Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Benjamin A Kaplan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2139 2434 2439

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2139. The profile covers 645 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 88.8% and a median of 1000 days to allowance. Interview participation corresponds to an 11.4% lift in the recorded allowance rate. The figures show a positive interview association within a broad prosecution record.

Capital One Services LLC, Audi AG, and HCL Technologies Limited are the listed companies. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Kudelski Group & MAIER & MAIER, PLLC. The case volume supports using these indicators for planning rather than treating them as isolated results. Practitioners may incorporate interviews while using the median duration to structure client communications.

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

Performance Statistics

88.8%
Allow Rate
+30.8% vs TC avg
660
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1000
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.4%
§102 Novelty
40.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19293683 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A VERIFIED IDENTITY RELATED TO INTERACTION SESSIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18548373 METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A FIRST PARTICIPANT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, PROCESSING DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA AUDI AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Benjamin A Kaplan's allowance rate?

88.8% of resolved applications examined by Benjamin A Kaplan were allowed (645 resolved cases), compared with 76.6% across Art Unit 2139 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Benjamin A Kaplan?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Benjamin A Kaplan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Benjamin A Kaplan took 1,000 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Benjamin A Kaplan work in?

Benjamin A Kaplan examines applications in Art Unit 2139 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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