G06F 3/0433
In which the acoustic waves are either generated by a movable member
Official title: {in which the acoustic waves are either generated by a movable member and propagated within a surface layer or propagated within a surface layer and captured by a movable member}
G06F3/0433 (In which the acoustic waves are either generated by a movable member) appears on 323 US grants and 290 published applications in this corpus.
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