
Elizabeth A. Gwartney
Examiner (ID: 16122, Phone: (571)270-3874 , Office: P/1791 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1791 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1781, 1759, 1791, 1794, 1796, 4145 |
| Total Applications | 921 |
| Issued Applications | 257 |
| Pending Applications | 119 |
| Abandoned Applications | 573 |
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