
Pranav N. Patel
Examiner (ID: 9, Phone: (571)272-5142 , Office: P/1777 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1777 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1777, 1779 |
| Total Applications | 793 |
| Issued Applications | 486 |
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