Examiner Audrey Emma Whitesell has allowed 34 of 40 decided applications (85%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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.
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.
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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.
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 17 decided applications with an interview and 23 without.
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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