Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STANDKE, ADAM C

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2125 2129

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adam C. Standke is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2122. He has managed 146 resolved cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 52.7 percent, which indicates a balanced outcome between grants and abandonments. This rate serves as a primary baseline for applicants to assess their chances of success in this specific art unit.

The data highlights a significant interview lift of 26.6 percent. This metric suggests that conducting an interview with the examiner is a highly effective strategy for moving a case toward allowance. Practitioners can use this 26.6 percent lift to justify the time and expense of direct communication, as it represents a measurable improvement in the likelihood of a positive outcome.

The median time to allowance is 1581 days. This timeframe indicates that the prosecution process typically spans several years for successful applications. With 146 resolved cases contributing to these statistics, the profile provides a clear indication of the expected duration and success rates. These figures help practitioners manage client expectations regarding the timeline in Art Unit 2122.

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

Performance Statistics

52.7%
Allow Rate
-2.3% vs TC avg
174
Total Applications
+26.6%
Interview Lift
1581
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 146 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§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
17865368 CULTIVATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, CULTIVATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Yokogawa Electric Corporation
17554454 Machine Learning in Metrology Measurements Non-Final OA KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
18583410 AGENT ROUTE OPTIMIZATION USING QUANTUM COMPUTING Non-Final OA PwC Product Sales LLC

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