
Gary B. Nickol
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 11544, Phone: (571)272-0835 , Office: P/1645 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1642 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1642, OPT, 1643, 1645, 1646 |
| Total Applications | 507 |
| Issued Applications | 160 |
| Pending Applications | 167 |
| Abandoned Applications | 180 |
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