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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Skylar K Vanwormer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VANWORMER, SKYLAR K

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2129 2146 2147

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

VANWORMER, SKYLAR K has resolved 33 cases in technology center 2100 and art unit 2129. The allowance rate is 48.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1549 days. Interviews are associated with a 30.4% lift in the allowance rate. The limited resolved-case record makes the profile more suitable for targeted review than broad statistical inference.

International Business Machines Corporation, Apple Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH are the listed leading companies. CHIP LAW GROUP, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, and NSIP LAW are the listed leading firms. The reported interview figure gives practitioners a concrete reason to evaluate interview practice alongside claim amendments and written responses.

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

Performance Statistics

48.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1549
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.6%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18893463 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED SEMANTIC MANAGEMENT, MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17446660 DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRAINING A GENERATIVE NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18617302 SYSTEM TO PROVIDE MONTE CARLO AS A SERVICE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17660352 AI SYSTEM TO INITIATE A CONCURRENT REACTION ACCORDING TO PREDICTED USER BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18344487 GENERATING PROGRAM BINARIES FOR A TRANSFORMER TO PROCESS SEQUENCE CONCATENATIONS HAVING DIFFERENT INPUT LENGTHS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18616906 REDUCING COMPUTATION COMPLEXITY AND INCREASING POWER EFFICIENCY IN MULTI-VARIANT INFERENCE MODELS Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
17368470 NEURAL NETWORK OPERATION APPARATUS AND QUANTIZATION METHOD Final Rejection UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Skylar K Vanwormer's allowance rate?

48.5% of resolved applications examined by Skylar K Vanwormer were allowed (33 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 2129 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Skylar K Vanwormer?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Skylar K Vanwormer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Skylar K Vanwormer took 1,549 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Skylar K Vanwormer work in?

Skylar K Vanwormer examines applications in Art Unit 2129 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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