
Alan B. Waits
Examiner (ID: 13341, Phone: (571)270-3664 , Office: P/3656 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3656 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3656, 3617, 3682 |
| Total Applications | 1536 |
| Issued Applications | 1009 |
| Pending Applications | 116 |
| Abandoned Applications | 441 |
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