Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18440809 | SURGICAL GUIDE WIRE ENGAGEMENT DEVICE | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18453784 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SYNDESMOSIS TENSIONING | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069792 | Expandable Support Device and Method of Use | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17982612 | EXPANDABLE REAMER | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947926 | INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE WITH NON-PARALLEL UNDERCUTS | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17858123 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY PLATE | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784794 | INJECTION DEVICE SUITABLE FOR INJECTING PARTICLES INTO A BONE CAVITY | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734002 | VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING IMPLANT | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17731899 | Expandable Spinal Implants | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17711418 | SURGICAL ALIGNMENT GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672873 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY PLATE | February 2022 | May 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582476 | Articulating Rotary Cutting Tool | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17541456 | BACKLIT SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536540 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612786 | THIN-BLADE CHISEL SYSTEM | November 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17526921 | BONE ANCHORS | November 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17519272 | ACTUATED POSITIONING DEVICE FOR ARTHROPLASTY AND METHODS OF USE | November 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17514048 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY PLATE | October 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607222 | SURGICAL ROTATIONAL TOOL DRIVER AND METHOD | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488034 | EXPANDABLE AND ADJUSTABLE LORDOSIS INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17447093 | ELECTROSURGICAL ILLUMINATING INSTRUMENT | September 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17463971 | BONE SHORTENING OSTEOTOMY APPARATUS | September 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17446529 | SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR CORRECTION OF HALLUX VALGUS OR TAILOR'S BUNION | August 2021 | October 2022 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17407416 | SPINAL IMPLANTS AND INSTRUMENTS | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17400849 | Surgical Tool System With Interchangeable Battery and Control Modules | August 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17425771 | FIXING DEVICE FOR A TIBIA ALIGNMENT SYSTEM | July 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17384859 | PRESHEARING METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF THE RHEOLOGY AND THE INJECTABILITY OF AQUEOUS INORGANIC CEMENTS | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17378621 | ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED VAGINAL SPECULUM | July 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17363471 | SURGICAL ALIGNMENT GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | June 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17352841 | SURGICAL IMPACT TOOL | June 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17348899 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY PLATE | June 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17348888 | TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY PLATE | June 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17346988 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY IMPLANT | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17330283 | ACTIVE TENSION BONE AND JOINT STABILIZATION METHODS | May 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316923 | Expandable, Angularly Adjustable Intervertebral Cages | May 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17315694 | EXPANDABLE INTER-BODY FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS | May 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17302451 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE | May 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17232736 | KNEE SIZING AND BALANCING INSTRUMENT | April 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17301832 | ACCESS DEVICE HAVING AN ANCHORING FEATURE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | April 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17219262 | Methods and Tools for Hip Replacement with Superscapsular Percutaneously Assisted Total Hip Approach | March 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17204385 | IMPLANT EXTRACTOR | March 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17201735 | BONE REAMER AND METHODS OF USE | March 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17175649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINING BONEY STRUCTURES | February 2021 | June 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17175074 | GEARED CAM EXPANDABLE INTERBODY IMPLANT AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING SAME | February 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17158499 | Expandable Interbody Implant with Lordosis Correction | January 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17150255 | CERCLAGE CABLE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | January 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17149342 | SURGICAL EXTRACTOR | January 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17148933 | SURGICAL EXTRACTOR | January 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17146759 | Methods and Tools for Hip Replacement with Superscapsular Percutaneously Assisted Total Hip Approach | January 2021 | July 2021 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17145701 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A FEMORAL CUP FROM AN ACETABULAR BALL IN AN IMPLANTED HIP PROSTHESIS | January 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17143591 | Methods and Tools for Hip Replacement with Superscapsular Percutaneously Assisted Total Hip Approach | January 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 14 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17128271 | ARTICULATING EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17126608 | REUSABLE SURGICAL GUIDE FOR OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY IN PARTICULAR OF THE HALLUX VALGUS | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17118887 | SPINAL SURGERY KIT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MODULAR INSERTER TIPS | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118849 | DEPTH STOP INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN SPINAL SURGERY | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114566 | SCREW CADDY | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17113883 | LATERAL SPINE PLATE WITH SET SCREW LOCKING OF BONE SCREWS | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17112845 | FLEXIBLE BONE FIXATION DEVICE | December 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17110960 | SEAL FOR APPLICATION OF BONE CEMENT | December 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17101314 | DISPOSABLE BURR ATTACHMENT | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16953407 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHOD | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17094306 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | November 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 54 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17089128 | Surgical Instrument For Tightening A Bone Fixation Member Around Bone | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17068900 | APPARATUS FOR STABILIZATION OF A BONE FRACTURE SITE | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17045653 | Curable Material Dispensing System And Methods Of Operating And Packaging The Same | October 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17062702 | Hinged anterior cervical plate system | October 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17006098 | CANNULATED LOCKING AND FIXATION SET FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | August 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16975828 | SYNDESMOSIS FIXATION AND RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | August 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16998992 | STAPLE AND PLATE HARD TISSUE FIXATION | August 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16969332 | ACETABULAR REAMER HANDLE AND METHOD OF REAMING AN ACETABULUM | August 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16989442 | LARYNGOSCOPE WITH BLADE POSITION ADJUSTMENT | August 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16984563 | ARTICULATING EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16936235 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT DEVICE WITH INDEPENDENT DISTAL-PROXIMAL EXPANSION | July 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16932511 | Expandable and Adjustable Lordosis Interbody Fusion System | July 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16961654 | Orthopedic Implanted Screw | July 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16921731 | Expandable Support Device and Method of Use | July 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916192 | PLATE BENDER FOR MANDIBULAR IMPLANTS AND BENDING PROCESS | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16956250 | CUTTING GUIDE FOR PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY AND KIT FOR PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY | June 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16898696 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL IMPLANT | June 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16771610 | GUIDE FOR POSITIONING A RESURFACING HEAD IMPLANT | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16892208 | IMPLANT FILLING DEVICE | June 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16882595 | STAPLE AND PLATE HARD TISSUE FIXATION | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16877655 | STERNAL CLOSURE STRAP DEVICE | May 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16877956 | TENSIONER FOR A STERNAL CLOSURE STRAP DEVICE | May 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16877528 | Delivery tool and method for forming a structure having a layer of hardened paste and particles under the layer | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15930007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL RETRACTION | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16872306 | TOOL FOR CUTTING OR CRIMPING CABLE IN A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | May 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16869272 | DRILL GUIDES AND INSERTERS FOR BONE PLATES HAVING HOOK MEMBERS | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16609077 | DEVICE FOR LIGHTING THE INTRAOCULAR CAVITY | May 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16859582 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16855959 | BONE RESECTION GUIDE AND METHOD | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16851076 | HEADLESS SCREW REMOVAL TOOL | April 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16837693 | CONTOURABLE PLATE | April 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16834531 | IMPLANT EXTRACTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF IMPLANT EXTRACTION | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16828588 | HOOK PLATE AND HOOK PLATE SYSTEM | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16646485 | MEDICAL FIXATION DEVICE FOR POLYMER CABLES | March 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16811350 | BONE IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR TREATING LONG BONE ANGULAR DEFORMITIES | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16802713 | SCREW CADDY | February 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16785860 | High Tibial Osteotomy Guide | February 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775560 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC PROSTHESIS ALIGNMENT | January 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SIPP, AMY R..
With a 71.4% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 46.9% 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 SIPP, AMY R. works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 499 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner SIPP, AMY R.'s allowance rate of 68.9% places them in the 23% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by SIPP, AMY R. receive 2.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% 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 SIPP, AMY R. is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SIPP, AMY R.. This interview benefit is in the 79% 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, 20.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% 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 42.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 20% 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 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 15.0% 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, 34.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 50% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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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