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UK
/pˈeɪtəntɪd/
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[ US /ˈpætəntɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈpætəntɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of devices and processes) protected by patent
they are patented inventions
How To Use patented In A Sentence
- In 1850 Joy and Edward Wilson patented twin boilers working in parallel within the same casing.
- He first constructed a horizontal wheel that he named a Danaide, and later devised another, the Vortex Water Wheel, which he patented in July 1850 and which came to be used extensively.
- In 1867 he patented this material under the name dynamite.
- Masterful with machinery, he patented several mechanical inventions which had varying degrees of viability.
- Automatic Rear Pincer Turning : Patented design, easy adjustment on turning angle.
- In 2004, when Merck's brand of simvastatin, known as Zocor, was about to go off patent, Merck teamed up with Schering-Plough to produce a new patented product called Vytorin, a combination of simvastatin and Zetia. Zetia: Down for the count?
- If those consumers think the drug industrial monopolists already charge too much for pills and panaceas, just wait until the privately patented and monopolized ‘stem cell cures’ hit the market…
- Oxfam refutes the argument used by defenders of the WTO agreement that the impact will be minimal in the ‘Third World,’ since most diseases there are long-standing and can be treated using unpatented drugs.
- Rayosan, patented by Pailthorpe, is made from commercially available chemicals approved by international regulatory bodies.
- The doctors have patented their invention and say it could soon be available to all air passengers.