USPTO Examiner CUTLIFF YATE KAI RENE - Art Unit 1622

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17253438METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXIDATION REACTION PRODUCT OF HYDROCARBON OR DERIVATIVE THEREOFJuly 2021September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17254876METHOD FOR PURIFYING LIGHT ACRYLATESDecember 2020August 2021Allow800NoNo
17255097ISOBUTYRIC ESTER COMPOUND HAVING BUTYRYLOXY GROUP OR PIVALOYLOXY GROUP AT ALPHA-POSITION AND FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONDecember 2020March 2022Allow1500NoNo
17255137ISOBUTYRIC ESTER COMPOUND HAVING FORMYLOXY GROUP AT ALPHA-POSITION, FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF AS FRAGRANCEDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910YesNo
17255093ALPHA-HYDROXYISOBUTYRATE ESTER COMPOUND, FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF AS FRAGRANCEDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17255224FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ALPHA-METHOXYISOBUTYRIC ESTER COMPOUND, AND USE THEREOF AS FRAGRANCEDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17128100PLEUROMULIN TRETINOIN ESTER WITH ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAMEDecember 2020September 2021Allow900NoNo
17253779METHOD FOR PRODUCING DICARBOXYLIC ACIDDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17124636FREE POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORDecember 2020May 2022Allow1711YesNo
17122187ALKOXYCARBONYLATION OF TRIVINYLCYCLOHEXANEDecember 2020December 2022Allow2420YesNo
17252250PROCESS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF OIL-SOLUBLE COMPONENTS FROM PLANT MATERIALDecember 2020December 2023Allow3650YesNo
17116249Atmospheric Pressure Water Ion Plant Cell Disruption and Extraction Method and ApparatusDecember 2020July 2023Allow3101NoNo
16972881Photo-Cleavable SurfactantsDecember 2020May 2022Allow1811NoNo
16972153PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIGLYCERIDESDecember 2020April 2022Allow1610NoNo
17110909Synthesis of the Grape Mealybug Pheromone trans-alpha-Necrodyl IsobutyrateDecember 2020April 2022Abandon1710NoNo
15734497Method and system for producing one or more olefins and one or more carboxylic acidsDecember 2020February 2024Allow3810YesNo
17107037METHOD FOR PRODUCING ESTER BASED ON ECO-FRIENDLY AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY ESTERIFICATION BY USING BASE EXCHANGE OF SALT AND THE COMPOUND THEREOFNovember 2020February 2024Allow3910NoNo
17059275Method for Producing a Composition Containing at Least one Metal Amino Acid Compound and Composition Obtainable by Means of a Method of this KindNovember 2020June 2024Allow4311NoNo
17058131OZONIZED BIOCHAR: PHOSPHORUS SUSTAINABILITY AND SAND SOILIZATIONNovember 2020January 2024Allow3710YesNo
17055047METHOD OF ISOLATING LIPIDS FROM A LIPIDS CONTAINING BIOMASS WITH AID OF HYDROPHOBIC SILICANovember 2020March 2022Allow1610YesNo
17053588A Method For Preparing (Meth)Acrylic Acid Ester Based CompoundNovember 2020August 2021Allow900YesNo
17053190Multifunctional Fatty Acid Derivatives And Biosynthesis ThereofNovember 2020November 2022Abandon2422NoNo
17053215Method for Refined Palm Oil Production with Reduced 3-MCPD FormationNovember 2020November 2022Allow2420NoNo
17087841SEPARATION, RECOVERY AND UPGRADING OF BIOMASS DERIVED 2,3-BUTANEDIOLNovember 2020September 2022Allow2310YesNo
17051772ESTER COMPOUND AND LUBRICATING OIL BASE OILOctober 2020February 2022Allow1500NoNo
17078282COMPOSITIONS FORMED FROM PLANT EXTRACTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOFOctober 2020February 2022Allow1620NoNo
17073386COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASESOctober 2020August 2022Allow2211YesNo
17048228INTERESTERIFIED HIGH OLEIC VEGETABLE OILSOctober 2020August 2022Allow2220YesNo
17048409USE OF HYPOPHOSPHOROUS ACID FOR THE ESTERIFICATION OF FREE FATTY ACIDSOctober 2020February 2022Allow1610NoNo
17068092CONTINUOUS HEMP SEED OIL EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHODSOctober 2020August 2022Abandon2221NoNo
17067968KETAMINE DERIVATIVES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOFOctober 2020June 2022Allow2020NoNo
17046260PROCESS FOR MAKING A FEED OF NORMAL BUTANOL, ISO-BUTANOL AND 2-ALKYL ALKANOLOctober 2020January 2022Allow1510YesNo
17063678LIPID COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TRIACYLGLYCEROL WITH LONG-CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDSOctober 2020March 2023Allow2921YesNo
17062730METHODS OF MAKING PURIFIED FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONSOctober 2020January 2022Allow1510NoNo
17061453CARBOXYLATE SALT OR SULFONATE SALT, AND SURFACTANTOctober 2020March 2022Abandon1701NoNo
17044761PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OILS AND DEFATTED MEAL BY MEANS OF SOLID/LIQUID EXTRACTIONOctober 2020January 2022Allow1610NoNo
17039165SOLID-SOLID SEPARATION PROCESS FOR LONG CHAIN DICARBOXYLIC ACIDSSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1921NoNo
17040642COMPOSITION FOR TIN-SILVER ALLOY ELECTROPLATING COMPRISING A COMPLEXING AGENTSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4211NoNo
17040374CATALYST FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2701NoNo
17028224Methods to Reduce Chlorophyll Co-Extraction Through Extraction of Select Moieties Essential Oils and Aromatic IsolatesSeptember 2020March 2022Abandon1710NoNo
17040275POLYGLYCEROL FATTY ACID ESTERS (PGE) FOR CORN OIL EXTRACTIONSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1720NoNo
17026221METHOD OF PREPARING A CINNAMYL ALCOHOL RETINOIC ACID ESTER WITH ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIESSeptember 2020June 2021Allow900YesNo
17024159TEREPHTHALIC ACID ESTERS FORMATIONSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1820NoNo
17019449Chromium-Catalyzed Production of Diols From OlefinsSeptember 2020June 2021Allow920NoNo
16980569PURIFICATION OF TRIACYLGLYCERIDE OILSSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1720NoNo
16980563MECHANICAL PURIFICATION OF TRIACYLGLYCERIDE OILSSeptember 2020September 2021Allow1220YesNo
16980267PROCESS FOR ESTERIFICATION AND TRANS-ESTERIFICATION REACTIONSSeptember 2020March 2024Abandon4210NoNo
16980070PROCESS FOR CONVERTING ATRANOL AND ITS DERIVATIVES INTO HYDROSOLUBLE COMPOUNDSSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2710NoNo
16979764PROCESS FOR DRYING N,N-DIMETHYL GLYCINATE SALTESeptember 2020August 2022Allow2430NoNo
16979541PREPARATION METHOD FOR CHLOROPHENOXYCARBOXYLATESeptember 2020May 2021Allow800NoNo
17015639PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DIESEL RANGE HYDROCARBONSSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2320NoNo
17015943Cyclic Process for Producing Taurine from MonoethanolamineSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2610NoNo
16978882CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF AMMONIUM SULFATE AND 2-HYDROXY-2-METHYLPROPIONIC ACIDSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1700NoNo
17002930METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND DECOLORIZING DIOCTYL TEREPHTHALATEAugust 2020July 2021Allow1101YesNo
16976049METHOD FOR PURIFYING ORGANIC ACIDSAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
16947979METHODS FOR EXTRACTING SOLUTE FROM A SOURCE MATERIALAugust 2020August 2022Allow2411NoNo
16996288METHOD FOR PURIFYING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID BY USING CONTINUOUS REACTORAugust 2020August 2021Allow1210NoNo
16970794HYDROXYCITRIC ACID METAL HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH COVALENT CHARACTERISTICSAugust 2020January 2022Allow1711YesNo
16970167PHOSPHOLIPID CONCENTRATE MANUFACTURING METHODAugust 2020August 2021Allow1210NoNo
16970234METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHOLIPID CONCENTRATEAugust 2020May 2021Allow900NoNo
16992540Photocatalysis Extraction Method for Enriching Cannabidiol from the Wild HempsAugust 2020November 2021Allow1510NoNo
16969643OIL PROCESSINGAugust 2020June 2021Allow1010YesNo
16991308METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN ESTER OF AN ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDAugust 2020September 2021Allow1310NoNo
16984975ETHYL ACETATE REMOVAL DURING VAM PRODUCTIONAugust 2020November 2021Allow1511YesNo
16967318EDIBLE OIL REFININGAugust 2020August 2022Allow2520YesNo
16967057PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A NITRIC OXIDE DONATING PROSTAGLANDIN ANALOGUEAugust 2020December 2020Allow500YesNo
16966208Palm Oil Without Unwanted ContaminantsJuly 2020September 2022Allow2520NoNo
16964620METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING COLORATION OF FRYING FATS AND OILS COMPOSITIONJuly 2020June 2021Allow1010NoNo
16929474PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF ISOSULFAN BLUEJuly 2020July 2021Abandon1210NoNo
16920334FATTY ACID ACETYLATED SALICYLATES AND THEIR USESJuly 2020January 2022Abandon1810NoNo
16919092METAL OXIDE COATED CERAMIC CORRUGATED PLATE CATALYST, PREPARATION AND APPLICATION IN PREPARATION OF KEY INTERMEDIATES OF CITRALJuly 2020February 2021Allow820YesNo
16959232METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE BY OXIDATIVE ESTERIFICATION USING A HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTJune 2020May 2021Allow1110NoNo
16955913A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FREE FATTY ACIDSJune 2020February 2022Allow1920NoNo
16955121PREPARATION OF ACETATE COMPOUNDS VIA A KETENE COMPOUNDJune 2020April 2021Allow1010NoNo
16772516METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN OZONIZED OLIVE OILJune 2020November 2021Allow1710YesNo
16771999METHOD FOR CYCLOADDITION OF DIMETHYL MUCONATEJune 2020October 2020Allow400NoNo
16897331Methods Of Making Acrylic Acid From Lactic Acid Or Its Derivatives In Liquid PhaseJune 2020April 2021Allow1010NoNo
16896515Production process for magnesium N-acetyl taurinateJune 2020March 2021Allow910NoNo
16893481PROCESS FOR PREPARING CARBOXYLIC ACIDS OR SALTS THEREOF FROM HYDROCARBONSJune 2020April 2021Allow1010NoNo
16887215METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFINING LONG CHAIN DICARBOXYLIC ACIDMay 2020June 2021Allow1311YesNo
16768470DERIVATIZING OF THERMOCHEMICAL OILMay 2020March 2021Allow910NoNo
16766638METHOD FOR PRODUCING FATTY ACID POLYOXYETHYLENE METHYL ETHERMay 2020September 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16877537SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF OIL FROM DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS AND METHODS OF USING EXTRACTION PRODUCTSMay 2020May 2021Allow1211YesNo
16765157METHOD FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF TALL OIL PITCH (TOP)May 2020March 2021Allow910YesNo
15930205BIODERIVED FUELS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEMay 2020May 2021Allow1211YesNo
16868324PROCESS FOR PRODUCING EXTRACTED LIPID COMPRISING DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDMay 2020December 2021Allow1911NoNo
16758815PRODUCTION AND SEPARATION OF 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACIDApril 2020April 2021Allow1110YesNo
16838816SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUSLY PURIFYING REACTION PRODUCT OF ESTERIFICATIONApril 2020March 2021Allow1210NoNo
16838633KETAMINE DERIVATIVES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOFApril 2020June 2020Allow310NoNo
16651987METHOD FOR PREPARING GLUTAMATE-BASED SURFACTANTMarch 2020September 2020Allow600NoNo
16651790Hydrocarbon-Soluble Halogen and Thiolate/Magnesium Exchange ReagentsMarch 2020September 2021Allow1711YesNo
16649784METHOD OF ENHANCED CONVERSION OF TAURINE SALTS TO ALKYL TAURATE AMIDESMarch 2020May 2021Allow1420NoNo
16826181Extraction Methods of Field Muskmelon Seed OilMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210YesNo
16649380METHODS AND DEVICES TO EXTRACT OIL FROM OILY FRUITSMarch 2020February 2022Allow2311NoNo
16649123REACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS/EQUIPMENT FOR FATTY ACID ESTER HYDROLYSIS TO PRODUCE CARBOXYLIC ACID AND ALCOHOLMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110NoNo
16820933SEPARATION METHOD, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR (METH)ACRYLATEMarch 2020May 2021Allow1410YesNo
16816167METHODS FOR MAKING FREE FATTY ACIDS AND FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES FROM MIXED LIPID FEEDSTOCKS OR SOAPSTOCKSMarch 2020February 2021Allow1220YesNo
16816216METHODS FOR MAKING FREE FATTY ACIDS FROM SOAPS USING THERMAL HYDROLYSIS FOLLOWED BY ACIDIFICATIONMarch 2020April 2021Abandon1310NoNo
16645614NEW INTERMEDIATES FOR THE VITAMIN A SYNTHESISMarch 2020June 2022Abandon2730NoYes
16811903ACETYLATED LACTIDE OLIGOMER-BASED PLASTICIZER, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME AND PLA RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAMEMarch 2020February 2022Allow2320NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.7%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 25.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE works in Art Unit 1622 and has examined 439 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 17 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE's allowance rate of 76.3% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE receive 1.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 15% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE is 17 months. This places the examiner in the 96% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE. This interview benefit is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 77.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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 0% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 61.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 64% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

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