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Hiremath, S. C., Kumar, S., Lu, F., & Salehi, A. (2016). Using metaphors to present concepts across different intellectual domains (U.S. Patent No. 9,367,592). U.S. Patent and Trade-mark Office. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=9367592

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Name(s) of Inventor(s)

Hiremath, S. C., Kumar, S., Lu, F., & Salehi, A.

Year Issued

(2016).

Title of Patent

Using metaphors to present concepts across different intellectual domains

U.S. Patent No.

(U.S. Patent No. 9,367,592).

U.S. Patent and Trade-mark Office

U.S. Patent and Trade-mark Office.

URL

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=9367592

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