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US 6,339,779 · App. 09/338,150

Reference counting mechanism for garbage collectors

Inventor: Richard J. Houldsworth
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Granted: Jan 15, 2002 Filed: Jun 23, 1999
Inventor
Richard J. Houldsworth
Assignee (at issue)
U.S. Philips Corporation

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Patent No.
US 6,339,779
App. No.
09/338,150
Filed
1999-06-23
Granted
2002-01-15
Kind
B1