
Derrick W. Ferris
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 17500, Phone: (571)272-3123 , Office: P/2478 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2663 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2478, OPT, 2616, 2411, 2400, 2463, 2663 |
| Total Applications | 407 |
| Issued Applications | 280 |
| Pending Applications | 38 |
| Abandoned Applications | 91 |
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