| paten | the property of being easy to see and understand |
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| paten | the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct |
| paten | a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
| paten | an official document granting a right or privilege |
| paten | make open to sight or notice |
| paten | obtain a patent for |
| paten | grant rights to |
| paten | clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses |
| paten | (of a bodily tube or passageway) open |
| paten | an application for sole rights to an invention |
| paten | a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth |
| paten | violation of the rights secured by a patent |