H10W 20/077
On sidewalls or on top surfaces of conductors
Official title: {on sidewalls or on top surfaces of conductors (H10W20/076 takes precedence)}
H10W20/077 (On sidewalls or on top surfaces of conductors) appears on 4,831 US grants and 5,181 published applications in this corpus.
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