Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
17 pending office actions • 12 clients • 13 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 5 (29%) |
| §102 only | 2 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANG, ANDREW | 2 | 84.3% | +10.5% |
| SIPP, AMY R. | 2 | 71.1% | +25.6% |
| JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T | 2 | 63.8% | +30.0% |
| MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 2 | 68.5% | +48.2% |
| MANGINE, HEATHER N | 1 | 47.4% | +65.1% |
| LE, KHOA TAN | 1 | 78.0% | +38.2% |
| WEISS, JESSICA | 1 | 81.0% | +33.0% |
| BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 1 | 83.5% | +14.0% |
| STEWART, ALVIN J | 1 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 1 | 72.2% | +26.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18922323 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TITANIUM BONE DEVICE | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 26d |
| 19082908 | SACROILIAC JOINT STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | YANG, ANDREW | — |
| 18431954 | KNEE PROSTHESIS | STEWART, ALVIN J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18418251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND PATH DETERMINATION | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 77d 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 |
| 18372410 | ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E | 15d |
| 18919185 | INTERBODY SPACER AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY | JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T | 27d |
| 18235296 | EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 28d |
| 18125626 | SYNDESMOSIS TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS, IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | SIPP, AMY R. | 57d |
| 19370658 | GAIT MODIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MANGINE, HEATHER N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18418251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND PATH DETERMINATION | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 77d 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 |
| 18922323 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TITANIUM BONE DEVICE | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 26d |
| 18919185 | INTERBODY SPACER AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY | JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T | 27d |
| 18235296 | EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 28d |
| 18125626 | SYNDESMOSIS TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS, IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | SIPP, AMY R. | 57d |
| 19370658 | GAIT MODIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MANGINE, HEATHER N | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| HT Medical | 3 |
| Optimotion Implants LLC | 2 |
| University of Utah | 2 |
| Vilex LLC | 2 |
| Scientific Motion Technologies, Inc. | 1 |
| CATALYST ORTHOSCIENCE INC. | 1 |
| FloSpine | 1 |
| Costa Surgical | 1 |
| Lincotek | 1 |
| XFix8 | 1 |
| Brent Felix | 1 |
| Extremity Innovations, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3775 | 6 |
| 3773 | 6 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| 3774 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19370658 | GAIT MODIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Scientific Motion Technologies, Inc. | MANGINE, HEATHER N | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19211200 | TENDON REPAIR SYSTEM | Catalyst Orthoscience Inc. | LE, KHOA TAN | 3771 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 18, 2025 |
| 19183300 | MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT RETRACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Optimotion Implants LLC | WEISS, JESSICA | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19082908 | SACROILIAC JOINT STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Flospine, LLC | YANG, ANDREW | 3773 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19067949 | FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Costa Surgical Inc. | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Mar 02, 2025 |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18978025 | SACROILIAC FUSION SCREW | Ht Medical, LLC | JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18922323 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TITANIUM BONE DEVICE | Ht Medical, LLC | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18919185 | INTERBODY SPACER AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY | Lincotek Medical LLC | JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T | 3773 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18431954 | KNEE PROSTHESIS | Optimotion Implants LLC | STEWART, ALVIN J | 3799 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2024 |
| 18418251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND PATH DETERMINATION | Ht Medical, LLC | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 77d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2024 |
| 18375485 | CANNULATED CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION SCREW | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2023 |
| 18372410 | ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Vilex LLC | PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E | 3799 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18235296 | EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Xfix8 LLC | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18129130 | POROUS INTERBODY IMPLANT | Brent Felix | LANE, HOLLY JOANNA | 3773 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18125626 | SYNDESMOSIS TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS, IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Vilex LLC | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18084503 | METATARSAL ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Extremity Innovations, Inc. | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
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