Examiner Wilbert L Starks has allowed 949 of 1,180 decided applications (80%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Wilbert L Starks maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,180 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 80%, meaning 949 applications were allowed and 231 abandoned. The allowance rate across the three art units ranges from 77% to 86%. This pooled figure aggregates results from Art Units 2121, 2122, and 2129 and describes the examiner's historical record without predicting outcomes in any individual case.
A pooled record combines allowance rates from multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The 80% rate shown here reflects the total allowed and abandoned applications across all three art units the examiner works in within TC 2100. The range of 77% to 86% indicates variation among individual art units but does not predict performance on any specific application. Pooled data describes past outcomes and is correlational, not predictive.
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 →
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.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 130 decided applications with an interview and 577 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 56 decided applications with an interview and 368 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Wilbert L Starks 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: 1,240 applications.
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