Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Ssenstone Inc.

Technology area: Networking & Security

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Ssenstone Inc. has 2 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The matters are distributed between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, with no concentration in a shared examination assignment.

HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Each matter appears to require its own examiner-specific prosecution assessment.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT 1 79.3% +23.1%
CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A 1 86.7% +5.5%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19062498 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL AUTHENTICATION CODE-BASED PROCESS AUTHORIZATION CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A —

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19187198 SMART CARD DEVICE, DEVICE FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION, METHOD OF GENERATING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION USING THE SAME, AND SERVER FOR VERIFYING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19187198 SMART CARD DEVICE, DEVICE FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION, METHOD OF GENERATING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION USING THE SAME, AND SERVER FOR VERIFYING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2458 1
2444 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19187198 SMART CARD DEVICE, DEVICE FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION, METHOD OF GENERATING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION USING THE SAME, AND SERVER FOR VERIFYING VIRTUAL CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT 2458 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 23, 2025
19062498 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL AUTHENTICATION CODE-BASED PROCESS AUTHORIZATION CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A 2444 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 25, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Ssenstone Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ssenstone Inc. applications?

Esther Benoit Henderson has the most, with 1 of Ssenstone Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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