A61F 2002/342
The outer shell having circumferential protrusions parallel to the equatorial plane
Official title: {the outer shell having circumferential protrusions parallel to the equatorial plane, e.g. circumferential fins or wings}
A61F2002/342 (The outer shell having circumferential protrusions parallel to the equatorial plane) appears on 82 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
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