Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
38 pending office actions • 17 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 64 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 38 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. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 32 (84%) |
| §102 only | 3 (8%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 2 | 73.6% | +29.9% |
| KU, SI MING | 2 | 72.4% | +33.2% |
| CHANG, OLIVIA C | 2 | 84.3% | +13.3% |
| PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | 1 | 56.9% | +15.5% |
| MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 1 | 82.8% | +24.5% |
| HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB | 1 | 58.3% | +36.5% |
| CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 1 | 80.7% | +9.5% |
| BATES, DAVID W | 1 | 76.2% | +17.0% |
| PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 1 | 62.0% | +29.0% |
| HU, ANN M | 1 | 67.7% | +21.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18424280 | Telescoping Screw Head with Retention Feature | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 26d overdue |
| 19081760 | Funnel Hole for Intramedullary Nail | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 16d overdue |
| 18069393 | Surgical Navigation System And Method | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 15d overdue |
| 19001853 | Set Screw for Femoral Nail | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 2d overdue |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18573295 | Powered Surgical Tool Including A Device Housing To Facilitate Ergonomic Handling | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 89d overdue |
| 18424280 | Telescoping Screw Head with Retention Feature | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 26d overdue |
| 19081760 | Funnel Hole for Intramedullary Nail | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 16d overdue |
| 18069393 | Surgical Navigation System And Method | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 15d overdue |
| 18962599 | Systems and Methods for Alignment Between Bone Plate and Intramedullary Nail | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 12d |
| 18967458 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY PLANNED ADAPTIVE GLENOID IMPLANTS | HU, ANN M | 19d |
| 18967878 | Technique For Processing Medical Image Data Of A Patient's Body | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 26d |
| 18644297 | BONE PLATE FOR SECURING A FRACTURED BONE | KU, SI MING | 35d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3775 | 7 |
| 3773 | 4 |
| 3771 | 4 |
| 3796 | 3 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3774 | 2 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 3794 | 2 |
| 3792 | 2 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19237660 | Length-Adjustable Surgical Pointer | PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | 3793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19081760 | Funnel Hole for Intramedullary Nail | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19029229 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY PLANNED GLENOID PLACEMENT GUIDES AND USES THEREOF | HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB | 3775 | Other | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19001853 | Set Screw for Femoral Nail | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18877682 | Surgical Sagittal Blade Cartridge | BATES, DAVID W | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18967878 | Technique For Processing Medical Image Data Of A Patient's Body | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 3799 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18967458 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY PLANNED ADAPTIVE GLENOID IMPLANTS | HU, ANN M | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18962599 | Systems and Methods for Alignment Between Bone Plate and Intramedullary Nail | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18905399 | Bone Plates And Associated Screws | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18802022 | Recon Hip Screw | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18798851 | VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICE AND DELIVERY ASSEMBLY | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18761420 | Technique For Supporting Users In An Operating Room By Triggering Feedback Regarding Medical Instruments | MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18761434 | Technique For Supporting Clinical Personnel With Multiple Navigation Views | ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18747758 | Technique For Determining An Angular Orientation Between A Non-Rotationally Symmetric Working End Of A Tool And A Tool Tracker | BENNETT, JENNIFER D | 2878 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18719132 | Electrosurgical Devices, Methods of Use, and Methods of Manufacture | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18644297 | BONE PLATE FOR SECURING A FRACTURED BONE | KU, SI MING | 3775 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18702720 | Attachment and System for Tracking a Surgical Instrument | KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18592286 | VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICE | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18686272 | Flexible Telescopic Shaft for Monopolar Electrosurgical Pencil | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18424280 | Telescoping Screw Head with Retention Feature | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18403814 | Technique For Determining An Object Marker Arrangement | YANG, WEI WEN | 2662 | §103 | Final Rejection | 48d | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18573295 | Powered Surgical Tool Including A Device Housing To Facilitate Ergonomic Handling | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 89d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18568378 | Surgical guiding system for computer-assisted-surgery CAS | SHENG, CHAO | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18388347 | SAGITTAL ADJUSTMENT SLOT IN PLATE USED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL | KU, SI MING | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18503384 | Technique For Determining A Surface Registration Based On Mechanically Acquired Tissue Surface Data | BARNES, TED W | 2682 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18287388 | Surgical Cutting Assembly Including An Actuator Assembly Selectively Operable In Modes | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18372905 | Technique For Assigning Marker Identities To Markers Of A Tracker | ALLEN, KYLA GUAN-PING TI | 2661 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18549147 | Systems And Methods For Associating Components Of A Surgical Instrument For Navigation-Assisted Surgery | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18231348 | PERIPROSTHETIC SHOULDER FRACTURE REPAIR | YAO, JUSTIN ZHI-DE | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18229890 | External Fixation Frame Reference Bodies and Methods of Use | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18143120 | Technique For Visualizing A Planned Implant | JOHNSON, NICOLE F | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18097388 | Technique For Determining A Need For A Re-Registration Of A Patient Tracker Tracked By A Camera System | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jan 16, 2023 |
| 18069393 | Surgical Navigation System And Method | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 3775 | §102 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17968511 | Instrument For Transmitting Torque | SHAKERI, HADI | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17759812 | Spheroidal Surgical Rasp | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17837376 | Technique For Determining Poses Of Tracked Vertebrae | KELLOGG, MICHAEL S | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 17770477 | Flexible Driveshaft With Channels Configured To Collapse Under Rotational Load | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Apr 20, 2022 |
| 17502664 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING A RADIUS OF A SPHERICALLY SHAPED SURFACE PORTION OF AN INSTRUMENT TIP | BRUCE, FAROUK A | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Oct 15, 2021 |
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