Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
15 pending office actions • 12 art units • 15 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 30 patents granted in the last 365 days
Mazor Robotics Ltd. is currently navigating 16 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This portfolio is distributed among 16 distinct examiners and 13 distinct art units, showing a high level of individualization in the examination process. The fact that there are 16 distinct examiners for 16 pending actions means that every single application is being reviewed by a different person, preventing the company from relying on any one examiner's familiarity with its technology.
BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY is identified as the busiest examiner, though they are only responsible for 1 pending office action. Because even the busiest examiner holds only 1 action, the prosecution strategy must be tailored specifically for each of the 16 pending matters. The 13 distinct art units further indicate that the company's medical device and mechanical engineering innovations are being evaluated across a wide range of technical specialties. Practitioners should be prepared for 13 different sets of art unit guidelines and 16 different examiner styles, requiring a highly versatile and detailed approach to each filing.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (13%) |
| §103 only | 5 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (7%) |
| §112 only | 1 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (13%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (13%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | 1 | 60.3% | +38.0% |
| JONES, DIANA S | 1 | 75.1% | +20.3% |
| ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 1 | 65.4% | +26.9% |
| AZHAR, ARSLAN | 1 | 78.7% | +20.1% |
| MARC, MCDIEUNEL | 1 | 90.9% | +7.5% |
| ROY, BAISAKHI | 1 | 77.9% | +18.6% |
| WINDSOR, COURTNEY J | 1 | 86.3% | +9.0% |
| LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 73.8% | +29.9% |
| NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 1 | 46.2% | +44.4% |
| KIKNADZE, IRAKLI | 1 | 89.1% | +7.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19178531 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ANATOMICAL MOTION | MARC, MCDIEUNEL | — |
| 18990247 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLANNING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE | WINDSOR, COURTNEY J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19284536 | INTERCHANGEABLE END EFFECTOR AND STERILE BARRIER | BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | — |
| 19253071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING AND USING AN IMPLANT PLAN EVALUATION MODEL | JONES, DIANA S | — |
| 19196037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE USING MEDICAL IMAGING | AZHAR, ARSLAN | — |
| 18850136 | UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE AND CORRECTOR ASSEMBLY | KIKNADZE, IRAKLI | — |
| 18566696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING A DRAPE CONFIGURATION | WELCH, HALLE MARGARET | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18930754 | INTERBODY TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 46d |
| 19284536 | INTERCHANGEABLE END EFFECTOR AND STERILE BARRIER | BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | — |
| 19253071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING AND USING AN IMPLANT PLAN EVALUATION MODEL | JONES, DIANA S | — |
| 19251512 | AUTOMATIC ROBOTIC PROCEDURE FOR SKIN CUTTING, TISSUE PATHWAY, AND DILATION CREATION | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | — |
| 19196037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE USING MEDICAL IMAGING | AZHAR, ARSLAN | — |
| 19019223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AN IMAGING DEVICE | ROY, BAISAKHI | — |
| 18894396 | DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF MANUAL OPERATIONS | NGUYEN, HUONG Q | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3656 | 4 |
| 3618 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 2661 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 2675 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19284536 | INTERCHANGEABLE END EFFECTOR AND STERILE BARRIER | BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | 3618 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19253071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING AND USING AN IMPLANT PLAN EVALUATION MODEL | JONES, DIANA S | 3775 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19251512 | AUTOMATIC ROBOTIC PROCEDURE FOR SKIN CUTTING, TISSUE PATHWAY, AND DILATION CREATION | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19196037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE USING MEDICAL IMAGING | AZHAR, ARSLAN | 3656 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19178531 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ANATOMICAL MOTION | MARC, MCDIEUNEL | 3656 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19019223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AN IMAGING DEVICE | ROY, BAISAKHI | 3797 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18990247 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLANNING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE | WINDSOR, COURTNEY J | 2661 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18930754 | INTERBODY TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18894396 | DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF MANUAL OPERATIONS | NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 3791 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18850136 | UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE AND CORRECTOR ASSEMBLY | KIKNADZE, IRAKLI | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18540645 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING A REGION OF INTEREST | MOYER, ANDREW M | 2675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18566696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING A DRAPE CONFIGURATION | WELCH, HALLE MARGARET | 3656 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 17845032 | COST EFFECTIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE | HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
| 17590961 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC ARM | ABUELHAWA, MOHAMMED YOUSEF | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 307d overdue | Pending | Feb 02, 2022 |
| 17575320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROD INSERTION PLANNING AND ROD INSERTION | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialMazor Robotics Ltd. has 15 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 12 art units and 15 examiners.
Joseph Henry Brown has the most, with 1 of Mazor Robotics Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
