Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Dority & Manning, P.A. & The Chamberlain Group LLC

Technology areas: Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

16 pending office actions • 1 client • 9 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

DORITY & MANNING, P.A. & The Chamberlain Group LLC focuses on Communications. The firm has 28235 career applications and an 88.31 percent resolved allowance rate. There are 8 pending office actions currently. The firm averages 3.39 office actions per allowance.

The 8 pending office actions are managed within the context of the 28235 career applications. The 88.31 percent allowance rate and 3.39 average office actions per allowance provide the performance benchmarks for these Communications matters.

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

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

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

7
Hard (44%)
1
Medium (6%)
8
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (6%)
§101 + other3 (19%)
§103 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting only8 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (19%)

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
3
Communications
19% of docket
1
Semiconductors
6% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
56% of docket
2
Business / Other
12% 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
NGUYEN, CHI Q 8 82.4% +12.4%
VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA 1 74.4% +11.2%
PHAM, QUANG 1 54.2% +57.3%
MILLNER, MONICA E 1 77.5% +22.2%
PEARSON, AMANDA HYEONWOO 1 67.6% +32.4%
ORR, HENRY W 1 50.5% +37.3%
CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L 1 81.5% +15.4%
BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O 1 63.0% +23.8%
SENSENIG, SHAUN D 1 14.2% +16.3%

Quick Wins (8)

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
18923059 System and Method for Implementing a Rules Optimizer at a Facility Associated with Freight NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820587 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820647 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820565 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820602 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820629 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820665 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820659 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —

Hard Cases (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18383278 Movable Barrier Operator With Ultra-Wideband Device BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O 40d
19097060 CLOUD-ENABLED VEHICLE AUTOSTART MONITORING VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA —
19007756 SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH A MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR PHAM, QUANG —
18914714 LOADING DOCK VEHICLE SENSOR APPARATUS MILLNER, MONICA E —
18758975 FEED STITCHING AND CONSOLIDATED EVENT NOTIFICATION ORR, HENRY W —
18507438 System and Method for Movable Barrier Monitoring CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L —
18082310 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PRODUCT RETURNS SENSENIG, SHAUN D —

Interview Candidates (16)

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
18383278 Movable Barrier Operator With Ultra-Wideband Device BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O 40d
19097060 CLOUD-ENABLED VEHICLE AUTOSTART MONITORING VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA —
19007756 SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH A MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR PHAM, QUANG —
18923059 System and Method for Implementing a Rules Optimizer at a Facility Associated with Freight NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18914714 LOADING DOCK VEHICLE SENSOR APPARATUS MILLNER, MONICA E —
18910386 Training Image Classifiers Using Data Environments for Movable Barrier Operator Systems PEARSON, AMANDA HYEONWOO —
18820587 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —
18820647 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises NGUYEN, CHI Q —

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC 16

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36358
26852
26661
21721
28461
36291

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19097060 CLOUD-ENABLED VEHICLE AUTOSTART MONITORING The Chamberlain Group LLC VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 01, 2025
19007756 SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH A MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR The Chamberlain Group LLC PHAM, QUANG 2685 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 02, 2025
18923059 System and Method for Implementing a Rules Optimizer at a Facility Associated with Freight The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Oct 22, 2024
18914714 LOADING DOCK VEHICLE SENSOR APPARATUS The Chamberlain Group LLC MILLNER, MONICA E §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 14, 2024
18910386 Training Image Classifiers Using Data Environments for Movable Barrier Operator Systems The Chamberlain Group LLC PEARSON, AMANDA HYEONWOO 2666 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2024
18820587 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820647 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820565 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820602 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820629 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820665 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820659 System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises The Chamberlain Group LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18758975 FEED STITCHING AND CONSOLIDATED EVENT NOTIFICATION The Chamberlain Group LLC ORR, HENRY W 2172 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18507438 System and Method for Movable Barrier Monitoring The Chamberlain Group LLC CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L 2846 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 13, 2023
18383278 Movable Barrier Operator With Ultra-Wideband Device The Chamberlain Group LLC BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O 2685 §103§112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18082310 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PRODUCT RETURNS The Chamberlain Group LLC SENSENIG, SHAUN D 3629 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 15, 2022

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