Listed by the USPTO as YANG, ANDREW
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773 3775
This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases
YANG, ANDREW has 1,320 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 84.3% and an interview lift of 10.4%. The median time to allowance is 987 days. The profile places the examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 3733. The large resolved-case record gives counsel a substantial basis for using the figures in portfolio-level planning.
Smith & Nephew plc, Arthrex Inc., and Treace Medical Concepts Inc. are the leading companies listed. Maywood IP Law, AKC PATENTS, and Cozen O'Connor - SEA Patent are the leading firms. The interview figure indicates a possible benefit from examiner engagement, but its practical value is best pursued alongside clear claim amendments, focused arguments, and attention to the stated grounds of rejection.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19278100 | SPINAL CAGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USE | Non-Final OA | MiRus LLC |
| 19077327 | BALL AND SOCKET JOINT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS, CORP. |
| 19271853 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. |
| 19311535 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPACTOR INCLUDING A SOLENOID ARMATURE POSITION SENSING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG |
| 18790445 | FIXATION-FREE ROBOTIC SURGERY | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew, Inc. |
| 19098293 | GAUGE APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL TOOL | Non-Final OA | Arthrex, Inc. |
| 18845568 | PATIENT SPECIFIC TOTAL TALUS FOR TOTAL ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY | Non-Final OA | Arthrex, Inc. |
| 19226337 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SPINE SURGERY | Non-Final OA | NuVasive, Inc. |
| 19262002 | JOINT SPACER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. |
| 18583504 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC HARVESTING GUIDE | Final Rejection | Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. |
| 19130429 | COMPLIANT BONE PLATE FOR FRACTURE FIXATION | Final Rejection | The Penn State Research Foundation |
| 19067868 | Surgical Staple Implant Kit | Final Rejection | In2Bones USA, LLC |
| 19063798 | VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING CONSTRUCT FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS | Final Rejection | Trilliant Surgical LLC |
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Build Your Strategy84.3% of resolved applications examined by Andrew Yang were allowed (1,320 resolved cases), compared with 47.5% across Art Unit 3733 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +10.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Andrew Yang took 987 days on average from filing to allowance.
Andrew Yang examines applications in Art Unit 3733 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
