Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Charles D Adams, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ADAMS, CHARLES D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2152 2154 2164 2165

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

ADAMS, CHARLES D has 434 resolved cases in tech center 2100 and art unit 2152. The allowance rate is 44.9%, and the interview lift is 43.4%. The median time to allowance is 1,806 days, indicating a lengthy prosecution path alongside a comparatively low recorded allowance rate.

SAP SE, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and PayPal Inc. are the leading companies. Astute IP Law Group, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP are the leading firms. Practitioners may want to prepare for sustained prosecution and consider interviews as part of a broader effort to resolve claim objections.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

44.9%
Allow Rate
-10.1% vs TC avg
469
Total Applications
+43.4%
Interview Lift
1806
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 434 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
55.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18732414 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DRIVEN APPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION AND HIERARCHY MATERIALIZATION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19277111 SEARCH DEVICE, SEARCH METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18665071 SIMPLIFYING AND OPTIMIZING DATA LINEAGE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18434959 REFINED QUERY RESOLUTION BASED ON RELEVANT SEARCH CLUSTERING USING REAL TIME DATA Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18970684 COMBINED CHANGE-POINT ANALYZER FOR DATABASE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SAP SE
18609933 AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING DOCUMENTS WITH MODEL ELEMENT PROPERTIES Non-Final OA SAP SE
18390346 MISSING CONTROL IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18586034 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
19041893 ENHANCED FIDELITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL PORTAL DATA REFINEMENT Final Rejection BOLD Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Charles D Adams's allowance rate?

44.9% of resolved applications examined by Charles D Adams were allowed (434 resolved cases), compared with 64.7% across Art Unit 2152 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Charles D Adams?

This examiner's interview lift is +43.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Charles D Adams take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Charles D Adams took 1,806 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Charles D Adams work in?

Charles D Adams examines applications in Art Unit 2152 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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