Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
32 pending office actions • 14 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 76 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 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. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 22 (69%) |
| §102 only | 4 (12%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (6%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (9%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OU, JING RUI | 2 | 52.8% | +52.0% |
| LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 1 | 68.4% | +14.8% |
| TANNER, JOCELIN C | 1 | 71.8% | +35.5% |
| SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 1 | 78.5% | +22.0% |
| ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 1 | 65.4% | +27.0% |
| LYNCH, ROBERT A | 1 | 80.0% | +13.4% |
| COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 1 | 72.0% | +25.3% |
| GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 1 | 83.2% | +11.8% |
| STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 1 | 75.5% | +14.6% |
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 1 | 72.9% | +14.6% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18657858 | ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 70d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18808716 | FULLY-THREADED BIOABSORBABLE SUTURE ANCHOR | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 60d overdue |
| 18805415 | SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE ASPIRATION FLOW CONTROL | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 5d |
| 18419722 | SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 5d |
| 18756989 | Fracture Plate | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 7d |
| 18698595 | Wound Management Systems | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 12d |
| 18605987 | BENDABLE HANDHELD MEDICAL ACTUATOR | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 26d |
| 18419862 | LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 28d |
| 18867469 | Suture Constructs and Methods of Tissue Fixation | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 39d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 15 |
| 3774 | 3 |
| 3794 | 2 |
| 3792 | 2 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3773 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 3795 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18867469 | Suture Constructs and Methods of Tissue Fixation | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18935733 | TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL METHODS | TANNER, JOCELIN C | 3771 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18811961 | KNOTLESS TENSIONABLE FIXATION SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL METHODS FOR REPAIRING TISSUE DEFECTS | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 3771 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18808716 | FULLY-THREADED BIOABSORBABLE SUTURE ANCHOR | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | Other | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18805415 | SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE ASPIRATION FLOW CONTROL | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | Other | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18756989 | Fracture Plate | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 3775 | Other | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18657858 | ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18698595 | Wound Management Systems | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18605987 | BENDABLE HANDHELD MEDICAL ACTUATOR | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18601244 | ASSISTED SURGICAL DEVICE OPERATION FROM CAMERA FEED | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18598665 | SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE VIEW | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18595608 | ILLUMINATED ANATOMICAL MODELS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | UTAMA, ROBERT J | 3715 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18420830 | SURGICAL LOCKING BUTTONS | DAVID, SHAUN L | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420917 | SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420985 | SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 54d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420959 | LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE OPENINGS THAT PROVIDE ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISM | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18419862 | LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18419722 | SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18526116 | MOLDABLE JAMMING GRIP FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | GEDEON, BRIAN T | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18384435 | PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR TISSUE COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | 3700 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18380750 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL HANDPIECE | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18375401 | AUTOMATIC SURGICAL SHAVER WINDOW LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18232487 | ABLATION PROBE AND LUMEN FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND FLOW | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18227049 | QUANTITATIVE NIR REFERENCE AND EXPOSURE | RONEY, CELESTE A | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18353270 | MULTI-BONE PREDICTION FOR ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18218671 | STEMLESS IMPLANT ASSEMBLIES WITH SCREW FIXATION | THOMAS, NATALIE NICOLE | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18337489 | CONFIGURABLE ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REPAIR | CAMPBELL, STEFAN BRADLEY | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18187733 | Elastic Sutures and Methods of Making and Use | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18054174 | MODULAR STEMLESS IMPLANTS FOR ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT SYSTEMS | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Nov 10, 2022 |
| 17897579 | SURGICAL PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREOPERATIVELY ASSESSING CENTER OF ROTATION DATA | RAPILLO, KRISTINE K | 3682 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Aug 29, 2022 |
| 17875231 | SURGICAL DEVICE SYSTEM | SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17735336 | SUTURE-TO-BUTTON ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | May 03, 2022 |
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