Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Block One LLC

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Block One LLC has 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This 1 pending office action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner and is located within 1 distinct art unit. The focused nature of this portfolio suggests that the company's current patenting efforts are concentrated on a specific technological advancement. This concentration simplifies the administrative oversight of the portfolio, as there is only one active matter to track and one set of art unit standards to follow.

The busiest examiner for Block One LLC is FELTEN, DANIEL S, who is currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because this is the only pending action in the entire portfolio, the examiner's review is the primary factor in the company's current prosecution experience. For a practitioner, this means that success in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area depends on the interaction with FELTEN, DANIEL S. There are no other examiners or 1 distinct art units to consider, allowing for a targeted approach. Understanding the specific examination history of this 1 distinct examiner within the assigned art unit is essential for securing the company's patent rights.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (100%)

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
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FELTEN, DANIEL S 1 46.3% +12.1%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18998174 TRADING PLATFORM INTEGRATING AUTOMATED MARKET MAKER AND ORDER BOOK FELTEN, DANIEL S —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18998174 TRADING PLATFORM INTEGRATING AUTOMATED MARKET MAKER AND ORDER BOOK FELTEN, DANIEL S —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3692 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18998174 TRADING PLATFORM INTEGRATING AUTOMATED MARKET MAKER AND ORDER BOOK FELTEN, DANIEL S 3692 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 24, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Block One LLC have?

Block One LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Block One LLC applications?

Daniel S Felten has the most, with 1 of Block One LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Block One LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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