Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TOLENTINO, RODERICK

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2134 2172 2434 2439

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Roderick Tolentino is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2134. The examiner has 719 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 77.6 percent. This 77.6 percent rate indicates the frequency of successful patent grants among the total resolutions. Practitioners can use this figure to assess the probability of issuance for applications assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 2134.

The data shows an interview lift of 35.2 percent. This 35.2 percent lift represents the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline allowance rate. This metric suggests that direct communication is a productive strategy for advancing applications toward a grant. Practitioners should consider the 35.2 percent lift when deciding whether to allocate resources toward a formal interview during prosecution.

The median days to allowance is 1271. This 1271-day duration is the middle value for the time required to reach a grant across the 719 resolved cases. This timeframe provides a benchmark for the expected length of the prosecution process from filing to issuance. By considering the 1271-day median alongside the 77.6 percent allowance rate, applicants can set expectations for both the timing and the outcome of their cases.

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

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+19.6% vs TC avg
742
Total Applications
+35.2%
Interview Lift
1271
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 719 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18867390 BLOCKCHAIN-BASED MESSAGE JOURNALING Final Rejection nChain Licensing AG
19056457 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING USER AUTHENTICATION ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19071241 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18973728 CONTACTLESS CARD WITH MULTIPLE ROTATING SECURITY KEYS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19040775 SERVICE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SECURITY FOR UNMANAGED DEVICES FOR MOBILE NETWORKS Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18888273 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDEPENDENT PROOF-OF-CORRECT-SAMPLING OF STREAMING DATA Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18635595 Multi-User Media Playback System Final Rejection SONOS, INC.
19100403 AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
19221525 TEST CASE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18393294 METHODS FOR CAPTURING RECONNAISSANCE TRAFFIC Non-Final OA F5, Inc.
19005515 TECHNIQUES FOR CYBERSECURITY INVESTIGATION OF CLOUD ENTITY MISUSE LEVERAGING RUNTIME CONTEXT Final Rejection Wiz, Inc.
18944959 APPLICATION ENDPOINT CYBERSECURITY TECHNIQUES Final Rejection Wiz, Inc.
19047908 ONLINE ANOMALY DETECTION OF VECTOR EMBEDDINGS Non-Final OA Extreme Networks, Inc.

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