
Frank Wei Min Lu
Examiner (ID: 4071, Phone: (571)272-0746 , Office: P/1634 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1634 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1634, 1655, 1643, 1683 |
| Total Applications | 1353 |
| Issued Applications | 657 |
| Pending Applications | 220 |
| Abandoned Applications | 502 |
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