Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
16 pending office actions • 5 art units • 14 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
West Affum Holdings Dac has 17 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The docket spans 15 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, combining broad examiner dispersion with recurring technical-unit assignments.
HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. That examiner is a significant coordination point, but the portfolio still requires active management across the other examiner relationships.
The difference between examiner and art-unit coverage indicates that multiple examiners work within some technical groupings. Counsel can use those groupings to identify shared device or mechanical issues, then tailor amendments and arguments to the examiner-specific record.
The docket structure supports a two-level review process. Art-unit analysis can surface recurring technical themes, while examiner-level tracking can preserve distinctions in claim interpretation, cited art, and procedural posture.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (25%) |
| §103 only | 8 (50%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3 | 26.7% | +33.0% |
| KUO, JONATHAN T | 1 | 72.4% | +29.0% |
| MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 1 | 75.3% | +20.8% |
| MCNALLY, MICHAEL S | 1 | 89.9% | +8.6% |
| STUMPFOLL, DANA LYNN | 1 | 54.1% | +43.9% |
| SAHAND, SANA | 1 | 63.5% | +24.0% |
| TRAN, THIEN JASON | 1 | 74.7% | +18.2% |
| JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 1 | 63.3% | +22.8% |
| KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 1 | 63.8% | +34.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19029028 | PERMISSION-BASED CONTROL OF INTERFACING COMPONENTS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE | MCNALLY, MICHAEL S | — |
| 18513459 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17946913 | WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM WITH CAREGIVER NOTIFICATIONS | HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA | 15d overdue |
| 17952177 | GROUPING SIMILAR EPISODES DETECTED BY A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE (WMD) | KISH, JAMES M | 77d |
| 19031937 | WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLEMENTING LOW POWER COMMUNICATION | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
| 19029618 | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION | STUMPFOLL, DANA LYNN | — |
| 18914710 | WCD WITH PACING ANALGESIA | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
| 17514311 | INTEGRATIVE WEARABLE HEALTH MONITORING | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18616954 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM HAVING WCD MODE AND ALSO AED MODE | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 8d |
| 18760311 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM REACTING TO HIGH-FREQUENCY ECG NOISE | TRAN, THIEN JASON | 33d |
| 19169604 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A MOBILE DEVICE TO MIRROR PROMPTS IN A SECOND LANGUAGE | KUO, JONATHAN T | — |
| 19098758 | ALERT BUTTON TRAINING SYSTEM FOR A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | — |
| 19031937 | WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLEMENTING LOW POWER COMMUNICATION | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
| 19029618 | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION | STUMPFOLL, DANA LYNN | — |
| 19025794 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) CAUSING PATIENTS QRS WIDTH TO BE PLOTTED AGAINST THE HEART RATE | SAHAND, SANA | — |
| 18914710 | WCD WITH PACING ANALGESIA | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 6 |
| 3796 | 6 |
| 3794 | 2 |
| 2432 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19169604 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A MOBILE DEVICE TO MIRROR PROMPTS IN A SECOND LANGUAGE | KUO, JONATHAN T | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19098758 | ALERT BUTTON TRAINING SYSTEM FOR A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 3796 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19031937 | WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLEMENTING LOW POWER COMMUNICATION | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19029028 | PERMISSION-BASED CONTROL OF INTERFACING COMPONENTS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE | MCNALLY, MICHAEL S | 2432 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029618 | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION | STUMPFOLL, DANA LYNN | 3794 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19025794 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) CAUSING PATIENTS QRS WIDTH TO BE PLOTTED AGAINST THE HEART RATE | SAHAND, SANA | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18914710 | WCD WITH PACING ANALGESIA | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18760311 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM REACTING TO HIGH-FREQUENCY ECG NOISE | TRAN, THIEN JASON | 3792 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18616954 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM HAVING WCD MODE AND ALSO AED MODE | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18513459 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18474427 | ARTICLE OF CLOTHING FOR SUPPORTING WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18458432 | WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM AUTHENTICATING PERSON ACTUATING CANCEL SWITCH | WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 17952177 | GROUPING SIMILAR EPISODES DETECTED BY A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE (WMD) | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 77d | Pending | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17946913 | WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM WITH CAREGIVER NOTIFICATIONS | HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA | 3792 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Sep 16, 2022 |
| 17514311 | INTEGRATIVE WEARABLE HEALTH MONITORING | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2021 |
| 17192496 | MODULAR CARDIAC PATIENT TREATMENT AND MONITORING | FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialWest Affum Holdings Dac has 16 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 14 examiners.
Moussa Maher Haddad has the most, with 3 of West Affum Holdings Dac's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
