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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Schyler S Sanks, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SANKS, SCHYLER S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2122 2125 2129 3744 3763

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

SANKS, SCHYLER S examines in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2122. The profile includes 524 resolved cases, a 72.9% allowance rate, and a 15.9% interview lift. Median time to allowance is 1038 days. The case volume provides a meaningful basis for reviewing outcomes, while the interview figure can inform decisions about communication and amendment strategy.

Listed companies include Capital One Services LLC, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Robert Bosch GmbH. Listed firms include FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Akona IP PC - Intel, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. Their presence gives practitioners identifiable sources of experience with this examiner and Art Unit.

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

Performance Statistics

72.9%
Allow Rate
+2.9% vs TC avg
564
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1038
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 524 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
34.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18328709 MACHINE LEARNING FOR EVENT MONITORING Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17890557 METHOD OF GENERATING DEVICE STRUCTURE PREDICTION MODEL AND DEVICE STRUCTURE SIMULATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18678914 RESPONDING TO HALLUCINATIONS IN GENERATIVE LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18152716 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR OPERATING A TECHNICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18463969 INHOMOGENEOUS QUANTUM ANNEALING SCHEDULES Non-Final OA Google LLC
18184043 Explaining Machine Learning Output in Industrial Applications Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18883323 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING WITH LOW TRAINING DELAY AND COMMUNICATION OVERHEAD Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17359382 DATA PREPARATION FOR USE WITH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18047415 DEEP NEURAL NETWORK (DNN) ACCELERATOR FACILITATING QUANTIZED INFERENCE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18742628 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARALLEL FINETUNING OF NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
17891866 INFERENCE-AWARE ML MODEL PROVISIONING Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18542385 MULTI-CONSTRAINT QUBIT ALLOCATION METHOD AND QUANTUM APPARATUS USING THE SAME Final Rejection POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18321286 WARM START OF QUADRATIC UNCONSTRAINED BINARY OPTIMIZATION EXECUTIONS USING SIMILARITIES WITH PAST EXECUTIONS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18459186 SELECTIVELY CONDITIONING LAYERS OF A NEURAL NETWORK WITH STYLIZATION PROMPTS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18579006 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD
18009976 ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA)-BASED DATA LABELLING Final Rejection Baidu.com Times Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Schyler S Sanks's allowance rate?

72.9% of resolved applications examined by Schyler S Sanks were allowed (524 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Schyler S Sanks?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Schyler S Sanks take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Schyler S Sanks took 1,038 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Schyler S Sanks work in?

Schyler S Sanks examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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