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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Thomas J Cleary, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CLEARY, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2111 2175 2185 2186

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

CLEARY, THOMAS J is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2111. The record includes 757 resolved cases, a 72.8% allowance rate, and a median of 944 days to allowance. The interview lift is 15.7%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available data.

The listed companies are Dell Products L.P., International Business Machines Corporation, and Texas Instruments Incorporated. The listed firms are Fogarty LLP, CHIP LAW GROUP, and Compass IP Law PC. These organizations provide representative examples of computer and semiconductor prosecution handled before this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
784
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
944
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 757 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19078668 PROCESSOR CLUSTER ENERGY MANAGEMENT CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF MANAGING ENERGY OF A PROCESSOR CLUSTER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17852174 DEVICE WAKE-UP TECHNOLOGIES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18629635 Computer Rack Power Supply Redundancy Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18417853 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COMMUNICATION WITH BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
19224972 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE STATUS CHANGE DETECTION IN A LOW POWER MODE OF A MICROCONTROLLER UNIT Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19033728 FRAME-BASED, LOW POWER INTERFACES BETWEEN DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT I/O SIGNALS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19046843 USING A VOLTAGE CONTROL LOOP TO MODIFY VOLTAGES IN A PROCESSING UNIT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18652449 POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION BASED POWER CAPPING Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18063761 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF DATA STORAGE DEVICES IN A HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORM Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Thomas J Cleary's allowance rate?

72.8% of resolved applications examined by Thomas J Cleary were allowed (757 resolved cases), compared with 86.7% across Art Unit 2111 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Thomas J Cleary?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Thomas J Cleary take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Thomas J Cleary took 944 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Thomas J Cleary work in?

Thomas J Cleary examines applications in Art Unit 2111 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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