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Examiner Brian P Whipple

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 25 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION SEP 2008
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Brian P Whipple has allowed 9 of 25 decided applications (36%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

36% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Brian P Whipple maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 25 disposed applications, he allowed 9 and abandoned 16, for an allowance rate of 36%. His record spans a single art unit. This pooled figure reflects decisions made across his caseload to date and describes the historical record only. The allowance rate is not a prediction of outcomes in any specific application.

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This pooled record aggregates all decisions across the examiner's art units into a single allowance rate. The 36% figure reflects past dispositions on 25 decided applications and does not forecast the outcome of any individual case. Pooled rates describe historical performance; they are correlational summaries, not predictive models or causal indicators of how any future application will be examined.

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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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2152
25 APPS · 36% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

36% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 49%
DISPOSITION9 / 16 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION42.6 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY54.3 moart unit avg 42.9 mo
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Questions about Examiner Brian P Whipple

  • What is Brian P Whipple's overall allowance rate?
    36%, based on 25 disposed applications (9 allowed, 16 abandoned).
  • How many art units does his record cover?
    One art unit. This pooled page presents his aggregate record across all assignments.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application's disposition.
  • What technology areas does he handle?
    Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Brian P Whipple 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: 25 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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