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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jess G Whittington, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WHITTINGTON, JESS G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2855 3654 3661 3666 3667 3669 3671 3672

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

WHITTINGTON, JESS G is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2855. The record includes 663 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 73.0% and a median of 928 days to allowance. The 17.7% interview lift is positive, suggesting that interviews may improve outcomes in an established docket with a generally favorable allowance profile.

The listed companies are Robert Bosch GmbH, Toyota Motor Corporation, and GM Cruise Holdings LLC. The listed firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP-GM CRUISE, DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, and AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP. Practitioners should use interviews to focus discussion on the limitations that distinguish the cited art, then document the resulting position carefully. The 928-day median supports timely issue resolution and deliberate portfolio scheduling.

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
700
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
928
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18781802 Apparatus and Computer-Implemented Method for Moving a First Mobile Object at a Transportation Node and Mobile Object Comprising the Apparatus Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18435202 METHOD FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19010297 TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18479527 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING COOPERATIVE ACTION TO MITIGATE DISTURBANCES IN TRAFFIC Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18630116 Method for Operating a Crane, Indicator Element and a System Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18032404 NEGOTIATION DEVICE, NEGOTIATION SYSTEM, NEGOTIATION METHOD, AND NEGOTIATION PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18946602 DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INCIDENTS AND OPERATING CONDITIONS Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18396957 VEHICLE DEACTIVATION CONTROL Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18894424 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18359618 ADAPTING MACHINE OPERATION BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18730861 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
19243144 AUTOMATED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jess G Whittington's allowance rate?

73.0% of resolved applications examined by Jess G Whittington were allowed (663 resolved cases), compared with 76.8% across Art Unit 2855 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jess G Whittington?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jess G Whittington take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jess G Whittington took 928 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jess G Whittington work in?

Jess G Whittington examines applications in Art Unit 2855 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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