IP Library Granted Patent US 6,220,166
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US 6,220,166 · App. 09/365,655

Apparatus and method for producing fragment-free openings

Inventor: Christopher Cherry
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Granted: Apr 24, 2001 Filed: Aug 2, 1999
Inventor
Christopher Cherry
Assignee (at issue)
Sandia Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,220,166
App. No.
09/365,655
Filed
1999-08-02
Granted
2001-04-24
Kind
A