Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: COLEY, ZADE JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3775

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%

Allow Rate

+2.1% vs TC avg

816

Total Applications

+26.0%

Interview Lift

1148

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 797 resolved cases, 2023–2026

2.3%

§101 Eligibility

26.7%

§102 Novelty

45.4%

§103 Obviousness

18.1%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18967237	AUGMENTED GLENOID COMPONENTS AND DEVICES FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME	Final Rejection	HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
18756989	Fracture Plate	Final Rejection	Arthrex, Inc.
18241221	INSTRUMENT DEVICE MANIPULATOR WITH ROLL MECHANISM	Non-Final OA	Auris Health, Inc.
18221073	Self-Countersinking Orthopedic Screws and Methods	Final Rejection	GLW, Inc.
18982857	CUSTOMIZED MANDIBULAR PLATE MODEL BUILDING METHOD AND SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY

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