- Patent (adjective)
- Open, unobstructed, affording free passage. Thus, for example, the bowel may be patent (as opposed to obstructed). Pronounced "pa-tent" with the accent on the first syllable.
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Patent (adjective)
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patent — Adjective: Obvious, evident. Open to view on ordinary inspection. Miller v Moore, 83 Ga 684, 10 SE 360. Noun: A commission evidencing a right, such as a commission entitling one to a public office. A conveyance or grant of public lands,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
patent-coated — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective of paperboard : vat lined on one or both sides with an uncoated white liner … Useful english dictionary
patent — the granting by a government of monopoly rights to the owner of an invention to manufacture and sell it for a certain number of years, conditional on the owner being willing to immediately reveal the ideas incorporated in the invention, so that… … Financial and business terms
patent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin patent , patens, from present participle of patēre to be open more at fathom Date: 14th century 1. a. open to public inspection used chiefly in the phrase letters patent b. (1) … New Collegiate Dictionary
patent — /ˈpeɪtnt / (say paytnt), /ˈpætnt/ (say patnt) noun 1. a government grant to an inventor, for a stated period of time, conferring a monopoly of the exclusive right to make, use, and vend an invention or discovery. 2. an invention, process, etc.,… …
Patent (disambiguation) — A patent is an intellectual property right covering an invention. Patent can also refer to the following:Types of patents*Utility patent for inventions that do something useful such as apparatus, methods, processes, and new chemicals, plants,… … Wikipedia
