Patent Art Gallery
Patent applications are submitted with at least one drawing. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office regulations (37 CFR §1.84) govern the appearance of drawings. The rules for drawings are numerous and quite specific, and a patent application with non-conforming drawings can be objected to by the PTO.
- Invention Title: Rechargeable, Untethered Electronic Stylus for Computer with Interactive Display Screen
- Inventor: Michael Gibbons, Puget Patent
- Comment: A disclosure of a precursor to today’s tablet computers. Note the numbering (reference characters) of each element of the apparatus. All numbers mentioned in the patent specification must appear in the drawings. Numbers must be 1/8” in height.
- Invention Title: Electric Lamp
- Inventor: Thomas Edison
- Comment: Today, this drawing would possibly be objected to. Shading is encouraged, but spaced lines that are thin and few in number are preferred. Also, numerals are preferred for reference characters, not letters.
- Invention Title: Board Game Apparatus
- Inventor: Charles Darrow
- Comment: Reference characters must be oriented in the same direction as the view so as to avoid having to rotate the sheet. 37 CFR 1.84(p)(1). Notice each property has been numbered with the numerals facing down, and not in the same orientation as the lettering. (Monopoly® is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc.)
- Invention Title: Media Device
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Comment: Design patents which disclose an ornamental design and have a term of 14 years have no specification. For a design patent, solid black shading is permitted in the drawings only when used to represent the color black, or color contrast. One can tell this is a design patent because the first character of the patent number is a “D”.
- Invention Title: System and Method for Patent Evaluation Using Artificial Intelligence
- Inventor: Allan Williams
- Comment: Arrows may be used to indicate a direction of movement. Arrows may not cross over lead lines (the lines between the reference character and the element to which the reference character refers) and vice-versa.
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