
Donald Alan Sparks
Examiner (ID: 8539)
| Most Active Art Unit | 2103 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2187, 2835, 3621, 2129, 2103 |
| Total Applications | 649 |
| Issued Applications | 492 |
| Pending Applications | 24 |
| Abandoned Applications | 133 |
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