Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COTRONEO, STEVEN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Steven J. Cotroneo has overseen 935 resolved cases in Art Unit 3733 of Tech Center 3700. The examiner has an allowance rate of 69.4 percent and a median days to allowance of 1261. This volume of 935 cases suggests a pattern of examination. Practitioners can use these figures to plan their prosecution strategy in this unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 31.9 percent. This lift indicates that interviews are a strategy for the 935 cases resolved. Practitioners can use the 31.9 percent lift to justify engagement, especially given the 1261 median days to allowance. The 31.9 percent lift and the 69.4 percent allowance rate are the key metrics to consider. These data points offer a view of the examination process for this examiner in Tech Center 3700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

69.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
967
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 935 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
34.5%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18229890 External Fixation Frame Reference Bodies and Methods of Use Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18978081 GEAR MECHANISMS FOR FIXATION FRAME STRUTS Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
18671768 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTRACORPOREAL BONDING OF IMPLANTS WITH THERMAL ENERGY Final Rejection P Tech, LLC
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.
18854117 PROGRAMMER FOR USE IN A MOTORIZED SPATIAL FRAME Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific PTE. Limited
18466192 MODULAR CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Medos International Sarl
18072100 System, Kit and Apparatus for Attachment of External Fixators for Bone Realignment Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18207112 VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE Final Rejection AMBU A/S
19081535 VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD AND IMPLANTABLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A VARIABLE-DIMENSION FIXATION ROD Non-Final OA SPINAL RESOURCES, INC.

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