
Monica Smith Carter
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 2642, Phone: (571)272-4475 , Office: P/3727 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3722 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3700, 3722, 3723, 3749, 3727 |
| Total Applications | 817 |
| Issued Applications | 473 |
| Pending Applications | 85 |
| Abandoned Applications | 259 |
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