Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Whitney Moore, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MOORE, WHITNEY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2666 2675 2682 2826 3646 4148

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

MOORE, WHITNEY is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2666. The profile covers 1184 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 88.2%. The median time to allowance is 801 days. The interview lift is 10.1%, indicating a positive but limited association relative to the strong allowance history.

The leading companies are Apple Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH, and Google LLC. The leading firms are BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, Calderone McKay LLC, and CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP. The large case record provides a substantial basis for planning around allowance and timing. Practitioners may use interviews selectively to address specific claim or technical issues, while the allowance rate and median timing provide the broader prosecution framework.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
1,214
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
801
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1184 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18814253 Electronic Devices with Angular Location Detection Capabilities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19071101 Method for Operating a Measuring Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19102348 UWB DEVICE ORIENTATION DETECTOR Non-Final OA Google LLC
18688853 INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND OBSERVATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18577740 AN APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RADIOFREQUENCY SENSING Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
19007376 MOTORCYCLE LANE SPLITTING DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18661846 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND SENSING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Whitney Moore's allowance rate?

88.2% of resolved applications examined by Whitney Moore were allowed (1,184 resolved cases), compared with 62.6% across Art Unit 2666 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Whitney Moore?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Whitney Moore take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Whitney Moore took 801 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Whitney Moore work in?

Whitney Moore examines applications in Art Unit 2666 in Tech Center 4100.

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