
Keith Ferguson
Examiner (ID: 337, Phone: (571)272-7865 , Office: P/2647 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2648 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2744, 2618, 2601, 2617, 2746, 2647, 2683, 2648, 2608 |
| Total Applications | 1950 |
| Issued Applications | 1654 |
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