
Gerald A. Smarth
Examiner (ID: 15831, Phone: (571)270-1923 , Office: P/2478 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2478 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2146, 2446, 2478 |
| Total Applications | 919 |
| Issued Applications | 729 |
| Pending Applications | 68 |
| Abandoned Applications | 135 |
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