Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19274513 | INTRAMEDULLARY BONE FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | July 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19272751 | RECEIVING PART OF A BONE ANCHORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE RECEIVING PART AND AT LEAST ONE INSTRUMENT | July 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19265048 | Systems And Methods For Spinal Fixation | July 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18963672 | AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)-ASSISTED ENHANCED FRACTURE REDUCTION FIXATOR | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18920849 | EXPANDABLE CORPECTOMY MODULAR ENDPLATE CONNECTION | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18882825 | INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | September 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651109 | DISTRACTING AND ANGLING EXPANDABLE INTERBODY DEVICE | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639345 | Micro Retractor | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18701015 | FRICTION-FIT IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND ASSEMBLIES | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18612547 | Universal Fixator Clamp | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612626 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611032 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHOR AND SYSTEM OF SUCH A COUPLING DEVICE AND AT LEAST TWO BONE ANCHORS | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18690731 | A POLYAXIAL SPINAL SCREW | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597447 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANT FOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18597360 | PECTUS BAR AND STABILIZER DEVICES AND METHODS | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18594351 | RETRACTOR DEVICE | March 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590184 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL WITH AUTOMATIC DYNAMIZATION AND CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581887 | COMPRESSION FASTENER, INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS | February 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539915 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569442 | SELF-COUNTERSINKING BONE FASTENER AND METHOD FOR COUNTERSINKING A BONE FASTENER USED IN CONNECTION WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16110246 | MULTIPLE SPINAL SURGICAL PATHWAYS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16100539 | INSERTER FOR EXPANDING BODY TISSUE | August 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16050820 | DILATION SYSTEM | July 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16020119 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSERTING A VERTEBRAL FIXATION MEMBER | June 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16018368 | ELASTIC MEMBER CLAMPS | June 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16010626 | CLAMP IMPLANT FOR POSTERIOR ARCH OF THE ATLAS | June 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16010405 | Porous Spinal Fusion Implant | June 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15933036 | SURGICAL TISSUE PROTECTION SHEATH | March 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15787019 | TRANS-ILIAC CONNECTOR | October 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15729964 | SPINAL CORRECTION SYSTEM ACTUATORS | October 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15723229 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL IMPLANT | October 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15722440 | ORTHOPEDIC CLAMP AND EXTENSION ROD | October 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15704360 | Expandable Interspinous Process Spacer Implant | September 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15677981 | SPINAL FUSION IMPLANT AND RELATED METHODS | August 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15672786 | INTERSPINOUS IMPLANTS WITH DEPLOYABLE WING | August 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15662995 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSERTING A VERTEBRAL FIXATION MEMBER | July 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15650336 | IMPLANT FOR IMMOBILIZING CERVICAL VERTEBRAE | July 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15540558 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISTRACTOR | June 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15620206 | SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM | June 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 30 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15604199 | SPINAL DISTRACTION SYSTEM | May 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15604322 | Bone Anchor with Deployable Purchase Element | May 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15529023 | ELECTRONIC LARYNGOSCOPE | May 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15601713 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15599789 | Interphalangeal arthrodesis implant | May 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15600691 | Bone Anchor Device | May 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15595292 | SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR GRADUALLY ALIGNING A SPINE | May 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15526764 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL | May 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15594586 | MULTIPLE DIAMETER SPINAL ROD CLAMPING MECHANISM | May 2017 | January 2019 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15525975 | SECURE GUIDE DEVICE | May 2017 | February 2019 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15483846 | DEFORMABLE DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE FIXATION | April 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15481408 | SURGICAL SKULL CLAMP | April 2017 | March 2019 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15463128 | BONE FIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | March 2017 | November 2018 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15453153 | OCCIPITAL FIXATION ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING THE SAME | March 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15432631 | Magnetically Actuateable Rod Insertion for Minimally Invasive Surgery | February 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15432647 | Post-Operatively Adjustable Spinal Fixation Devices | February 2017 | May 2019 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15418130 | Combined Intramedullary - Extramedullary Bone Stabilization and Alignment System | January 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15402903 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSERTION THEREOF | January 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15394156 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Spinal Surgery | December 2016 | August 2018 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15359365 | Systems and Methods for Correcting Spinal Deformities | November 2016 | June 2019 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15354609 | Trocar Support | November 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15333012 | FIXATION SCREW ASSEMBLY | October 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15296429 | SPINAL IMPLANT WITH ATTACHMENT SYSTEM | October 2016 | July 2018 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15283728 | INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHETIC DISC WITH SHOCK ABSORPTION CORE | October 2016 | September 2019 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15274570 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL IMPLANT | September 2016 | March 2019 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15263604 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY IMPLANT AND METHODS OF USE | September 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15245664 | METHOD OF PLACING AN IMPLANT BETWEEN BONE PORTIONS | August 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15243218 | GROWING ROD FOR TREATING SPINAL DEFORMITIES AND METHOD FOR USING SAME | August 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15232537 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15117318 | BONE SCREW ASSEMBLY | August 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15230993 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | August 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15116789 | CERVICAL MINIMAL ACCESS FUSION SYSTEM | August 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15228019 | REVISION CONNECTORS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | August 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15226011 | MIS CROSS-CONNECTOR | August 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15225537 | ARCUATE FIXATION MEMBER | August 2016 | June 2018 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15222042 | LAMINA PLATE ASSEMBLY | July 2016 | January 2020 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15220014 | SPINAL IMPLANTS | July 2016 | December 2018 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15217584 | PRE-PACKED CORPECTOMY DEVICE TO IMPROVE FUSION | July 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15212373 | PLASTICALLY DEFORMABLE INTER-OSSEOUS DEVICE | July 2016 | July 2018 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15200459 | ADJUSTABLE SPINE DISTRACTION IMPLANT | July 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15174814 | PEDICLE SCREW WITH TULIP | June 2016 | August 2019 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15147328 | Surgery Manipulator | May 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15138722 | DYNAMIC EXTERNAL FIXATOR AND METHODS FOR USE | April 2016 | August 2018 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15068836 | NON-FUSION SCOLIOSIS EXPANDABLE SPINAL ROD | March 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15067884 | INTERBODY BONE IMPLANT DEVICE | March 2016 | July 2019 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15058186 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL IMPLANT | March 2016 | July 2018 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15053726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A BONE FRACTURE | February 2016 | August 2018 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14997014 | Intervertebral Implant with Fixation Geometry | January 2016 | August 2019 | Allow | 43 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14997038 | DISTRACTION TUBE WITH WIRE CLAMP | January 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14994697 | SPINAL IMPLANT WITH FLUID DELIVERY CAPABILITIES | January 2016 | November 2019 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14993888 | POLYAXIAL SCREW AND ROD SYSTEM | January 2016 | August 2018 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14978685 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2015 | June 2018 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14925571 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONOAXIAL SCREW CONVERSION | October 2015 | May 2019 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14785017 | TELESCOPING RETRACTOR HOLDER | October 2015 | September 2019 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14881507 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF | October 2015 | March 2019 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14783882 | REVISION ASSEMBLY FOR AN ITEM OF VERTEBRAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS EQUIPMENT | October 2015 | January 2019 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14861649 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2015 | July 2018 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14829040 | APPARATUS AND DEVICES FOR PERCUTANEOUSLY EXTENDING AN EXISTING SPINAL CONSTRUCT | August 2015 | June 2019 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14823606 | SUPRAPATELLAR INSERTION SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD | August 2015 | June 2018 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14819380 | ILLUMINATING SURGICAL DEVICE | August 2015 | January 2019 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 14796302 | Stand Alone Intervertebral Fusion Device | July 2015 | March 2020 | Abandon | 56 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T.
With a 37.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 37.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T works in Art Unit 3773 and has examined 112 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T's allowance rate of 89.3% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T receive 2.83 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T. This interview benefit is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 46.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 92.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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