Listed by the USPTO as COTRONEO, STEVEN J
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773
This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases
COTRONEO, STEVEN J works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3733. The profile includes 940 resolved cases, a 69.4% allowance rate, and a 1259-day median to allowance. The interview lift is 32.0%, indicating that examiner interviews are a meaningful option for addressing claim scope and rejection issues.
The listed companies are Stryker Corporation, Globus Medical Inc., and Amplify Surgical, Inc. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, CHALKER FLORES, LLP, and CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC. Practitioners can use the profile to combine interview preparation with a response strategy suited to extended prosecution timing.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18229890 | External Fixation Frame Reference Bodies and Methods of Use | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 19073302 | Stabilization System, Implant, And Methods For Preventing Relative Motion Between Sections Of Tissue | Non-Final OA | Stryker Corporation |
| 18978081 | GEAR MECHANISMS FOR FIXATION FRAME STRUTS | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC |
| 18963134 | VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE INTEGRATION WITH PATIENT ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18229056 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR LINES COUPLED TO SPINES | Non-Final OA | Alphatec Spine, Inc. |
| 19218707 | ALIGNING VERTEBRAL BODIES | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 19081032 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18467805 | TARGETED PLATE-NAIL CONSTRUCTS | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18160348 | ANISOTROPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME | Final Rejection | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy69.4% of resolved applications examined by Steven J Cotroneo were allowed (940 resolved cases), compared with 47.5% across Art Unit 3733 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +32.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Steven J Cotroneo took 1,259 days on average from filing to allowance.
Steven J Cotroneo examines applications in Art Unit 3733 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
