plural of patent

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patent

present participle of patent

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

(baking) Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled.

In a clear and unambiguous manner.

For which a patent has been granted.

simple past tense and past participle of patent

plural of patenter