
Joseph E. Avellino
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 6832, Phone: (571)272-3905 , Office: P/2454 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2143 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2478, 2146, 2143, 2458, 2446, 2454 |
| Total Applications | 373 |
| Issued Applications | 155 |
| Pending Applications | 74 |
| Abandoned Applications | 144 |
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