
Gary B. Nickol
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 2237, Phone: (571)272-0835 , Office: P/1645 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1642 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1645, 1642, 1643, 1646, OPT |
| Total Applications | 479 |
| Issued Applications | 157 |
| Pending Applications | 146 |
| Abandoned Applications | 179 |
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