invention
P56932
predicate
Indicates that one entity is the creator or originator of another entity, typically a device, method, or idea.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| invention canonical | 26 |
| inventedTrick | 10 |
| proposedInvention | 3 |
| inventionPurpose | 2 |
| allegedInventionOf | 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: invention
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the creator or originator of another entity, typically a device, method, or idea.
Sample triples (42)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| John Ambrose Fleming | Fleming valve ⓘ |
| Gottfried Ungerboeck | trellis-coded modulation ⓘ |
| Louis Braille |
Braille
ⓘ
surface form:
Braille writing system
|
| Louis Braille |
Braille
ⓘ
surface form:
Braille musical notation
|
| John Ridley | mechanized stripping of grain heads from standing crops via predicate surface "inventionPurpose" ⓘ |
| Ali Javan | helium–neon laser ⓘ |
| Ali Javan | first gas laser ⓘ |
| Claude Berrou | turbo codes ⓘ |
| Elisha Otis | safety elevator ⓘ |
| Elisha Otis | improved hoisting machinery ⓘ |
| Phalaris | brazen bull via predicate surface "allegedInventionOf" ⓘ |
| Charles Cros | Paleophone via predicate surface "proposedInvention" ⓘ |
| Charles Cros | method for reproducing recorded sound via predicate surface "proposedInvention" ⓘ |
| Charles Cros | method for trichromatic color photography via predicate surface "proposedInvention" ⓘ |
| Richard Jordan Gatling | Gatling gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Richard Jordan Gatling | seed planter ⓘ |
| Richard Jordan Gatling | rice sowing machine ⓘ |
| Richard Jordan Gatling | steam plow ⓘ |
| Richard Jordan Gatling | improvements to firearms mechanisms ⓘ |
| Sir Alec Jeffreys | DNA fingerprinting ⓘ |
| Sir Alec Jeffreys | DNA profiling methods ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | kickflip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | heelflip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | impossible via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | 360 flip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | double kickflip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | casper slide via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | darkslide via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | ollie impossible via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | pressure flip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Rodney Mullen | flatground ollie variations via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ |
| Frederick Gardner Cottrell | electrostatic precipitator ⓘ |
| Donald A. Glaser | bubble chamber ⓘ |
| Theodore H. Maiman | first operational ruby laser ⓘ |
| Mary Anderson | to clear rain and debris from vehicle windshields via predicate surface "inventionPurpose" ⓘ |
| Robert Moog | ladder filter ⓘ |
| Robert Moog | voltage-controlled oscillator ⓘ |
| Robert Moog | voltage-controlled filter ⓘ |
| Robert Moog | voltage-controlled amplifier ⓘ |
| Elena Houghlin | Calisto energy device NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mr. Peabody | WABAC machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Joseph Marie Jacquard | Jacquard loom NERFINISHED ⓘ |