Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ocean Orthopedics Inc.

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Ocean Orthopedics Inc. has 3 pending office actions distributed across 3 distinct examiners. Each action is located in a different distinct art unit within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Maria Christina Talty is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. The ratio of 3 pending office actions to 3 distinct art units suggests that each matter faces a unique regulatory subgroup. This distribution requires a customized prosecution approach for each of the 3 pending actions, as they are handled by 3 different examiners in 3 different art units.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
33% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
67% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA 1 64.7% +29.6%
DORNBUSCH, DIANNE 1 74.0% +35.2%
SATTI, HUMAM M 1 63.7% +17.8%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19209310 MEDICAL DEVICE NAVIGATION TRACKING TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA —
19208475 METHOD OF AUGMENTING TISSUE DORNBUSCH, DIANNE —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19209310 MEDICAL DEVICE NAVIGATION TRACKING TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA —
19208475 METHOD OF AUGMENTING TISSUE DORNBUSCH, DIANNE —
19082813 STERILE FIELD SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD SATTI, HUMAM M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3797 1
3771 1
2422 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19209310 MEDICAL DEVICE NAVIGATION TRACKING TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA 3797 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2025
19208475 METHOD OF AUGMENTING TISSUE DORNBUSCH, DIANNE 3771 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 14, 2025
19082813 STERILE FIELD SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD SATTI, HUMAM M 2422 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Ocean Orthopedics Inc. have?

Ocean Orthopedics Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ocean Orthopedics Inc. applications?

Maria Christina Talty has the most, with 1 of Ocean Orthopedics Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Ocean Orthopedics Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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