Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Rubrik Inc.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security

25 pending office actions • 22 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 104 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Rubrik Inc. has 27 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters involve 27 distinct examiners and 22 distinct art units, indicating that every pending action has a separate examiner assignment while some art units handle multiple matters. The portfolio therefore requires matter-level monitoring with attention to recurring art-unit practices.

MENG, JAU SHYA is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. No examiner carries a visible concentration of the pending work, which favors standardized claim-development and response processes over a single examiner strategy.

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

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

10
Hard (40%)
9
Medium (36%)
6
Easy (24%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (8%)
§101 + other2 (8%)
§103 only7 (28%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only6 (24%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (24%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
24
Information Tech
96% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MENG, JAU SHYA 1 79.3% +33.9%
BLUST, JASON W 1 79.3% +14.9%
BUTLER, SARAI E 1 88.2% +10.6%
WILLIAMS, CLAYTON R 1 81.9% -4.8%
MCNALLY, MICHAEL S 1 89.9% +8.6%
MACKALL, LARRY T 1 85.2% +8.1%
MOORTHY, ARAVIND K 1 84.5% +12.2%
WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL 1 71.0% +17.1%
TRUONG, THONG P 1 82.1% +15.5%
HEBERT, THEODORE E 1 74.2% +14.2%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19289678 PARTIAL DATABASE RESTORATION BUTLER, SARAI E —
19286077 QUARANTINING INFORMATION IN BACKUP LOCATIONS MCNALLY, MICHAEL S —
19278157 TECHNIQUES FOR ACCELERATED DATA RECOVERY MACKALL, LARRY T —
19276222 IDENTIFIER MAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR CROSS NODE CONSISTENCY MOORTHY, ARAVIND K —
19239427 SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM TRUONG, THONG P —

Hard Cases (10)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19041194 USE OF BACKUP DATA FOR RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION MITIKU, BERHANU 34d
18677591 PROTECTING DATABASE AGAINST POTENTIALLY HARMFUL QUERIES CHBOUKI, TAREK 34d
19286080 RECOVERING QUARANTINED INFORMATION FROM BACKUP LOCATIONS WILLIAMS, CLAYTON R —
19242538 TECHNIQUES FOR SOURCE-SIDE METADATA ENRICHMENT WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL —
19033389 DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES USING DYNAMIC AND STATIC CLOUD COMPUTING RESOURCES HUANG, BRYAN PAI SONG —
18679070 JOB SCHEDULING FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS BASED ON JOB GROUPS MILLS, PAUL V —
18677751 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROTECTION AGAINST EMBEDDING INVERSION ATTACK IN RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION VAUGHN, RYAN C —
18674221 PRECHECKING FOR NON-DISRUPTIVE UPDATE OF A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MOSER, BRUCE M —

Interview Candidates (7)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19087225 CONTAINER BASED APPLICATION REIFICATION HEBERT, THEODORE E 26d overdue
19335825 AUTOMATED DISCOVERY OF DATABASES MENG, JAU SHYA —
19307990 APPLICATION-AWARE ADAPTIVE SHARDING FOR DATA BACKUP BLUST, JASON W —
19289678 PARTIAL DATABASE RESTORATION BUTLER, SARAI E —
19276222 IDENTIFIER MAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR CROSS NODE CONSISTENCY MOORTHY, ARAVIND K —
19242538 TECHNIQUES FOR SOURCE-SIDE METADATA ENRICHMENT WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL —
19239427 SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM TRUONG, THONG P —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2114 2
2165 2
2495 2
2168 1
2132 1
2443 1
2432 1
2139 1
2407 1
2433 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19335825 AUTOMATED DISCOVERY OF DATABASES MENG, JAU SHYA 2168 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 22, 2025
19307990 APPLICATION-AWARE ADAPTIVE SHARDING FOR DATA BACKUP BLUST, JASON W 2132 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2025
19289678 PARTIAL DATABASE RESTORATION BUTLER, SARAI E 2114 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2025
19286080 RECOVERING QUARANTINED INFORMATION FROM BACKUP LOCATIONS WILLIAMS, CLAYTON R 2443 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2025
19286077 QUARANTINING INFORMATION IN BACKUP LOCATIONS MCNALLY, MICHAEL S 2432 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2025
19278157 TECHNIQUES FOR ACCELERATED DATA RECOVERY MACKALL, LARRY T 2139 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2025
19276222 IDENTIFIER MAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR CROSS NODE CONSISTENCY MOORTHY, ARAVIND K 2407 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2025
19242538 TECHNIQUES FOR SOURCE-SIDE METADATA ENRICHMENT WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL 2165 §101Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 18, 2025
19239427 SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM TRUONG, THONG P 2433 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2025
19087225 CONTAINER BASED APPLICATION REIFICATION HEBERT, THEODORE E 2199 §103Other Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2025
19041194 USE OF BACKUP DATA FOR RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION MITIKU, BERHANU 2156 §101§103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jan 30, 2025
19033389 DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES USING DYNAMIC AND STATIC CLOUD COMPUTING RESOURCES HUANG, BRYAN PAI SONG 2114 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 21, 2025
19007137 RELIABLE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN CONTROL-PLANES AND DATA-PLANES FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COBY, FRANTZ 2459 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2024
18903910 EVENT-BASED DATA SYNCHRONIZATION SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM 2166 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 01, 2024
18679070 JOB SCHEDULING FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS BASED ON JOB GROUPS MILLS, PAUL V 2196 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2024
18677591 PROTECTING DATABASE AGAINST POTENTIALLY HARMFUL QUERIES CHBOUKI, TAREK 2165 §102§103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 29, 2024
18677751 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROTECTION AGAINST EMBEDDING INVERSION ATTACK IN RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION VAUGHN, RYAN C 2125 §101§102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 29, 2024
18674221 PRECHECKING FOR NON-DISRUPTIVE UPDATE OF A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MOSER, BRUCE M 2154 §101 Final Rejection — Pending May 24, 2024
18528650 SESSION HANDLERS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNICATIONS YAMAMOTO, JOSEPH JEREMY 2656 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2023
18128191 USER MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-TENANT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LE, CANH 2439 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 29, 2023
18187188 MULTI-TENANCY AUTHORIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR HIERARCHICAL RESOURCES OF A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BAZNA, JUDY 2495 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2023
18095374 INTERCEPTING AND SECURING BACKUP TRAFFIC MAYE, AYUB A 2436 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2023
17972345 MANAGEMENT OF DUPLICATIVE VIRTUAL MACHINE ENTRIES FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUN, ANDREW NMN 2195 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2022
17693002 DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF VERSION DEPENDENCIES FOR EXECUTING PARALLEL WORKLOADS YUN, CARINA 2194 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 11, 2022
17162193 REAL-TIME CLOUD DATA STREAMING OLAEGBE, MUDASIRU K 2495 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Jan 29, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Rubrik Inc. have?

Rubrik Inc. has 25 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 22 art units and 25 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Rubrik Inc. applications?

Jau Shya Meng has the most, with 1 of Rubrik Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Rubrik Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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