Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd. has 6 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The actions involve 6 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units, so each listed matter follows a separate examiner and art-unit path.

SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data shows no examiner concentration, making individual prosecution records the primary basis for response planning. Counsel can still coordinate technical terminology across the portfolio while tailoring arguments to each assigned art unit.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (40%)
3
Medium (60%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (20%)
§101 + other1 (20%)
§103 only3 (60%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
20% of docket
1
Communications
20% of docket
2
Semiconductors
40% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN 1 72.4% +36.0%
MISHLER, ROBIN J 1 69.8% +5.6%
ASMAT UCEDA, MARTIN ANTONIO 1 84.3% +10.9%
RAPILLO, KRISTINE K 1 28.8% +26.9%
LE, JOHN H 1 87.7% +7.0%

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
19073015 REMOTE RELEASE MODULE AND CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE ASMAT UCEDA, MARTIN ANTONIO —
18587964 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MODULE AND TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD LE, JOHN H —

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19233692 INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER COMMAND PREPROCESSING METHOD SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN —
18613147 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING METHOD RAPILLO, KRISTINE K —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19233692 INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER COMMAND PREPROCESSING METHOD SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN —
19073015 REMOTE RELEASE MODULE AND CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE ASMAT UCEDA, MARTIN ANTONIO —
18613147 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING METHOD RAPILLO, KRISTINE K —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2168 1
2628 1
2841 1
3682 1
2857 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19233692 INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER COMMAND PREPROCESSING METHOD SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN 2168 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 10, 2025
19178330 DISPLAY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOUCH DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INPUT MAPPING CONFIGURATION MISHLER, ROBIN J 2628 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 14, 2025
19073015 REMOTE RELEASE MODULE AND CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE ASMAT UCEDA, MARTIN ANTONIO 2841 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
18613147 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING METHOD RAPILLO, KRISTINE K 3682 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 22, 2024
18587964 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MODULE AND TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD LE, JOHN H 2857 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 27, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd. have?

Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd. applications?

Kannan Shanmugasundaram has the most, with 1 of Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Giga-byte Technology Co.,ltd.'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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