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Examiner Schyler S Sanks

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 128 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Schyler S Sanks has allowed 104 of 128 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

81% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Examiner Schyler S Sanks maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 179 total applications, 128 applications have been disposed. Of those 128 decided applications, 104 were allowed and 24 were abandoned, resulting in an 81% allowance rate. The examiner's practice covers a single art unit (2129). This pooled record reflects outcomes across all applications in the art unit during the measurement period and is a summary of past dispositions only.

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This record aggregates all applications handled by the examiner within TC 2100 across the single art unit in their portfolio. The allowance rate and application counts describe historical outcomes and are not predictions of any specific application's outcome. Pooled figures reflect aggregate behavior and do not indicate how any particular case will be examined or decided. Individual applications vary in complexity, claim scope, and prior art.

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 2129
179 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

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

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION104 / 24 / 51allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION29 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.2 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility27% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)91%
§103 — Obviousness82% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness79%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW74%+21 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 42 decided applications with an interview and 86 without.

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Questions about Examiner Schyler S Sanks

  • What is Examiner Sanks's overall allowance rate?
    81% of the 128 decided applications were allowed. This rate reflects the examiner's pooled record and is not a prediction of any specific application outcome.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's practice spans one art unit (2129) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What do these statistics mean for my application?
    These figures describe historical outcomes only and are not predictive of any individual case. Each application is examined based on its own facts, claims, and prior art.
  • How many applications has this examiner decided?
    128 applications have been disposed: 104 allowed and 24 abandoned, out of 179 total applications received.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Schyler S Sanks 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: 179 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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