Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19178260 | Mandibular reconstruction systems and methods | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18948149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF THUMB CAROPMETACARPAL JOINTS IMPLANTS | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18826141 | Stemless Semi-Constrained Implantable Joint Replacement Device | September 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18734857 | DEMINERALIZED BONE FIBER COMPOSITION FOR ROTATOR CUFF AND ACL REPAIR | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18735159 | PROSTHETIC FEMORAL HEAD AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587117 | STENT STRUCTURES FOR USE WITH VALVE REPLACEMENTS | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18519992 | ACETABULAR CUP AND HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206224 | Implantable Joint Having Heating System | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18133654 | Intra-Operative Gap Detection | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127986 | Self-Powered Prosthesis | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183895 | DEMINERALIZED BONE FIBER COMPOSITION FOR ROTATOR CUFF AND ACL REPAIR | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ANKLE PROSTHESIS | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171258 | IMPLANTABLE FRAME AND FRAME RETAINING MECHANISM | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098452 | SOFT GLENOID AWNING AND RELATED REPAIR PROCEDURES | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18154573 | STENT STRUCTURES FOR USE WITH VALVE REPLACEMENTS | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096511 | EXPANSION AND LOCKING ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERTWINED WIRES | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088436 | STOMACH LINING PATCH WITH CENTRAL FIXATION | December 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076143 | REINFORCEMENT INSERT FOR TISSUE GRAFT | December 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058214 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT | November 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 18058165 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LESS INVASIVE GLENOID REPLACEMENT | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17981395 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING AN ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921183 | SHOULDER PROSTHESIS | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18049579 | PERICARDIAL SEALING MEMBER FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968506 | MULTIPLE INFLATION ENDOVASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICE | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17965693 | BIODEGRADABLE STENT | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17915384 | Artificial Ankle Joint Bearing Element | September 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915432 | ARTIFICIAL JOINT STEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTIFICIAL JOINT STEM | September 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892459 | IMPLANTABLE COMPOSITIONS HAVING FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17904710 | EXTRACORPOREALLY LENGTH-ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT SYSTEM, AND LENGTH-ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT COMPONENT | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891390 | Multi-Size Acetabular Impactor | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886213 | STENT GRAFT MONITORING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884005 | DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING PROSTHETIC IMPLANTS | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17813790 | Stent Assembly For Use in Prosthetic Heart Valves | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867828 | CONSTRAINED ACETABULAR LINER | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850520 | HUMERAL TRAYS WITH TUBEROSITY AUGMENTS SUFFICIENTLY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE JOINT MECHANICS | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846240 | Joint Replacement Augments and Associated Instrumentation | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17838320 | HUMERAL HEAD IMPLANT SYSTEM | June 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824535 | HIP IMPLANT WITH REDUCED WEAR | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751047 | Total Ankle Replacement Prosthesis | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740845 | TIBIAL TRAY WITH FIXATION FEATURES | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740813 | ACETABULAR PROSTHESIS WITH ADJUSTABLE ACETABULAR CUP CAGES | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661629 | MODULAR TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732862 | Bendable Titanium-Alloy Implants, And Related Systems And Methods | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17732830 | Fixation Device Having a Flexure Portion | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661061 | HIP ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660950 | HIP ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS | April 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660047 | UNICOMPARTMENTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719157 | ANGLED BASEPLATE FOR HUMERAL AND GLENOID ARTICULAR SURFACE IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17658299 | JOINT OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17707909 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17707920 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655611 | JOINT OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FUSE BONE | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17686823 | CERAMIC ACETABULAR SHELL LINERS WITH AUGMENTS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680277 | KNIT SPINAL IMPLANT RETENTION AND RELEASE SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17678401 | Leaflet Attachment To Prosthetic Heart Valve | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17652004 | GLENOID IMPLANT HAVING MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF DIFFERING DIAMETERS | February 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17676490 | JOINT IMPLANT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | February 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17650952 | ARTIFICIAL SPINAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17666926 | Mitral Stent | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17649088 | MULTIAXIAL MODULAR TIBIA STEMS | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17575542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FUSE BONE | January 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571971 | FEMORAL COMPONENT FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS WITH IMPROVED ARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568105 | ADJUSTABLE SUTURE BUTTON CONSTRUCT | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597217 | Compact device designed to be positioned close to a joint and general system comprising such a compact device | December 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558087 | CLOWARD-STYLE CERVICAL MESH CAGE WITH LATERAL STABILIZERS | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17551063 | ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617752 | STENT WITH IMMEDIATELY REMOVEABLE COATING | December 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543416 | METHOD FOR IMPLANTING A HIP PROSTHESIS AND RELATED SYSTEM | December 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17536961 | MODULAR VARIABLE ANGLE BLADE AUGMENT | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17535767 | HIP JOINT DEVICE AND METHOD | November 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17613995 | HIP JOINT IMPLANT WITH RESHAPEABLE FASTENING BRACKETS | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17532714 | Humeral Implant and Method | November 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17455130 | OFF-CENTER LINER FOR ACETABULAR CUP | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17609176 | VALVED CONDUIT WITH EXPANDABLE FRAME | November 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17516069 | ELECTROSPUN PTFE COATED STENT AND METHOD OF USE | November 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 52 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17512182 | EXPANDING INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS | October 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497711 | SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT SYSTEM | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17450183 | GUIDES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF GLENOID IMPLANT PLACEMENT | October 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17496442 | ANKLE PROSTHESIS WITH SIMPLIFIED ADJUSTMENT | October 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602197 | PROSTHESIS FOR ACETABULUM FRACTURES | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494903 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC ARTIFICIAL TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494997 | PLATELET-ACTIVATED BIOADHESIVE STENT COATING AS AN ANTI-MIGRATION MECHANISM | October 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17494965 | CONVERTIBLE ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17492803 | Humeral Head Implant System | October 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17442498 | ACETABULAR APPARATUSES FOR HIP REVISION SURGERY | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17447575 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING EXTERIOR SURFACE PREPARATION | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17472116 | MULTIPLE EXPANSION STAGE INTERBODY DEVICES | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403561 | SPINAL CAGE HAVING DEPLOYABLE MEMBER | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17398783 | IMPLANT AND ANCHOR ASSEMBLY | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17383839 | PROSTHETIC VALVE LEAFLET | July 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17379894 | TOTAL SHOULDER PROSTHESIS HAVING INSET GLENOID IMPLANT CONVERTIBLE FROM ANATOMIC TO REVERSE | July 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17374275 | FEMORAL COMPONENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE HIP PROSTHESIS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | July 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17369726 | LYMPH NODE REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCT | July 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 51 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17366867 | HINGE JOINT SYSTEM WITH DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT PROSTHETIC KNEE | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17364926 | HIP JOINT DEVICE AND METHOD | July 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17364681 | ACTUATORS FOR ASSISTIVE WEARABLE DEVICES | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17419446 | CUSTOMIZED ARTIFICIAL TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT UNIT | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17357304 | JOINT SPACERS | June 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17352051 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SPINAL IMPLANTATION | June 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY.
With a 40.0% 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 DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY works in Art Unit 3774 and has examined 421 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 28 months.
Examiner DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY'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 DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY receive 1.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY. This interview benefit is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 54.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 46% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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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