G06F 3/0446
Using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions
Official title: {using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes}
G06F3/0446 (Using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions) appears on 12,676 US grants and 15,800 published applications in this corpus.
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