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Examiner Adam C Standke

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 136 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Adam C Standke has allowed 69 of 136 decided applications (51%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

51% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2129 · 50%AU 2122 · 71%
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Examiner Adam C Standke has an overall allowance rate of 51% across 136 decided (allowed plus abandoned) applications, spanning 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). These are pooled figures from the public USPTO record, not predictions about any specific application.

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This page pools Examiner Adam C Standke's record across 2 art units into one overall allowance rate — total allowed divided by total decided (allowed plus abandoned) applications, with pending excluded. Aggregate figures describe the past public record and are not predictions about any specific application. This is general information about the data, not legal advice.

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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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2129
171 APPS · 50% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

50% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION64 / 65 / 42allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.4 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.8 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility62% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)96%
§103 — Obviousness98% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness78%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW58%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW34%+24 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 85 decided applications with an interview and 44 without.

ART UNIT 2122
7 APPS · 71% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

71% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION5 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.3 moart unit avg 27.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33 moart unit avg 39.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility71% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)86%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness71%

Based on 7 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Adam C Standke

  • What is Examiner Adam C Standke's overall allowance rate?
    51% across 136 decided applications in public USPTO data, pooled over 2 art units.
  • How many art units does Examiner Adam C Standke examine in?
    2 art units within Technology Center 2100, based on the public record.
  • Does Examiner Adam C Standke's allowance rate vary by art unit?
    The per-art-unit figures are shown in the breakdown on this page.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Adam C Standke 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: 178 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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