USPTO Examiner REGA KYLE THOMAS - Art Unit 1636

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19056056COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID MODIFICATIONSFebruary 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
18777597SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY BASE EDITING SYSTEMS BASED ON BIMOLECULAR DEAMINASES AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024April 2025Allow901YesNo
18612868DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID AND NON-NUCLEIC ACID TARGET MOLECULESMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18392905CASZ COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1211NoNo
18377294DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID AND NON-NUCLEIC ACID TARGET MOLECULESOctober 2023March 2024Allow511YesNo
18448713EXOSOME-TARGETED DNA VACCINEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1920NoNo
18302247COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RNA SYNTHESISApril 2023May 2024Allow1321YesNo
18150661Encoded Dual-Probe Endonuclease AssaysJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2940NoNo
18150669Encoded Endonuclease AssaysJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2940NoNo
18147408NOVEL CRISPR DNA TARGETING ENZYMES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1211NoNo
18057588ATTENUATED STRAIN OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS (ASFV) WITH IPTG-INDUCED DELETION OF D1133L GENE AND USE THEREOFNovember 2022January 2024Allow1411YesNo
17990565DETECTION ASSAYSNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2821NoYes
18052791GENE EDITING SYSTEMS COMPRISING AN RNA GUIDE TARGETING LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE A (LDHA) AND USES THEREOFNovember 2022November 2023Allow1211NoNo
18049291KINETICALLY ENHANCED ENGINEERED FnCas9 AND ITS USES THEREOFOctober 2022December 2023Allow1411YesNo
17795815IMPROVED DETECTION ASSAYSJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3311NoNo
17846503IN VITRO ASSEMBLY OF ANELLOVIRUS CAPSIDS ENCLOSING RNAJune 2022May 2025Abandon3441YesNo
17692508RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION VECTOR FOR HIGH EXPRESSION OF BRAZZEIN IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE AND METHOD FOR MASS-PRODUCTION OF BRAZZEIN USING THE SAMEMarch 2022May 2024Allow2621YesNo
17683343METHODS FOR ENHANCED BIOSYNTHESIS AND SCREENING OF ANTIBIOTICSFebruary 2022August 2023Abandon1801NoNo
17587925EXOSOME-TARGETED DNA VACCINEJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3231NoNo
17582102PHOTOSELECTIVE NON-INVASIVE TARGETED GENOMIC AND EPIGENOMIC SEQUENCING OF SPATIALLY-DEFINED CELLS OR SUBCELLULAR REGIONSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2521YesNo
17552423Xylanase Variants and MethodsDecember 2021April 2024Allow2821YesNo
17546515Protein Engineering via Error-Prone Orthogonal Replication and Yeast Surface DisplayDecember 2021November 2023Allow2311YesNo
17520517CRISPR GENE EDITING FOR AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISEASESNovember 2021July 2024Abandon3221NoNo
17519670ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION AND AMBIENT VISUALIZATION IN A SINGLE TUBE FOR THE DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 USING LOOP-MEDIATED AMPLIFICATION AND CRISPR TECHNOLOGYNovember 2021December 2024Abandon3821NoNo
17600867CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF IN VIVO REFOLDED ANTIBODY FRAGMENTOctober 2021May 2025Allow4410YesNo
17482884CRISPR/CAS9 IN VITRO KITSeptember 2021July 2024Abandon3430NoNo
17436048T:A TO A:T BASE EDITING THROUGH ADENOSINE METHYLATIONSeptember 2021June 2025Abandon4511NoNo
17429051ATTENUATION OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONAugust 2021July 2025Abandon4701NoNo
17395773MYOSIN 15 PROMOTERS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17357915METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING FOR GENES RELATING TO CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATIONJune 2021January 2025Abandon4331YesNo
17298317METHODS OF MODULATING RNAMay 2021October 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17297727Chimeric Promoter For Use In Metabolic EngineeringMay 2021November 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17324383METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE OR DISORDER BY GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSISMay 2021March 2024Abandon3421YesNo
17320021DEMAND SYNTHESIS OF POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCESMay 2021April 2024Allow3530YesNo
17243079CRISPR-LpCas9 GENE EDITING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2021January 2024Abandon3321NoNo
17227372Episomal expression, genomic integrated lentiviral vector expression and mRNA expression of Potent Immunoglobulins Including Dimeric Immunoglobulin A1 and A2 via a furin cleavage site and 2A self-processing peptide to Enable Mucosal and Hematological Based Immunity or Protection via Gene Therapy for Allergens, viruses, HIV, bacteria, infections, pathology associated proteins, systemic pathologies, cancer, toxins and unnatural viruses.April 2021August 2024Abandon4001NoNo
17203724RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTMarch 2021January 2024Abandon3411NoNo
17202202Riboregulated Switchable Feedback Promoter Systems and MethodsMarch 2021June 2025Allow5121YesNo
17276317ENDONUCLEASE 1 RIBONUCLEASES FOR CLEANINGMarch 2021July 2024Allow4111YesNo
17273402Method for Detecting in a Cell RNA-Protein InteractionMarch 2021November 2024Abandon4510NoNo
17187666CRISPR/CAS9 SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2021September 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17182352METHOD OF USING CUT&RUN OR CUT&TAG TO VALIDATE CRISPR-CAS TARGETINGFebruary 2021June 2024Abandon3921NoNo
17168950MOLECULAR ANALYSES USING LONG CELL-FREE FRAGMENTS IN PREGNANCYFebruary 2021June 2024Allow4021YesNo
17164632Use of Combinatorial Non-Coding DNA Snippets as Taggants in Consumer Products and Supply ChainsFebruary 2021January 2024Abandon3511NoNo
17160561Method for Constructing Efficient Bacillus Subtilis PromoterJanuary 2021September 2024Allow4311NoNo
17161267FLEXIBLE DETECTION SYSTEMSJanuary 2021June 2025Abandon5220NoNo
17264094PROBE/PRIMER LIBRARY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CANCERJanuary 2021July 2025Allow5321YesNo
17133300METHOD FOR KNOCKING OUT N-MYRISTOYLTRANSFERASE (NMT) GENE FROM EIMERIA TENELLADecember 2020July 2023Allow3110YesNo
17253401GENE EXPRESSION CASSETTE CAPABLE OF INITIATING TRANSLATION AFTER COMPLETION OF TRANSCRIPTION FOR PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY RECOMBINANT PROTEIN IN BACTERIADecember 2020August 2024Allow4310YesNo
17058454A METHOD OF STORING INFORMATION USING DNA MOLECULESNovember 2020May 2024Abandon4211NoNo
17053265CRISPR TRANSIENT EXPRESSION CONSTRUCT (CTEC)November 2020July 2024Abandon4421NoNo
17052609ENGINEERED CELLS WITH MODIFIED HOST CELL PROTEIN PROFILESNovember 2020January 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17073165THERMOFLUIDICS FOR SPATIAL CONTROL OF GENE ACTIVATIONOctober 2020January 2024Abandon3911NoNo
17020676NEAR-INFRARED PHOTOTHERMALLY ACTIVATED CRISPR/CAS9 GENOME EDITING MACHINESeptember 2020June 2024Allow4520YesNo
17013420SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEMOGLOBINOPATHIESSeptember 2020June 2024Abandon4601NoNo
17011994Plasmid Vector for Expressing mRNA in Vitro, Construction Method and Application ThereofSeptember 2020January 2024Abandon4120YesNo
16971044NANO-VESICLE DERIVED FROM CATENIBACTERIUM BACTERIA AND USE THEREOFAugust 2020February 2024Allow4210YesNo
16970115CELL DATA RECORDERS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2020March 2024Allow4311YesNo
16968899NOVEL CAS9 ORTHOLOGSAugust 2020March 2024Abandon4311NoNo
16967595TLR9 INHIBITORS TO SUPPRESS INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TO PATHOGENSAugust 2020May 2024Allow4510NoNo
16944584CRISPR/CAS-RELATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) RELATED KERATITISJuly 2020May 2025Abandon5821NoNo
16940180Gold Optimized CAR T-cellsJuly 2020January 2025Abandon5420NoNo
16963529MDA-7/IL -24 SECRETORY VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2020September 2024Allow5011YesNo
16913226UNNATURAL BASE PAIR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJune 2020August 2024Allow5021YesNo
16894359FRAMESHIFT SUPPRESSOR tRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJune 2020August 2024Allow5121YesNo
16765604POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING ORNITHINE TRANSCARBAMYLASE FOR THE TREATMENT OF UREA CYCLE DISORDERSMay 2020August 2023Allow3901YesNo
16758458METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING AND TREATING INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMApril 2020March 2024Abandon4720NoNo
16744130MODELING RIBOSOME DYNAMICS TO OPTIMIZE HETEROLOGOUS PROTEIN PRODUCTIONJanuary 2020August 2024Allow5521YesNo
16631157APPLICATION OF CAS PROTEIN, METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE AND KITJanuary 2020August 2024Allow5521YesNo
16619697METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ACTIVATORS AND SUPPRESSORSDecember 2019May 2023Abandon4110NoNo
16704190NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUESDecember 2019May 2025Allow6051YesNo
16605770HUMAN GENE CORRECTIONOctober 2019February 2024Abandon5221NoNo
16563274DIRECT CLONINGSeptember 2019August 2024Allow6030NoNo
16486099COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING IMMUNE SYSTEM ACTIVITYAugust 2019June 2024Abandon5801NoNo
16434102COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID PROCESSING USING BLOCKING AGENTSJune 2019August 2024Allow6021YesNo
16415179METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIANT RECOGNITION SITES FOR RARE-CUTTING ENGINEERED DOUBLE-STRAND-BREAK-INDUCING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFMay 2019February 2024Abandon5721YesNo
16347880HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND TUNABLE SYSTEM FOR THE INCORPORATION OF UNNATURAL AMINO ACIDS INTO PROTEINS IN ESCHERICHIA COLIMay 2019July 2024Allow6041YesNo
16327521Novel Modification of 5-Methylcytosine Catalyzed by CMD1 Enzyme and Application ThereofMarch 2019March 2024Allow6011YesNo
16282498NOVEL CAS9 ORTHOLOGSFebruary 2019April 2024Allow6011NoNo
16315846SCRaMbLE OF HETEROZYGOUS DIPLOID YEASTJanuary 2019September 2024Allow6031YesNo
16209706METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO PREVENT MICROBIAL INFECTIONDecember 2018August 2024Allow6031YesNo
16095236Compositions and Methods for Treatment of Diseases Associated with Trinucleotide Repeats in Transcription Factor FourOctober 2018April 2024Abandon6021NoNo
15978618Targets and compositions for use in decontamination, immunoprophylaxis, and post-exposure therapy against anthraxMay 2018December 2023Abandon6030NoYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner REGA, KYLE THOMAS.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
0.4%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Examiner REGA, KYLE THOMAS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner REGA, KYLE THOMAS works in Art Unit 1636 and has examined 80 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 53.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner REGA, KYLE THOMAS's allowance rate of 53.8% places them in the 9% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by REGA, KYLE THOMAS receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by REGA, KYLE THOMAS is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 4% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +58.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by REGA, KYLE THOMAS. This interview benefit is in the 97% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 40.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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.

Petition Practice

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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 1% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.7% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.