patent

Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.

“patent advantages”

(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage.

“patent ductus arteriosus”

An official document granting a right or privilege.

A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention.

Grant rights to; grant a patent for.

Make open to sight or notice.

“His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him”

Obtain a patent for.

“Should I patent this invention?”