Technology area: Computing & Software
25 pending office actions • 1 client • 23 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Dority & Manning, P.A. and Red Hat, Inc. has 24 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The profile records 28,426 career applications, which supplies a broad historical context for the current prosecution docket.
Resolved matters show an 88.25% allowance rate, with an average of 3.38 office actions per allowance. These figures indicate that the recorded resolved applications frequently reached allowance, while examination often involved multiple office actions. For practitioners, the active workload and historical outcome data support attention to prosecution timing, claim scope, and responses in software-related cases.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (8%) |
| §103 only | 15 (60%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (16%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAM, SHIHAB | 2 | — | — |
| LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 64.0% | +25.5% |
| HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | 1 | 79.3% | +23.1% |
| MEHEDI, MORSHED | 1 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| PEYTON, TAMMARA R | 1 | 90.9% | +5.7% |
| MURSHID, AFRINA | 1 | — | — |
| RIVERA, ANIBAL | 1 | 91.0% | +11.8% |
| KESSLER, GREGORY AARON | 1 | 87.2% | +7.9% |
| MHEIR, ZUHEIR | 1 | 77.5% | +10.2% |
| TANG, KENNETH | 1 | 88.5% | +19.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19073894 | SIZING SERVICE FOR CLOUD MIGRATION TO PHYSICAL MACHINE | PEYTON, TAMMARA R | — |
| 18498320 | RUNTIME LOADING OF NON-NATIVE MODULES IN VIRTUAL MACHINES | TANG, KENNETH | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18175800 | DYNAMIC QUANTUM INSTRUCTION FILE CUSTOMIZATION | BAKER, EZRA JAMES | 4d overdue |
| 17874605 | QUANTUM COMPUTING NETWORK WITH PHYSICAL MESH SERVICE | GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE | 8d |
| 19197693 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS | MEHEDI, MORSHED | — |
| 18890363 | IDENTIFYING MINIMAL DEPENDENCY UPDATES TO MITIGATE KNOWN CVES FOR SOFTWARE PROJECTS WITHOUT SEMANTIC VERSIONING | RIVERA, ANIBAL | — |
| 18662661 | OVER SUBSCRIBE SAAS WHILE MITIGATING NOISY NEIGHBORS | KESSLER, GREGORY AARON | — |
| 18541760 | VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION WITH VIRTUAL CPU DESCRIPTORS | MHEIR, ZUHEIR | — |
| 18362206 | CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION SYSTEM MONITORING FOR DEPENDENCIES ON REMOTE SYSTEMS | ALAM, SHIHAB | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19282506 | SIDECAR DATA SERVICES FOR ENFORCING DATA POLICIES | HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | — |
| 18890363 | IDENTIFYING MINIMAL DEPENDENCY UPDATES TO MITIGATE KNOWN CVES FOR SOFTWARE PROJECTS WITHOUT SEMANTIC VERSIONING | RIVERA, ANIBAL | — |
| 18541760 | VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION WITH VIRTUAL CPU DESCRIPTORS | MHEIR, ZUHEIR | — |
| 18498320 | RUNTIME LOADING OF NON-NATIVE MODULES IN VIRTUAL MACHINES | TANG, KENNETH | — |
| 17864206 | QUANTUM SIMULATOR NETWORK FOR SIMULATING A QUANTUM SERVICE | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 17557637 | OPTIMIZING QUANTUM PROCESSING BY QUBIT TYPE | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| RED HAT, INC. | 25 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2197 | 5 |
| 2198 | 2 |
| 2195 | 2 |
| 2193 | 2 |
| 2128 | 2 |
| 2458 | 1 |
| 2408 | 1 |
| 2184 | 1 |
| 2176 | 1 |
| 2192 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19282506 | SIDECAR DATA SERVICES FOR ENFORCING DATA POLICIES | Red Hat, Inc. | HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | 2458 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19197693 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS | Red Hat, Inc. | MEHEDI, MORSHED | 2408 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19073894 | SIZING SERVICE FOR CLOUD MIGRATION TO PHYSICAL MACHINE | Red Hat, Inc. | PEYTON, TAMMARA R | 2184 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18957267 | DRY-RUN BOOT PROCESS TO DETERMINE UPDATED CONFIGURATION VALUES | Red Hat, Inc. | MURSHID, AFRINA | 2176 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18890363 | IDENTIFYING MINIMAL DEPENDENCY UPDATES TO MITIGATE KNOWN CVES FOR SOFTWARE PROJECTS WITHOUT SEMANTIC VERSIONING | Red Hat, Inc. | RIVERA, ANIBAL | 2192 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18662661 | OVER SUBSCRIBE SAAS WHILE MITIGATING NOISY NEIGHBORS | Red Hat, Inc. | KESSLER, GREGORY AARON | 2197 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18541760 | VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION WITH VIRTUAL CPU DESCRIPTORS | Red Hat, Inc. | MHEIR, ZUHEIR | 2198 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18498320 | RUNTIME LOADING OF NON-NATIVE MODULES IN VIRTUAL MACHINES | Red Hat, Inc. | TANG, KENNETH | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18499127 | SECURE VIRTUAL MACHINE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION | Red Hat, Inc. | ALAM, SHIHAB | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18362206 | CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION SYSTEM MONITORING FOR DEPENDENCIES ON REMOTE SYSTEMS | Red Hat, Inc. | ALAM, SHIHAB | 2197 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18362648 | EFFICIENT INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) FOR NESTED VIRTUAL MACHINES WITH MEMORY OVERCOMMIT | Red Hat, Inc. | BLACKBURN, CONNOR IMIOLA | 2194 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18322315 | COPY-ON-WRITE FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES WITH ENCRYPTED STORAGE | Red Hat, Inc. | HEADLY, MELISSA A | 2197 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18193303 | GUEST SECRET PROTECTION FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES | Red Hat, Inc. | CASTANEDA, IVAN ALEXANDER | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18175800 | DYNAMIC QUANTUM INSTRUCTION FILE CUSTOMIZATION | Red Hat, Inc. | BAKER, EZRA JAMES | 2126 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18085069 | ROUTING FOR DATA GRID IN A COMPUTING CLUSTER | Red Hat, Inc. | HU, SELINA ELISA | 2193 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 17975858 | USING RULE ENGINE FOR MANAGING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE OBJECTS IN AN OPERATOR FRAMEWORK | Red Hat, Inc. | ESPANA, CARLOS ALBERTO | 2199 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17948824 | VOICE CALL IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION BASED ON APPLICATION USAGE | Red Hat, Inc. | KIM, TAE K | 2496 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 17874605 | QUANTUM COMPUTING NETWORK WITH PHYSICAL MESH SERVICE | Red Hat, Inc. | GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE | 2123 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17871309 | RUNTIME GUIDED OPTIMIZATION OF BUSINESS ASSET COMPONENTS | Red Hat, Inc. | KANG, INSUN | 2193 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17864206 | QUANTUM SIMULATOR NETWORK FOR SIMULATING A QUANTUM SERVICE | Red Hat, Inc. | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2128 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 17704866 | SELF INSTANTIATING ALPHA NETWORK | Red Hat, Inc. | MILLER, ALEXANDRIA JOSEPHINE | 2142 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2022 |
| 17702583 | LAYERED OPERATING SYSTEM | Red Hat, Inc. | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 23, 2022 |
| 17557890 | CENTRALIZING PROVISION OF QUANTUM CORE SERVICES (QCSs) | Red Hat, Inc. | LI, HARRISON | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2021 |
| 17557637 | OPTIMIZING QUANTUM PROCESSING BY QUBIT TYPE | Red Hat, Inc. | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2128 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2021 |
| 17513442 | BINARY EXECUCTION BY A VIRTUAL DEVICE | Red Hat, Inc. | NGUYEN, TUAN MINH | 2198 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial88.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Dority & Manning, P.A. And Red Hat, Inc. were allowed, across 28,426 applications in USPTO records.
3.38 office actions per allowed application on average.
25 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 23 examiners in 17 art units.
