G02B 6/475
Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings
Official title: {Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings}
G02B6/475 (Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings) appears on 284 US grants and 314 published applications in this corpus.
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