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Examiner Audrey Emma Whitesell

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 40 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 Audrey Emma Whitesell has allowed 34 of 40 decided applications (85%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

85% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Audrey Emma Whitesell maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. Across 65 total applications, 34 were allowed and 6 abandoned, for a disposed count of 40 applications. The allowance rate stands at 85% of disposed applications. This rate represents the examiner's historical record across decided cases and reflects outcomes on applications that reached final disposition during the period covered by this data.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates results across all art units in which the examiner works. The allowance rate of 85% describes past outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of how any individual application will be examined or decided. Aggregate statistics reflect historical performance across multiple art units and case types; they do not forecast the outcome of a particular application or indicate how any future matter will be treated.

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 2113
65 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring.

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 79%
DISPOSITION34 / 6 / 25allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.4 moart unit avg 21.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY27.8 moart unit avg 32.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility46% · art unit 37%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)60%
§103 — Obviousness87% · art unit 66%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW88%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW83%+5 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 17 decided applications with an interview and 23 without.

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Questions about Examiner Audrey Emma Whitesell

  • What is Audrey Emma Whitesell's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 85%, calculated from 34 allowed and 6 abandoned applications, for a total of 40 disposed applications. This figure represents the examiner's pooled record and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner maintains a record in one art unit: 2113, within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate mean?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of applications that were either allowed or abandoned (decided cases) out of all disposed applications. The 85% rate is historical data and does not indicate the likely outcome of a pending or future application.
  • How many total applications are in this record?
    The examiner has 65 total applications on record, of which 40 reached final disposition (allowed or abandoned). This pooled figure spans all art units in which the examiner works.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Audrey Emma Whitesell 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: 65 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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