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US 4,220,978 · App. 05/813,946

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Inventors: Richard W. Rhyins, Antoon M. Hurkmans
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Granted: Sep 2, 1980 Filed: Jul 8, 1977
Inventors
Richard W. Rhyins
Antoon M. Hurkmans
Assignee (at issue)
Burroughs, Inc.

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Patent No.
US 4,220,978
App. No.
05/813,946
Filed
1977-07-08
Granted
1980-09-02
Kind
A