Antonyms for patented
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt-; especially British peyt-nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt-; especially British ˈpeɪt nt |
Definition of patented
Origin :- late 14c., "open letter or document from some authority," shortened form of Anglo-French lettre patent (also in Medieval Latin (litteræ) patentes), literally "open letter" (late 13c.), from Old French patente (see patent (adj.).
- The Letters Patent were ... written upon open sheets of parchment, with the Great Seal pendent at the bottom ... [while] the 'Litteræ Clausæ,' or Letters Close, ... being of a more private nature, and addressed to one or two individuals only, were closed or folded up and sealed on the outside. [S.R. Scargill-Bird, "A Guide to the Principal Classes of Documents at the Public Record Office," 1891]
- Meaning "a license covering an invention" is from 1580s.
- As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
- This last feature was a practical drawback to the system, which was patented in 1877.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- The same principle was utilised in his type-printing telegraph, patented in 1841.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- He had no money even to pay the fees necessary to get it patented.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- This was patented in 1872, and McCormick soon made it his own.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- He completed and patented his first lubricating cup in 1872.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
- Each suggests a prototype of the patented forms of the 1840's.
- Extract from : « Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 » by Peter C. Welsh
- I've got some A1 inventions here, an' I want to get 'em patented.
- Extract from : « The Panchronicon » by Harold Steele Mackaye
- A very useful one, patented by Cook, is supplied to all Her Majesty's ships.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- The machines we have described are by no means all that have been proposed and patented.
- Extract from : « Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel » by Samuel William Johnson
- "The land had not been patented to us then," answered Ruggles.
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
Synonyms for patented
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