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Examiner Adam Richard Banes

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 72 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2013
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Adam Richard Banes has allowed 59 of 72 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

82% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Adam Richard Banes maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His pooled record spans a single art unit and covers 72 disposed applications. Of those 72 decided applications, 59 were allowed and 13 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 82%. This figure reflects the proportion of allowed applications among all applications with final dispositions in his record. The allowance rate is calculated from disposed applications only and does not include any pending matters.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's record across all art units under his jurisdiction. The 82% allowance rate describes his historical performance on decided cases and is not a prediction of the outcome for any individual application. Pooled records combine different subject areas and examination circumstances. Historical rates reflect past decisions only; they do not forecast results on specific pending or future applications.

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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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2191
72 APPS · 82% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

82% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 76%
DISPOSITION59 / 13 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION43.1 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY58.4 moart unit avg 41.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility55% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)29%
§103 — Obviousness98% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness31%
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Questions about Examiner Adam Richard Banes

  • What is the overall allowance rate for this examiner?
    The allowance rate is 82%, calculated from 59 allowed applications out of 72 total disposed applications in the public record.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This examiner's record spans 1 art unit (art unit 2191) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate mean?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of applications with final decisions (allowed or abandoned) that resulted in allowance. It is computed from disposed applications only and does not include pending matters. It describes past outcomes and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many applications are in this record?
    The examiner's disposed applications total 72, comprising 59 allowed and 13 abandoned. This figure excludes any pending applications.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Adam Richard Banes 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: 72 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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