
Sharon Lee Howard
Examiner (ID: 16636)
| Most Active Art Unit | 1615 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1615, 1621, 1502 |
| Total Applications | 846 |
| Issued Applications | 585 |
| Pending Applications | 130 |
| Abandoned Applications | 131 |
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