IP Library Granted Patent US 4,796,242
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US 4,796,242 · App. 06/628,729

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Inventor: Gerald A. Pierce
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Granted: Jan 3, 1989 Filed: Jul 9, 1984
Inventor
Gerald A. Pierce
Assignee (at issue)
Drexler Technology Corporation

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Patent No.
US 4,796,242
App. No.
06/628,729
Filed
1984-07-09
Granted
1989-01-03
Kind
A