Examiner Bradford F Wheaton has allowed 251 of 399 decided applications (63%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Bradford F Wheaton maintains a public record across two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 399 disposed applications, 251 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 63%. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 57% to 66%. This pooled figure represents a snapshot of historical dispositions and does not constitute a prediction for any specific application.
This profile aggregates the examiner's record across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 63% allowance rate reflects past dispositions on 399 decided applications and describes the historical record only. Pooled figures mask variation among individual art units—the range of 57% to 66% illustrates that outcome rates differ by art unit. Aggregate statistics are descriptive, not predictive, and do not apply uniformly to every application.
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 →
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.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 141 decided applications with an interview and 116 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 68 decided applications with an interview and 74 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Bradford F Wheaton 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: 446 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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