
Kenneth Rinehart
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 2111, Phone: (571)272-4881 , Office: P/3743 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3749 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3753, 3749, 3762, 3743 |
| Total Applications | 1347 |
| Issued Applications | 855 |
| Pending Applications | 90 |
| Abandoned Applications | 403 |
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