
Matthew Laverne Whipple
Examiner (ID: 325)
| Most Active Art Unit | 2813 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1109, 2813, 1104, 1763 |
| Total Applications | 304 |
| Issued Applications | 237 |
| Pending Applications | 21 |
| Abandoned Applications | 46 |
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