Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19289998 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH RING RETAINER AND TWIST-IN-PLACE PRESSURE INSERT | August 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18631356 | GRAFT MATERIALS FOR SURGICAL BREAST PROCEDURES | April 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584619 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED PROSTHESIS PACKAGING AND/OR DELIVERY | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18431541 | PERCUTANEOUS ENDOVASCULAR APPARATUS FOR REPAIR OF ANEURYSMS AND ARTERIAL BLOCKAGES | February 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18393928 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH RING RETAINER AND TWIST-IN-PLACE PRESSURE INSERT | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18446789 | Retrievable Self-Expanding Non-Thrombogenic Low-Profile Percutaneous Atrioventricular Valve Prosthesis | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18354094 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASE | July 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18331251 | MODULAR HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18295975 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASE | April 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18193970 | SELF-RETAINING BONE HOLDING DEVICES AND METHODS | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18167378 | TENSIONER-BALANCER FOR KNEE JOINT | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18100229 | ARTIFICIAL SPINAL DISC AND ARTIFICIAL DISC INSERTION METHOD USING THE SAME | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18082509 | INTERSPINOUS SPACER | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18082502 | INTERSPINOUS SPACER | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18055938 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN IMPLANT AND AN IMPLANT WITH TWO COATINGS | November 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17979383 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING REINFORCED GRAFT CONSTRUCTS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18050144 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASE | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17970211 | Edge-Matched Articular Implant | October 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967503 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LATTICE STRUCTURES FOR IMPLANTS | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18046473 | VALVE IMPLANT WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR AND TRANSMITTER | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17964814 | IMPLANT WITH INDEPENDENT ENDPLATES | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17942547 | EXPANDABLE ARTICULATING INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH LIMITED ARTICULATION | September 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17822821 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT, SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821638 | GENDER-SPECIFIC MESH IMPLANT WITH BARRIER FOR INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR | August 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17821317 | Stationary Intra-Annular Halo Designs For Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Reduction - Active Channel Filling Cuff Designs | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17892850 | ACETABULAR LINER EXTRACTION | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17875971 | PROSTHETIC IMPLANTS INCLUDING A FRAME FOR FIXATION TO BONE AND RELATED METHODS | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17812067 | Gender Specific Implant and Packaging | July 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17811419 | CORE ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17861024 | EXPANSION AND LOCKING MECHANISM FOR MECHANICALLY EXPANDABLE VALVES | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17810206 | PROSTHETIC VALVE HOLDERS WITH AUTOMATIC DEPLOYING MECHANISMS | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17804347 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASE | May 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17741159 | METHOD TO BIOPRINT A PATIENT SPECIFIC BONE GRAFT | May 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17662056 | DEVICES FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES THROUGH AN EXTRA-ANATOMIC OPENING CREATED IN AN AIRWAY | May 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727613 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17660318 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASE | April 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17727605 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710281 | FLEXIBLE COMMISSURE FRAME | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17706419 | FLEXIBLE COMMISSURE FRAME | March 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17655014 | FREE-STANDING ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES CONTAINING POLYMERIC ACTUATORS | March 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670290 | TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17665030 | ORTHOPAEDIC KNEE CONE COMPONENTS FOR USE IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THE SAME | February 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17649296 | IMPLANTS FOR SPINAL FIXATION AND OR FUSION | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17630290 | STENT AND CORRESPONDING INSERTION DEVICE | January 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597818 | SYNTHETIC TISSUE-GRAFT SCAFFOLD | January 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17557620 | MODULAR TIBIAL CONE AUGMENTS AND METHOD OF SURGICALLY USING THE SAME | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17554616 | TENSIONER-BALANCER FOR KNEE JOINT | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17457246 | VASCULAR GRAFTS AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING PATENCY OF THE SAME | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17535843 | PROSTHETIC DEVICE USING HIGH-STRENGTH HYDROGEL | November 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17531717 | SUTURE HOLE GEOMETRY AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17522350 | INTERSPINOUS SPACER | November 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17518685 | MESHED PLACENTAL MEMBRANE TISSUE GRAFTS | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17509174 | IMPLANT COMPONENTS AND METHODS | October 2021 | October 2022 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17499099 | Self-Broaching Neck Preserving Hip Stem | October 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17490510 | INTERATRIAL SHUNTS HAVING BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17266044 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A HEART SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR RINSING A SPACE IN A BEARING DEVICE FOR A HEART SUPPORT SYSTEM | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479749 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSCATHETER TREATMENT OF VALVULAR REGURGITATION | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17461114 | ANNULOPLASTY PROCEDURES, RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | August 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17461410 | ANNULOPLASTY PROCEDURES, RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | August 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17433526 | Hip Off-Loading Device and Method | August 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17406831 | ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395521 | Blood Pumping Device | August 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17391576 | Polymer Filament Reinforced Scaffold for Partial Meniscus Regeneration | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 46 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17424612 | CORNEAL IMPLANT | July 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 54 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17424883 | ARTIFICIAL SPINAL DISC AND ARTIFICIAL DISC INSERTION METHOD USING THE SAME | July 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17372813 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH A BOTTOM LOADED CANNULATED SHANK HAVING A PLANAR TOP SURFACE | July 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17369311 | PARTIAL HIP PROSTHESIS | July 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355249 | REINFORCED BIOLOGICAL CONSTRUCT AND METHOD OF REINFORCING BIOLOGICAL CONSTRUCT | June 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17354341 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A PATIENT'S SPINE | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17416427 | PROSTHETIC DEVICE | June 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17336630 | AORTIC VALVE STENT GRAFT | June 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17329249 | ALIGNMENT GUIDE | May 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17329724 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME | May 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17327575 | COVERED PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | May 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17322733 | HEART VALVE LEAFLET REPLACEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THEM | May 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17308147 | Stationary Intra-Annular Halo Designs For Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Reduction-Passive Channel Filling Cuff Designs | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17240627 | GENDER-SPECIFIC MESH IMPLANT WITH BARRIER FOR INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR | April 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17222868 | COMPLIANT BIOLOGICAL SCAFFOLD | April 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 58 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17218755 | OSTEOGENIC AND ANGIOGENIC IMPLANT MATERIAL | March 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17200412 | CAPED STENT | March 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17193094 | CAPED STENT | March 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17193081 | CAPED STENT | March 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17184260 | FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE | February 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17177916 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING COATED CERAMIC PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17176925 | FRACTURE AND NONUNION RIB IMPLANTS | February 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17268349 | FORCE AND TORQUE SENSOR FOR PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES | February 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17255147 | EXPANDER OF ORTHOTOPIC ARTIFICIAL BLADDER ENDOPROSTHESIS | December 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17129237 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17100396 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS WITH POSITIONING FEATURES | November 2020 | February 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17098953 | PIEZOELECTRIC COATED IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USING PIEZOELECTRIC COATED IMPLANTS TO REPAIR BONE STRUCTURES | November 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17094909 | HEART VALVE PROSTHESES HAVING MULTIPLE SUPPORT ARMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT | November 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17091699 | HIP IMPLANT | November 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17052286 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND COATING WITH BONDING AGENT | November 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17050876 | ALIGNED HYDROGEL TUBES FOR TISSUE REPAIR AND REGENERATION | October 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17077253 | HUMERAL JOINT REPLACEMENT COMPONENT | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17072111 | SURGICAL IMPLANT DEVICE INCORPORATING A LATTICE VOLUME AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | October 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 49 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17069581 | EXTRA-ARTICULAR IMPLANTABLE MECHANICAL ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEMS | October 2020 | October 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17064206 | GRAFT MATERIALS FOR SURGICAL BREAST PROCEDURES | October 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17035835 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AND TREATING THE FACET JOINT | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17030464 | Paravalvular Leak Sealing Mechanism | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D.
With a 36.4% 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, 31.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D works in Art Unit 3774 and has examined 336 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.
Examiner PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D's allowance rate of 68.8% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D receive 3.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% 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 PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D. This interview benefit is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 17.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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, 63.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% 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 62.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 32.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 77% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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