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Examiner Skylar K Vanwormer

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 28 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 Skylar K Vanwormer has allowed 11 of 28 decided applications (39%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

39% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2146 · 41%AU 2129 · 0%
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Skylar K Vanwormer has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Across 28 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 39%. Of the examiner's 71 total applications on file, 11 have been allowed and 17 abandoned. This pooled record aggregates outcomes from art units 2129 and 2146. The figures reflect historical disposition data and do not constitute a prediction for any future application.

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This is a pooled record combining two art units within TC 2100. Aggregate statistics like the 39% allowance rate describe the examiner's past decisions across both art units combined. These figures reflect historical outcomes only and are not predictive of any specific application's disposition. Per-art-unit detail, where available separately, may reveal variation within the pooled average.

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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 2146
70 APPS · 41% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

41% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 50%
DISPOSITION11 / 16 / 43allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION36.6 moart unit avg 32 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY49.2 moart unit avg 45 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility70% · art unit 70%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)94%
§103 — Obviousness98% · art unit 90%
§112 — Written description & definiteness38%
ART UNIT 2129
1 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION0 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION35.5 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY46.2 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility100% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness100%

Based on 1 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Skylar K Vanwormer

  • What is Skylar K Vanwormer's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 39% across 28 disposed applications pooled from both art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner has a public record in 2 art units (2129 and 2146) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What do these statistics mean for my application?
    These figures describe the examiner's past record only. They are not predictions of outcome for any individual application and reflect historical data aggregated across both art units.
  • Why is the allowance rate calculated from disposed applications rather than all filings?
    Allowance rate measures the percentage of decided cases (allowed plus abandoned). Pending applications lack a final disposition and are excluded from this calculation.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Skylar K Vanwormer 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: 71 applications.

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