
Michael G. Hartley
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 7847, Phone: (571)272-0616 , Office: P/1618 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1616 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1211, 1619, 1621, 1616, 1618 |
| Total Applications | 1064 |
| Issued Applications | 500 |
| Pending Applications | 293 |
| Abandoned Applications | 272 |
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