Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17130543 | System for Connecting a Connecting Device, in Particular a Distractor, to a Bone | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17130809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING AN ELONGATE FLEXIBLE COMPONENT THROUGH A PART OF A HUMAN BODY | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17122121 | FEMORAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117545 | BONE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17115777 | FLEXIBLE ELONGATED CHAIN IMPLANT AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING BODY TISSUE WITH SAME | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17111357 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS INSERTION | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17096707 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL DEVICE WITH TRIANGULAR CONNECTION BEAM | November 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090515 | OPERATING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR SPINAL IMPLANT | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17077603 | Pressure Loaded Drive Control for Bone Resection | October 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17048511 | BONE MATTER COLLECTION APPARATUSES | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17068119 | ARTHROSCOPIC RESECTION DEVICE | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17035272 | Constant-Torque Intraosseous Access Devices and Methods Thereof | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17033636 | FIXATION MEMBER INSERTER INSTRUMENT | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031389 | ROTATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH BEARING | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17014546 | EXPANDABLE IMPLANT WITH PIVOTING CONTROL ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17002372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTENING OF TWO OR MORE INTERACTING ELEMENTS | August 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996981 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT, METHOD, AND KIT | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16996978 | Apparatus and Method for Retracting Brain Tissue During Brain Surgery | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16994456 | ORTHOPEDIC LEG ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16991109 | BONE SCREW WITH CUTTING TIP | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16968393 | Interbody With Extendible Members | August 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16947435 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY PLATE | July 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16947354 | CAGE AND POSITIONING INSTRUMENT FOR A CAGE POSITIONING SYSTEM | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16939844 | INSTRUMENT LEADING EDGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936730 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16931668 | ENGINE | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16927548 | INTERBODY TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | July 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16873765 | AMPUTATION SYSTEM FOR FIELD USE | June 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16912463 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | June 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16908368 | IMPLANT INSERTION INSTRUMENT | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16906026 | Femur Plate | June 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15733275 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE HIP ARTHROPLASTY TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUS | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16905231 | HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE HAVING RETRACTABLE PORTION | June 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16902921 | EXPANDING INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS | June 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16640766 | PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING STERNA, RIBS AND COLLARBONES | June 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16901730 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATURAL FEATURE TRACKING OF SURGICAL TOOLS AND OTHER OBJECTS | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892882 | BONE MATERIAL DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887282 | ARTHROSCOPIC ANTERIOR GLENOID GUIDE | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16882496 | BONY SCREW WITH MOVABLE BRACKET ARM | May 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16877559 | STERNUM REPLACEMENT PLATE MADE IN ONE PIECE | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16875465 | STEERABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15931170 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MOTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MOTOR | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16872221 | PERCUTANEOUS METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR POSITIONING A GUIDE WIRE IN A BONE | May 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16761824 | OFFSET REAMER DRIVER WITH REMOTE RELEASE MECHANISM | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16858070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING GRAFT TUNNELS IN BONE | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16850795 | EXPANDABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16850195 | Spinal Implant | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16846969 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF PLACEMENT | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16755442 | DEVICE FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS | April 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16649418 | Device and method for cutting into a cancellous bone | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16822852 | Internal Bone Fixation Device | March 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16645824 | ADJUSTABLE BONE IMPLANTS | March 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16804544 | BONE FRACTURE FIXATION CLAMP | February 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16801968 | DRILL BIT WITH DELIVERY DEVICE FITTING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | February 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16800106 | FEMORAL SYSTEM HANDLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME | February 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16784425 | CERVICAL PLATE WITH A FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE ASSOCIATION WITH BONE SCREW BLOCKING MECHANISM | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16778469 | ORTHOPEDIC STABILIZATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775961 | Surgical Instrument And Methods Of Use Thereof | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16774109 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY FOR REAMING A PATIENT'S ACETABULUM | January 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16738479 | IMPLANT EXTRACTOR | January 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16732554 | ABRASIVE CUTTING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16719234 | INTEROPERATIVE AIMING ARM | December 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16697726 | Implant Holder | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16693733 | EXTENDED TAB REINFORCEMENT SLEEVE | November 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16691310 | IMPLANT AND COVERING METHODS AND APPARATUS | November 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16689587 | ADJUSTABLE RIB AND STERNAL IMPLANT | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16689763 | Device with an Open Cell Element | November 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16685788 | Implant With Protected Fusion Zones | November 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16681812 | SURGICALLY IMPLANTABLE JOINT SPACER | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16671799 | BONE PLATE HAVING A CONNECTOR AND A CONNECTOR FOR A SURGICAL LOOP | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16668877 | BONE PLATE | October 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16669124 | Method and Apparatus for Joint Reconstruction | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16668824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A BONE PLATE | October 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16659031 | Spinal Fusion Implant | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16655345 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BONE CEMENT | October 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16655298 | SURGICAL FIXATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16654691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTENING OF TWO OR MORE INTERACTING ELEMENTS | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16596321 | MULTI-BARREL DRILL GUIDE AND ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT ASSEMBLY | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16573030 | FEMORAL ORTHOPAEDIC INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY FOR SETTING OFFSET | September 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16565003 | Spinal Fusion Implant | September 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16563084 | EXPANDABLE MOTION PRESERVATION SPACER | September 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16559870 | BONE MARROW ACCESS APPARATUS | September 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16559306 | Prosthetic Intervertebral Discs | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16552027 | CUTTING BLOCK APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | August 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16549932 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease in Canines | August 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16483239 | STEP STAPLE FOR FRACTURE FIXATION | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16481285 | SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCING A PIN WIRE WITH A DRIVER DEVICE | July 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16518110 | Self-Holding Screw Head | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16515859 | PATELLA CUTTING GUIDE | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16477500 | ANNULAR ASSISTANCE DEVICE | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16502954 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT FOR QUADRUPEDS | July 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16447292 | SUPRACONDYLAR BULLET SLEEVE | June 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16443307 | BONE CEMENT APPLICATOR WITH RETRACTABLE MIXING ROD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A BONE CEMENT | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16443158 | BONE CEMENT APPLICATOR WITH RETRACTABLE MIXING ROD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A BONE CEMENT | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16431879 | IMPLANT REMOVAL TOOL | June 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16430833 | IMPLANT INSERTION TOOL FOR IMPLANTING AN ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHOD | June 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16430841 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHOD FOR USE IN DISASSEMBLING IMPLANTS | June 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16465805 | Orthopedic Locking Screw | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16420565 | BONE FRACTURE REPAIR APPARATUS AND METHODS | May 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16419348 | SLANTED DRIVE AXIS ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING TOOLS AND POWERED HANDPIECES | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES.
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, 36.7% 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 LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 826 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES's allowance rate of 67.7% 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 LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES receive 2.56 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +33.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 43.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 64.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.8% 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, 57.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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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