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Examiner Amanda Lynn Willis

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 361 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Amanda Lynn Willis has allowed 134 of 361 decided applications (37%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

37% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2158 · 34%AU 2156 · 44%
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What the data says.

Amanda Lynn Willis holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Across 361 disposed applications, she allowed 134, for an allowance rate of 37%. The allowance rate ranges from 34% to 44% across her art units, reflecting variation in the mix of applications and outcomes within each unit's caseload. These figures represent her pooled historical record and do not predict outcomes for any individual application.

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How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates Amanda Lynn Willis's record across multiple art units in TC 2100. Pooled figures—such as the 37% allowance rate—blend the outcomes and caseload characteristics of each unit into a single snapshot of her historical performance. The allowance rate describes what occurred in past decided applications and is not a forecast of any specific pending or future case. To understand variation by subject matter within TC 2100, refer to the per-art-unit section of this page.

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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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2158
247 APPS · 34% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

34% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 48%
DISPOSITION84 / 163 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.1 moart unit avg 23.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY59.2 moart unit avg 49.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility65% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)61%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness74%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW44%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW17%+27 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 153 decided applications with an interview and 94 without.

ART UNIT 2156
150 APPS · 44% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

44% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION50 / 64 / 36allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.5 moart unit avg 20.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.8 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility50% · art unit 56%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)59%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness91%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW49%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW36%+13 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 72 decided applications with an interview and 42 without.

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Questions about Examiner Amanda Lynn Willis

  • What is Amanda Lynn Willis's overall allowance rate?
    Her allowance rate is 37%, calculated from 134 allowed applications among 361 total disposed applications pooled across her art units.
  • How many art units does Amanda Lynn Willis work in?
    She holds a public record in 2 art units within TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across her art units?
    The allowance rate ranges from 34% to 44% across her art units, reflecting differences in caseload and outcomes by unit.
  • Do these figures predict the outcome of my application?
    No. Historical allowance rates describe past applications that were decided. They are not predictions of any individual pending or future case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Amanda Lynn Willis 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: 397 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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