Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Compal Electronics Inc.

Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

12 pending office actions • 11 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Compal Electronics Inc. has 11 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Each action is assigned to a distinct examiner, while the portfolio spans 10 distinct art units. The data indicates examiner dispersion with limited repetition among technical-unit assignments.

FLORES, ROBERTO W is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. No examiner carries more than the reported single action in the busiest-examiner field, so management should emphasize coordinated docketing and matter-specific response analysis rather than one examiner relationship.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

7
Hard (58%)
5
Medium (42%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (8%)
§101 + other2 (17%)
§103 only4 (33%)
§102 only1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (33%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
8% of docket
5
Communications
42% of docket
6
Semiconductors
50% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FLORES, ROBERTO W 1 49.8% +14.0%
CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D 1 81.1% +23.0%
MUNOZ, DANIEL 1 75.8% +20.0%
HAKALA, ALAN GREGORY 1 — —
DEBROW, JAMES J 1 70.1% +25.7%
WILBURN, MOLLY K 1 90.1% +9.0%
BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M 1 81.6% +13.8%
SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM 1 79.7% +24.4%
WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER 1 70.0% +46.2%
BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR 1 42.3% +53.9%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19047574 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D —

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18916715 ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MUNOZ, DANIEL 34d
19568735 IMAGE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE INTERACTION METHOD FLORES, ROBERTO W —
18619221 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR HUMAN BODY POSTURE TRANSFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAME, TERMINAL DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WILBURN, MOLLY K —
18429465 ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M —
18393731 IMAGE CROPPING PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM —
18537843 IMAGE CROPPING AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ASPECT RATIO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER —
18509242 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR —

Interview Candidates (8)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18916715 ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MUNOZ, DANIEL 34d
19568735 IMAGE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE INTERACTION METHOD FLORES, ROBERTO W —
19047574 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D —
18815870 INTERACTION CONTROL METHOD FOR DETECTING A SETTING OBJECT IN A REAL-TIME IMAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICE CONNECTED THERETO BY COMMUNICATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM DEBROW, JAMES J —
18429465 ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M —
18393731 IMAGE CROPPING PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM —
18537843 IMAGE CROPPING AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ASPECT RATIO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER —
18509242 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2845 2
2621 1
2841 1
2896 1
2617 1
2174 1
2666 1
2672 1
2663 1
2859 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19568735 IMAGE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE INTERACTION METHOD FLORES, ROBERTO W 2621 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 16, 2026
19047574 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D 2841 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 06, 2025
18916715 ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MUNOZ, DANIEL 2896 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Oct 16, 2024
18895428 SMART DISPLAY DEVICE DISPLAYING AN APPEARANCE OF A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, SETTING METHOD, METHOD OF USE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF HAKALA, ALAN GREGORY 2617 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18815870 INTERACTION CONTROL METHOD FOR DETECTING A SETTING OBJECT IN A REAL-TIME IMAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICE CONNECTED THERETO BY COMMUNICATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM DEBROW, JAMES J 2174 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2024
18619221 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR HUMAN BODY POSTURE TRANSFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAME, TERMINAL DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WILBURN, MOLLY K 2666 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18429465 ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M 2845 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 01, 2024
18393731 IMAGE CROPPING PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM 2672 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 22, 2023
18537843 IMAGE CROPPING AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ASPECT RATIO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER 2663 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 13, 2023
18509242 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR 2859 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2023
18381601 SMART POLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF HESS, DANIEL A 2876 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 18, 2023
18463298 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA MODULE WOODS, BRANDON SEAN 2845 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 08, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Compal Electronics Inc. have?

Compal Electronics Inc. has 12 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 12 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Compal Electronics Inc. applications?

Roberto W Flores has the most, with 1 of Compal Electronics Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Compal Electronics Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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