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.

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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
Clarence Birdseye double-belt freezing machine via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ
Clarence Birdseye quick-freezing process for food via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ
Erna
surface form: Erna Schneider Hoover
feedback control system for telephone traffic via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ
Schneider Hoover
surface form: Erna Schneider Hoover
computerized telephone switching system via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ
Max Fleischer rotoscope ⓘ
Frederick Gardner Cottrell electrostatic precipitator for removing particles from industrial exhaust gases via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ
William Hedley 1813 patent on locomotive wheel arrangement and coupling system ⓘ
James Paris Lee patents on detachable box magazines ⓘ
James Paris Lee patents on bolt-action rifle mechanisms ⓘ
Stephanie Kwolek Kevlar-related polymer compositions via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ
Henry Hopkins Sibley Sibley tent design NERFINISHED ⓘ
Friedrich Bergius patent on coal hydrogenation process ⓘ
John Bennet Lawes patent for manufacture of superphosphate from mineral phosphates ⓘ
László Bíró ballpoint pen patent ⓘ
Robert H. Dennard DRAM via predicate surface "patentOn" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert H. Dennard one-transistor dynamic RAM cell via predicate surface "patentOn" ⓘ
Orville Gibson US598245A NERFINISHED ⓘ
W. E. Upjohn friable pill manufacturing process ⓘ
Theodore H. Maiman laser device based on ruby crystal ⓘ
Hanns Hörbiger improved blast furnace valve via predicate surface "patentHolderOf" ⓘ
Enigma machine 1918 via predicate surface "patentedIn" ⓘ
Ernest Solvay improvements in soda ash production ⓘ
Maynard tape primer system 1845 via predicate surface "patentedIn" ⓘ
Edmund Cartwright patent for a power loom granted in 1785 ⓘ
William Hale patent for spin-stabilized rocket design ⓘ