
Ashokkumar B. Patel
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 6078, Phone: (571)272-3972 , Office: P/2491 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2154 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2154, 2491, 2456, 2449 |
| Total Applications | 276 |
| Issued Applications | 121 |
| Pending Applications | 21 |
| Abandoned Applications | 133 |
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