Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SANKS, SCHYLER S

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

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Schyler S. Sanks serves as an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2122. The examiner has handled 523 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 72.8 percent. This 72.8 percent rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent protection under this examiner's review.

The data shows an interview lift of 16.0 percent. This 16.0 percent lift suggests that interviews can provide a benefit to the prosecution outcome. The median days to allowance is 1038. This 1038-day period represents the typical timeline for applications that reach a grant in Art Unit 2122. The 523 resolved cases reflect the examiner's experience within Tech Center 3700.

Applicants can use the 1038 median days to allowance to plan their IP strategy and resource allocation. The 72.8 percent allowance rate is a primary indicator of the examiner's historical receptiveness to applications. Furthermore, the 16.0 percent interview lift offers a data point for evaluating the impact of direct communication during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
551
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1038
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
34.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17890557 METHOD OF GENERATING DEVICE STRUCTURE PREDICTION MODEL AND DEVICE STRUCTURE SIMULATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18184043 Explaining Machine Learning Output in Industrial Applications Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18463969 INHOMOGENEOUS QUANTUM ANNEALING SCHEDULES Non-Final OA Google LLC
17979147 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17937409 QUANTUM CIRCUIT SERVICE Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17359382 DATA PREPARATION FOR USE WITH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18678914 RESPONDING TO HALLUCINATIONS IN GENERATIVE LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
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 Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18514370 SPARSE NOISE TOMOGRAPHY-BASED QUBIT MAPPING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18459186 SELECTIVELY CONDITIONING LAYERS OF A NEURAL NETWORK WITH STYLIZATION PROMPTS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
17928607 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
17711547 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT PREDICTIVE MODELING OF MULTIPLE TARGETING SEGMENTS Non-Final OA YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18321286 WARM START OF QUADRATIC UNCONSTRAINED BINARY OPTIMIZATION EXECUTIONS USING SIMILARITIES WITH PAST EXECUTIONS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18579006 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD
18521501 CYCLIC STORAGE AREAS FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING Non-Final OA Quantinuum LLC

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