Sentence examples for practical patent from inspiring English sources

But all our work was essentially a draft for the chief, who had much practical patent experience.

This design was granted a practical Patent by the Patent Bureau of China (number 201020525718.X).

Realising, then, that there was no future in higher education, Nigger applied his learning to practical endeavours – patent medicines, real estate and what is now referred to as the gaming industry – though he continued working at the University to avoid suspicion.

I decided to keep it simple and wore my favourite cream silk shirt with black leather shorts, practical but fun patent ballet flats and a big tan handbag with my laptop crammed in it.

In many instances, trade secrets, another form of "intellectual property" similar to patents, may be more practical than pursuing a patent application.

After several attempts, a practical machine was patented in 1830 by Barthélemy Thimonnier of Paris, who produced 80 machines to manufacture army uniforms.

To push patents into practical use, the law set up a scheme for awarding the rights to institutions, like universities, that have incentive to bring inventions to market.

In principle, while practical inventions can be patented, scientific findings can't be.

"It also exposes practical concerns around gene patents, including access to the gene mutation for research and testing purposes," she says.

Patent-eligible inventions must be new, non-obvious (unexpected, even by experts in the field), and useful (able to provide a practical benefit; for utility patents only).

Next steps are underway for patent application and practical process development.