
Gary W. Counts
Examiner (ID: 10385, Phone: (571)272-0817 , Office: P/1678 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1678 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1677, 1641, 1678 |
| Total Applications | 1276 |
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