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Last updated: October 04, 2026

Dority & Manning, P.A. And Gec-Aviation

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

54 pending office actions • 5 clients • 40 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 54 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 172 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Dority & Manning, P.A. and GEC-Aviation handles Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has 28235 career applications and an 88.31 percent resolved allowance rate. There are 44 pending office actions. The firm averages 3.39 office actions per allowance.

The 44 pending office actions for GEC-Aviation are a portion of the firm's active work. The 88.31 percent allowance rate and 3.39 average office actions per allowance characterize the firm's performance across its 28235 career applications.

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

Quality Metrics (n=28235 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.3%
Allowance Rate
n=28235
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=28235
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=17390
-0.14σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=17390
1009 days
Time to Allowance
n=17390
+3.4pp
Interview Lift
n=28235
28.2%
RCE Rate
n=28235
2.8%
Appeal Rate
n=28235

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.7%
§101 Overcome
n=1484
77.8%
§102 Overcome
n=8450
77.6%
§103 Overcome
n=13928
78.6%
§112 Overcome
n=7979

Specialization & Scale

G06F, F05D, F01D
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=28235
59
Practitioners
n=28235
478.6
Apps / Practitioner
n=28235

Portfolio Summary

54
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
20
Final Rejections
5
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (1)

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.

24
Hard (44%)
25
Medium (46%)
4
Easy (7%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (2%)
§103 only18 (33%)
Double-patenting only4 (7%)
Double-patenting + other7 (13%)
Multi-statute (no §101)23 (43%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
19% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
4% of docket
34
Mechanical / Eng
63% of docket
7
Business / Other
13% 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.

540 h
Manual time on pending OAs
108 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
189 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KIM, TAE JUN 7 64.0% +25.7%
KIM, CRAIG SANG 5 86.3% +9.8%
MALATEK, KATHERYN A 3 86.7% +43.0%
HTAY, AYE SU MON 2 67.1% +28.7%
BURKE, THOMAS P 2 43.9% +21.7%
SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 1 77.5% +13.7%
GMOSER, WILLIAM L 1 78.4% +28.9%
HUNTER, JOHN S 1 82.9% +22.7%
BYRD, EUGENE G 1 70.0% +9.4%
MCFALL, NICHOLAS A 1 86.0% +11.4%

Quick Wins (9)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19362542 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING COMPOSITE FAN BLADES HUNTER, JOHN S 40d
19282273 PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT MCFALL, NICHOLAS A —
19274016 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT KIM, CRAIG SANG —
19259177 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT KIM, CRAIG SANG —
19259284 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT KIM, CRAIG SANG —
19243886 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT KIM, CRAIG SANG —
19194896 GAS TURBINE ENGINE MALATEK, KATHERYN A —
19180687 GAS TURBINE ENGINE MALATEK, KATHERYN A —

Hard Cases (24)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19070889 AIRFOIL FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 22d overdue
18602093 COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL 4d overdue
17568269 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH A FUEL CELL HAO, YI 2d overdue
18170059 Methods for Joining Composite Components to Form a Unitary Composite Component WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN 14d
18156522 FUEL COOLING SYSTEM BURKE, THOMAS P 14d
19169490 REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE KIM, TAE JUN 23d
18888961 Untitled SANDERSON, JOSEPH W —
19401651 AERONAUTICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRIC FANS GMOSER, WILLIAM L —

Interview Candidates (18)

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
18640054 FUEL SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES KIM, TAE JUN 2d overdue
18156522 FUEL COOLING SYSTEM BURKE, THOMAS P 14d
19169490 REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE KIM, TAE JUN 23d
19362542 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING COMPOSITE FAN BLADES HUNTER, JOHN S 40d
18888961 Untitled SANDERSON, JOSEPH W —
18769523 Untitled KIM, TAE JUN —
19401651 AERONAUTICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRIC FANS GMOSER, WILLIAM L —
19282273 PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT MCFALL, NICHOLAS A —

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
General Electric 42
GE 9
Safran S.A. 1
Indian Institute Of Technology 1
General Electric Company Polska sp. z o.o. 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
374114
37997
37454
37613
17842
36191
36471
36751
36531
36421

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18888961 Untitled General Electric Company SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3619 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending
18769523 Untitled General Electric Company KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103 Final Rejection — Pending
19401651 AERONAUTICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRIC FANS General Electric Company GMOSER, WILLIAM L 3647 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2025
19362542 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING COMPOSITE FAN BLADES General Electric Company HUNTER, JOHN S 3761 DP Non-Final OA 40d Pending Oct 20, 2025
19304757 SEAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE General Electric Company BYRD, EUGENE G 3675 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 20, 2025
19282273 PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT General Electric Company MCFALL, NICHOLAS A §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 28, 2025
19274172 TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES General Electric Company ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L 3761 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2025
19274016 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT General Electric Company KIM, CRAIG SANG §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2025
19259177 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT General Electric Company KIM, CRAIG SANG §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2025
19259284 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT General Electric Company KIM, CRAIG SANG §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2025
19243886 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT General Electric Company KIM, CRAIG SANG 3741 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 20, 2025
19223102 PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR JET NOISE REDUCTION General Electric Company CHAU, ALAIN §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2025
19126677 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH THIRD STREAM SAFRAN MEILLER, SEAN V 3741 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2025
19194896 GAS TURBINE ENGINE GE Avio S.r.l. MALATEK, KATHERYN A 3741 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2025
19180687 GAS TURBINE ENGINE GE Avio S.r.l. MALATEK, KATHERYN A 3741 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 16, 2025
19180421 GAS TURBINE ENGINE GE Avio S.r.l. MALATEK, KATHERYN A 3741 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 16, 2025
19169490 REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE General Electric Company KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d Pending Apr 03, 2025
19074672 AIRFOIL WITH LEADING EDGE PROTECTOR FOR A FAN ASSEMBLY General Electric Company HTAY, AYE SU MON 3745 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 10, 2025
19070889 AIRFOIL FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE General Electric Company DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 3745 §102§103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2025
19066821 EBC WITH IMPROVED TGO AND SILICON-BASED BONDCOAT General Electric Company CHRISTY, KATHERINE A 1784 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2025
19041520 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT General Electric Company KIM, CRAIG SANG 3741 — Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2025
18989266 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIZED POWDER PROCESSING AND A PROCESSED POWDER General Electric Company RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3653 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18822908 GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A MECHANICAL POWER SHARING ARRANGEMENT GE Avio S.r.l. GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 03, 2024
18817394 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY General Electric Company NG, HENRY 3741 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18802001 AIRCRAFT SYSTEM HAVING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GE Avio S.r.l. HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN 3741 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18800274 VARIABLE FAN NOZZLE THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY General Electric Company KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 12, 2024
18765491 COATING SYSTEM WITH ALKALINE EARTH OXIDES General Electric Company OMORI, MARY I 1784 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 08, 2024
18732902 ENGINE PYLON ASSEMBLY WITH A CONTROL SURFACE FOR AN AIRCRAFT General Electric Company KREINER, MICHAEL B 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jun 04, 2024
18675233 PROPULSION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE General Electric Company AMAR, MARC J 3741 §103§112DP Non-Final OA 33d Pending May 28, 2024
18640054 FUEL SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES GE Avio S.r.l. KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2024
18615118 GAS TURBINE ENGINE General Electric Company KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2024
18609120 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING BOW WAVES IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES General Electric Company BURKE, THOMAS P 3741 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2024
18607677 FAULT TOLERANT THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC SYSTEM GE Aerospace Poland Sp. Z O.O. KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2024
18602093 COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE General Electric Company RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL 2834 §103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 12, 2024
18430755 METHOD OF GENERATING POWER WITH AN ELECTRIC MACHINE General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH MEADE, LORNE EDWARD 3741 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 02, 2024
18404258 FUEL TANK INERTING SYSTEM General Electric Company TIGHE, DANA K §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2024
18404188 GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY General Electric Company BUI, ANDREW THANH §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2024
18529420 METHODS OF ALTERING A SURFACE OF A NI-BASED ALLOY AND RESULTING COMPONENTS Indian Institute Of Technology VETERE, ROBERT A 1712 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2023
18503441 HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING TO FORM A DIFFUSION BOND REGION General Electric Company JANSSEN, REBECCA 1733 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Nov 07, 2023
18467778 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT USING AN ADDITIVE PROCESS General Electric Company O'KEEFE, SEAN P 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18466430 POWER SOURCE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AERONAUTICAL VEHICLE GE Marmara Technology Center Muhendislik Hizmetleri Ltd. AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID 2836 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 13, 2023
18357410 GAS TURBINE ENGINE DEFINING A ROTOR CAVITY General Electric Company Polska Sp. Z O.O. KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2023
18316622 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SOFT MAGNETIC THIN LAMINATES General Electric Company LEGASPI, EUGENE REY DEVERA 3729 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending May 12, 2023
18314244 GAS TURBINE AIRFOIL NOISE REDUCTION General Electric Company HTAY, AYE SU MON 3745 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 09, 2023
18299751 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A VENTILATION SYSTEM General Electric Company BUCHANAN, JACOB 1725 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 13, 2023
18121810 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THRUST DETERMINATION IN AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE General Electric Company IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU 3741 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 15, 2023
18170059 Methods for Joining Composite Components to Form a Unitary Composite Component General Electric Company WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN 1783 §102§103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Feb 16, 2023
18156522 FUEL COOLING SYSTEM General Electric Company BURKE, THOMAS P 3741 §102§103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jan 19, 2023
17962692 GRADIENT WITHIN A THERMAL BARRIER COATING AND METHODS OF THEIR FORMATION General Electric Company LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1717 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 10, 2022
17851295 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING SLOTS IN A COATING PRESENT ON A COMPONENT General Electric Company ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 28, 2022
17718485 PLIABLE NONFLAMMABLE TAPE FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS General Electric Company STANLEY, JANE L 1767 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Apr 12, 2022
17591688 TOOLS AND METHODS FOR THEIR FORMATION AND USE General Electric Company LOUIE, MANDY C 1715 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2022
17587466 SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING A GEARBOX OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE General Electric Company SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Jan 28, 2022
17568269 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH A FUEL CELL General Electric Company HAO, YI 2187 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jan 04, 2022

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