
Aaron Benjamin Fairchild
Examiner (ID: 9253, Phone: (571)270-5276 , Office: P/3779 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3795 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3779, 3795 |
| Total Applications | 720 |
| Issued Applications | 508 |
| Pending Applications | 85 |
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