Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
24 pending office actions • 14 clients • 18 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 20 (83%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (8%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIPP, AMY R. | 3 | 70.5% | +26.4% |
| BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 2 | 70.0% | +24.7% |
| BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 2 | 83.4% | +14.0% |
| MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 2 | 68.2% | +48.7% |
| RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 2 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 1 | 80.4% | +17.7% |
| LITTLE, ANNA VICTORIA | 1 | 76.0% | +22.0% |
| AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR | 1 | — | — |
| YANG, ANDREW | 1 | 84.1% | +10.5% |
| KU, SI MING | 1 | 72.4% | +33.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19067944 | FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 87d overdue |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | YANG, ANDREW | 2d overdue |
| 18922323 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TITANIUM BONE DEVICE | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 26d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17877916 | ADJUSTABLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 19d |
| 17877917 | ADJUSTABLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 21d |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19067944 | FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 87d overdue |
| 18418251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND PATH DETERMINATION | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 77d overdue |
| 18950105 | HYDRAULIC GROWING ROD | KU, SI MING | 58d overdue |
| 19044559 | EXPANDABLE INTERSPINOUS-INTERLAMINAR STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LITTLE, ANNA VICTORIA | 11d overdue |
| 18950103 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SIPP, AMY R. | 3d overdue |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | YANG, ANDREW | 2d overdue |
| 19067949 | FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SIPP, AMY R. | 8d |
| 18991985 | ARTICULATING INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 16d |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| University of Utah | 4 |
| HT Medical | 3 |
| Costa Surgical | 2 |
| RTG Scientific, LLC | 2 |
| CATALYST ORTHOSCIENCE INC. | 2 |
| Vilex LLC | 2 |
| Optimotion Implants LLC | 2 |
| FloSpine | 1 |
| INNOVASIS, INC. | 1 |
| Lincotek | 1 |
| Synergy Spine Solutions Inc. | 1 |
| XFix8 | 1 |
| Extremity Innovations, Inc. | 1 |
| Brent Felix | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3775 | 11 |
| 3773 | 6 |
| 3774 | 4 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3772 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19067949 | FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Costa Surgical Inc. | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Mar 02, 2025 |
| 19067944 | FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Costa Surgical Inc. | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 87d overdue | Pending | Mar 02, 2025 |
| 19044559 | EXPANDABLE INTERSPINOUS-INTERLAMINAR STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Flospine, LLC | LITTLE, ANNA VICTORIA | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19002596 | DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH VARYING DIAMETERS AND THREAD TYPES | Rtg Scientific, LLC | AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR | 3772 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18991985 | ARTICULATING INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | Ht Medical, LLC | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18950105 | HYDRAULIC GROWING ROD | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | KU, SI MING | 3775 | Other | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Nov 17, 2024 |
| 18950103 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Innovasis, Inc. | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 17, 2024 |
| 18922323 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TITANIUM BONE DEVICE | Ht Medical, LLC | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18920925 | FASTENING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Rtg Scientific, LLC | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 3775 | Other | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Oct 20, 2024 |
| 18919185 | INTERBODY SPACER AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY | Lincotek Medical LLC | JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18800020 | FACET FIXATION SYSTEMS AND METHOD | Synergy Spine Solutions Inc. | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Aug 10, 2024 |
| 18739098 | UNICORTICAL BONE FIXATION AND SURGICAL METHODS | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18707298 | ROTATIONAL GUIDED GROWTH DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | BATES, DAVID W | 3799 | §103 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18418251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND PATH DETERMINATION | Ht Medical, LLC | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2024 |
| 18287263 | ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODS | Catalyst Orthoscience Inc. | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18372410 | ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Vilex LLC | PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18235296 | EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Xfix8 LLC | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18132649 | FIRST METATARSAL HEMI-ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT | Extremity Innovations, Inc. | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18129130 | POROUS INTERBODY IMPLANT | Brent Felix | LANE, HOLLY JOANNA | 3773 | §102 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18125626 | SYNDESMOSIS TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS, IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Vilex LLC | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 17877916 | ADJUSTABLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Optimotion Implants LLC | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Jul 30, 2022 |
| 17877917 | ADJUSTABLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Optimotion Implants LLC | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jul 30, 2022 |
| 17322226 | OFFSET REAMERS | Catalyst Orthoscience Inc. | HU, ANN M | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | May 17, 2021 |
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