Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 3 clients • 7 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MacMillan, Sobanksi & Todd, LLC (BV Clients) has handled 475 career applications, primarily focused on the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 84.47 percent, demonstrating its ability to secure patent rights for its clients. This percentage serves as a benchmark for the firm's success in this specific sector.
The average number of office actions per allowance is 2.48, which quantifies the typical engagement with patent examiners. Currently, the firm is managing 6 pending office actions. This workload reflects the firm's ongoing responsibility for applications currently under review at the patent office.
With 475 career applications and an 84.47 percent resolved allowance rate, the firm shows a consistent history in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The 2.48 average office actions per allowance provides a baseline for the expected complexity of the prosecution cycle. These data points summarize the firm's experience and current activity levels.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (86%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 1 | 68.5% | +48.1% |
| LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 73.8% | +29.9% |
| WEISS, JESSICA | 1 | 81.0% | +32.8% |
| HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 1 | 77.7% | +19.1% |
| HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | 1 | 81.2% | +20.5% |
| ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 1 | 61.3% | +35.1% |
| BATES, DAVID W | 1 | 76.4% | +16.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19382853 | Expandable Spacer with Internal Expansion Actuator | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19324731 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19228140 | Expandable Intervertebral Spacers | WEISS, JESSICA | — |
| 19056197 | Intervertebral Spacers | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| 19045729 | WATERCRAFT COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDE A FLUID SYSTEM | HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | — |
| 18794430 | HOLDERS, KITS, AND METHODS | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18196210 | Orthopedic Screw with Radiolucent and Radiopaque Thread Portions | BATES, DAVID W | 11d overdue |
| 19382853 | Expandable Spacer with Internal Expansion Actuator | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19324731 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19228140 | Expandable Intervertebral Spacers | WEISS, JESSICA | — |
| 19056197 | Intervertebral Spacers | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| 19045729 | WATERCRAFT COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDE A FLUID SYSTEM | HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | — |
| 18794430 | HOLDERS, KITS, AND METHODS | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Degen Medical, Inc. | 3 |
| GLW | 3 |
| Coflow Jet, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 2 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19382853 | Expandable Spacer with Internal Expansion Actuator | Degen Medical, Inc. | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2025 |
| 19324731 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS | Glw, Inc. | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19228140 | Expandable Intervertebral Spacers | Degen Medical, Inc. | WEISS, JESSICA | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19056197 | Intervertebral Spacers | Degen Medical, Inc. | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19045729 | WATERCRAFT COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDE A FLUID SYSTEM | Coflow Jet, LLC | HESTON, JUSTIN MICHAEL | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 | |
| 18794430 | HOLDERS, KITS, AND METHODS | Glw, Inc. | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 3736 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18196210 | Orthopedic Screw with Radiolucent and Radiopaque Thread Portions | Glw, Inc. | BATES, DAVID W | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial84.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Macmillan, Sobanksi & Todd, LLC (Bv Clients) were allowed, across 475 applications in USPTO records.
2.48 office actions per allowed application on average.
7 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 3 clients, before 7 examiners in 5 art units.
