
Duane Smith
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 3800, Phone: (571)272-1166 , Office: P/1776 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1724 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1759, 1700, 1724, 1776, 1737, 1305, 1797, 3621 |
| Total Applications | 1357 |
| Issued Applications | 1012 |
| Pending Applications | 136 |
| Abandoned Applications | 216 |
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