
Bruce H Hess
Examiner (ID: 13699, Phone: (571)272-1525 , Office: P/1785 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1774 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1774, 1509, 1604, 1785, 1794, 1504, 1508, 1317, 1513, 1605 |
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