Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Spinal Resources Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution means that each of the 2 pending office actions is being handled by a different official in a different specialized group. The lack of concentration across 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's computing and software innovations may span different technical classifications at the patent office. Practitioners should note that each pending matter requires a separate engagement strategy.
COTHRAN, BERNARD E is identified as the busiest examiner for this company, currently managing 1 pending office action. Because the busiest examiner only handles 1 pending office action, no single individual has a majority of the company's pending workload. Practitioners should be prepared for 2 different prosecution tracks, as the 2 distinct examiners will each apply their own interpretation of patentability standards. The involvement of 2 distinct art units further indicates that the 2 pending office actions are independent of one another. This decentralized environment in the Computing & Software field requires a case-specific approach for each of the 2 pending office actions currently on record.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTHRAN, BERNARD E | 1 | 45.2% | +15.5% |
| COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 1 | 69.4% | +32.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19085445 | SPINAL ROD AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | COTHRAN, BERNARD E | — |
| 19081535 | VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD AND IMPLANTABLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19085445 | SPINAL ROD AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | COTHRAN, BERNARD E | — |
| 19081535 | VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD AND IMPLANTABLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2188 | 1 |
| 3773 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19085445 | SPINAL ROD AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | COTHRAN, BERNARD E | 2188 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19081535 | VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD AND IMPLANTABLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialSpinal Resources Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Bernard E Cothran has the most, with 1 of Spinal Resources Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
