Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Getac Technology Corporation

Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

13 pending office actions • 11 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Getac Technology Corporation has 13 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket spans 13 distinct examiners and 11 distinct art units, showing complete examiner dispersion with some recurring art-unit assignments.

HONG, RICHARD J is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Portfolio controls should focus on consistency across separate examiner relationships, while art-unit overlap may support targeted monitoring of recurring examination practices.

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

Portfolio Summary

13
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
4
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
1
Due this month
0
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.

4
Hard (31%)
9
Medium (69%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (8%)
§103 only7 (54%)
§102 only2 (15%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (23%)

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
4
Communications
31% of docket
7
Semiconductors
54% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
8% 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.

130 h
Manual time on pending OAs
26 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
46 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HONG, RICHARD J 1 78.9% +3.8%
CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 1 84.2% +8.8%
WU, JAMES 1 70.7% +33.4%
PHAN, THO GIA 1 91.4% +4.0%
GONZALEZ, MILTON 1 77.7% +12.7%
ROBERTS, RACHEL L 1 73.0% +24.0%
SANTOS, FRANCESCA LIMA 1 87.5% +18.2%
CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN 1 56.4% +29.5%
LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW 1 56.5% +22.9%
HARCUM, MARCUS E 1 89.4% +5.5%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19197089 ELECTRONIC DEVICE CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C —
18883395 LOCATION PACKET PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD SANTOS, FRANCESCA LIMA —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19023656 MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WU, JAMES —
19021346 ANTENNA DEVICE PHAN, THO GIA —
18906364 IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LICENSE PLATE ROBERTS, RACHEL L —
18731463 MOTHERBOARD ASSEMBLY, MOTHERBOARD MODULE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF HARCUM, MARCUS E —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19023656 MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WU, JAMES —
18907892 BATTERY DETECTION CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DETECTION METHOD GONZALEZ, MILTON —
18906364 IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LICENSE PLATE ROBERTS, RACHEL L —
18883395 LOCATION PACKET PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD SANTOS, FRANCESCA LIMA —
18768143 PROTECTIVE PAD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN —
18765411 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROTECTIVE COVER LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2841 3
2628 1
2845 1
2852 1
2674 1
2468 1
3734 1
2831 1
2855 1
2665 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19225136 ADAPTIVE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE BACKLIGHT HONG, RICHARD J 2628 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 02, 2025
19197089 ELECTRONIC DEVICE CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 2841 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2025
19023656 MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WU, JAMES 2841 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 16, 2025
19021346 ANTENNA DEVICE PHAN, THO GIA 2845 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18907892 BATTERY DETECTION CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DETECTION METHOD GONZALEZ, MILTON 2852 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18906364 IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LICENSE PLATE ROBERTS, RACHEL L 2674 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2024
18883395 LOCATION PACKET PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD SANTOS, FRANCESCA LIMA 2468 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2024
18768143 PROTECTIVE PAD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN 2841 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 10, 2024
18765411 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROTECTIVE COVER LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW 3734 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 08, 2024
18731463 MOTHERBOARD ASSEMBLY, MOTHERBOARD MODULE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF HARCUM, MARCUS E 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2024
18664435 SIMULATION TEST SYSTEM FOR SHOULDER-CARRYING AND HANDHOLDING OBJECT WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T 2855 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18646963 METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECT IN DYNAMIC SCENE AND SYSTEM THEREOF KOZIOL, STEPHEN R 2665 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18383075 BARCODE IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE USING THE SAME SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH 2667 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Getac Technology Corporation have?

Getac Technology Corporation has 13 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 13 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Getac Technology Corporation applications?

Richard J Hong has the most, with 1 of Getac Technology Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Getac Technology Corporation'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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