
Timothy Howard Meeks
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 11706, Phone: (571)272-1423 , Office: P/1715 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1762 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1106, 1762, 1112, 1754, 1715, 1761 |
| Total Applications | 940 |
| Issued Applications | 680 |
| Pending Applications | 97 |
| Abandoned Applications | 163 |
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