
Michael Robert Ballinger
Examiner (ID: 13271)
| Most Active Art Unit | 3776 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3732, 3776 |
| Total Applications | 249 |
| Issued Applications | 86 |
| Pending Applications | 1 |
| Abandoned Applications | 162 |
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