Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Dority & Manning, P.A. And Charter Communications

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications

11 pending office actions • 1 client • 11 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Dority & Manning, P.A. and Charter Communications has 13 pending office actions in Networking & Security and 28426 career applications. The profile combines an active prosecution docket with a broad application history in a field that may involve network architecture, connectivity, data handling, and security mechanisms.

The resolved allowance rate is 88.25%, and the average is 3.38 office actions per allowance. These historical measures provide context for reviewing the current docket and the examination activity associated with resolved allowances. They do not predict the disposition of any individual pending action, but they can inform a practitioner’s assessment of the available prosecution record.

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

Quality Metrics (n=28426 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.2%
Allowance Rate
n=28426
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=28426
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=17513
-0.15σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=17513
1010 days
Time to Allowance
n=17513
+3.4pp
Interview Lift
n=28426
28.1%
RCE Rate
n=28426
2.8%
Appeal Rate
n=28426

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.8%
§101 Overcome
n=1492
77.5%
§102 Overcome
n=8516
77.4%
§103 Overcome
n=14036
78.3%
§112 Overcome
n=8032

Specialization & Scale

G06F, F05D, F01D
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=28426
60
Practitioners
n=28426
473.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=28426

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
6
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

2
Hard (18%)
9
Medium (82%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (9%)
§103 only8 (73%)
Double-patenting + other1 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
6
Information Tech
55% of docket
3
Communications
27% of docket
1
Semiconductors
9% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
9% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HOSSAIN, FARZANA E 1 65.4% +18.6%
OVEISSI, MANSOUR 1 83.1% +11.6%
ZHAI, KYLE 1 75.2% +18.3%
MONSUR, NASIMA 1 78.5% +26.0%
SHANG, ANNAN Q 1 70.6% +10.8%
CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 1 69.0% +35.5%
ALATA, YASSIN 1 66.8% +14.6%
STATZ, BENJAMIN TOM 1 25.0% +33.3%
NGUYEN, THE HY 1 74.7% +30.1%
PHAM, CLINT V 1 44.7% +22.7%

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
18663958 DYNAMIC POWER SAVING OPERATION OVEISSI, MANSOUR —

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18487577 PERSONALIZED MACHINE-LEARNED MODEL ENSEMBLES FOR RENDERING OF PHOTOREALISTIC FACIAL REPRESENTATIONS STATZ, BENJAMIN TOM 42d overdue
18353574 REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION GENERATION USING SMART TRAFFIC SIGNALS PHAM, CLINT V 32d overdue
18497462 RECONFIGURATION OF MODEM DEVICES TO LIMIT CHANNEL BONDING CAPACITY CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 39d

Interview Candidates (10)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18655580 REAL-TIME EXTRACTION OF 3D ANIMATION INFORMATION FROM PREDICTED SPEECH ZHAI, KYLE 84d overdue
18487577 PERSONALIZED MACHINE-LEARNED MODEL ENSEMBLES FOR RENDERING OF PHOTOREALISTIC FACIAL REPRESENTATIONS STATZ, BENJAMIN TOM 42d overdue
18353574 REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION GENERATION USING SMART TRAFFIC SIGNALS PHAM, CLINT V 32d overdue
18531272 DELIVERING AND MONITORING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) MEDIA FILES VIA ROUTER COMPUTING DEVICES USING REDIRECTION RESPONSES SHANG, ANNAN Q 14d
18746914 AUTHORIZATION INTERMEDIARY TO REDUCE NETWORK TRAFFIC WITH AND PROCESSOR UTILIZATION OF A BACK-END AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM HOSSAIN, FARZANA E 33d
18497462 RECONFIGURATION OF MODEM DEVICES TO LIMIT CHANNEL BONDING CAPACITY CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 39d
18663958 DYNAMIC POWER SAVING OPERATION OVEISSI, MANSOUR —
18582164 CATV SYSTEM SIGNAL LEAKAGE DETECTION USING A DRONE MONSUR, NASIMA —

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC 11

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
26112
24782
24821
24151
28581
24241
24261
36631
26121

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18746914 AUTHORIZATION INTERMEDIARY TO REDUCE NETWORK TRAFFIC WITH AND PROCESSOR UTILIZATION OF A BACK-END AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM Charter Communications Operating, LLC HOSSAIN, FARZANA E 2482 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18663958 DYNAMIC POWER SAVING OPERATION Charter Communications Operating, LLC OVEISSI, MANSOUR 2415 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 14, 2024
18655580 REAL-TIME EXTRACTION OF 3D ANIMATION INFORMATION FROM PREDICTED SPEECH Charter Communications Operating, LLC ZHAI, KYLE 2611 §103 Non-Final OA 84d overdue Pending May 06, 2024
18582164 CATV SYSTEM SIGNAL LEAKAGE DETECTION USING A DRONE Charter Communications Operating, LLC MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2024
18531272 DELIVERING AND MONITORING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) MEDIA FILES VIA ROUTER COMPUTING DEVICES USING REDIRECTION RESPONSES Charter Communications Operating, LLC SHANG, ANNAN Q 2424 §103DP Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 06, 2023
18497462 RECONFIGURATION OF MODEM DEVICES TO LIMIT CHANNEL BONDING CAPACITY Charter Communications Operating, LLC CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 2478 §102§103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Oct 30, 2023
18490022 CLIENT-SIDE BLACKOUT USING MANIFEST MARKERS Charter Communications Operating, LLC ALATA, YASSIN 2426 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 19, 2023
18487577 PERSONALIZED MACHINE-LEARNED MODEL ENSEMBLES FOR RENDERING OF PHOTOREALISTIC FACIAL REPRESENTATIONS Charter Communications Operating, LLC STATZ, BENJAMIN TOM 2611 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2023
18475319 FREQUENCY RANGE ALLOCATION TO REDUCE INTERFERENCE IN USER EQUIPMENT IN PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER Charter Communications Operating, LLC NGUYEN, THE HY 2478 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 27, 2023
18353574 REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION GENERATION USING SMART TRAFFIC SIGNALS Charter Communications Operating, LLC PHAM, CLINT V 3663 §101§103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2023
18163719 LOW BITRATE DIGITAL HUMAN COMMUNICATION SESSIONS USING MOTION CAPTURE DATA STREAMS Charter Communications Operating, LLC MINKO, DENIS VASILIY 2612 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 02, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dority & Manning, P.A. And Charter Communications's patent allowance rate?

88.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Dority & Manning, P.A. And Charter Communications were allowed, across 28,426 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Dority & Manning, P.A. And Charter Communications average before allowance?

3.38 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Dority & Manning, P.A. And Charter Communications have?

11 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 11 examiners in 9 art units.

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