
Keith D. Hendricks
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 195, Phone: (571)272-1401 , Office: P/1756 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1761 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1814, 1652, 1756, 1781, 1649, 1804, 1761, 1733, 2899, 1794 |
| Total Applications | 1064 |
| Issued Applications | 618 |
| Pending Applications | 135 |
| Abandoned Applications | 315 |
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