Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tara Noelle Whipkey, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1781 1789 3797

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

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Allow Rate
-70.0% vs TC avg
16
Total Applications
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Interview Lift
0
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 0 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.7%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18875980 ARTICLE WITH PRESSURE MANAGEMENT AND THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18783471 LIQUID-ABSORBING BODY AND LIQUID-ABSORBING DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19039908 PREMIUM SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCTS COMPRISING SHORT FIBERS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18767487 REINFORCED VOID FILLER Non-Final OA Signode Industrial Group LLC
18785198 SUBSTRATE WITH HARD ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING Non-Final OA Schott AG

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Which art unit does examiner Tara Noelle Whipkey work in?

Tara Noelle Whipkey examines applications in Art Unit 1781 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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