G06F 16/256
In federated or virtual databases
Official title: {in federated or virtual databases}
G06F16/256 (In federated or virtual databases) appears on 1,478 US grants and 1,613 published applications in this corpus.
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- 458
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 174 | 126 |
| 2025 | 161 | 90 |
| 2026 | 72 | 96 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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