Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,385,758 · App. 09/275,076
System and method for compacting a graphic layout
Inventors:
Hideo Kikuchi, Takeshi Shimotsu
Patented Case
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Granted: May 7, 2002
Filed: Mar 24, 1999
Inventors
Hideo Kikuchi
Takeshi Shimotsu
Assignee (at issue)
NEC CORPORATION
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