Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Esther Benoit Henderson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2142 2431 2442 2453 2458

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT works in tech center 2400 and art unit 2142. The record includes 694 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 79.3%. The median time to allowance is 1,322 days, while interviews are associated with a 23.1% lift. The profile indicates a favorable allowance rate but a prosecution period that warrants active docket management.

Bright Data Ltd., Capital One Services LLC, and Schlumberger Technology Corporation are the represented companies. The listed firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, Dority & Manning, P.A. and Red Hat, Inc., and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. Practitioners may use interviews to resolve claim interpretation issues and follow them with focused written amendments that preserve the application’s technical distinctions.

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

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+21.3% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
1322
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 694 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19203554 REMOTE CREATION OF VIRTUAL CREDENTIAL BOUND TO PHYSICAL LOCATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19233388 THREAT DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19278222 ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER, DETERMINATION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DETERMINATION PROGRAM, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19027381 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON DEMAND SERVICE INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Fidelity Information Services, LLC
18714816 Method for transmitting a data stream in a communication network, method for processing a data stream, method for controlling the processing of a data stream, and corresponding devices, terminal apparatus, execution entity, control entity, system and computer programs Final Rejection ORANGE
19190327 PROXY-BASED IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR WEB APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19268826 PRIORITIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL CHANNELS WITHIN MULTIPLEXED STREAMS FOR ZERO TRUST NETWORK ACCESS (ZTNA) Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18756506 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DUPLICATE DELIVERY PREVENTION FOR DYNAMICALLY CONNECTED TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
19282506 SIDECAR DATA SERVICES FOR ENFORCING DATA POLICIES Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
19096413 MESSAGE SERVICE PROVISION METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE SERVICE VIA OPEN CHAT ROOM CORRESPONDING TO LINK INFORMATION, AND MESSAGE SERVER AND TERMINAL FOR EXECUTING SAME Non-Final OA KAKAO CORP.
18886439 RESOLVING GOTO ACTIONS IN A TRAFFIC POLICY USING CASCADED TABLE LOOKUPS Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Esther Benoit Henderson's allowance rate?

79.3% of resolved applications examined by Esther Benoit Henderson were allowed (694 resolved cases), compared with 23.4% across Art Unit 2142 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Esther Benoit Henderson?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Esther Benoit Henderson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Esther Benoit Henderson took 1,322 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Esther Benoit Henderson work in?

Esther Benoit Henderson examines applications in Art Unit 2142 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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