This Patent Template is used by inventors when applying for a patent. A patent is a
type of intellectual property right that gives the holder the right to exclude others from
making, using, or selling the invention for a limited time. This document sets forth the
information that should be included in the application including inventor information,
summary and background of the invention, and a detailed description of the invention.
Inventors should use this template when applying for a patent with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
PATENT TEMPLATE
FORM PATENT PURSUANT TO 35 USC CHAPTER 111
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INVENTOR AND PUBLIC USE INFORMATION………………….......………………………... 4
Title of the Invention………………………………………………………………...…………………….…... 4
Inventor Information…………………………………………………..…….………………………………... .4
Invention Dates…………………………………………………………...….………………………………... 4
Fees…………………………………………………………...….……………………………….………….…4
Oath…………………………………………………………...….……………………………………………..5
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION…………………………………………………………………. 6
Brief Description of the Invention…………………………………………………………………………… 6
Definitions, Terms, Elements………………………………………………………………………………… 6
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION …………………………………………………………... 7
Patent Background……………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Publication Background………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
"Prior art” …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION…………………………………………….. 8
Flowchart and Description………………………..……………….…………………………………...……... 8
Drawing Figures………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8
Alternate Embodiments………………………………………………………….....………………………… 8
Advantages of the Invention compared to Prior Art………………………………………………………….. 8
Mathematical Derivations…………………………………………………………………………………...... 8
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1……………………………………………………………….…………………………..……… #
FIGURE 2……………………………………………………………….…………………………..……… #
FIGURE 3……………………………………………………………….…………………………..……… #
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1. INVENTOR AND PUBLIC USE INFORMATION
TITLE OF THE INVENTION
Provide the title of the invention
List complete publication references or full website names (if applicable).
INVENTOR INFORMATION
List the full name, address, and citizenship of each contributing inventor.
Provide a brief description of what each inventor contributed to the invention.
INVENTION DATES
List the date the invention was first conceptualized.
List the date the invention was first manufactured/produced.
List the anticipated date of the first public use of invention.
List the anticipated date when invention would be offered for sale.
FEES
The filing fees and other applicable fees of [amount] were paid by [name] on [date].
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OATH
I [or We], pursuant to 35 USC Chapter 115 do hereby swear, under penalty of perjury, that I
am/We are a citizen(s) of _________________ [Insert Country of Citizenship] and are the
original and first inventor(s) of the invention described in this application and that all
information contained therein is a true record thereof.
INVENTOR 1
_______________________________________
Authorized Signature
INVENTOR 2
_______________________________________
Authorized Signature
[Complete below section with duly authorized notary public to administer oaths.]
STATE OF ___________________
COUNTY OF _________________
On ____________________before me, ______________________, personally appeared
_________________________________________, personally known to me (or proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or
the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
Signature______________________________
Affiant _____Known _____Unknown
ID Produced______________________
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2. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Describe the manner and process of making the invention.
Describe the structure, function, application and various components of the invention
in great detail.
Separately describe individual components.
Bold terms that are specific elements of the invention or are elements that have been
modified from prior art. Terms will be defined in the following section.
Reference Figures as appropriate.
DEFINITIONS, TERMS, ELEMENTS
Describe define the technical or other relevant terms that are bolded above.
Describe the terms relationship to each other and how they differ (if so) from their
use in prior art.
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3. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[Inventors have a duty to disclose prior art. Failure to do so may cause patent revocation or
failure to issue a patent]
PATENT BACKGROUND
List any previously issue patents that the invention builds upon.
List patent name and patent number.
PUBLICATION BACKGROUND
List any relevant publications or manufacturing specifications upon which this
current invention is based upon or draws from.
List complete publication references or full website names (if applicable).
“PRIOR ART”
List any additional and previously unattributed prior art.
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4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FLOWCHART AND DESCRIPTION
Present a flowchart or block diagram that details each part of the invention in a
conceptual manner
Fully describe each portion of the flowchart or diagram.
DRAWING FIGURES
Present a drawing of the invention to provide context. The drawing may be an
informal sketch rather than a detailed blueprint.
Drawing should show the various components of the invention and how they
interact/function.
Reference any relevant Figures as necessary.
ALTERNATE EMBODIMENTS
If the invention flowchart or block diagram has alternate embodiments provide them
here.
List complete publication references or full website names (if applicable).
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION COMPARED TO PRIOR ART
Describe what distinguishes this invention from prior art and what advantages this
invention provides distinct from prior art.
MATHEMATICA