Listed by the USPTO as KU, SI MING
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3775
This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases
KU, SI MING is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3771. The profile records 779 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 72.8%. Interview lift is 32.8%, indicating that interviews may materially support progress in this docket. The median time to allowance is 1139 days, so applicants should plan for a sustained prosecution cycle and prepare fallback positions before substantive discussions.
The listed companies are Globus Medical Inc., Stryker Corporation, and Mako Surgical Corp. The firms shown are HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC, Lerner David LLP, and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Practitioners may find value in using interviews to connect technical explanations with specific claim limitations and then recording the agreed direction in a focused response.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18644297 | BONE PLATE FOR SECURING A FRACTURED BONE | Final Rejection | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18388347 | SAGITTAL ADJUSTMENT SLOT IN PLATE USED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18788437 | CERVICAL DISC INTRUMENTS | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18780661 | Standalone Interbody Implants | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18645517 | SPINAL STIFFNESS SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18607837 | HUMERUS AND ULNA STABILIZATION SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 17656517 | BI-DIRECTIONAL DRILL POINT SCREW | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18931568 | IMPLANT EXTRACTOR | Final Rejection | Shukla Medical |
| 18357700 | TPLO Plate Dual Vector Compression System and Method | Final Rejection | DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy72.8% of resolved applications examined by Si Ming Ku were allowed (779 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +32.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Si Ming Ku took 1,139 days on average from filing to allowance.
Si Ming Ku examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
