
Jeffrey Thomas Barton
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 11235, Phone: (571)272-1307 , Office: P/1757 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1795 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1728, 1759, 1753, 1726, 1795, 1757 |
| Total Applications | 558 |
| Issued Applications | 207 |
| Pending Applications | 90 |
| Abandoned Applications | 264 |
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