
Ian Simmons
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 16726, Phone: (571)272-2658 , Office: P/2912 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2914 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2914, 2912, 2900, 2904, 2916, 2913 |
| Total Applications | 2851 |
| Issued Applications | 2788 |
| Pending Applications | 2 |
| Abandoned Applications | 61 |
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