G06K 19/073
Special arrangements for circuits
Official title: Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory (protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14)
G06K19/073 (Special arrangements for circuits) appears on 2,117 US grants and 2,322 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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