G06F 3/02
Input arrangements using manually operated switches
Official title: Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
G06F3/02 (Input arrangements using manually operated switches) appears on 11,544 US grants and 13,724 published applications in this corpus.
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