Listed by the USPTO as LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1791
This examiner grants 9% of resolved cases
LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1791. The record includes 45 resolved cases, with an 8.9% allowance rate and a median of 1246 days to allowance. The allowance figure indicates that only a small minority of matters reached allowance, while the median timing points to an extended prosecution path.
The interview lift is 12.3%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes, although it does not offset the low overall allowance result. The listed companies are Suntory, Fuji Oil Holdings, and Firmenich. The listed firms are Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, WHDA, and Ipsilon USA. Applicants should approach prosecution with detailed claim analysis and realistic planning for multiple rounds of response.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18691184 | HIGH-MOISTURE TEXTURIZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN | Final Rejection | DSM IP Assets B.V. |
| 18572421 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PROCESSED FOOD | Final Rejection | SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| 18037501 | NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE | Final Rejection | SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| 18022888 | BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE | Non-Final OA | SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| 18564620 | Lactation stage specific infant nutrition | Final Rejection | N.V. Nutricia |
| 18694637 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE BITTERNESS OF A LEGUMINOUS PROTEIN | Final Rejection | ROQUETTE FRERES |
| 18262314 | FIBER BLENDS, SWEETENED FIBER BLENDS, AND THEIR COMESTIBLE USE | Final Rejection | Firmenich SA |
| 17621812 | ENRICHED FLAVOR COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | FIRMENICH SA |
| 18669871 | EGG COAGULATION PROMOTER | Non-Final OA | FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC. |
| 18669879 | THICKENING PROMOTER FOR EGG SAUCE | Final Rejection | FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC. |
| 18028759 | PLANT-BASED SOUP BASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SOUP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | Final Rejection | FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC. |
| 17764713 | COMPOSITION PACKED IN CONTAINER, USE THEREOF, AND PROCESSED FOOD PACKED IN CONTAINER | Final Rejection | KIKKOMAN CORPORATION |
| 18194361 | METHODS OF MAKING SHELF STABLE AND READY TO DRINK PLANT PROTEIN BEVERAGES | Non-Final OA | PepsiCo, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy8.9% of resolved applications examined by Deborah Yang-Hao Liu were allowed (45 resolved cases), compared with 26.2% across Art Unit 1791 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Deborah Yang-Hao Liu took 1,246 days on average from filing to allowance.
Deborah Yang-Hao Liu examines applications in Art Unit 1791 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
