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

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
Erna Schneider Hoover feedback control system for stored program data processing system via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Frank Whittle turbojet engine design (1930 British patent)
John Philip Holland submarine design patents via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
George Heilmeier early liquid crystal display devices via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
William Friese-Greene chronophotographic camera
William Friese-Greene motion picture camera using celluloid film
Akira Yoshino lithium-ion rechargeable battery via predicate surface "patentOn"
Charles Goodyear US patent for vulcanized rubber (1844)
Elisha Otis safety brake for hoisting platforms via predicate surface "patentFor"
Willis Carrier Apparatus for Treating Air
Henry Burden patented horseshoe machine
Henry Burden improvements in machinery for rolling and shaping iron
Adolphe Sax saxophone patent of 1846
Adolphe Sax saxhorn patent
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane improved milk can via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane stacking garbage can via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Charles Francis Jenkins motion picture projector mechanisms via predicate surface "heldPatentFor"
Charles Francis Jenkins mechanical television systems via predicate surface "heldPatentFor"
Viktor Kaplan Kaplan turbine patent
Thomas Armat motion picture projector mechanisms via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Elias Howe US Patent 4,750
Wright brothers US Patent 821393 (Flying Machine)
Chester Carlson US2297691A
Chester Carlson US2470457A
Charles Sumner Tainter improvements in sound recording and reproducing instruments via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Charles Sumner Tainter improvements in phonograph-type devices via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Charles Tennant 1799 patent for bleaching powder
Nicolaus Otto atmospheric gas engine patent (1860s)
George Antheil Secret Communication System
Goddard
surface form: Robert H. Goddard
liquid-fuel rocket engine designs via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Robert Thomson (inventor)
surface form: Robert Thomson
early patent for pneumatic tyres
Robert Thomson (inventor)
surface form: Robert Thomson
patent for improvements in carriage wheels using air‑filled tyres
Garrett A. Morgan U.S. patent for traffic signal
Garrett A. Morgan U.S. patent for safety hood
John Garand semi-automatic rifle mechanisms via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Vladimir Shukhov oil cracking apparatus via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Vladimir Shukhov lattice shell structural systems via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Richard Jordan Gatling Gatling gun patent of 1862
Charles Algernon Parsons 1884 steam turbine patent
Julius Kahn Kahn trussed bar for concrete reinforcement via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" NERFINISHED
Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler US Patent 2,292,387 via predicate surface "patentGranted" NERFINISHED
Hedwig
surface form: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
U.S. Patent 2,292,387 via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Edward Goodrich Acheson process for manufacturing silicon carbide via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Edward Goodrich Acheson process for manufacturing artificial graphite via predicate surface "patentHolderOf"
Samuel Colt US patent for a revolving-breech firearm mechanism
Charles Martin Hall electrolytic process for producing aluminum via predicate surface "patentOn"
Charles Martin Hall Hall–Héroult aluminum process via predicate surface "patentOn" NERFINISHED
Hall–Héroult process 1886 via predicate surface "patentedIn"
Isaac Merritt Singer improved sewing machine patent of 1851
Isaac Merritt Singer vibrating shuttle sewing machine mechanism