
Elizabeth Houston
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 7384, Phone: (571)272-7134 , Office: P/3731 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3731 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3773, 3731, 3771, 3753 |
| Total Applications | 629 |
| Issued Applications | 246 |
| Pending Applications | 29 |
| Abandoned Applications | 364 |
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