
Rodney Allen Butler
Examiner (ID: 621)
| Most Active Art Unit | 3667 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3667, 3201, 3666, 3725 |
| Total Applications | 1828 |
| Issued Applications | 1581 |
| Pending Applications | 121 |
| Abandoned Applications | 164 |
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