
April Ying Shan Blair
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 12560, Phone: (571)270-1014 , Office: P/2117 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2492 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2191, 2117, 2196, 2187, 2435, 2492, 2111, 2135 |
| Total Applications | 335 |
| Issued Applications | 247 |
| Pending Applications | 16 |
| Abandoned Applications | 74 |
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