prosecution expectations. Practitioners may use interviews as a supporting tool while emphasizing claim clarity and response quality, with the median timing informing portfolio planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
1,022
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
916
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1005 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
32.4%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19122529 BREAKER APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18353593 CONNECTOR CORROSION MITIGATION Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18997627 A CURRENT LIMITER CIRCUIT AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING CURRENT BETWEEN A POWER SUPPLY SOURCE AND A POWER SUPPLY CAPACITOR OF A POWER SUPPLY Non-Final OA Zerro Power Systems Pte Ltd

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Scott Allen Bauer's allowance rate?

82.7% of resolved applications examined by Scott Allen Bauer were allowed (1,005 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 2621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Scott Allen Bauer?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Scott Allen Bauer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Scott Allen Bauer took 916 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Scott Allen Bauer work in?

Scott Allen Bauer examines applications in Art Unit 2621 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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