patent
P74
predicate
Indicates that a legal protection has been granted to an entity for an invention, giving it exclusive rights to make, use, or sell that invention.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| patent canonical | 70 |
| patentHolderOf | 30 |
| patentOn | 12 |
| heldPatentFor | 6 |
| patentedIn | 3 |
| patentGranted | 2 |
| patentFor | 1 |
| patents | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: patent
Generated description
Indicates that a legal protection has been granted to an entity for an invention, giving it exclusive rights to make, use, or sell that invention.
Sample triples (125)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Douglas Engelbart | U.S. patent for the computer mouse ⓘ |
| Edwin H. Armstrong | regenerative circuit via predicate surface "heldPatentFor" ⓘ |
| Edwin H. Armstrong | superheterodyne receiver via predicate surface "heldPatentFor" ⓘ |
| Edwin H. Armstrong | superregenerative receiver via predicate surface "heldPatentFor" ⓘ |
| Edwin H. Armstrong | FM radio system via predicate surface "heldPatentFor" ⓘ |
| Lee de Forest |
Audion vacuum tube patent
via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Lee de Forest
|
| Lee de Forest | radio telegraphy improvements via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| Harold Stephen Black | negative feedback amplifier via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ |
| Henry Bessemer |
Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel
ⓘ
linked to:
Bessemer process
|
| John A. Roebling | wire rope manufacturing process ⓘ |
| Alexander Graham Bell | US174465A ⓘ |
| Alexander Graham Bell | telephone transmitter and receiver patents ⓘ |
| Eli Whitney | U.S. patent for cotton gin ⓘ |
|
Nikola Tesla
linked to:
Tesla
|
AC induction motor patents via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
|
Nikola Tesla
linked to:
Tesla
|
polyphase AC system patents via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| Leo Szilard | neutron-induced chain reaction patent via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| William Murdock | improvements to steam engines ⓘ |
| William Murdock | sun-and-planet gear (attributed work for Boulton and Watt) ⓘ |
| Alexander Lyman Holley | improvements in Bessemer converters ⓘ |
| Watt steam engine | 1769 via predicate surface "patentGranted" ⓘ |
| James Hargreaves | spinning jenny patent of 1770 ⓘ |
| André Citroën | double helical gear system ⓘ |
| Samuel Morse | telegraph system patent (US 1647) ⓘ |
| Edouard Heuer | oscillating pinion chronograph mechanism ⓘ |
|
Hiram Maxim
linked to:
Sir Hiram Maxim
|
recoil-operated machine gun mechanism ⓘ |
|
Hiram Maxim
linked to:
Sir Hiram Maxim
|
automatic machine gun cooling system ⓘ |
|
Hiram Maxim
linked to:
Sir Hiram Maxim
|
improvements in electric lighting ⓘ |
|
Hiram Maxim
linked to:
Sir Hiram Maxim
|
inhaler for medical use ⓘ |
|
Hiram Maxim
linked to:
Sir Hiram Maxim
|
mousetrap design ⓘ |
| Robert H. Goddard | liquid-fuel rocket design via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| Robert H. Goddard | multi-stage rocket design via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| Harry Steenbock | ultraviolet irradiation process for vitamin D enrichment of foods via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ |
| Overture Services | search advertising technologies via predicate surface "patents" ⓘ |
| Ithiel Town | Town lattice truss patent of 1820 ⓘ |
| Ithiel Town | improved Town lattice truss patent of 1835 ⓘ |
| Herbert Henry Dow | process for extracting bromine from brine via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| Herbert Henry Dow | electrolytic process for producing chlorine and caustic soda via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ |
| Emile Berliner | US372786A ⓘ |
| Emile Berliner | US382790A ⓘ |
| Emile Berliner | US564586A ⓘ |
| Oliver Lodge | syntonic tuning for wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
| Handley Page Limited | automatic leading edge slat ⓘ |
|
Hedy Lamarr
linked to:
Delilah;Hedy Lamarr
|
U.S. Patent 2,292,387 ⓘ |
| Rudolf Diesel | compression-ignition engine patent of 1892 ⓘ |
| Rudolf Diesel | improved thermal engine patent of 1893 ⓘ |
| Carl von Linde | refrigeration machine using ammonia as refrigerant via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ |
| Carl von Linde | air liquefaction process based on Joule–Thomson effect via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ |
| King C. Gillette | safety razor with disposable blades via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ |
| Julius Edgar Lilienfeld | US patent on method and apparatus for controlling electric currents (field-effect transistor) 1920s ⓘ |
| Julius Edgar Lilienfeld | US patent on amplifying device using semiconductors 1920s ⓘ |