Examiner Michael L Westbrook

What the data says.

Michael L Westbrook holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across his single art unit, he has disposed of 232 applications. Of those decided cases, 175 were allowed and 57 abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 75%. His overall record spans 257 total applications. This pooled figure describes his historical record across all art units under his purview and does not forecast the outcome of any individual pending matter.

How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates Westbrook's record across all assigned art units in TC 2100 into one pooled measure. The 75% allowance rate reflects decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) and excludes pending filings. Pooled figures describe past dispositions across multiple art units and are not predictions about specific applications. Individual art-unit records, where available, may show variation from the aggregate.

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 →

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.

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

Questions about Examiner Michael L Westbrook

• 01What is Michael L Westbrook's overall allowance rate?

  His allowance rate is 75%, calculated from 175 allowed applications and 57 abandoned applications across 232 total decided cases.
• 02How many art units does this examiner cover?

  Westbrook's record spans one art unit in Technology Center 2100. This profile presents pooled statistics across that single unit.
• 03What does the 75% allowance rate tell me about my application?

  The allowance rate describes Westbrook's historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Past rates do not determine future dispositions and do not account for the unique facts, claims, or prior art of any pending matter.
• 04How many total applications has this examiner handled?

  Westbrook has handled 257 total applications, of which 232 have been decided (allowed or abandoned) and the remainder remain pending.

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