
Ian Simmons
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 590, Phone: (571)272-2658 , Office: P/2912 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2914 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2904, 2912, 2914, 2916, 2900 |
| Total Applications | 2850 |
| Issued Applications | 2788 |
| Pending Applications | 1 |
| Abandoned Applications | 61 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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