
Rodney Allen Butler
Examiner (ID: 6303, Phone: (313)446-6513 , Office: P/3667 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3667 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3667, 3725, 3666, 3201 |
| Total Applications | 1856 |
| Issued Applications | 1606 |
| Pending Applications | 113 |
| Abandoned Applications | 168 |
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