
Michael Dean Lang
Examiner (ID: 1780)
| Most Active Art Unit | 3667 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3667, 4188, 3668 |
| Total Applications | 857 |
| Issued Applications | 734 |
| Pending Applications | 37 |
| Abandoned Applications | 98 |
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