Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Daniel S Felten, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FELTEN, DANIEL S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3692 3693 3696

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

FELTEN, DANIEL S is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3692. Across 598 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 46.3%, the interview lift is 12.1%, and median time to allowance is 1644 days.

Mastercard International Incorporated, International Business Machines Corporation, and Capital One Services LLC are the leading companies represented. CANTOR COLBURN LLP, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. are the leading firms. The allowance figure reflects a demanding prosecution profile, and the median timing supports developing claim alternatives and portfolio decisions before prosecution becomes prolonged.

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

Performance Statistics

46.3%
Allow Rate
-5.7% vs TC avg
643
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1644
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18597507 AUTHENTICATION BASED ON MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19222588 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PREFERENCE STORAGE, PERMISSIONING, AND SHARING Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18063497 COMPUTATION OF AN AMOUNT OF CRYPTO CURRENCY TOKENS FOR USE IN CREATION AND/OR ANNULMENT PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19014933 SCALABLE ORCHESTRATION FRAMEWORK FOR ACCESSING OFF-NETWORK VALUE-ADDED SERVICES Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18987811 USER AUTHENTICATION AND TRANSACTION STAGING Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18810478 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING A REAL-TIME EMBEDDING Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18949511 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SECURE CARD ACCOUNT ACTIVITY Final Rejection The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18677675 APP PROFILE VERIFICATION ACROSS COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18842675 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
19221052 CUSTOMIZED PRICING LOGIC FOR TRANSACTIONS IN AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18675386 REAL-TIME PROCESSING OF BILLING TRANSACTIONS FROM AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Daniel S Felten's allowance rate?

46.3% of resolved applications examined by Daniel S Felten were allowed (598 resolved cases), compared with 20.9% across Art Unit 3692 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Daniel S Felten?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Daniel S Felten take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Daniel S Felten took 1,644 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Daniel S Felten work in?

Daniel S Felten examines applications in Art Unit 3692 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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