Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Dority & Manning, P.A. And Joby Elevate, Inc.

16 pending office actions • 1 client • 16 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=27748 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.3%
Allowance Rate
n=27748
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=27748
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=17062
-0.15σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=17062
1009 days
Time to Allowance
n=17062
+3.3pp
Interview Lift
n=27748
28.2%
RCE Rate
n=27748
2.8%
Appeal Rate
n=27748

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

71.8%
§101 Overcome
n=1440
78.2%
§102 Overcome
n=8285
78.0%
§103 Overcome
n=13641
79.0%
§112 Overcome
n=7828

Specialization & Scale

G06F, F05D, F01D
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=27748
59
Practitioners
n=27748
470.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=27748

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

8
Hard (50%)
6
Medium (38%)
2
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other7 (44%)
§103 only5 (31%)
Double-patenting only2 (12%)
Double-patenting + other1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
69% of docket
4
Business / Other
25% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WHALEN, MICHAEL F 1 64.4% +19.0%
LINHARDT, LAURA E 1 69.7% +20.4%
SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 1 44.5% +13.5%
CODUROGLU, JALAL C 1 85.7% +7.5%
LOUIE, WAE LENNY 1 84.8% +7.7%
GUILIANO, CHARLES A 1 37.4% +37.9%
MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S 1 26.3% +33.7%
MIRZA, ADNAN M 1 84.5% +9.6%
SMITH, JORDAN T 1 66.7% +5.9%
KIRK, BRYAN J 1 33.2% +43.4%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18972265 System and Method for Yaw Moment Control MIRZA, ADNAN M 3d overdue
19077954 Vehicle Cabin Thermal Management System and Method CODUROGLU, JALAL C
19029089 Network System Including Drones LOUIE, WAE LENNY

Hard Cases (8)

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
17523961 Systems and Methods for Multi-Modal Transportation Simulation Verification WHITE, JAY MICHAEL 44d overdue
18907029 Vehicle Request Coordination System for Multi-Client Computing Ecosystem KIRK, BRYAN J 43d overdue
19207745 Unmanned Aircraft Control Using Engine Torque Control System LINHARDT, LAURA E
19202878 Contingency Planning SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO
19003914 Periodic Vertiport Usage and Capacity Data Exchange GUILIANO, CHARLES A
18984456 Systems and Methods for Providing Aircraft Sensory Cues MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S
18654629 Systems and Methods for Dynamic Updating of Skylanes for Aircraft Routing and Travel PECHE, JORGE O
18506783 Dynamic Tracking and Coordination of Multi-leg Transportation GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18907029 Vehicle Request Coordination System for Multi-Client Computing Ecosystem KIRK, BRYAN J 43d overdue
19246832 Vehicle Autonomy Architecture WHALEN, MICHAEL F
19207745 Unmanned Aircraft Control Using Engine Torque Control System LINHARDT, LAURA E
19202878 Contingency Planning SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO
19003914 Periodic Vertiport Usage and Capacity Data Exchange GUILIANO, CHARLES A
18984456 Systems and Methods for Providing Aircraft Sensory Cues MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Joby Aero, Inc. 16

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36622
36611
36631
36231
36671
36661
36281
36561
36681
36251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19246832 Vehicle Autonomy Architecture Joby Aero, Inc. WHALEN, MICHAEL F 3661 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2025
19207745 Unmanned Aircraft Control Using Engine Torque Control System Joby Aero, Inc. LINHARDT, LAURA E §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2025
19202878 Contingency Planning Joby Aero, Inc. SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 3663 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2025
19077954 Vehicle Cabin Thermal Management System and Method Joby Aero, Inc. CODUROGLU, JALAL C §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 2025
19029089 Network System Including Drones Joby Aero, Inc. LOUIE, WAE LENNY DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2025
19003914 Periodic Vertiport Usage and Capacity Data Exchange Joby Aero, Inc. GUILIANO, CHARLES A 3623 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2024
18984456 Systems and Methods for Providing Aircraft Sensory Cues Joby Aero, Inc. MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2024
18972265 System and Method for Yaw Moment Control Joby Aero, Inc. MIRZA, ADNAN M 3667 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2024
18919901 Systems and Methods for Transferring Aircraft Joby Aero, Inc. SMITH, JORDAN T 3666 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 18, 2024
18907029 Vehicle Request Coordination System for Multi-Client Computing Ecosystem Joby Aero, Inc. KIRK, BRYAN J 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Oct 04, 2024
18654607 Systems and Methods for Dynamic Determination of Skylanes for Aircraft Routing and Travel Joby Aero, Inc. COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN 3662 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 03, 2024
18654629 Systems and Methods for Dynamic Updating of Skylanes for Aircraft Routing and Travel Joby Aero, Inc. PECHE, JORGE O 3656 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 03, 2024
18654533 Systems and Methods for Assigning and Deploying Aircraft into Skylanes Joby Aero, Inc. INSERRA, MADISON RENEE 3662 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 03, 2024
18403874 Time Varying Loudness Prediction System Joby Aero, Inc. NGUYEN, STEVEN VU 3668 §103 Final Rejection 57d Pending Jan 04, 2024
18506783 Dynamic Tracking and Coordination of Multi-leg Transportation Joby Aero, Inc. GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
17523961 Systems and Methods for Multi-Modal Transportation Simulation Verification Joby Aero, Inc. WHITE, JAY MICHAEL 2188 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Nov 11, 2021

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