Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

HannStar Display Corporation

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

11 pending office actions • 4 art units • 10 examiners • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

HannStar Display Corporation has 11 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket spans 10 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating wide examiner distribution within a more concentrated technical structure.

SANTIAGO, MARICELI is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The shared examiner assignment offers an opportunity to identify recurring issues, while the 4 art units call for a coordinated technical framework that can be adapted to distinct examination records.

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

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

7
Hard (64%)
4
Medium (36%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (27%)
§102 only1 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (64%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
10
Semiconductors
91% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
9% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SANTIAGO, MARICELI 2 81.1% +8.5%
WILSON, PAISLEY L 1 59.2% +34.6%
NGUYEN, DUNG T 1 82.2% +0.9%
CROCKETT, RYAN M 1 79.0% +5.2%
LIU, SHAN 1 72.2% +39.2%
JUNG, JONATHAN Y 1 72.7% +16.9%
ASSOGBA ONANGA, FRANCK 1 — —
CHUNG, DAVID Y 1 70.5% +7.3%
JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A 1 84.5% +8.2%
MINNEY, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN 1 100.0% +0.0%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18963812 DISPLAY DEVICE NGUYEN, DUNG T —
18929648 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL SANTIAGO, MARICELI —
18629953 DISPLAY PANEL MINNEY, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN —

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
19002649 COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE SANTIAGO, MARICELI —
18988858 PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE WILSON, PAISLEY L —
18948389 PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE CROCKETT, RYAN M —
18946952 COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE LIU, SHAN —
18940865 DISPLAY PANEL ASSOGBA ONANGA, FRANCK —
18939564 DISPLAY PANEL CHUNG, DAVID Y —
18822309 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND SPUTTERING TARGET JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A —

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
18988858 PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE WILSON, PAISLEY L —
18946952 COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE LIU, SHAN —
18945532 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND SPUTTERING TARGET JUNG, JONATHAN Y —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2871 6
2875 2
2899 1
2897 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19002649 COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE SANTIAGO, MARICELI 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 26, 2024
18988858 PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE WILSON, PAISLEY L — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18963812 DISPLAY DEVICE NGUYEN, DUNG T 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2024
18948389 PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE CROCKETT, RYAN M 2871 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2024
18946952 COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE LIU, SHAN 2871 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 14, 2024
18945532 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND SPUTTERING TARGET JUNG, JONATHAN Y 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 13, 2024
18940865 DISPLAY PANEL ASSOGBA ONANGA, FRANCK 2871 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18939564 DISPLAY PANEL CHUNG, DAVID Y 2871 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18929648 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL SANTIAGO, MARICELI 2875 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18822309 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND SPUTTERING TARGET JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A 2899 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 02, 2024
18629953 DISPLAY PANEL MINNEY, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN 2897 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does HannStar Display Corporation have?

HannStar Display Corporation has 11 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 10 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most HannStar Display Corporation applications?

Mariceli Santiago has the most, with 2 of HannStar Display Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are HannStar Display 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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