G01S 2007/4977
Including means to prevent or remove the obstruction
Official title: {including means to prevent or remove the obstruction}
G01S2007/4977 (Including means to prevent or remove the obstruction) appears on 308 US grants and 494 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 42 | 89 |
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| 2026 | 27 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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