PATENT CLAIM FORMAT AND TYPES OF CLAIMS
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* WRITTEN AS A SINGLE SENTENCE
* CLAIMS IDENTIFIER preceding the sentence, e.g. “Claim 1”
* HEAVILY PUNCTUATED SINGLE SENTENCE AND ENDS WITH A PERIOD
* APPEARS TOWARDS THE END OF THE ISSUED PATENT OR PATENT APPLICATION
1. PARTS OF A CLAIM
a. THE PREAMBLE
b. TRANSITIONAL PHRASE
c. THE BODY
THE PREAMBLE
* Identifies the category of the invention e.g., an apparatus, device, article,
composition, a method or process
* Keep it consistent with the title of the invention
* May recite an object of the invention
Examples:
1.
Object of the invention: to cook rice
AN APPARATUS FOR COOKING
2. Object of the invention: Cooking all kinds of grains
AN APPARATUS FOR COOKING GRAINS
3. Object of the invention: to also cook vegetables or other foodstuffs
AN APPARATUS FOR COOKING
Examples:
1.
Object of the invention: making tea
A METHOD FOR MAKING TEA
2.