patent

Noun
  1. A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention (synset 106513132)
    is a type of: document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
    same as: patent of invention
  2. An official document granting a right or privilege (synset 106563618)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    same as: letters patent
Adjective
  1. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open;
    Affording free passage (synset 301626929)
    "patent ductus arteriosus"
    similar to: unobstructed - free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance
  2. Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (synset 301622528)
    "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"; "a palpable lie"
    similar to: obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
    same as: apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable
Verb
  1. Obtain a patent for (synset 202244474)
    "Should I patent this invention?"
    is a type of: procure, secure - get by special effort
  2. Grant rights to;
    Grant a patent for (synset 202450221)
    is a type of: register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
  3. Make open to sight or notice (synset 200569560)
    "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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