Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Corelink LLC is currently navigating 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a focused technical scope for the company's current patent applications. Despite the technical concentration, the prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, meaning each action is being reviewed by a different person.
PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J is listed as the busiest examiner, holding 1 pending office action. This 1 action represents a portion of the 2 pending office actions currently assigned to Corelink LLC. The focus on 1 distinct art unit for the pending matters may allow for a more unified prosecution strategy even with 2 distinct examiners involved.
The pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field reflect the current active workload for the Corelink LLC portfolio. Practitioners should leverage the concentration in 1 distinct art unit to streamline arguments across the total pending office actions. The 1 action assigned to PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J serves as a key component of the company's current patent office engagement.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 1 | 71.1% | +39.4% |
| HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 1 | 77.7% | +19.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19341653 | INTERBODY SPACER FOR SPINAL FUSION | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | — |
| 18312303 | Bone Screw for Attaching Rod to Bone | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19341653 | INTERBODY SPACER FOR SPINAL FUSION | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | — |
| 18312303 | Bone Screw for Attaching Rod to Bone | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19341653 | INTERBODY SPACER FOR SPINAL FUSION | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 18312303 | Bone Screw for Attaching Rod to Bone | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialCorelink LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Nicholas J Plionis has the most, with 1 of Corelink LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
