# US8516436B2

**Encapsulating a graphical program within a standard image file**

- Year: 2013
- Kind: granted
- Family: [National Instruments / LabVIEW](https://lattice-gazette.pages.dev/families/labview.md)
- Tags: labview, diagram
- Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8516436B2

Encapsulating a graphical program within a standard image file. Filed in the National Instruments / LabVIEW cluster.

## Citation

`US8516436B2, "Encapsulating a graphical program within a standard image file," National Instruments / LabVIEW, 2013. Indexed at Lattice Gazette.`

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