
Robert Middleton Spear
Examiner (ID: 13974, Phone: (571)272-2645 , Office: P/2915 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2913 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2910, 2903, 2911, 2915, 2918, 2913 |
| Total Applications | 5325 |
| Issued Applications | 5166 |
| Pending Applications | 1 |
| Abandoned Applications | 158 |
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