Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Adam C Standke, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as STANDKE, ADAM C

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2125 2129

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Standke has resolved 148 cases in Art Unit 2122, part of Tech Center 2100. The allowance rate is 53.4 percent, indicating a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1578, reflecting a slow prosecution pace. Applicants like X Development LLC, International Business Machines Corporation, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation face a challenging environment on this docket. This 1578-day timeline and 53.4 percent allowance rate suggest that practitioners must be prepared for a long examination process.

The interview lift is 25.7 percent, making interviews a highly effective tool for practitioners. This lift improves the 53.4 percent baseline allowance rate, providing a clearer path to issuance. Firms like Harrity & Harrity, LLP and MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP should prioritize examiner interviews to overcome rejections. The 25.7 percent lift indicates that the examiner is responsive to verbal advocacy and direct communication. By leveraging interviews, applicants can resolve technical issues more efficiently and navigate the 1578-day median pendency more effectively. The data highlights interviews as a component of success for managing the long timeline on this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
178
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1578
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
55.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18617371 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING KNOWLEDGE GRAPH Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18125062 MACHINE LEARNING (ML) BASED SOFTWARE KERNEL SELECTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18184651 DEEP LEARNING HARDWARE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18632625 GENERATING TRAINING DATA WITH DISTILLED DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO FINE-TUNE DOMAIN-SPECIFIC LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17822535 ONLINE FAIRNESS MONITORING IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17073581 ENSEMBLE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Adam C Standke's allowance rate?

53.4% of resolved applications examined by Adam C Standke were allowed (148 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Adam C Standke?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Adam C Standke take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Adam C Standke took 1,578 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Adam C Standke work in?

Adam C Standke examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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