Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 1 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Djo LLC is a company patent portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The portfolio currently has 6 pending office actions. This number of pending actions indicates a focused level of active prosecution for the company's mechanical and medical device innovations.
The prosecution of these 6 pending office actions is conducted by 6 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. The count of 6 distinct examiners is higher than the count of 2 distinct art units, showing that multiple examiners are working within the same technical divisions. This concentration in 2 art units allows for a more specialized analysis of the trends affecting the portfolio.
NELSON, KERI JESSICA is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 pending office action currently assigned. Since each of the 6 distinct examiners is responsible for 1 case, the workload is evenly distributed. The outcome of the company's current prosecution depends on the independent decisions of these 6 examiners within the 2 distinct art units involved.
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 + other | 1 (20%) |
| §103 only | 1 (20%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (20%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON, KERI JESSICA | 1 | 58.6% | +41.2% |
| MCCARTHY, GINA | 1 | 50.5% | +54.9% |
| FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS | 1 | 40.7% | +38.3% |
| MILLER, DANIEL A | 1 | 33.9% | +58.0% |
| ALBERS, KEVIN S | 1 | 25.4% | +50.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18932260 | Ankle Orthoses for High Ankle Sprain And Related Methods | FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS | — |
| 18643763 | ORTHOSIS, RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF USE | MILLER, DANIEL A | — |
| 17464153 | Hip Brace Kit | ALBERS, KEVIN S | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19451131 | BRACE HAVING AN INFLATION CONTROL | NELSON, KERI JESSICA | — |
| 19091343 | BRACE LIMITING RANGE OF MOTION AND METHOD OF USING SAME | MCCARTHY, GINA | — |
| 18932260 | Ankle Orthoses for High Ankle Sprain And Related Methods | FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS | — |
| 18643763 | ORTHOSIS, RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF USE | MILLER, DANIEL A | — |
| 17464153 | Hip Brace Kit | ALBERS, KEVIN S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3786 | 5 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19451131 | BRACE HAVING AN INFLATION CONTROL | NELSON, KERI JESSICA | 3786 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2026 |
| 19091343 | BRACE LIMITING RANGE OF MOTION AND METHOD OF USING SAME | MCCARTHY, GINA | 3786 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 18932260 | Ankle Orthoses for High Ankle Sprain And Related Methods | FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS | 3786 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18643763 | ORTHOSIS, RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF USE | MILLER, DANIEL A | 3786 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 17464153 | Hip Brace Kit | ALBERS, KEVIN S | 3786 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialDjo LLC has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 5 examiners.
Keri Jessica Nelson has the most, with 1 of Djo LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
