Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Vb Spine US Opco LLC operates in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area with 2 pending office actions. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating a lack of overlap in the current examination process. MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L is identified as the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending case.
The portfolio shows a one to one ratio between pending actions and examiners. With 2 distinct examiners involved, the company must navigate different examiner preferences across its active filings. The presence of 2 distinct art units further confirms that the pending matters span different specialized groups within the patent office.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 1 | 68.5% | +48.1% |
| WEISS, JESSICA | 1 | 81.0% | +32.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19391353 | Stationary Wedge Expandable Interbody Device | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19296329 | 3D Printed Cervical Standalone Implant | WEISS, JESSICA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19391353 | Stationary Wedge Expandable Interbody Device | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19296329 | 3D Printed Cervical Standalone Implant | WEISS, JESSICA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19391353 | Stationary Wedge Expandable Interbody Device | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 19296329 | 3D Printed Cervical Standalone Implant | WEISS, JESSICA | 3775 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialVb Spine US Opco LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Jan Christop L Merene has the most, with 1 of Vb Spine US Opco LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
