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Nicholas J. Plionis

Examiner (ID: 2304, Phone: (571)270-3027 , Office: P/3733 )

Most Active Art Unit
3773
Art Unit(s)
3733, 3773
Total Applications
897
Issued Applications
595
Pending Applications
91
Abandoned Applications
240

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/483252
Receiver assembly having a vertical tool-engaging slot for independent lock via tooling Oct 8, 2023 Issued
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18/476584
LONGITUDINAL CONNECTING MEMBER WITH SLEEVED TENSIONED CORDS Sep 27, 2023 Abandoned
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18/477163
Multipoint fixation implants Sep 27, 2023 Issued
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18/369436
Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Spinal Fusion Sep 17, 2023 Pending
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18/467693
SPINAL FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND IMPLANTS Sep 13, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20254699 [patent_doc_number] => 12427032 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-30 [patent_title] => Bionic inter vertebral disc with mechanical anisotropy [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/451189 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 522 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18451189 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/451189
Bionic inter vertebral disc with mechanical anisotropy Aug 16, 2023 Issued
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18/449509
LONGITUDINAL CONNECTING MEMBER WITH SLEEVED TENSIONED CORDS AND RELEASABLE END BLOCKER-BUMPER Aug 13, 2023 Abandoned
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18/221054
SPINAL IMPLANT WITH BALL AND SOCKET JOINT HAVING MULTIPLE RADIUS TEAR SHAPED GEOMETRY Jul 11, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19170522 [patent_doc_number] => 20240156496 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-16 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING SPINOUS PROCESSES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/333463 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10731 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 109 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18333463 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/333463
Apparatus and method of treating spinous processes Jun 11, 2023 Issued
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18/208472
EXPANDABLE INTEVERTEBRAL CAGE WITH SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL Jun 11, 2023 Pending
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18/208691
Spring cage spinal fixation systems Jun 11, 2023 Issued
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18/332184
EXPANDABLE ROD SYSTEM TO TREAT SCOLIOSIS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Jun 8, 2023 Abandoned
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18/321973
INTRAMEDULLARY IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/317900
Interbody spacer for spinal fusion May 14, 2023 Issued
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18/317796
Expandable lordotic interbodies and related methods May 14, 2023 Issued
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18/311081
External fixation strut May 1, 2023 Issued
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18/130812
Dynamic foot plate Apr 3, 2023 Issued
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18/194717
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPINAL FUSION Apr 2, 2023 Abandoned
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18/191176
Longitudinal connecting member with sleeved tensioned cords Mar 27, 2023 Issued
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18/187832
Interbody fusion devices with self-affixing mechanisms Mar 21, 2023 Issued
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