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-Writing a Patent Application in LaTeX and LyX
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-Peter J.
- Pupalaikis
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-September 8
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-Author: Peter J.
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-Copyright © 2012 Peter J.
- Pupalaikis
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-This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the
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-Foreword
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-I am indebted to several people who contributed by reviewing this document,
- teaching me some LaTeX tricks and especially teaching me about patents.
- Let me say ahead of time that if I ignored or incorrectly dealt with their
- review comments, or have any remaining errors in documentation or LaTeX
- code, the errors are solely my responsibility:
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-I have worked with Gordon Kessler, previously our in-house patent counsel,
- for over ten years.
- He taught me almost everything I know about patents and is the patent attorney
- of record on many of my patents.
- Since I've worked with Gordon for so long, the style I use mostly reflects
- his.
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-Andrew Dommer of Fish & Richardson P.
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- reviewed this document and provided lots of comments.
- I've incorporated or accommodated most of his input and because of his
- input added certain flexibility to these tools.
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-Tracey Kinsella, the in-house paralegal at my company Teledyne LeCroy, proof-rea
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-Amy Hendrickson of TeXnology Inc.
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-Boris Veytsman reviewed the original document, provided some comments, and
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-About twenty years ago, I had my first opportunity to file a patent on an
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- At the time, I was asked by our in-house patent attorney for various informatio
-n on the invention (usually referred to as a disclosure document) so that
- the patent application could be generated and filed.
- During the process from invention to filing, I was able to make several
- observations:
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-For complicated inventions, as mine tend to be, it is very difficult to
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- In my case, the first application draft created by the attorney was so
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-While it was easy to articulate the design of an instrument using my invention,
- it was very difficult to articulate the invention itself.
- In order to understand what I mean by this very important statement, consider
- the fact that an instance of a fully designed instrument is easy to describe
- through engineering documentation, drawings, software source code, etc.
- but the difficult and absolutely necessary information to provide for a
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-Because of my experiences, I determined to become more involved in the patenting
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- In some cases, the attorney essentially interviews the inventor while trying
- to uncover the actual invention.
- I have found patent attorneys to be helpful in uncovering the invention,
- but overall too expensive to be used for that task; and in the end, I often
- had to teach so many technical details that I thought that it might be
- easier to develop some better understanding of the system so that the informati
-on provided to the patent attorneys was already in the right form.
- So, after my first invention I began to write clearer documents that described
- my invention in a form that more closely fit the information required by
- the patent office.
- This made life easier for me and the patent attorney and theoretically
- saved some money.
- But then I found some other problems (more minor than the problems already
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-To solve these problems and in continuing with the vector I was on, I decided
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- I generally only take a first cut at claims just to clarify things in my
- mind.
- I found that once I had a better understanding of the organization of informati
-on required for an application, it was not a large step in properly formatting
- the information.
- This led to a new set of problems:
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- On the reverse side, they were missing certain key features.
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-About five years ago I discovered LaTeX.
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- LaTeX is software popular in academia and is required by most universities
- for doctoral dissertations.
- It is based on a language called TeX
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-LaTeX has so many capabilities and produces such impressive output (especially
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-Having a programming and engineering background, I enjoy writing in LaTeX.
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-I am not an attorney.
- I am not qualified to give legal advice.
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- You should consult with a qualified attorney for legal advice and with
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- people that I've come in contact with, I've found their reaction to some
- of my opinions like I share in this article to be varied.
- Sometimes they disagree with what I do and therefore with some of the advice
- that I give.
- Some tell me I'm a fool to draft my own applications (I'm not sure why
- since I always advise that the application be vetted, reviewed and improved
- by someone trained and licensed in patent law).
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- They are of course right and you should listen to them.
- Anyway, you will see some of my advice in
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- If you are an inventor, take my opinions on patents with a grain of salt
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- If you are an attorney and you are trying to use this information to streamline
- your process, then ignore all of my patent writing advice.
- Either way, pay attention to my formatting instructions.
- Also, please contact me to let me know how these tools are being used and
- how I might improve them.
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-name "LaTeX Primer"
-target "http://www.tug.org/twg/mactex/tutorials/ltxprimer-1.0.pdf"
-
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- for more information and for a tutorial on LaTeX.
- Unless you are not entering equations in your application, you should not
- need to know much about the specifics of LaTeX.
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-If you don't have LaTeX installed, then you'll want to install it now.
- You can find some basic installation instructions in
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-
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-Now that you have LaTeX installed, you'll want to figure out what editor
- you will use.
- Even if you plan to use LyX, I recommend you install a LaTeX editor.
- I recommend the TeXworks editor because it shows your PDF output side by
- side with your LaTeX source and you can jump back and forth between the
- source and output easily.
- Some basic directions are found in
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-reference "sub:Installing-TeXWorks"
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-Now you need to decide whether you want to use LaTeX or LyX.
- If you are a grizzled LaTeX veteran, then you will scoff at the idea of
- entering your patent application in anything other than raw LaTeX.
- I really encourage you to try LyX.
- If you are inexperienced with LaTeX, then you really ought to use LyX but
- I warn you that knowledge of LyX is not entirely a substitute for knowledge
- of LaTeX.
- If you are on the fence, let me give you some added encouragement: if you
- start by using LyX and you change your mind, you can always export your
- document in plain LaTeX and the exported document is very good LaTeX.
- Give LyX a try.
- To install it, follow the directions in
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-reference "sub:Installing-LyX"
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-.
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-You will probably need some kind of drawing editor.
- To test the suitability of your drawing editor, review its capability of
- producing high quality, properly sized PDF files.
- I supply some instructions for using the most popular Windows
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-Visio
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- in
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-reference "sub:Visio"
-
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-.
- But I recommend TpX which is how I make all of my patent drawings.
- It is open source software that produces the best patent drawings of any
- package I know.
- It will even output in LaTeX readable code (called
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- - but you don't really need to know this detail).
- Instructions for installing and working with TpX can be found in
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-reference "sub:TpX"
-
-\end_inset
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-.
-\end_layout
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-At some point, all of the additional files you need will come in a standard
- LaTeX and LyX installation (after I submit all of this stuff, that is).
- Until then, you will need to get these additional files presumably from
- the same place you got this document.
- These additional files are, at a minimum, the U.S.
- patent class file for use in LaTeX and the U.S.
- patent layout file for use in LyX.
- Remember, LyX is just a front-end for LaTeX which produces and compiles
- LaTeX code so if you are using LyX, you will need both files.
- These files should be put in the same directory where you intend to write
- your patent application.
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-Finally, you need a way to get started.
- I recommend that you always start by editing one of the example files.
- Follow the directions in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Driving-TeXWorks"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for LaTeX, which includes the setup and a short navigational tutorial that
- you can ignore when you get proficient.
- Similarly, for LyX, follow the directions in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Driving-LyX"
-
-\end_inset
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- which contains similar setup and a navigational tutorial.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Enumerate
-Read this entire document to familiarize yourself with the macros used and
- follow the instructions to get started in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Starting-a-New-Application"
-
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-.
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-\begin_layout Standard
- Use
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "sec:Guide-to-Filling-in-the-Patent-Sections"
-
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- for a guide to filling out the patent application.
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Also, please remember to proof-read your entire document prior to filing
- with the patent office.
- These tools are provided as an aid and I am not responsible for the final
- output.
- I, of course, expect these tools to work fine - I use them all the time.
- This is basically a disclaimer to tell you that regardless of any errors
- that I or LaTeX or LyX makes in formatting your document, you alone are
- responsible for it.
- I'm sorry to have to make statements like this, but you know how things
- are.
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-Tool Installation
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-In order to write your patent application, you will first need to install
- some tools.
- These are:
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-LaTeX
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- - A document typesetting program that converts text documents into final
- PDF
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PDF
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- format for filing.
- See
-\begin_inset CommandInset href
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-name "LaTeX Primer"
-target "http://www.tug.org/twg/mactex/tutorials/ltxprimer-1.0.pdf"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for more information and for a tutorial on LaTeX.
- Unless you are entering equations in your application, you should not need
- to know much about the specifics of LaTeX.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-TeXworks
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-TeXworks
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - An editor that allows you to view and edit your LaTeX document side-by-side
- with your PDF application.
- Since LaTeX is not WYSIWYG, you must
-\emph on
-compile
-\emph default
- your document to produce the final output.
- TeXworks helps with this.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-TpX
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-TpX
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - (optional) - an open-source drawing package that produces beautiful drawings
- and is well linked with LaTeX.
- Drawings maybe imported directly in TpX format (PDF or
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-
-
-\backslash
-TikZ
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-\end_inset
-
-), otherwise you may use any drawing package as long as you can produce
- final drawings for inclusion in PDF
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PDF
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- format.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-LyX
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - A WYSIWYM editor for producing LaTeX documents without extreme exposure
- to LaTeX.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Installing LaTeX
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
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-name "sub:Installing-LaTeX"
-
-\end_inset
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-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-LaTeX can be obtained from
-\begin_inset CommandInset href
-LatexCommand href
-name "http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html"
-target "http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!obtaining
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-which is the TeX Users Group
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-TeX Users Group
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- (TUG
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-{TeX Users Group}
-\end_layout
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-
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-).
- The LaTeX language can be compiled with a number of compilers such as pdfLaTeX,
- LuaTeX, XeTeX, etc.
- We will be using pdfLaTeX.
- On Windows machines, follow the directions for ProTeXt installation.
-
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-Here are the sources for various TeX installations:
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-http://tug.org/texlive/
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- - TeX Live Installation.
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-http://tug.org/mactex/
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- - MacTeX installation.
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-\begin_inset Flex URL
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-http://tug.org/protext/
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- - proTeXt installation.
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- - MiKTeX installation.
-\end_layout
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-I use proTeXt (based on MiKTeX) on Windows and GNU/Linux machines.
- MacTeX is the preferred installation for the Mac
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-Mac
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-Installing TeXworks
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
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-name "sub:Installing-TeXWorks"
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-
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-In most cases, TeXworks
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-TeXworks!installation
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- comes automatically with a ProTeXt installation.
- Search for the file texworks.exe in the directories containing your LaTeX
- installation and create a shortcut for easy access.
- Otherwise, download it from
-\begin_inset CommandInset href
-LatexCommand href
-name "http://www.tug.org/texworks/"
-target "http://www.tug.org/texworks/"
-
-\end_inset
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-.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Subsection
-Installing LyX
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Installing-LyX"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!obtaining
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!installation
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-LyX can be found here:
-\begin_inset CommandInset href
-LatexCommand href
-name "http://www.lyx.org"
-target "http://www.lyx.org"
-
-\end_inset
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-.
- For Windows, click
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
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-LyX-2.02-2-Installer.exe
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
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- or whichever is the latest version.
- When prompted to select a typesetting system, select the
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
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-...
-\backslash
-miktex
-\backslash
-bin
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- extension of your MiKTeX folder.
- If an error occurs then a file search can reveal the proper location.
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-\begin_layout Subsection
-Patent Application Specific Files
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Patent-Application-Files"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-To get started with writing your patent application, you will need the class,
- layout and example files.
- They should all have been included with this documentation.
- The files include:
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-uspatent.cls
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-uspatent.cls - The class file used by LaTeX that provides basic typesetting
- information and all of the special macros that get called in the LaTeX
- document.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-uspatent.layout
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-uspatent.layout
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - The layout file used by LyX to translate environment and inset settings
- in a LyX patent application into LaTeX macro commands in the uspatent.cls
- file.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-PatentApplication.tex
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentApplication.tex
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - the example, skeleton LaTeX file that should be used as the basis for
- your LaTeX based application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-PatentApplication.LyX
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentApplication.LyX
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - the example, skeleton file that should be used as the basis for your
- LyX based application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-Drawings.tex - the file containing the drawings and annotations instructions
- that is included in PatentApplication.tex.
- Initially, you will find references to figures and annotations for two
- drawings that are provided for reference only.
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-
-\backslash
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-Drawings.lyx - the file containing the drawings and annotations instructions
- that is included in PatentApplication.lyx.
- Initially, you will find references to figures and annotations for two
- drawings that are provided for reference only.
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-\end_layout
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-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-VisioDrawing.pdf - an example Visio drawing exported in
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-PDF
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-PDF format.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-TpXDrawing.tpx - an example TpX drawing containing
-\begin_inset ERT
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-
-
-\backslash
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- code.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-If you are using a MiKTeX LaTeX installation, you can install the latest
- version of the
-\series bold
-uspatent
-\series default
- package using the
-\emph on
-MiKTeX Package Manager
-\emph default
- invoked by typing
-\family typewriter
-mpm
-\family default
- in a command prompt and selecting the
-\family typewriter
-uspatent
-\family default
- package for installation.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Starting a New Patent Application
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Starting-a-New-Application"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-A new application is started by creating a new directory for your application
- and copying the files listed in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Patent-Application-Files"
-
-\end_inset
-
- to this new directory.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The basic idea here is that you will rename the file PatentApplication.lyx
- (if you are using LyX) or PatentApplication.tex (if you are using LaTeX)
- to the name of your invention (e.g.
- MyInvention.lyx or .tex).
- You can also rename the Drawings.lyx or Drawings.tex file, but you will need
- to reference the newly named drawings file in your patent application document.
- There is no need to do that.
- You will be editing the information in the new MyInvention file
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-MyInvention file
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- and also the drawings file.
- As you edit the drawings file you will eventually remove the need for the
- example drawings.
- You will know when you no longer need the example drawing files and at
- that time they can be removed.
- Don't delete them right away because they are required temporarily to build
- your document.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Many headaches are created by special characters in file names, so it is
- recommended that your directories (entire directory tree) and file names
- contain no spaces or other strange characters.
- If you want to insert a space, use an underscore
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
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-_
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- to separate words.
- I tend to use a programming style called
-\emph on
-CamelCase
-\emph default
- (or the technical term
-\emph on
-medial capitals
-\emph default
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-After creating your new directory containing your renamed files, you should
- see if they produce the proper output by following the directions in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Driving-Latex-from-command-line"
-
-\end_inset
-
- or
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Driving-TeXWorks"
-
-\end_inset
-
- if you are using LaTeX, or
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Driving-LyX"
-
-\end_inset
-
- if you are using LyX.
- If you can produce PDF output following these instructions, then you're
- ready to get started.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Driving LaTeX from the command line
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-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-LaTeX
-\begin_inset Index idx
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-LaTeX!command line usage
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- can be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you have:
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-LaTeX installed properly.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-A text editor of any kind.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-A PDF
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- viewer of any kind.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-Assuming you have followed the directions in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "sec:Starting-a-New-Application"
-
-\end_inset
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-, you will have a directory called
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-MyInvention and in it you will have at least the files
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-uspatent.cls
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-uspatent.cls, MyInvention.tex, Drawings.tex, VisioDrawing.pdf, and TpXDrawing.tpx.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-To produce your application, type from the command line from within this
- directory:
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-
-\family typewriter
-\begin_inset Box Frameless
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
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-\align center
-
-\family typewriter
-pdflatex
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-pdflatex
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-\end_inset
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- MyInvention
-\end_layout
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-
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-followed by the enter key.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
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-\backslash
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-\backslash
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-If you've done everything correctly during installation, you will see lots
- of messages streaming forth (LaTeX is very verbose).
- In the end, the last few messages should be:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-
-\family typewriter
-\begin_inset Box Frameless
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
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-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-Output written on PatentApplication.pdf (9 pages, 239717 bytes).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-Transcript written on PatentApplication.log
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-If you've gotten this far, then everything's right and you can view your
- patent application by opening PatentApplication.pdf with your PDF viewer.
- By editing your MyInvention.tex file with your text editor, compiling your
- document with pdflatex, and viewing it with your PDF viewer, you can create
- your application using the most primitive tools at your disposal.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Driving TeXworks
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-TeXworks
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Driving-TeXWorks"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-LaTeX
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!TeXworks usage
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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- can be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you have:
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-LaTeX installed properly.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-TeXworks installed (usually comes with your LaTeX installation).
-\end_layout
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-You can become familiar with TeXworks yourself, but there are two things
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- They are at the top of the dialog and are located right next to each other
- and are shown in
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- The other is the green arrow to the left.
- Clicking this with the mouse causes the document to be compiled and the
- resulting PDF document to be produced and opened automatically to the right
- of the editor dialog.
- Sometimes you will need to click the arrow twice to get the figure numbers
- updated properly.
- You will see a log at the bottom of the editor.
- If there are problems found, you will need to figure out how to fix them
- before you can proceed.
- Compile often so you remember what you've done and can more easily fix
- any problems that crop up.
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- can be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you have:
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-LaTeX installed properly (remember LyX is just a front-end for LaTeX).
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-LyX installed properly.
-\end_layout
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-Assuming you have followed the directions in
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- and in it you will have at least the files uspatent.cls, MyInvention.lyx,
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-To edit your application, open MyInvention.lyx with LyX.
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-If you created MyInvention.lyx by making a copy of PatentApplication.lyx,
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-\end_layout
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-LatexCommand label
-name "fig:LyX-output-controls"
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-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "fig:LyX-output-controls"
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- document and open it for display.
- For the display to work, you will need to have a PDF reader installed.
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-You can learn more about LyX on your own, but I have to call your attention
- at this time to two key customizations that are unique to the patent applicatio
-n layout:
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-The file uspatent.layout provided overrides and restricts the
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- To access these environments, click the drop-down selector in the upper
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-reference "fig:LyX-environments"
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- To access these, select them from the drop-down menu by selecting:
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-\family default
- as shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "fig:LyX-custom-insets"
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-\begin_inset Float figure
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-name "fig:LyX-environments"
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-\align center
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- filename LyXCustomInsets.png
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-\begin_inset Caption
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX Custom Insets
-\end_layout
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-The environments and custom insets are the full extent of the LyX customization
- and access all of the special patent application features.
- These features are explained elsewhere in this document but I figured you
- might want to know where to find them now.
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-If you start your new patent application by renaming the PatentApplication.LyX
- file and editing it, you should never need to bother with any LyX document
- settings
-\emph on
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- This section is provided for completeness so that you know how LyX is set
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-Fortunately, for the most part, the default LyX settings are used.
- Also, since the application format is rigidly enforced from within the
- LaTeX class, most of the LyX settings are overridden anyway.
- This section contains the LyX settings that are required.
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-LyX Document Settings
-\end_layout
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-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "fig:LyX-document-settings"
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-LyX document settings are accessed via the Settings selection in the Document
- drop-down menu using
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-Set the document class by pressing the button labeled Local Layout and browsing
- to the uspatent.layout file that must be located in the same directory as
- your patent application file.
- Note that usually file classes and the associated layout files are selected
- directly from the drop-down document class selection button but our layout
- is local.
- You will be warned that things will work properly only if the layout file
- is kept along with your patent application file in the same directory.
- The Document Class dialog is shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "fig:LyX-document-class-settings"
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-.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_inset Float figure
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-\align center
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-\begin_inset Caption
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-LyX Document Output Settings
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-\end_inset
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "sub:Installing-LaTeX"
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-\end_inset
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-); we need to ensure that LyX will choose pdfLaTeX which is the only output
- format that will work with the patent class file.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-The output is selected from the Document Output Settings dialog as shown
- in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-document-settings-output"
-
-\end_inset
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-.
- Under Output Format select (PDF) pdflatex as the Default Output Format.
- There are other settings that can prevent pdfLaTeX as a choice.
- Make sure that the
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-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
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- is not checked in the Document Fonts Settings menu as shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-document-settings-font"
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-\end_layout
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-\begin_inset CommandInset label
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-\end_inset
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-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-Two possible LaTeX patent application documents are shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LaTeX-document-layout"
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-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LaTeX-document-layout-1"
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-
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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-reference "fig:LyX-document-layout"
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-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-document-layout-1"
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-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DrawingsSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DrawingsSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-ClaimsStart environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!ClaimsStart
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-ClaimsEnd environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!ClaimsEnd
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- There are two styles to reflect the tastes of patent lawyers who reviewed
- this document.
- I use the first layout style.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!layout
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The LaTeX document starts with a declaration of the uspatent class.
- Every LaTeX document must contain at least one of these declarations and
- here we specify the file containing the typesetting and macro definitions
- that are used in the patent application.
- It ends with an
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-end{document}
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-end{document} macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-end{document}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-statement.
- After the class definition, there are various
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-front matter
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-front matter definitions (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Front-matter"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) that define things like the title, inventor, etc.
- This is followed by an inclusion of a drawings file.
- This file defines how the drawings will be read in, described, annotated,
- etc.
- See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for information on how drawings are controlled.
- After the drawings, we see the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-maketitle
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-maketitle macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-maketitle
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro which is described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Front-matter"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- This macro defines where the title page should be printed and where the
- patent sections start.
- The remainder of the patent application consists mostly of patent sections
- set off by the
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentSection macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentSection
-\family default
- macro described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Patent-Sections"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Each section consists of one or more paragraphs where each paragraph begins
- with
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-(see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Paragraph-Numbering"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- You will notice two macros that control drawings:
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawings macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentDrawings
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawingDescriptions macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentDrawingDescriptions
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawingDescriptions
-\family default
- and
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawings
-\family default
-.
- These macros expand into automatically generated sections containing a
- brief description of the drawings and the drawings themselves.
- The control of drawings is explained in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Finally, you will notice two macros that delimit the area where the patent
- claims are placed:
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentClaimsStart macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentClaimsStart
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentClaimsEnd macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentClaimsEnd
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentClaimsStart
-\family default
- and
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentClaimsEnd
-\family default
-.
- The formatting of claims is described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Claims"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!layout
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The LyX document starts directly with the various front matter
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-front matter
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- definitions (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Front-matter"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) that define things like the title, inventor, etc.
- This is followed by an inclusion of a drawings file.
- This file defines how the drawings will be read in, described, annotated,
- etc.
- See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for information on how drawings are controlled.
- The remainder of the patent application consists mostly of patent sections
- formatted by the
-\series bold
-PatentSection
-\series default
- environment
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Patent-Sections"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Each section consists of one or more paragraphs where each paragraph is
- formatted with the
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentParagraph environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentParagraph
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\series bold
-PatentParagraph
-\series default
- environment (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Paragraph-Numbering"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- You will notice two environments that control drawings:
-\series bold
-\size footnotesize
----BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS--
-\series default
-\size default
- and
-\series bold
-\size footnotesize
----PATENT DRAWINGS---
-\series default
-\size default
-.
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DrawingsDescriptionSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DrawingsDescriptionSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DrawingsSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DrawingsSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-These environments expand into automatically generated sections containing
- a brief description of the drawings and the drawings themselves.
- The control of drawings is explained in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Finally, you will notice two environments that delimit the area where the
- patent claims are placed:
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-ClaimsStart environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!ClaimsStart
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-ClaimsEnd environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!ClaimsEnd
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\series bold
-\size footnotesize
----START OF PATENT CLAIMS---
-\series default
-\size default
- and
-\series bold
-\size footnotesize
----END OF PATENT CLAIMS---
-\series default
-\size default
-.
- The formatting of claims is described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Claims"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Front Matter
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Front-matter"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-front matter
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-Front matter is, as the name indicates, information that must appear at
- or near the front of the document.
- The information must be provided prior to the title (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Title"
-
-\end_inset
-
-), date (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Date"
-
-\end_inset
-
-), and inventor name (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Inventor-Name(s)"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) in LyX documents, because LyX will expect to emit the title page immediately
- following the last of these three definitions.
- In LaTeX, the emission of the title page is determined by the location
- of the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-maketitle
-\family default
-\size larger
-
-\size default
-macro.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Thus in LyX, the front matter appears like:
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Title environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Date environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Inventor environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align right
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-various front matter definitions
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-
-\series bold
-\size larger
-Invention Name Here
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-June 3, 2012
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-Peter J.
- Pupalaikis
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-As mentioned, in LyX, the end of the front matter and title page information
- is delimited by the last of the invention name, date, and inventor.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In LaTeX, the front matter appears like:
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-maketitle macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-maketitle
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-documentclass macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-documentclass
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-title macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-date macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-inventor macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-documentclass[english]{uspatent}
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-various front matter definitions
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-title{Invention Name Here}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-date{June 3, 2012}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-inventor{Peter J.
- Pupalaikis}
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-maketitle
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here we see that the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-maketitle
-\family default
- macro defines the end of the front matter and title page definitions.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In case you are wondering, your patent application will look nothing like
- it looks in the LyX editor with the title followed by the date followed
- by the inventor name.
- This is what is meant by WYSIWYM.
- You know that you need all of this information and it needs to go somewhere.
- LyX provides the method of entering this information and later when you
- compile the document, you'll see where it actually goes.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Assignee Information
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The assignee
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-assignee
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- is the name of the entity that will own the rights to the invention.
- Typically this is the company for which the inventor works.
- The assignee information is defined using:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-assignee name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-assignee name is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeName
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneeName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AssigneeName
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneeName environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneeName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The assignee address
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-assignee address
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeAddress
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeAddress macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneeAddress
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AssigneeAddress
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneeAddress environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneeAddress
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The assignee city
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-assignee city
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-, state & zip code is defined using the
-\backslash
-setAssigneeCity
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeCity macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneeCity
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AssigneeCity
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneeCity environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneeCity
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The assignee phone number
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-assignee phone number
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneePhone
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneePhone macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneePhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AssigneePhone
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneePhone environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneePhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX assignee definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align right
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-Assignee Name:Company Name
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-Assignee Address:Number and Street Name
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-Assignee City:City, State and Zip
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-Assignee Phone:Telephone Number
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\noindent
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneeName environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneeName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneeAddress environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneeAddress
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneeCity environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneeCity
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AssigneePhone environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AssigneePhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX assignee definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeName{Company Name}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeAddress{Number and Street Name}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeCity{City, State and Zip}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneePhone{Telephone Number}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\noindent
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneeName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeAddress macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneeAddress
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneeCity macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneeCity
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setAssigneePhone macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setAssigneePhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-I have been advised that some patent attorneys prefer not to include the
- assignee information in the patent application.
- If you or your patent attorney prefers not to provide this information,
- then simply don't define these fields.
- You should note, however, that in draft mode (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:Printing-Mode"
-
-\end_inset
-
-), the patent prints with a confidential heading which does not print if
- the assignee name has not been defined.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Patent Lawyer Information
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-patent lawyer
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The patent lawyer information is defined using:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The lawyer name is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerName
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-LawyerName
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerName environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The lawyer registration number is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerNumber
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerNumber macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-LawyerNumber
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerNumber environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The lawyer phone number is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-LawyerPhone
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerPhone environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerPhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX patent lawyer definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align right
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-Patent Lawyer Name:First M.
- Last
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-Patent Lawyer Reg Number: #:99,999
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-Patent Lawyer Phone:(845) 555-2000
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\noindent
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerName environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerNumber environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerPhone environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerPhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX assignee definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerName{First M.
- Last}
-\family typewriter
-
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family default
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerNumber{Reg
-\backslash
-#:99,999}
-\family typewriter
-
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family default
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone{845-555-2000}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\noindent
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerNumber macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-I have been advised that some patent attorneys prefer not to include the
- patent lawyer information in the patent application.
- If you or your patent attorney prefers not to provide this information,
- then simply don't define these fields.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Docket Number
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-docket number
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-To track the progress of a patent during prosecution, a patent application
- is assigned a
-\emph on
-docket number
-\emph default
-.
- This is the number that you refer to internal to your company.
- At my company, this number is provided by the paralegal handling patent
- applications.
- When we are planning on filing an application, she provides a new number
- to use.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-We use a numbering scheme which is in the form LEC-YY-1NN0-U1 where YY is
- the last two digits of the year, NN is the number of the patent filed this
- year, and U or D is used depending on whether the invention is a design
- or utility patent.
- By the way, the classes, layouts and all of this documentation pertains
- only to utility patent applications.
- Sometimes the number after the U is used to distinguish related applications
- such as continuations, provisionals and divisionals.
- You will need to find out this numbering scheme at your company and how
- these numbers are assigned.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The application number is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DocketNumber
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DocketNumber environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DocketNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX document docket number definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align right
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-Docket Number:LEC-YY-1NN0-U1
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DocketNumber environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DocketNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX document docket number definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber{LEC-YY-1NN0-U1}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-If you do not have and never will have a docket number, simply don't define
- it.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-DocumentVersion
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The document version is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setDocumentVersion
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setDocumentVersion macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setDocumentVersion
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DocumentVersion
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DocumentVersion environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DocumentVersion
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is x.y where x is the major version number and y is the minor
- version number.
- This version number is only printed in draft mode.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX document version definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align right
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-Version:0.0
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DocumentVersion environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DocumentVersion
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX document version definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setDocumentVersion{0.0}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setDocumentVersion macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setDocumentVersion
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-If you do not supply a version number, a value of 0.0 is supplied for you.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Inventor Name(s)
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Inventor-Name(s)"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-inventor name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-Inventions often include multiple inventors.
- All inventors are considered equal from the view of the patent office regardles
-s of the order in which they are listed.
- That being said, the first inventor named gets some additional prestige
- factor in that the patent is referred to in many places as invented by
- the first named inventor suffixed with
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-et al.
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- The drawing section also contains only the first named inventor (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The first named inventor is assigned differently from all of the other inventors
- and is assigned using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-inventor
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-inventor macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Inventor
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Inventor environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- In LaTeX and LyX, the first named inventor is generally assigned under
- the invention title and date.
- Other inventors are assigned using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-OtherInventor
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-OtherInventor environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!OtherInventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- These assignments are made in the front matter prior to the invention title,
- date and first inventor.
- LaTeX keeps track of all of the inventors added, so the same macro is used
- to assign each one.
- The title page output during compilation provides a list starting with
- the first inventor followed by the other inventors in the order that they
- are listed.
- The uspatent.cls LaTeX class file provides for up to eight inventors before
- the title page production fails.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX inventors definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align right
-
-\series bold
-\size small
-OtherInventor:John D.
- Smith
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-OtherInventor:Sally G.
- Jones
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-OtherInventor:Samuel J.
- Jackson
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-
-\series bold
-\size larger
-Invention Name Here
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-June 3, 2012
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-Peter J.
- Pupalaikis
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-OtherInventor environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!OtherInventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Inventor environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX inventors definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor{John D.
- Smith}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor{Sally G.
- Jones}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor{Samuel J.
- Jackson}
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-title{Invention Name Here}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-date{June 3, 2012}
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\backslash
-inventor{Peter J.
- Pupalaikis}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-inventor macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setOtherInventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In the above LyX example, the inventor Peter J.
- Pupalaikis is entered in the
-\series bold
-Inventor
-\series default
- environment, although, like the invention title and date, there is no visual
- indication in the editor that it has been entered in this environment.
- If you click on the text for the inventor name, however, you will see the
- environment in the environment drop down box as shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-environments"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Title
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Title"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The document title is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-title
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-title macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Title
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Title environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the name of the invention.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX title definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-
-\series bold
-\size larger
-Invention Name Here
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Title environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX title definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-title{Invention Name Here}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-title macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In the above LyX example, the title is entered in the
-\series bold
-Title
-\series default
- environment, although there is no visual indication in the editor that
- it has been entered in this environment.
- If you click on the text for the title, however, you will see the environment
- in the environment drop down box as shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-environments"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Date
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Date"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The date is only the date of the version not the invention and is used to
- help with versioning.
- The document date is defined using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-date
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-date macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Date
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Date environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the date of the version.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX date definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-June 3, 2012
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Date environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX date definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-date{June 3, 2012}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-date macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In the above LyX example, the date is entered in the
-\series bold
-Date
-\series default
- environment, although there is no visual indication in the editor that
- it has been entered in this environment.
- If you click on the text for the date, however, you will see the environment
- in the environment drop down box as shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-environments"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-If the date is not provided, then todays date (at the time of document compilati
-on) is supplied.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Printing Mode
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Printing-Mode"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-printing mode
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-There are two printing modes supported by the patent application class:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-application mode - default - the mode that you will print for submission
- to the patent office.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-draft mode - the mode that you will print as you develop the document
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The draft mode should really be the default, but I chose to make application
- mode default for people who don't read documentation.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-You choose application mode using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setPrintingModeApplication
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setPrintingModeApplication macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setPrintingModeApplication
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-ApplicationMode
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-ApplicationMode environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!ApplicationMode
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- You choose draft mode using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setPrintingModeDraft
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setPrintingModeDraft macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setPrintingModeDraft
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DraftMode
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DraftMode environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DraftMode
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- There is no argument for these macros.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In draft mode, the version and date are printed, a company confidential
- warning is printed on each page, and the annotation list (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:Annotations-1"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) is printed at the end of the document.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In patent office mode, the document is typeset in the form ready for filing.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Sections and Numbering
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Sections-and-Numbering"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Patent Sections
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Patent-Sections"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Sections of the patent are delimited by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentSection
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentSection macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-PatentSection
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- This macro will expand into the section name with the appropriate formatting.
- If you started your application following the instructions in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Starting-a-New-Application"
-
-\end_inset
-
- you should never need to use this macro.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LyX section definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-{
-\backslash
-textbf{
-\backslash
-uline{Field of the Invention}}}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX section definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentSection{Field of the Invention}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentSection macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In the above LyX example, the section name is entered in the
-\series bold
-PatentSection
-\series default
- environment.
- The visual indication in the editor that it has been entered in this environmen
-t is that it is bold, small caps and underlined (mostly - don't worry, it
- will print better).
- If you click on the text for the section name, you will see the
-\series bold
-PatentSection
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in the environment drop down box as shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-environments"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Paragraph Numbering
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Paragraph-Numbering"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-patent numbering
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-Patents must be submitted with some form of numbering of lines or paragraphs.
- This is so that during correspondence with the patent examiner, the correct
- text can be identified and referenced.
- Paragraphs are numbered using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-PatentParagraph
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentParagraph environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentParagraph
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- There is no argument for this macro.
- Almost every paragraph should begin with this macro.
- When your application is produced, this will be expanded to a number like:
-
-\series bold
-[0001]
-\series default
- in front of the paragraph.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Unfortunately, in LyX there will be no visual indication that the paragraph
- has been numbered and your only check is to click on the paragraph text
- and observe the environment in the environment drop down box as shown in
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-environments"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- The good news is that entire groups of paragraphs can be selected and the
-
-\series bold
-PatentParagraph
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PatentParagraph environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!PatentParagraph
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment applied.
- You will run into some trouble with equations.
- Equations technically form a new paragraph as far as LyX is concerned,
- but they ought not be numbered as paragraphs.
- To solve issues where the equation has a paragraph number, try entering
- a carriage return after the text just prior to an equation and a carriage
- return right after an equation (to ensure that the equation is truly in
- its own paragraph) and then set the environment of the equation to
-\series bold
-Standard
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Standard
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-(the top environment entry).
- I would like to make this more automatic, but the method for LyX customization
- eluded me.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example LaTeX patent paragraph definition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph The beginning of a paragraph to be numbered\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-One note here is that if you inspect LaTeX code exported by LyX, you will
- find the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\family default
- with braces enclosing the entire paragraph to be numbered.
- Either way works and you can use whichever method you are comfortable with.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-In LaTeX you may get tired of typing the verbose macro
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentParagraph
-\family default
- before each paragraph so you might want to redefine a new one that does
- not clash with any other macro settings you might be using like:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-def
-\backslash
-pp{
-\backslash
-patentParagraph}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Drawings
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-drawing|see
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-{figure}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-One of the biggest nuisances in writing a patent application regards drawings
- and the requirements on how they are described and referenced, and how
- the various drawing elements are referenced.
- Some things you must be aware of regarding drawings and patent applications:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Drawings must be displayed on pages at the end of the patent application
- following specific formatting guidelines that ensure high quality and clear
- labeling.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-There must be a section in the patent that provides a brief description
- of the drawings with each drawing listed and described in order.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Generally, drawing elements are not referred to by naming the elements on
- a drawing itself.
- Instead, drawing elements that are referenced should have a numbered line
- pointing to the
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!element
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-drawing element (a drawing element
-\emph on
-annotation
-\emph default
-)
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!annotation
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-and the element should be referred to in the patent application text using
- the elements name followed by the number as a reference.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Every annotated drawing element must be referred to at least once in the
- patent application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Each element must have a unique number.
- If an element in multiple drawings is the same, it should be numbered the
- same.
- The corollary is that any element numbered the same is presumed to be the
- same.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-These drawing requirements cause a cross-referencing nightmare that we attempt
- to solve to some degree using LaTeX and the U.S.
- Patent class file.
- The main problems are:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-We do not generally know the final ordering of the figures during construction
- of the application.
- This is solved using cross-references on most word processors except that
- the drawing description in the brief description of the drawings must go
- with the correct figure number.
- On most word processors, if the drawings are rearranged, the figure reference
- will correctly connect to the drawing, but the figure numbers will be out
- of order or the numbers will not match the descriptions provided.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-While most word processors can account for cross-referencing, they cannot
- work with cross references within figures or other embedded graphics.
- This means that drawing element annotations cannot be automatically cross
- referenced the way figures can.
- Because of this, we cannot know the actual annotation numbers until the
- end of the document creation, but we cannot finish the document creation
- because we can't properly refer to the annotation numbers which leaves
- us gridlocked.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Similarly with the figure number problems, the names of the annotated elements
- must match the numbers they refer to.
- As an example, if I refer to the widget [23] in FIG.
- 1, then there better be a line pointing to the widget element in figure
- 1 and it better be labeled with the number 23.
- The checking and maintenance of this proper connection is cumbersome.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The way that we partially solve these problems using LaTeX and LyX is to
- provide for an area in the patent application where the required drawing
- and annotation information is filled in.
- Once this information is filled in, the following problems are solved:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The drawings will automatically be drawn on properly formatted pages containing
- header information that is in part provided by
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-front matter
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-front matter definitions (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Front-matter"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-A section containing the brief description of the drawings will be automatically
- produced containing a list of the figures in the proper order matched properly
- to their descriptions.
- There are also certain obscure punctuation requirements
-\begin_inset Branch Patent Advice
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
- (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Run-on-Sentences"
-
-\end_inset
-
-)
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- in patents that will be properly followed automatically.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation!numbers
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-annotation numbers are automatically assigned and can be cross-referenced
- from within the patent application.
- These numbers are attached to an element name so that drawing annotation
- references can be made with the name and the number so that you can always
- be sure that the element named in the application has the correct associated
- number that annotates the element in the drawing.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-If certain recommended drawing tools are used (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:TpX"
-
-\end_inset
-
-), the annotation numbers can automatically be added to the drawings themselves
- - something absolutely not possible with any other word-processor.
- Otherwise, if LaTeX based drawing tools cannot be used, an annotation number
- list is generated in draft mode (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Printing-Mode"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) that breaks the gridlock by allowing the annotations to be cross-referenced
- properly and produce the correct numbers during application construction
- and the drawings annotated properly (albeit in a manual manner) at the
- very end.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Before going into too much detail about how this all works, I want to explain
- to you the basic directions you will need to follow regarding your drawings
- to make all of this work.
- First, about the drawing file; if you are using LaTeX, your drawing file
- will be called something like Drawings.tex and will be included somewhere
- near the top of the patent application file (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:The-Layout-of-the-Patent-Application"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- Note that this is not a requirement - you are perfectly entitled to list
- all of your figures and annotations inside your application - it's just
- annoying to have to look at this information constantly at the top of your
- application - but you can do what you want.
- Similarly, if you are using LyX you will have a file called Drawings
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-drawing file
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!file
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-.LyX that is included at the top of the file.
- Like in LaTeX, these drawing definitions can also be in line at the top
- of your application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Inside the Drawings file or inline, you list the following:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-For each figure:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!definition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-figure definition.
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "The-figure-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
- Figures are defined by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the exact name of the file (matching case) without path
- or extension.
- This is the name of the file that will get loaded in the patent drawings
- section and is the name you will use to reference the figure.
- The figure definition statement must come before any other attributes of
- a figure are described like the extension, description, and caption and
- basically assigns the figure number and matches it up with the name defined
- for the figure.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-After the figure definition, in any order:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_deeper
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!extension
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-figure extension.
- Figure extensions are defined by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureExtension
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureExtension macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureExtension
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureExtension
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureExtension environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureExtension
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the exact name of the file extension (matching case).
- This extension will be appended to the file name to load the file in the
- patent drawings section and will determine how the file gets loaded.
- Special loading of pdf
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PDF
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-, tpx and tex file extensions are handled.
- If a file for the figure has not yet been created, use no extension.
- Do not define an empty extension, just don't supply one.
- This will cause a placeholder
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-placeholder figure
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!placeholder
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- figure to be listed in the drawings section until the file is actually
- created and the proper file extension provided.
- If neither the recognized extensions of pdf, tpx or tex are provided, the
- file will be attempted to be loaded as a graphics file and if the extension
- is supported by LaTeX, then it will load.
- Some known recognized graphics extensions are png and jpg.
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-JPEG
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-file!JPEG
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The figure description
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "The-figure-description"
-
-\end_inset
-
- Figure descriptions are defined by the the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDescription
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDescription macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDescription
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDescription environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the exact text for the description of the figure.
- This description is the exact text that will be used when the section providing
- the brief description of the drawings is automatically produced.
- In order for it to come out right, you should not use any initial capitalizatio
-n or any final punctuation.
- It should contain the appropriate text that would follow a statement like
-
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-FIG.
- 1 \SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- but again, with no period at the end.
- It should start with a verb like
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-is
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-,
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-shows
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-,
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-depicts
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-, etc.
- See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for more information.
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-brief description of the drawings
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!brief description section
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\align block
-The (optional)
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!caption
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-figure caption.
- Figure captions are defined by the the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureCaption
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureCaption macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureCaption
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureCaption
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureCaption environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureCaption
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the exact text for the caption for the figure.
- Note that the use of a caption on a figure is rare.
- Unlike normal documents that you might be familiar with, a caption is not
- provided for any descriptive purposes in a patent application.
- Instead it is provided mostly to call attention to figures that are not
- actually part of an invention.
- The only use I have ever come across for a caption is to distinguish
-\emph on
-prior art
-\emph default
-.
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-prior art
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-Prior art
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!prior art
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- are things already done before and things already done before cannot be
- patented or be part of an invention.
- It is, however, sometimes useful to provide prior art drawings that are
- either necessary to describe to someone how to practice the invention or
- in discussions within your patent application to distinguish between what
- you have invented shown in one figure versus what has already been done
- in a figure with a prior art caption.
- If you provide a prior art caption, it should be all upper case.
- Be careful labeling things as prior art, for once submitted as such, the
- patent office will consider this an admission that the material in the
- drawing is not patentable.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-(optional)
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "clear-page"
-
-\end_inset
-
- An instruction to clear the page
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-clear page
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!problems
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- after the figure is displayed inside the Drawings Section (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:The-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- LaTeX has very sophisticated algorithms for the placement of floating diagrams
- (called floats or float environments).
- Generally, LaTeX is allowed to use its own algorithms to place floats properly
- and this works out well.
- Your patent figures will be placed either in the center of the page or
- will be doubled up with other figures, depending on LaTeX's decisions.
- LaTeX does not like many floats listed one after another and after about
- ten such floats, it generates an error and asks for help.
- This is a problem that I'd like to try to solve automatically but have
- not been able to.
- So, when this error occurs you must break up your figure list with an instructi
-on to clear the page after the drawing is placed.
- This allows LaTeX to flush out its list of drawings and start over.
- For patents with lots of drawings, you might need instructions in two or
- three locations.
- Generally, you can always give this instruction after a large drawing that
- you know will be on a single page anyway and its always safe to unconditionally
-, except for the last drawing, clear the page (you will just get one drawing
- per drawing page, which is not too bad).
- Do not clear the page after the last drawing.
- To clear the page after a drawing, use the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureClearPageAfter
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureClearPageAfter macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureClearPageAfter
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureClearPageAfter
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureClearPageAfter environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureClearPageAfter
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\end_layout
-
-\end_deeper
-\begin_layout Standard
-For each annotation within a figure, annotations are defined.
- Annotation definitions are associated with the last figure definition occurring
- before it:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation!definition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-annotation definition.
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "The-annotation-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
- Annotations are defined by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AnnotationDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AnnotationDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the the name you will use to refer to the annotation when
- cross-referencing.
- The annotation definition statement must come before any other attributes
- of an annotation are described like the name and description and basically
- assigns the annotation number and matches it up with the name defined for
- the annotation.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-After the annotation definition, in any order:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_deeper
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation!name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-annotation name.
- Annotation names are defined by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationName
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationName
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AnnotationName environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AnnotationName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is the exact text that should be used for the element in the
- drawing.
- This text should ideally be one word and certainly as few as possible so
- that when the text is used within the patent application, the application
- reads properly.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The annotation description
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation!description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Annotation descriptions are defined by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDescription
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationDescription macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationDescription
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AnnotationDescription environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AnnotationDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
- The argument is a description sufficient for identifying the element in
- the drawing.
- This text should be as descriptive as possible.
- The annotation description will not appear anywhere in your patent application
- except it will appear in the annotation list (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Annotation-List"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) when the application is printed in draft mode (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Printing-Mode"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- The sole purpose of the annotation description
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Text
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-widget
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-a widget in the Visio drawing
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="3" alignment="center" valignment="middle" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-2
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
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-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Thing
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
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-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
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-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Text
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-thing
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
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-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-a thing in the visio drawing
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="3" alignment="center" valignment="middle" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
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-3
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-WidgetThingConnection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
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-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Text
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-connection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-the arrow connecting the widget and the thing
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="3" alignment="center" valignment="middle" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-4
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="3" alignment="center" valignment="middle" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-2
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-input
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Text
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-input
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-the input
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="3" alignment="center" valignment="middle" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-5
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-output
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Text
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-output
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-the output
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="3" alignment="center" valignment="middle" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-6
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-mathProcessor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Text
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-math processor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-<row>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell multirow="4" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\series bold
-Description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
-\begin_inset Text
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-the math processor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-</cell>
-</row>
-</lyxtabular>
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset Caption
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Annotation Definitions
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "tab:annotation-definitions"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation!data structures
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-These data structures are fairly straightforward, but I'll point out a few
- things:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The figure definition (the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX) assigned a unique figure number that gets associated
- with all of the subsequent figure assignments until the next figure definition
- statement.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The annotation definition (the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-annotationDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AnnotationDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AnnotationDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX) assigned a unique annotation number that gets associated
- with all of the subsequent annotation assignments until the next annotation
- definition statement.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-All of the annotations definitions between figure definitions are all associated
- with the figure number that preceded the definition.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Subsequent subsections refer to how this data is used:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Drawing-and-Annotation-Cross-referencing"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for how to cross reference drawings and annotations.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for how the brief description of the drawings gets produced.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
- for how the drawings get produced.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Drawing and Annotation Cross-referencing
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Drawing-and-Annotation-Cross-referencing"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-There are four main macros for cross-referencing drawings and drawing elements.
- These are:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-begin{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-The
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-referencePatentFigure
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-referencePatentFigure macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-referencePatentFigure
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureReference
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureReference custom inset
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!custom inset!FigureReference
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-custom inset (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-custom-insets"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) in LyX references figures.
- The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX (see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-figure-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- This macro will expand to
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-FIG.
- xx
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- where xx is the number determined for the figure.
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-end{sloppypar}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotateWithName
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotateWithName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotateWithName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Annotation+Name
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Annotation+Name custom inset
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!custom inset!Annotation+Name
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-custom inset (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-custom-insets"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) in LyX references drawing elements.
- The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationDefinition
-\series default
- environment in LyX (see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-annotation-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- This macro will expand to
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-xxxx [yy]
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- where xxxx is the text for the drawing element provided in a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationName
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationName
-\series default
- environment in LyX and yy is the number determined for the annotation.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotate
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotate macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotate
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Annotation
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Annotation custom inset
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!custom inset!Annotation
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-custom inset (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-custom-insets"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) in LyX references drawing elements, but without the associated name.
- The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationDefinition
-\series default
- environment in LyX (see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-annotation-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- This macro will expand to
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-[yy]
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- where yy is the number determined for the annotation.
- This macro is mostly used when the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotateWithName
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX or the
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-mbox{
-\backslash
-textbf{Annotation+Name}}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- custom inset in LyX is inappropriate when, for example, the name associated
- with the annotation number produces awkward text in the patent application.
- In circumstances like this, the annotation name corresponding to the drawing
- element is manually written followed by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotate
-\family default
- macro.
- When this is done, the agreement between the element name and number must
- be checked prior to filing.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationNumberReference
-\family default
- (or
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotateNoBrackets
-\family default
- which is an alias)
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationNumberReference macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationNumberReference
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotateNoBrackets macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotateNoBrackets
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX references only the drawing element number
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!number reference
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-AnnotationDefinition
-\series default
- environment in LyX (see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-annotation-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- This macro will expand to
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-yy
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- where yy is the number determined for the annotation.
- This macro is mostly used in LaTeX based drawing packages (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:TpX"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) to automatically draw the number associated with the annotation on the
- drawing.
- Sometimes, this number needs to be underlined when the annotation number
- in a drawing cannot be pointed to an element.
- This is somewhat rare.
- In this case, use the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotateNumberReferenceUnderlined
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro or simply enclose the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotateNumberReference
-\family default
- macro with
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-underline{}
-\family default
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-The Brief Description of the Drawings Section
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The brief description of the drawings
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-brief description of the drawings
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- is a required section that is placed between the Summary of the Invention
- section and the Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments section.
- It is produced automatically by placing the the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawingDescriptions
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawingDescriptions macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentDrawingDescriptions
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DrawingsDescriptionSection
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DrawingsDescriptionSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DrawingsDescriptionSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX just before the Detailed Description of the Preferred
- Embodiments section.
- No argument is provided.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-This macro expands into something like:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\noindent
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "80col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-{
-\backslash
-textbf{
-\backslash
-uline{BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS}}}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference is made to
- the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FIG.
- 1 aaaa;
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FIG.
- 2 bbbb;
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FIG.
- x cccc; and
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FIG.
- y dddd.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here, aaaa, bbbb, cccc and dddd refers to a figure description supplied
- by a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDescription
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDescription macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDescription
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDescription environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX (see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-figure-description"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) and x and y refer to corresponding figure numbers.
- Notice that the brief description of the drawings is punctuated so that
- it reads as a long run-on sentence (
-\begin_inset Branch Patent Advice
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Run-on-Sentences"
-
-\end_inset
-
- but also
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:Brief-Description-of-Drawings-customization"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-The Drawings Section
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:The-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The drawings section
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!section
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- is placed at the very end of the document (or just before the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-end{document}
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX).
- It is produced automatically using the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawings
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawings macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentDrawings
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DrawingsSection
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DrawingsSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DrawingsSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-This macro expands into something like:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\noindent
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "80col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-invention name
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-inventor name et.
- al.
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-docket number
-\begin_inset Newline linebreak
-\end_inset
-
-patent attorney name (xxx)-xxx-xxxx
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset VSpace defskip
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-1/N
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset VSpace defskip
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "50col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset VSpace defskip
-\end_inset
-
-name.ext
-\begin_inset VSpace defskip
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-FIG.
- x caption
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here the invention name (provided by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-title
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-title macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Title
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Title environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Title
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX), first named inventor (provided by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-inventor
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-inventor macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Inventor
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Inventor environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Inventor
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX), docket number (provided by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setDocketNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DocketNumber
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DocketNumber environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DocketNumber
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX), patent attorney name (provided by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerName
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-LawyerName
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerName environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX), and patent attorney phone number (provided by the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-setLawyerPhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-LawyerPhone
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LawyerPhone environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!LawyerPhone
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX) correspond to information provided in the front matter
- (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Front-matter"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
- The fields name, ext and caption correspond to information provided in
- the figure definition (see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-figure-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) and x corresponds to the assigned figure number.
- The 1/N refers to the page number of the drawings out of the total N pages
- found (note that you will need to run LaTeX multiple times to get this
- right).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-If you have problems with drawing placement or get LaTeX errors, you might
- need to clear pages after certain drawings (see clearing pages on page
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "clear-page"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-The Annotation List
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:The-Annotation-List"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-annotation!list section
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-When printed in draft mode (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Printing-Mode"
-
-\end_inset
-
-), the drawings are automatically preceded by the annotation list section
- by virtue of the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawings
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-patentDrawings macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-patentDrawings
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-DrawingsSection
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-DrawingsSection environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!DrawingsSection
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The annotation list is a section with the heading
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-Annotation List
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- It contains, for each figure with at least one annotation:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The number of the figure followed by its variable name
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!definition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- (supplied by a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX - see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-figure-definition"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) followed by the figure description
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!description
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- (supplied by a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-figureDescription
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-figureDescription macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-figureDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-FigureDescription
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-FigureDescription environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!FigureDescription
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX - see page
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand pageref
-reference "The-figure-description"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-For each annotation within the figure:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_deeper
-\begin_layout Itemize
-The number of the annotation followed by its variable name (supplied by
- an
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-annotationDefinition
-\series default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-AnnotationDefinition environment
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!AnnotationDefinition
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-environment in LyX) followed by its text name (supplied by an
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationName
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\backslash
-annotationName macro
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-annotationName
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
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-\end_layout
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
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-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset Caption
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX Patent Claims
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
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-\backslash
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\backslash
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-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset Caption
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX Patent Claims
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "fig:LyX-patent-claims"
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-ClaimsStart environment
-\end_layout
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Claim environment
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Claim
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-ClaimReference custom inset
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!custom inset!ClaimReference
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- The Patent Claims section will always start on a new page and will automaticall
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-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
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-What is claimed:
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- This statement will be printed automatically, but the statement can be
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-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:Claims-customization"
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-\end_inset
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-).
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-Each claim begins with the
-\family typewriter
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-\family default
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\backslash
-beginClaim macro
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
-beginClaim
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Claim
-\series default
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Claim environment
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!environment!Claim
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-environment in LyX.
- The argument is a name by which the claim is referenced.
- The argument should be a name and should not imply the number as claim
- numbers are assigned automatically.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-A claim is referred to within the claims section with the
-\family typewriter
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-\family default
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-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LaTeX!macro!
-\backslash
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-ClaimReference
-\series default
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-\begin_inset Index idx
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-ClaimReference custom inset
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-LyX!custom inset!ClaimReference
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-custom inset (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-custom-insets"
-
-\end_inset
-
-) in LyX.
- The argument is the previously mentioned name of the claim defined by the
- argument of a previous
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-beginClaim
-\family default
- macro in LaTeX or the
-\series bold
-Claim
-\series default
- environment in LyX.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Standard
-A LaTeX example is shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LaTeX-patent-claims"
-
-\end_inset
-
- and a LyX example is shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:LyX-patent-claims"
-
-\end_inset
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-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Note that since claims use standard LaTeX style of cross-referencing, you
- will need to compile your document twice at least to get the claim references
- properly updated.
- LyX takes care of this automatically.
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-\begin_inset Branch Patent Advice
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-Basic Patent Terminology
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
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-This section is provided as layman's terminology of basic patent terms for
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- they are used in.
- While these terms have been reviewed by attorneys for this purpose, it
- should be understood that these are in no way meant to be precise legal
- definitions.
- A patent attorney and the United States Patent and Trademark office should
- be consulted for precise legal meaning.
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- - When prior art is sufficiently similar to be considered essentially the
- same for determination of patentability.
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- - Evidence of teaching in an area of technology or craftsmanship.
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- - An entity to which the inventor(s) have transferred their rights to the
- patent.
- If you work for a company, you may be required to transfer your rights
- to the company you work for.
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-patent
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- - An official document that grants an owner the right to exclude others
- from practicing an invention.
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-Claims
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-status collapsed
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-claims
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - The portion of a patent that defines the scope of legal rights.
- The rights of a patent are to preclude others from practicing your invention
- (
-\emph on
-see infringement
-\emph default
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- - A patent or application that relies on a previous patent.
- Generally when the word is used alone it refers to a patent formed from
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- When a continuation consists of new matter which is different from a prior
- specification, it is called a continuation in part
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- and the priority dates of the claims will be different.
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- - A claim that relies on another.
- A dependent claim is read as the dependent claim preceded by the claim
- referred to.
- As such, a dependent claim is the sum of another claim and the contents
- of the dependent claim.
- A dependent claim is always narrower in scope than the claim to which it
- refers.
- This means that if a dependent claim is infringed, the claim referred to
- must also be infringed.
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-Design
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-status collapsed
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-design patent
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - A class of patent that gives the patent owner the right to exclude others
- from copying the look of something (technically referred to as the
-\emph on
-ornamental
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\emph off
-ornamental design
-\end_layout
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-\emph default
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-\begin_layout Itemize
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-\begin_inset Index idx
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-divisional
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - An application that must be split into multiple applications.
- This happens when an examiner determines that the claims of an application
- pertain to multiple inventions under certain criteria and issues a restriction
- requirement.
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-Enabling
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-status collapsed
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-enabling
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - Having sufficient information provided in a disclosure such that others
- ordinarily skilled in the art would be able to practice it.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Examiner
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-examiner
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - The person at the patent office who determines patentability of an applicatio
-n based on criteria of uniqueness, non-obviousness, utility, and enablement.
- He or she is very knowledgeable in an art field and will perform a search
- for prior art.
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-independent claim
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-Independent Claim - A claim that stands on its own and entirely defines
- a claim.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-Infringement
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-infringement
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - The act of practicing all elements of a claim of a patent that is in
- force (i.e.
- that has not expired or been abandoned).
- The determination of infringement is complicated and requires a patent
- attorney's judgment.
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-\begin_inset Index idx
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-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - When art is deemed as non inventive and unpatentable because even if
- it has never been practiced before it is something any ordinarily skilled
- person would think of or is obvious when compared to a combination of reference
-s.
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-Present Invention
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-present invention
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - The invention being described in the patent application.
- This is how you refer to your own invention from within your own application.
- Some prefer to refer to the present application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-preferred embodiments
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-Preferred Embodiments - The best known ways of practicing the invention.
- An inventor is obligated to teach at least one best known way (called the
-
-\emph on
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-\emph default
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-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Priority Date
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-priority date
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - The date from which a patent's rights are valid.
- This is generally the filing date.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-prior art
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-Prior Art - Art that has been practiced before.
- In layman's terms, something that's already been done (not necessarily
- patented).
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-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Prosecution
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-prosecution
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - The term used to describe the process from filing a patent application
- to allowance, final rejection or abandonment of the application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-provisional application
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
-Provisional - A class of utility patent filing that may precede an actual
- filing.
- It is intended as an inexpensive way to establish the priority date for
- a patent.
- Provisional applications are not prosecuted and the inventor has one year
- from the date of the filing to perfect and file an application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Reduction to Practice
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-reduction to practice
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - The act of practicing art.
- Some ways that art can be reduced to practice include utilization of a
- method, building of an apparatus or machine, and writing and filing of
- a patent application.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-One of Ordinary Skil in the art
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-skilled in the art
-\end_layout
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-\end_inset
-
- - A hypothetical person having sufficient education, experience and skill
- to understand and practice a field of art.
- For example, certain electrical engineers have extraordinary education,
- experience and skill in electronics design compared to the general public,
- but are considered ordinarily skilled in the art (or sometimes just skilled
- in the art) of electronic design.
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-
-\begin_layout Itemize
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-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-specification
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - The portion of a patent application that is followed by the claims and
- enables the capability for others to practice the invention.
- The specification will also show evidence of uniqueness, utility and non-obviou
-sness.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Unique (or Novel)
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-unique
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - When art has never been practiced before and is not anticipated by prior
- art.
-\end_layout
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-\begin_layout Itemize
-Utility
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
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-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-utility
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-utility patent
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- - A quality of usefulness.
- For art to be patentable, it must have utility.
- Utility also refers to a class of patent distinguished from other classes
- such as Design or Plant patents.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Guide to Filling in the Patent Sections
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Guide-to-Filling-in-the-Patent-Sections"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-You will want to look at the process for filing a utility patent on the
- PTO website.
-\end_layout
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- As an example, if your invention relies on a chemical processing technique,
- you might want to cite a paper that describes this technique so that a
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- If, however, you know about prior art material that the examiner might
- find relevant to the review of your patent application, especially related
- patents, you will need to provide this material along with a patent application
- in the form of an
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- For example, a patent application for an invention for a probe de-embedding
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- probes in general.
- With a context for the invention established, a well written background
- gradually transitions into describing various problems especially problems
- related to those involved in the invention.
- In many situations, especially in crowded fields, it is important to describe
- prior art solutions, taking specific interest in describing the drawbacks
- of prior-art methods, especially those addressed by the invention.
- Also, you should mention characteristics of the prior art that is different
- from your invention (but without mentioning your invention - you cannot
- contrast, only mention these characteristics).
- Just remember, here is not the place to say anything about the invention.
- Pretend it doesn't exist, but talk about problems that will be solved by
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- You want the list of objects to match up well with problems needing solution
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- If you do it right, it lines up perfectly and sets up the context and expectati
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- Usually, you should wait until you are almost finished with the application
- to fill in this section, because you will want the complete list of drawings
- in the drawing section to be correct and in order first.
- If you are using LaTeX or LyX to write your application, you do not have
- this concern.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The description of the drawings has the section title: Brief Description
- of the Drawings.
- The brief descriptions are prefixed with language like:
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference is made to
- the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The drawing descriptions are each written starting on a new line prefixed
- by the figure number like
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-FIG.
- 1 is \SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The drawing descriptions are provided as a run-on sentence (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Run-on-Sentences"
-
-\end_inset
-
- but also see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:Brief-Description-of-Drawings-customization"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-detailed description of the preferred embodiments
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-This is where the best known and detailed description of the invention is
- described.
- This is usually the longest section.
- Here, you describe the invention.
- Make use of the drawings, but remember to make use of annotations as outlined
- in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Drawing-and-Annotation-Cross-referencing"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- When writing a patent, it is your duty to describe the
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-preferred embodiments
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\emph on
-preferred embodiment
-\emph default
-s and most importantly the
-\emph on
-best mode
-\emph default
-.
- This is just a fancy name for
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-the best way you know how
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- If lesser ways are useful too and especially if these lesser constructions
- are covered in your claims, they should be described also.
- Describing all related constructions or possibilities you can think of
- is not necessary but ought to be described because it can increase the
- scope of legal protection offered.
- This is one of the things that make patent application writing so tedious.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-When describing the invention, try to avoid overly definitive or absolute
- statements like never, always, etc.
- and try to use words like may, can, etc.
- Use words like preferably.
- You may want to make statements like
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-The inventor of the present invention has determined that.....
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- when describing certain preferable constructs, especially when the determinatio
-n itself is innovative and inventive.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-enabling
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-Another thing to know is that it's your obligation to describe the invention
- in enough detail so that it would enable one ordinarily skilled in the
- art
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-skilled in the art
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- to follow your instructions to construct or practice the invention.
- What this means is that if your invention is an electronic circuit, you
- are not required to first teach an undergraduate engineering course but
- your instructions must enable an electrical engineer to follow the instructions
- and obtain the stated benefit of the invention.
- I personally choose to err on providing more information, especially for
- important patents because of the possibility for continuations.
- Also, non-enablement is not often challenged by an examiner, but might
- be determined long after your patent is granted during litigation which
- can invalidate it.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Claims
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-claims
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-This is where the claims are made.
- The claims are the actual rights that you obtain.
- Think of it this way: All of the rest of the patent serves only to tell
- a story, teach the best method and techniques known and to clarify language
- that you will employ in your claims.
- As such, the rest of the application (called the specification) serves
- to entitle you to an invention through your teaching.
- But, when all is said and done, the claims are your only patent rights.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Claims characterize the invention and are written with the help of a patent
- attorney skilled at patent prosecution.
- They are best drafted jointly where the inventor clarifies the defined
- protection and the attorney helps draft verbiage that meets legal requirements
- and ensures the desired protection is obtained.
- Despite the need for an attorney, it helps to understand claims so you
- can at least define the invention and clear things up in your own head.
- It also helps to attempt the drafting of claims so that you can ensure
- that the specification contain support and needed definitions that can
- be employed in the claims.
- It is highly useful to draft claims prior to writing the specification,
- but I admit that I have never been successful doing this.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Claims are the invention.
- The goal of claims writing, is to describe a set of elements and their
- configurations such that if anyone else were to build something with each
- and every element listed in the configuration stated, they would infringe
- your patent.
- The goal is not to provide a set of instructions that enable the building
- of the invention, only a minimum set of elements or steps to distinguish
- the invention over the prior art.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Usually, when filing a patent, one writes a number of claims constituting
- the invention.
- In order to infringe
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-infringe
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- a patent, an infringer would need to have every element in a configuration
- dictated by a single claim.
- When making claims, the first claim is an independent claim.
- When a claim is independent, it stands on its own.
- Subsequent claims may be independent or dependent.
- A dependent claim always begins with a reference to a previous claim like
-
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-The method of claim 1 further comprising\SpecialChar \ldots{}
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- When a claim is dependent, the claim is a further constraint on the independent
- claim.
- If you are confused about this, simply take the entire claim referenced
- and place it at the front of the claim.
- That is actually exactly how a dependent claim is interpreted.
- If a dependent claim is dependent on another dependent claim, then it's
- even further constraining.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Independent claims are always the broadest claims and dependent claims are
- always narrower.
- If an infringer infringes a dependent claim, the claim depended on is also
- always infringed.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The strategy of drafting claims involves starting with an independent claim
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-independent claim
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- written as broadly as possible.
- The broadness is dictated by trying to ensure that no prior-art can be
- found that would match all of the elements in the claim in a non-obvious
- manner.
- Subsequent dependent claim
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-dependent claim
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-s are then drafted which narrow the claim scope.
- The thought is that if someone were to copy the invention and the patent
- was litigated, that the copier would need to infringe dependent claims
- that would hold up better to prior-art scrutiny.
- The narrower a claim is, the less likely a copier would need to infringe
- it (making it technically less useful), but also the less likely for invalidati
-on through finding prior-art or through claims of obviousness.
- In summary, we shoot for claims that are broad making it more likely for
- a copier to infringe, but hedge our bets through narrower claims that are
- more likely to survive litigation.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Drawings
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!guidelines
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-This is where the drawing files are listed and included.
- If you are using the LaTeX or LyX methods described in this document, then
- the drawings are listed following the directions in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
- and are automatically formatted using the macros described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Handling drawings is one of the biggest challenges in creating patent applicatio
-ns.
- This is partly because the patent office has very specific rules regarding
- drawings which are not intuitive.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-See
-\begin_inset CommandInset href
-LatexCommand href
-target "http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/appxr_1_84.htm"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here you will find the patent office drawing requirements.
- To basically summarize the requirements that are worthwhile describing:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Drawings must be in black ink.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Things that cannot be drawn, like screen images and photographs are permitted
- under certain circumstances, but I advise redrawing and retouching somehow
- to put in solid black ink form.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-They must fit well within the page.
- They must fit with a margin of 1 inch on top, 1 inch on the sides and 3/8
- inch on the bottom (meaning that a drawing cannot be larger than
-\begin_inset Formula $6\frac{15}{16}^{"}\times9\frac{5}{8}^{"}$
-\end_inset
-
-).
- To be on the safe side, use a drawing package with absolute size control
- on the final output and set the size to
-\begin_inset Formula $6^{"}\times9^{"}$
-\end_inset
-
- max.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Other than annotations (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-), use as few words as possible on the drawings - drawing elements are described
- in words within the specification.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Itemize
-Numbers, letters and words must be at least
-\begin_inset Formula $\frac{1}{8}^{"}$
-\end_inset
-
- in height.
- (If you use TpX, the fonts are guaranteed to be the same in your drawing
- and in your document if you use the proper settings.
- See
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:TpX-Settings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-).
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Customizations and Formatting
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sec:Customizations-and-Formatting"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-If you are an inventor trying to take a first shot at writing a patent applicati
-on, you will not need any customizations mentioned in this section.
- If you are a patent attorney trying to use these tools to improve your
- patent application flow, you will invariably desire various changes to
- meet your style.
- The first, easiest customization is in the naming and inclusion of various
- sections.
- The names and the sections you wish to include is up to you and can be
- changed easily by editing the PatentApplication.tex or PatentApplication.lyx
- template documents which you are free to do.
- More difficult customizations can be performed by editing the uspatent.cls
- and uspatent.layout files, but these will require excessive skill with LaTeX
- and LyX.
- There are some relatively easy customizations that have been anticipated.
- These can only be made with LaTeX code, however (use
-\family typewriter
-[Insert] [TeX Code]
-\family default
- to accomplish these customizations from within LyX).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Claims
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Claims-customization"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The uspatent.cls file begins the claims section with the text:
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-What is claimed:
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- To change this, redefine the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-WhatIsClaimed
-\family default
- macro.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example redefinition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align left
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-renewcommand{
-\backslash
-WhatIsClaimed}{WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Brief Description of the Drawings
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Brief-Description-of-Drawings-customization"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-The uspatent.cls file provides for a Brief Description of the Drawings section
- as outlined in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- To change the name of this section, redefine the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationFigureListSectionName
-\family default
- macro.
- To change the preamble of this section, redefine the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-annotationFigureListPreamble
-\family default
- macro.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Here is an example redefinition:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "60col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-renewcommand{
-\backslash
-annotationFigureListSectionName}{%
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-patentSection{Description of the Drawings}}
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset VSpace smallskip
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-renewcommand{
-\backslash
-annotationFigureListPreamble}{%
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-\family typewriter
-Reference is made to the following description and accompanying drawings,
- in which:
-\backslash
-par}
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Also, during review of this document, there seems to be some question of
- whether the description of the drawings really ought to be a run-on sentence
-\begin_inset Branch Patent Advice
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
- (see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand ref
-reference "sub:Run-on-Sentences"
-
-\end_inset
-
-)
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- To make the descriptions read as separate sentences each ending in a period,
- provide the
-\family typewriter
-
-\backslash
-setFigureListNoRunOn
-\family default
- macro.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Drawing Packages
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!drawing packages
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-This section describes some basic ways to work with drawings with known
- drawing packages.
-\begin_inset Branch Patent Advice
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
- For guidelines on drawings, see
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sub:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
- and
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- I recommend that you provide drawings in either TpX (pdf
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PDF
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- or
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-TikZ~
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-TikZ
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- format) or in pdf produced by other drawing packages.
- To check the quality of drawings, even in pdf, create your drawing and
- zoom the drawing on your computer screen.
- If the drawing retains its crispness even under extreme zoom settings,
- then the quality is good.
- If it does not, you will need to find another solution.
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!drawing package quality
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-This quality is illustrated in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:Zoomed-badness"
-
-\end_inset
-
- and
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:Zoomed-goodness"
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Lossy formats like JPEG
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-JPEG
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- should particularly be avoided.
-\begin_inset Float figure
-wide false
-sideways false
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "80col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset Graphics
- filename DrawingZoomBad.png
- scale 75
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset Caption
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Zoomed Drawing Exhibiting Badness
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "fig:Zoomed-badness"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-figure!drawing package quality
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset Box Boxed
-position "t"
-hor_pos "c"
-has_inner_box 1
-inner_pos "t"
-use_parbox 0
-use_makebox 0
-width "80col%"
-special "none"
-height "1in"
-height_special "totalheight"
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset Graphics
- filename DrawingZoomGood.png
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset Caption
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Zoomed Drawing Exhibiting Goodness
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "fig:Zoomed-goodness"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-Visio
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:Visio"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-When using Visio
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Visio
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-, the preferred method is to create your pictures in a two step process:
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Enumerate
-Create your picture in whatever tool is appropriate.
- Visio is a good tool for creating basic engineering diagrams, but other
- tools might be appropriate.
- Make sure this picture is no bigger than
-\begin_inset Formula $5"\times8"$
-\end_inset
-
- to allow for annotation lines to extend outside the picture boundaries.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Enumerate
-Import your picture into Visio.
- In the case that the picture was created in Visio, import the picture into
- another Visio document using [insert][object] and then check the create
- from file check box.
- Browse to your file and import it.
- If you are creating a visio drawing within visio (recommended), then use
- [insert][object] and specify a visio drawing.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Basically, the idea here is to use Visio as a
-\emph on
-housing
-\emph default
- for your drawing.
- The housing contains the main drawing, sets the size of the drawing absolutely,
- and is where the annotations are drawn.
- The main drawing can be another embedded Visio drawing.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-When using Visio
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Visio
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-, the annotations must be numbered in Visio.
- This numbering should definitely wait until the end since if you change
- the numbering, you'll have to edit each and every drawing.
- If you want, annotate the drawing with a text label, include the annotation
- in the annotation list as described in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "sec:Drawings"
-
-\end_inset
-
- with similar descriptive text, and at the very end when you are almost
- finished with the application, go back and change the text to the numbers
- provided in the annotation list that is shown in the application in draft
- mode.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsubsection
-Saving Your Drawing
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset Float figure
-wide false
-sideways false
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\align center
-\begin_inset Graphics
- filename VisioSave.png
- scale 40
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-\begin_inset Caption
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-Saving Visio Drawings as PDF
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "fig:AccessTpXDrawingProperties-1"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PDF
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-When editing and saving your Visio drawing, you'll want to save your drawing
- in Visio format and save it as a PDF.
- The PDF document is what gets included in the application.
- To do this, you want to use [Save As...], select PDF
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-PDF
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- as the type, then make sure the options are set to ISO 19005-1 compliant
- PDF.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsection
-TpX
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:TpX"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-TpX
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-TpX
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- is the best tool for creating LaTeX drawings.
- What's good about it is that it easily allows importing other documents
- and touching them up.
- More importantly though, it allows automatic drawing annotation.
- This section will explain what you need to know to deal with TpX documents.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Subsubsection
-TpX Settings
-\begin_inset CommandInset label
-LatexCommand label
-name "sub:TpX-Settings"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Your TpX
-\begin_inset Index idx
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Plain Layout
-TpX!settings
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
- document must be saved with certain settings.
- These settings can be found under the menu [Edit][Picture properties] as
- shown in
-\begin_inset CommandInset ref
-LatexCommand formatted
-reference "fig:AccessTpXDrawingProperties"
-
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-\begin{document}
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-\title{Writing a Patent Application in \LaTeX{} and \LyX{}}
-
-
-\author{Peter J. Pupalaikis}
-
-
-\date{September 8\textsuperscript{th}, 2012}
-
-\maketitle
-\tableofcontents{}
-
-\clearpage
-
-\pagebreak{}
-
-
-\section*{License}
-
-\index{Author}Author: Peter J. Pupalaikis (pete\_pope at hotmail
-dot com)\\
-Copyright � 2012 Peter J. Pupalaikis\\
-Version: 1.0\\
-This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions
-of the \LaTeX{} Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this
-license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version
-of the license is in \url{http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt}
-and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of \LaTeX{}
-version 2003/06/01 or later.
-
-
-\section*{Foreword}
-
-I am indebted to several people who contributed by reviewing this
-document, teaching me some \LaTeX{} tricks and especially teaching
-me about patents. Let me say ahead of time that if I ignored or incorrectly
-dealt with their review comments, or have any remaining errors in
-documentation or \LaTeX{} code, the errors are solely my responsibility:
-
-I have worked with Gordon Kessler, previously our in-house patent
-counsel, for over ten years. He taught me almost everything I know
-about patents and is the patent attorney of record on many of my patents.
-Since I've worked with Gordon for so long, the style I use mostly
-reflects his.
-
-Andrew Dommer of Fish \& Richardson P. C. reviewed this document and
-provided lots of comments. I've incorporated or accommodated most
-of his input and because of his input added certain flexibility to
-these tools.
-
-Tracey Kinsella, the in-house paralegal at my company Teledyne LeCroy,
-proof-read this document and, as usual, found most of the errors that
-no one else did.
-
-Amy Hendrickson of \TeX{}nology Inc. taught me how to implement the
-macros responsible for dealing with figures and annotations during
-a lecture she gave at the \TeX{} Users Group (TUG) conference in Boston,
-2012.
-
-Boris Veytsman reviewed the original document, provided some comments,
-and encouraged the production of a TUGboat article and the submission
-of this work to CTAN.
-
-
-\section{Background}
-
-About twenty years ago, I had my first opportunity to file a patent
-on an invention. At the time, I was asked by our in-house patent attorney
-for various information on the invention (usually referred to as a
-disclosure document) so that the patent application could be generated
-and filed. During the process from invention to filing, I was able
-to make several observations:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item For complicated inventions, as mine tend to be, it is very difficult
-to communicate the technical information to the patent attorney. In
-my case, the first application draft created by the attorney was so
-far off that we basically had to start over.
-\item While it was easy to articulate the design of an instrument using
-my invention, it was very difficult to articulate the invention itself.
-In order to understand what I mean by this very important statement,
-consider the fact that an instance of a fully designed instrument
-is easy to describe through engineering documentation, drawings, software
-source code, etc. but the difficult and absolutely necessary information
-to provide for a patent application is really something different.
-A patent application requires a description that distinguishes a design
-from an invention or more specifically, highlights the inventive portion
-of the design.
-\item When the application was filed and when a patent was granted, I was
-unclear about the level of protection that was actually obtained.
-\end{itemize}
-Because of my experiences, I determined to become more involved in
-the patenting process. In many cases, especially at large companies,
-the inventor provides a patent attorney with some level of information
-that allows the attorney to extract the rest of the information. In
-some cases, the attorney essentially interviews the inventor while
-trying to uncover the actual invention. I have found patent attorneys
-to be helpful in uncovering the invention, but overall too expensive
-to be used for that task; and in the end, I often had to teach so
-many technical details that I thought that it might be easier to develop
-some better understanding of the system so that the information provided
-to the patent attorneys was already in the right form. So, after my
-first invention I began to write clearer documents that described
-my invention in a form that more closely fit the information required
-by the patent office. This made life easier for me and the patent
-attorney and theoretically saved some money. But then I found some
-other problems (more minor than the problems already outlined):
-\begin{itemize}
-\item I use a lot of equations and these were sometimes difficult for the
-patent attorneys to accurately copy.
-\item Drawings I created were often rejected by the patent office.
-\item Sometimes, through weird actions within my company, things I wrote
-got rewritten in a different way than I intended without my permission
-or notification.
-\end{itemize}
-To solve these problems and in continuing with the vector I was on,
-I decided to actually write the patent application myself. To be clear,
-the application I write is always vetted and modified in the end by
-a qualified attorney. I generally only take a first cut at claims
-just to clarify things in my mind. I found that once I had a better
-understanding of the organization of information required for an application,
-it was not a large step in properly formatting the information. This
-led to a new set of problems:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The document editing tools have several issues that go against proper
-patent application formatting. Often, they offer the user too much
-flexibility in editing section styles, spacing, font sizes, etc. that
-allow for a large amount of inconsistency. On the reverse side, they
-were missing certain key features.
-\item Some patent application software solved some of the formatting and
-inconsistency issues, but did not solve certain issues and were not
-flexible enough in the area of general document editing such as equation
-entry and cross referencing.
-\end{itemize}
-About five years ago I discovered \LaTeX{}. \LaTeX{} is a document
-typesetting program that converts text documents with markup language
-into final PDF format for filing. \LaTeX{} is software popular in
-academia and is required by most universities for doctoral dissertations.
-It is based on a language called \TeX{}\index{TeX@\TeX{}} created
-by Donald Knuth\index{Knuth, Donald}, a Stanford professor and author
-of many seminal books on computer programming. His aim in creating
-\TeX{} is to beautifully typeset technical documents especially those
-containing a lot of mathematics. Knuth's goals were very similar to
-mine in many ways:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item He was trying to eliminate the middleman in publishing his books.
-He discovered that reviewing proofs of his book and marking up these
-proofs was unsatisfying, especially if he could typeset the book himself.
-This problem is somewhat analogous with marking up patent attorney
-drafts.
-\item Being a programmer, he believed in essentially programming the layout
-so that the result followed certain predetermined rules.
-\item Many rules governing the layout can be handled, again programmatically,
-by the creation of macros written in \TeX{} which leads to much more
-consistent layouts. Taken to an extreme, the writer can be limited
-to access to only a handful of macros thereby reducing the capability
-to mess up the formatting while simultaneously freeing up the writer
-to concentrate on the content.
-\end{itemize}
-\LaTeX{} has so many capabilities and produces such impressive output
-(especially in the area of handling of drawings and equations) that
-I set to work creating patent applications followed by sets of macros
-that I reused. This work finally culminated in a patent \emph{class}
-file which, when referenced by a patent application document allows
-me to write beautiful, perfectly and consistently formatted patent
-applications with less effort. This class file also automates many
-aspects of the application.
-
-Having a programming and engineering background, I enjoy writing in
-\LaTeX{}. But \LaTeX{} can be intimidating to many people and I looked
-for a solution that could expose a broader set of people to the outcome
-provided by \LaTeX{} without exposing them too much to \LaTeX{} itself.
-This is when I found \LyX{}. \LyX{} is a document editor that can
-produce many different kinds of output but is mostly used as a front-end
-for \LaTeX{}. It follows a WYSIWYM philosophy which stands for ``What
-You See Is What You Mean'' as opposed to the more familiar WYSIWYG
-philosophy. WYSIWYM is a balance. With \LaTeX{}, you write in text
-using macros but you don't see what you are going to get until you
-\emph{compile} the document. Many \LaTeX{} fans say that this is liberating
-because the writer does not constantly fuss with the exact way that
-the document looks, but I don't see it that way. Many equations and
-such written in \LaTeX{} require so much complication that I find
-myself repeatedly compiling the document to see if I got it right.
-This is not liberating. WYSIWYM is a balance in that equations are
-shown as they are written \emph{mostly} looking like they will when
-typeset. What this means is that you get to see the structure of the
-equations and the document to see what it roughly looks like, which
-is enough to break the repeated compilation loop, but you don't fuss
-over the exact layout. \LyX{} is very approachable and easily usable
-and is the best environment in which to write a patent application.
-
-
-\section{Introduction\label{sec:Introduction}}
-
-If you are reading this document, you probably fall into one the following
-categories:
-\begin{enumerate}
-\item \label{enu:introInventor}You are an inventor and want to try writing
-your own patent application.
-\item \label{enu:introAttorney}You are an attorney who wants a better tool
-for writing a consistent and properly formatted application.
-\end{enumerate}
-If you are in category \ref{enu:introAttorney}, then you've come
-to the right place. This document will enable you to accomplish this
-objective in either \LyX{} or \LaTeX{}. If you are in category \ref{enu:introInventor}
-I need to provide a warning upfront:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\textbf{I am not an attorney. I am not qualified to give legal advice.
-A patent application is a legal document. Any information provided
-regarding patent applications are only my opinions and are based on
-my experience. You should consult with a qualified attorney for legal
-advice and with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for definitive
-information.}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-Mostly, I have to provide this warning because people in category
-\ref{enu:introAttorney} also sue people. I don't want to get sued.
-But seriously, I need to provide this warning because in my discussions
-with category \ref{enu:introAttorney} people that I've come in contact
-with, I've found their reaction to some of my opinions like I share
-in this article to be varied. Sometimes they disagree with what I
-do and therefore with some of the advice that I give. Some tell me
-I'm a fool to draft my own applications (I'm not sure why since I
-always advise that the application be vetted, reviewed and improved
-by someone trained and licensed in patent law). Most of the smaller
-disagreements are based on how much of or the type of information
-I choose to provide in patent applications.
-
-Regardless of your category, I will assume that you are intending
-to write a patent application using either \LyX{} or \LaTeX{}. Otherwise,
-stop reading now.
-
-If you don't know anything about \LyX{} or \LaTeX{}, I suggest you
-familiarize yourself with the features of both. If you are already
-a \LaTeX{} user, then I recommend that you do the following and make
-the following decisions:
-\begin{enumerate}
-\item If you are already a \LaTeX{} user, you are in good shape. When I
-say \LaTeX{} user, I don't mean \LaTeX{} expert. If you know your
-way around \LaTeX{} and know the basic idea, then you will do fine.
-I assume also that if you are a \LaTeX{} user that you don't need
-to install it. If you don't need to install it, skip to step \enuref{Editor-Choice}.
-Otherwise, see \href{http://www.tug.org/twg/mactex/tutorials/ltxprimer-1.0.pdf}{LaTeX Primer}
-for more information and for a tutorial on \LaTeX{}. Unless you are
-not entering equations in your application, you should not need to
-know much about the specifics of \LaTeX{}.
-\item If you don't have \LaTeX{} installed, then you'll want to install
-it now. You can find some basic installation instructions in \subref{Installing-LaTeX}.
-\item \label{enu:Editor-Choice}Now that you have \LaTeX{} installed, you'll
-want to figure out what editor you will use. Even if you plan to use
-\LyX{}, I recommend you install a \LaTeX{} editor. I recommend the
-\TeX{}works editor because it shows your PDF output side by side with
-your \LaTeX{} source and you can jump back and forth between the source
-and output easily. Some basic directions are found in \subref{Installing-TeXWorks}.
-\item Now you need to decide whether you want to use \LaTeX{} or \LyX{}.
-If you are a grizzled \LaTeX{} veteran, then you will scoff at the
-idea of entering your patent application in anything other than raw
-\LaTeX{}. I really encourage you to try \LyX{}. If you are inexperienced
-with \LaTeX{}, then you really ought to use \LyX{} but I warn you
-that knowledge of \LyX{} is not entirely a substitute for knowledge
-of \LaTeX{}. If you are on the fence, let me give you some added encouragement:
-if you start by using \LyX{} and you change your mind, you can always
-export your document in plain \LaTeX{} and the exported document is
-very good \LaTeX{}. Give \LyX{} a try. To install it, follow the directions
-in \ref{sub:Installing-LyX}.
-\item You will probably need some kind of drawing editor. To test the suitability
-of your drawing editor, review its capability of producing high quality,
-properly sized PDF files. I supply some instructions for using the
-most popular Windows\textsuperscript{\textregistered{}}%
-\footnote{Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation%
-} based drawing editor Visio\index{Visio}\textsuperscript{\textregistered{}}%
-\footnote{Visio is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation%
-} in \subref{Visio}. But I recommend TpX which is how I make all of
-my patent drawings. It is open source software that produces the best
-patent drawings of any package I know. It will even output in \LaTeX{}
-readable code (called \TikZ - but you don't really need to know this
-detail). Instructions for installing and working with TpX can be found
-in \subref{TpX}.
-\item At some point, all of the additional files you need will come in a
-standard \LaTeX{} and \LyX{} installation (after I submit all of this
-stuff, that is). Until then, you will need to get these additional
-files presumably from the same place you got this document. These
-additional files are, at a minimum, the U.S. patent class file for
-use in \LaTeX{} and the U.S. patent layout file for use in \LyX{}.
-Remember, \LyX{} is just a front-end for \LaTeX{} which produces and
-compiles \LaTeX{} code so if you are using \LyX{}, you will need both
-files. These files should be put in the same directory where you intend
-to write your patent application.
-\item Finally, you need a way to get started. I recommend that you always
-start by editing one of the example files. Follow the directions in
-\secref{Driving-TeXWorks} for \LaTeX{}, which includes the setup
-and a short navigational tutorial that you can ignore when you get
-proficient. Similarly, for \LyX{}, follow the directions in \secref{Driving-LyX}
-which contains similar setup and a navigational tutorial.
-\item Read this entire document to familiarize yourself with the macros
-used and follow the instructions to get started in \secref{Starting-a-New-Application}.
-\end{enumerate}
-Also, please remember to proof-read your entire document prior to
-filing with the patent office. These tools are provided as an aid
-and I am not responsible for the final output. I, of course, expect
-these tools to work fine - I use them all the time. This is basically
-a disclaimer to tell you that regardless of any errors that I or \LaTeX{}
-or \LyX{} makes in formatting your document, you alone are responsible
-for it. I'm sorry to have to make statements like this, but you know
-how things are.
-
-
-\section{Tool Installation}
-
-In order to write your patent application, you will first need to
-install some tools. These are:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \LaTeX{}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}} - A document typesetting program that
-converts text documents into final PDF\index{PDF} format for filing.
-See \href{http://www.tug.org/twg/mactex/tutorials/ltxprimer-1.0.pdf}{LaTeX Primer}
-for more information and for a tutorial on \LaTeX{}. Unless you are
-entering equations in your application, you should not need to know
-much about the specifics of \LaTeX{}.
-\item \TeX{}works\index{TeXworks@\TeX{}works} - An editor that allows you
-to view and edit your \LaTeX{} document side-by-side with your PDF
-application. Since \LaTeX{} is not WYSIWYG, you must \emph{compile}
-your document to produce the final output. \TeX{}works helps with
-this.
-\item TpX\index{TpX} - (optional) - an open-source drawing package that
-produces beautiful drawings and is well linked with \LaTeX{}. Drawings
-maybe imported directly in TpX format (PDF or \TikZ), otherwise you
-may use any drawing package as long as you can produce final drawings
-for inclusion in PDF\index{PDF} format.
-\item \LyX{}\index{LyX@\LyX{}} - A WYSIWYM editor for producing \LaTeX{}
-documents without extreme exposure to \LaTeX{}.
-\end{itemize}
-
-\subsection{Installing \protect\LaTeX{}\label{sub:Installing-LaTeX}}
-
-\LaTeX{} can be obtained from \href{http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html}{http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html}
-\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!obtaining}which is the \TeX{} Users Group\index{TeX Users Group@\TeX{} Users Group}
-(TUG\index{TUG| see {TeX Users Group}}). The \LaTeX{} language can
-be compiled with a number of compilers such as pdf\LaTeX{}, Lua\TeX{},
-Xe\TeX{}, etc. We will be using pdf\LaTeX{}. On Windows machines,
-follow the directions for Pro\TeX{}t installation.
-
-Here are the sources for various \TeX{} installations:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \url{http://tug.org/texlive/} - \TeX{} Live Installation.
-\item \url{http://tug.org/mactex/} - Mac\TeX{} installation.
-\item \url{http://tug.org/protext/} - pro\TeX{}t installation.
-\item \url{http://www.miktex.org/} - MiK\TeX{} installation.
-\end{itemize}
-I use pro\TeX{}t (based on MiK\TeX{}) on Windows and GNU/Linux machines.
-Mac\TeX{} is the preferred installation for the Mac\index{Mac}\textsuperscript{\textregistered{}}%
-\footnote{Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc.%
-}.
-
-
-\subsection{Installing \protect\TeX{}works\label{sub:Installing-TeXWorks}}
-
-In most cases, \TeX{}works\index{TeXworks@\TeX{}works!installation}
-comes automatically with a Pro\TeX{}t installation. Search for the
-file texworks.exe in the directories containing your \LaTeX{} installation
-and create a shortcut for easy access. Otherwise, download it from
-\href{http://www.tug.org/texworks/}{http://www.tug.org/texworks/}.
-
-
-\subsection{Installing \protect\LyX{}\label{sub:Installing-LyX}}
-
-\index{LyX@\LyX{}!obtaining}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!installation}\LyX{}
-can be found here: \href{http://www.lyx.org}{http://www.lyx.org}.
-For Windows, click ``\LyX{}-2.02-2-Installer.exe'' or whichever
-is the latest version. When prompted to select a typesetting system,
-select the ``...\textbackslash{}miktex\textbackslash{}bin'' extension
-of your MiK\TeX{} folder. If an error occurs then a file search can
-reveal the proper location.
-
-
-\subsection{Patent Application Specific Files\label{sub:Patent-Application-Files}}
-
-To get started with writing your patent application, you will need
-the class, layout and example files. They should all have been included
-with this documentation. The files include:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \index{uspatent.cls}uspatent.cls - The class file used by \LaTeX{}
-that provides basic typesetting information and all of the special
-macros that get called in the \LaTeX{} document.
-\item uspatent.layout\index{uspatent.layout} - The layout file used by
-\LyX{} to translate environment and inset settings in a \LyX{} patent
-application into \LaTeX{} macro commands in the uspatent.cls file.
-\item PatentApplication.tex\index{PatentApplication.tex} - the example,
-skeleton \LaTeX{} file that should be used as the basis for your \LaTeX{}
-based application.
-\item PatentApplication.\LyX{}\index{PatentApplication.LyX@PatentApplication.\LyX{}}
-- the example, skeleton file that should be used as the basis for
-your \LyX{} based application.
-\item \begin{sloppypar}Drawings.tex - the file containing the drawings
-and annotations instructions that is included in PatentApplication.tex.
-Initially, you will find references to figures and annotations for
-two drawings that are provided for reference only.\end{sloppypar}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}Drawings.lyx - the file containing the drawings
-and annotations instructions that is included in PatentApplication.lyx.
-Initially, you will find references to figures and annotations for
-two drawings that are provided for reference only.\end{sloppypar}
-\item VisioDrawing.pdf - an example Visio drawing exported in \index{PDF}PDF
-format.
-\item TpXDrawing.tpx - an example TpX drawing containing \TikZ~ code.
-\end{itemize}
-If you are using a MiK\TeX{} \LaTeX{} installation, you can install
-the latest version of the \textbf{uspatent} package using the \emph{MiK\TeX{}
-Package Manager} invoked by typing \texttt{mpm} in a command prompt
-and selecting the \texttt{uspatent} package for installation.
-
-
-\section{Starting a New Patent Application\label{sec:Starting-a-New-Application}}
-
-A new application is started by creating a new directory for your
-application and copying the files listed in \subref{Patent-Application-Files}
-to this new directory.
-
-The basic idea here is that you will rename the file PatentApplication.lyx
-(if you are using \LyX{}) or PatentApplication.tex (if you are using
-\LaTeX{}) to the name of your invention (e.g. MyInvention.lyx or .tex).
-You can also rename the Drawings.lyx or Drawings.tex file, but you
-will need to reference the newly named drawings file in your patent
-application document. There is no need to do that. You will be editing
-the information in the new MyInvention file\index{MyInvention file}
-and also the drawings file. As you edit the drawings file you will
-eventually remove the need for the example drawings. You will know
-when you no longer need the example drawing files and at that time
-they can be removed. Don't delete them right away because they are
-required temporarily to build your document.
-
-Many headaches are created by special characters in file names, so
-it is recommended that your directories (entire directory tree) and
-file names contain no spaces or other strange characters. If you want
-to insert a space, use an underscore ``\_'' to separate words. I
-tend to use a programming style called \emph{CamelCase} (or the technical
-term \emph{medial capitals}).
-
-After creating your new directory containing your renamed files, you
-should see if they produce the proper output by following the directions
-in \secref{Driving-Latex-from-command-line} or \secref{Driving-TeXWorks}
-if you are using \LaTeX{}, or \secref{Driving-LyX} if you are using
-\LyX{}. If you can produce PDF output following these instructions,
-then you're ready to get started.
-
-
-\section{Driving \protect\LaTeX{} from the command line\label{sec:Driving-Latex-from-command-line}}
-
-\LaTeX{}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!command line usage} can be used to
-edit and produce your patent application presuming you have:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \LaTeX{} installed properly.
-\item A text editor of any kind.
-\item A PDF\index{PDF} viewer of any kind.
-\end{itemize}
-Assuming you have followed the directions in \secref{Starting-a-New-Application},
-you will have a directory called \index{MyInvention file}MyInvention
-and in it you will have at least the files \index{uspatent.cls}uspatent.cls,
-MyInvention.tex, Drawings.tex, VisioDrawing.pdf, and TpXDrawing.tpx.
-
-To produce your application, type from the command line from within
-this directory:
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{}%
-\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{pdflatex\index{pdflatex} MyInvention}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}
-\par\end{center}
-
-followed by the enter key.
-
-\needspace{5\baselineskip}If you've done everything correctly during
-installation, you will see lots of messages streaming forth (\LaTeX{}
-is very verbose). In the end, the last few messages should be:
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{}%
-\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{Output written on PatentApplication.pdf (9 pages, 239717 bytes).}
-\par\end{flushleft}
-
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{Transcript written on PatentApplication.log}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}
-\par\end{center}
-
-If you've gotten this far, then everything's right and you can view
-your patent application by opening PatentApplication.pdf with your
-PDF viewer. By editing your MyInvention.tex file with your text editor,
-compiling your document with pdflatex, and viewing it with your PDF
-viewer, you can create your application using the most primitive tools
-at your disposal.
-
-
-\section{Driving \protect\TeX{}works\index{TeXworks@\protect\TeX{}works}\label{sec:Driving-TeXWorks}}
-
-\LaTeX{}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!TeXworks usage@\TeX{}works usage} can
-be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you
-have:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \LaTeX{} installed properly.
-\item \TeX{}works installed (usually comes with your \LaTeX{} installation).
-\end{itemize}
-Assuming you have followed the directions in \secref{Starting-a-New-Application},
-you will have a directory called MyInvention and in it you will have
-at least the files uspatent.cls\index{uspatent.cls}, MyInvention\index{MyInvention file}.tex,
-Drawings.tex, VisioDrawing.pdf, and TpXDrawing.tpx.
-
-To edit your application, open MyInvention.tex with \TeX{}works or
-type from the command line from within this directory:
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{}%
-\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{texworks MyInvention.tex}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}
-\par\end{center}
-
-You can become familiar with \TeX{}works yourself, but there are two
-things you want to notice to get an application out immediately. They
-are at the top of the dialog and are located right next to each other
-and are shown in \figref{TeXworks-ribbon-bar}. One is a drop-down
-list selector that selects the program used to produce the output
-file. This should be set to pdf\LaTeX{}\index{pdflatex} as shown.
-The other is the green arrow to the left. Clicking this with the mouse
-causes the document to be compiled and the resulting PDF document
-to be produced and opened automatically to the right of the editor
-dialog. Sometimes you will need to click the arrow twice to get the
-figure numbers updated properly. You will see a log at the bottom
-of the editor. If there are problems found, you will need to figure
-out how to fix them before you can proceed. Compile often so you remember
-what you've done and can more easily fix any problems that crop up.
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics{TeXworks}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\TeX{}works ribbon bar}
-\label{fig:TeXworks-ribbon-bar}
-\end{figure}
-
-
-
-\section{Driving \protect\LyX{}\label{sec:Driving-LyX}}
-
-\LyX{}\index{LyX@\LyX{}} can be used to edit and produce your patent
-application presuming you have:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \LaTeX{} installed properly (remember \LyX{} is just a front-end for
-\LaTeX{}).
-\item \LyX{} installed properly.
-\end{itemize}
-Assuming you have followed the directions in \secref{Starting-a-New-Application},
-you will have a directory called MyInvention\index{MyInvention file}
-and in it you will have at least the files uspatent.cls, MyInvention.lyx,
-Drawings.lyx, VisioDrawing.pdf, and TpXDrawing.tpx.
-
-To edit your application, open MyInvention.lyx with \LyX{}.
-
-If you created MyInvention.lyx by making a copy of PatentApplication.lyx,
-then all of the document settings should be correctly configured (see
-\ref{sub:LyX-Document-Settings} for a complete list of settings).
-
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics{LyX}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Output Controls}
-\label{fig:LyX-output-controls}
-\end{figure}
-The output controls are shown in \figref{LyX-output-controls}. Pressing
-the googly eyes to the left should cause \LyX{} to produce the PDF\index{PDF}
-document and open it for display. For the display to work, you will
-need to have a PDF reader installed.
-
-You can learn more about \LyX{} on your own, but I have to call your
-attention at this time to two key customizations that are unique to
-the patent application layout:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item Environments\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment}
-\item Custom Insets\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset}
-\end{itemize}
-The file uspatent.layout provided overrides and restricts the \emph{environments}
-available in \LyX{}. To access these environments, click the drop-down
-selector in the upper left corner of the \LyX{} editor dialog as shown
-in \figref{LyX-environments}. Similarly, it provides \emph{custom
-insets} that provide for certain cross-referencing features. To access
-these, select them from the drop-down menu by selecting: \texttt{{[}Insert{]}{[}Custom
-Insets{]}} as shown in \figref{LyX-custom-insets}.
-
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{LyXEnvironments}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Environments}
-\index{environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment}\label{fig:LyX-environments}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{LyXCustomInsets}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Custom Insets}
-\label{fig:LyX-custom-insets}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset}\index{custom inset}
-\end{figure}
-The environments and custom insets are the full extent of the \LyX{}
-customization and access all of the special patent application features.
-These features are explained elsewhere in this document but I figured
-you might want to know where to find them now.
-
-
-\subsection{\protect\LyX{} Document Settings\label{sub:LyX-Document-Settings}}
-
-\index{LyX@\LyX{}!document settings}If you start your new patent
-application by renaming the PatentApplication.\LyX{} file and editing
-it, you should never need to bother with any \LyX{} document settings
-\emph{provided you don't change them}. \textbf{You are strongly encouraged
-to not change \LyX{} document settings}. This section is provided
-for completeness so that you know how \LyX{} is set up or in case
-you get yourself in trouble.
-
-Fortunately, for the most part, the default \LyX{} settings are used.
-Also, since the application format is rigidly enforced from within
-the \LaTeX{} class, most of the \LyX{} settings are overridden anyway.
-This section contains the \LyX{} settings that are required.
-
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{DocumentSettings}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Document Settings}
-\label{fig:LyX-document-settings}
-\end{figure}
-\LyX{} document settings are accessed via the Settings selection in
-the Document drop-down menu using \texttt{{[}Document{]}{[}Settings{]}}
-as shown in \figref{LyX-document-settings}.
-
-
-\subsection{Document Class\label{sub:Document-Class}}
-
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{LyXSettingsDocumentClass}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Document Class Settings}
-\label{fig:LyX-document-class-settings}
-\end{figure}
-\index{LyX@\LyX{}!document class}Set the document class by pressing
-the button labeled Local Layout and browsing to the uspatent.layout
-file that must be located in the same directory as your patent application
-file. Note that usually file classes and the associated layout files
-are selected directly from the drop-down document class selection
-button but our layout is local. You will be warned that things will
-work properly only if the layout file is kept along with your patent
-application file in the same directory. The Document Class dialog
-is shown in \figref{LyX-document-class-settings}.
-
-
-\subsection{Output Control - pdf\protect\LaTeX{}}
-
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{LyXDocumentSettingsOutput}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Document Output Settings}
-\label{fig:LyX-document-settings-output}\index{pdflatex}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{LyXDocumentSettingsFont}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Document Font Settings}
-\label{fig:LyX-document-settings-font}\index{pdflatex}
-\end{figure}
-\index{pdflatex}There are many offshoots from \LaTeX{} (see \subref{Installing-LaTeX});
-we need to ensure that \LyX{} will choose pdf\LaTeX{} which is the
-only output format that will work with the patent class file.
-
-The output is selected from the Document Output Settings dialog as
-shown in \figref{LyX-document-settings-output}. Under Output Format
-select (PDF) pdflatex as the Default Output Format. There are other
-settings that can prevent pdf\LaTeX{} as a choice. Make sure that
-the ``use non-Tex fonts (via Xe\TeX{}/Lua\TeX{}) box'' is not checked
-in the Document Fonts Settings menu as shown in \figref{LyX-document-settings-font}.
-
-
-\section{The Layout of the Patent Application\label{sec:The-Layout-of-the-Patent-Application}}
-
-Two possible \LaTeX{} patent application documents are shown in \figref{LaTeX-document-layout}
-and \figref{LaTeX-document-layout-1}. Two possible corresponding
-\LyX{} patent application documents are shown in \figref{LyX-document-layout}
-and \figref{LyX-document-layout-1}.
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}documentclass{[}english{]}\{uspatent\} \%
-includes the uspatent.cls class definitions}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\ldots{}front matter\ldots{} \% all front matter definitions
-go here\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}include\{Drawings\} \% includes the figures
-information}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}maketitle \% outputs the title and begins
-the patent application}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Field of the Invention\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Cross Reference to Related
-Applications\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Background of the Invention\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Objects of the Invention\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Summary of the Invention\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Detailed Description of the
-Preferred Embodiments\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}
-
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Abstract\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Skeleton \protect\LaTeX{} Patent Application Document}
-\label{fig:LaTeX-document-layout}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!layout}\index{maketitle macro@\textbackslash{}maketitle macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!maketitle@\textbackslash{}maketitle}\index{patentDrawings macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawings@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}\index{patentDrawingDescriptions macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawingDescriptions@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}\index{patentParagraph macro@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentParagraph@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}\index{patentSection macro@\textbackslash{}patentSection macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentSection@\textbackslash{}patentSection}\index{patentClaimsStart macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsStart@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}\index{patentClaimsEnd macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsEnd@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}\index{end{document} macro@\textbackslash{}end\{document\} macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!end{document}@\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}\index{front matter}\index{uspatent.cls}\index{documentclass macro@\textbackslash{}documentclass macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!documentclass@\textbackslash{}documentclass}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}documentclass{[}english{]}\{uspatent\} \%
-includes the uspatent.cls class definitions}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\ldots{}front matter\ldots{} \% all front matter definitions
-go here\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}include\{Drawings\} \% includes the figures
-information}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}maketitle \% outputs the title and begins
-the patent application}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Technical Field\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Cross Reference to Related
-Applications\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Background\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Summary\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Detailed Description\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}
-
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Abstract\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph blah, blah blah \ldots{}}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}
-
-\texttt{\medskip{}
-}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Skeleton \protect\LaTeX{} Patent Application Document}
-\label{fig:LaTeX-document-layout-1}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!layout}\index{maketitle macro@\textbackslash{}maketitle macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!maketitle@\textbackslash{}maketitle}\index{patentDrawings macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawings@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}\index{patentDrawingDescriptions macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawingDescriptions@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}\index{patentParagraph macro@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentParagraph@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}\index{patentSection macro@\textbackslash{}patentSection macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentSection@\textbackslash{}patentSection}\index{patentClaimsStart macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsStart@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}\index{patentClaimsEnd macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsEnd@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}\index{end{document} macro@\textbackslash{}end\{document\} macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!end{document}@\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}\index{front matter}\index{uspatent.cls}\index{documentclass macro@\textbackslash{}documentclass macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!documentclass@\textbackslash{}documentclass}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\ldots{}front matter\ldots{} \medskip{}
-
-\par\end{flushright}
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-Include: Drawings.lyx
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Field of the Invention}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Cross Reference to Related Applications}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Background of the Invention}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Objects of the Invention}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Summary of the Invention}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\begin{center}
-\ldots{}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---END OF PATENT CLAIMS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Abstract}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---PATENT DRAWINGS---}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Skeleton \protect\LyX{} Patent Application Document}
-\label{fig:LyX-document-layout}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!layout}\index{front matter}\index{PatentSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentSection}\index{PatentParagraph environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentParagraph}\index{DrawingsDescriptionSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsDescriptionSection}\index{DrawingsSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsSection}\index{ClaimsStart environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsStart}\index{ClaimsEnd environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsEnd}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\ldots{}front matter\ldots{} \medskip{}
-
-\par\end{flushright}
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-Include: Drawings.lyx
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Technical Field}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Cross Reference to Related Applications}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Background}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Summary}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Detailed Description}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\begin{center}
-\ldots{}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---END OF PATENT CLAIMS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\textsc{\uline{Abstract}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-blah, blah blah \ldots{}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---PATENT DRAWINGS---}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Skeleton \protect\LyX{} Patent Application Document}
-\label{fig:LyX-document-layout-1}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!layout}\index{front matter}\index{PatentSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentSection}\index{PatentParagraph environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentParagraph}\index{DrawingsDescriptionSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsDescriptionSection}\index{DrawingsSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsSection}\index{ClaimsStart environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsStart}\index{ClaimsEnd environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsEnd}
-\end{figure}
- There are two styles to reflect the tastes of patent lawyers who
-reviewed this document. I use the first layout style.
-
-\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!layout}The \LaTeX{} document starts with a
-declaration of the uspatent class. Every \LaTeX{} document must contain
-at least one of these declarations and here we specify the file containing
-the typesetting and macro definitions that are used in the patent
-application. It ends with an \texttt{\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}
-\index{end{document} macro@\textbackslash{}end\{document\} macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!end{document}@\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}statement.
-After the class definition, there are various \index{front matter}front
-matter definitions (see \secref{Front-matter}) that define things
-like the title, inventor, etc. This is followed by an inclusion of
-a drawings file. This file defines how the drawings will be read in,
-described, annotated, etc. See \secref{Drawings} for information
-on how drawings are controlled. After the drawings, we see the \texttt{\textbackslash{}maketitle}
-\index{maketitle macro@\textbackslash{}maketitle macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!maketitle@\textbackslash{}maketitle}macro
-which is described in \secref{Front-matter}. This macro defines where
-the title page should be printed and where the patent sections start.
-The remainder of the patent application consists mostly of patent
-sections set off by the\index{patentSection macro@\textbackslash{}patentSection macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentSection@\textbackslash{}patentSection}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection} macro described in \subref{Patent-Sections}.
-Each section consists of one or more paragraphs where each paragraph
-begins with \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph} \index{patentParagraph macro@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentParagraph@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}(see
-\subref{Paragraph-Numbering}). You will notice two macros that control
-drawings:\index{patentDrawings macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawings@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}\index{patentDrawingDescriptions macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawingDescriptions@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions} and \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}.
-These macros expand into automatically generated sections containing
-a brief description of the drawings and the drawings themselves. The
-control of drawings is explained in \secref{Drawings}. Finally, you
-will notice two macros that delimit the area where the patent claims
-are placed:\index{patentClaimsStart macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsStart@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}\index{patentClaimsEnd macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsEnd@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart} and \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}.
-The formatting of claims is described in \secref{Claims}.
-
-\index{LyX@\LyX{}!layout}The \LyX{} document starts directly with
-the various front matter\index{front matter} definitions (see \secref{Front-matter})
-that define things like the title, inventor, etc. This is followed
-by an inclusion of a drawings file. This file defines how the drawings
-will be read in, described, annotated, etc. See \secref{Drawings}
-for information on how drawings are controlled. The remainder of the
-patent application consists mostly of patent sections formatted by
-the \textbf{PatentSection} environment\index{PatentSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentSection}
-described in \subref{Patent-Sections}. Each section consists of one
-or more paragraphs where each paragraph is formatted with the\index{PatentParagraph environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentParagraph}
-\textbf{PatentParagraph} environment (see \subref{Paragraph-Numbering}).
-You will notice two environments that control drawings: \textbf{\footnotesize ---BRIEF
-DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS--} and \textbf{\footnotesize ---PATENT
-DRAWINGS---}. \index{DrawingsDescriptionSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsDescriptionSection}\index{DrawingsSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsSection}These
-environments expand into automatically generated sections containing
-a brief description of the drawings and the drawings themselves. The
-control of drawings is explained in \secref{Drawings}. Finally, you
-will notice two environments that delimit the area where the patent
-claims are placed:\index{ClaimsStart environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsStart}\index{ClaimsEnd environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsEnd}
-\textbf{\footnotesize ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS---} and \textbf{\footnotesize ---END
-OF PATENT CLAIMS---}. The formatting of claims is described in \secref{Claims}.
-
-
-\section{Front Matter\label{sec:Front-matter}}
-
-\index{front matter}Front matter is, as the name indicates, information
-that must appear at or near the front of the document. The information
-must be provided prior to the title (see \subref{Title}), date (see
-\subref{Date}), and inventor name (see \subref{Inventor-Name(s)})
-in \LyX{} documents, because \LyX{} will expect to emit the title
-page immediately following the last of these three definitions. In
-\LaTeX{}, the emission of the title page is determined by the location
-of the \texttt{\textbackslash{}maketitle}{\Large{} }macro.
-
-Thus in \LyX{}, the front matter appears like:\index{Title environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Title}\index{Date environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Date}\index{Inventor environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Inventor}
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\small \ldots{}}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small various front matter definitions}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small \ldots{}}
-\par\end{flushright}{\small \par}
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\Large Invention Name Here}
-\par\end{center}{\Large \par}
-
-\begin{center}
-June 3, 2012
-\par\end{center}
-
-\begin{center}
-Peter J. Pupalaikis
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-As mentioned, in \LyX{}, the end of the front matter and title page
-information is delimited by the last of the invention name, date,
-and inventor.
-
-In \LaTeX{}, the front matter appears like:\index{maketitle macro@\textbackslash{}maketitle macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!maketitle@\textbackslash{}maketitle}\index{documentclass macro@\textbackslash{}documentclass macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!documentclass@\textbackslash{}documentclass}\index{title macro@\textbackslash{}title macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!title@\textbackslash{}title}\index{date macro@\textbackslash{}date macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!date@\textbackslash{}date}\index{inventor macro@\textbackslash{}inventor macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!inventor@\textbackslash{}inventor}
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}documentclass{[}english{]}\{uspatent\}}
-
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}~\\
-\texttt{various front matter definitions}~\\
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{flushleft}
-
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}title\{Invention Name Here\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}date\{June 3, 2012\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}inventor\{Peter J. Pupalaikis\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}maketitle}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-Here we see that the \texttt{\textbackslash{}maketitle} macro defines
-the end of the front matter and title page definitions.
-
-In case you are wondering, your patent application will look nothing
-like it looks in the \LyX{} editor with the title followed by the
-date followed by the inventor name. This is what is meant by WYSIWYM.
-You know that you need all of this information and it needs to go
-somewhere. \LyX{} provides the method of entering this information
-and later when you compile the document, you'll see where it actually
-goes.
-
-
-\subsection{Assignee Information}
-
-The assignee\index{assignee} is the name of the entity that will
-own the rights to the invention. Typically this is the company for
-which the inventor works. The assignee information is defined using:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The \index{assignee name}assignee name is defined
-using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneeName} \index{setAssigneeName macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneeName@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeName}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AssigneeName} \index{AssigneeName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneeName}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The assignee address\index{assignee address} is
-defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneeAddress} \index{setAssigneeAddress macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeAddress macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneeAddress@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeAddress}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AssigneeAddress} \index{AssigneeAddress environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneeAddress}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The assignee city\index{assignee city}, state \&
-zip code is defined using the \textbackslash{}setAssigneeCity \index{setAssigneeCity macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeCity macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneeCity@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeCity}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AssigneeCity} \index{AssigneeCity environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneeCity}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The assignee phone number\index{assignee phone number}
-is defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneePhone} \index{setAssigneePhone macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneePhone macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneePhone@\textbackslash{}setAssigneePhone}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AssigneePhone} \index{AssigneePhone environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneePhone}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\end{itemize}
-Here is an example \LyX{} assignee definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\small Assignee Name:Company Name}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small Assignee Address:Number and Street Name}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small Assignee City:City, State and Zip}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small Assignee Phone:Telephone Number}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\noindent \index{AssigneeName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneeName}\index{AssigneeAddress environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneeAddress}\index{AssigneeCity environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneeCity}\index{AssigneePhone environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AssigneePhone}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} assignee definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneeName\{Company Name\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneeAddress\{Number and Street Name\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneeCity\{City, State and Zip\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setAssigneePhone\{Telephone Number\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\noindent \index{setAssigneeName macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneeName@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeName}\index{setAssigneeAddress macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeAddress macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneeAddress@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeAddress}\index{setAssigneeCity macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeCity macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneeCity@\textbackslash{}setAssigneeCity}\index{setAssigneePhone macro@\textbackslash{}setAssigneePhone macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setAssigneePhone@\textbackslash{}setAssigneePhone}I
-have been advised that some patent attorneys prefer not to include
-the assignee information in the patent application. If you or your
-patent attorney prefers not to provide this information, then simply
-don't define these fields. You should note, however, that in draft
-mode (see \ref{sub:Printing-Mode}), the patent prints with a confidential
-heading which does not print if the assignee name has not been defined.
-
-
-\subsection{Patent Lawyer Information}
-
-\index{patent lawyer}The patent lawyer information is defined using:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The lawyer name is defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setLawyerName}
-\index{setLawyerName macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerName@\textbackslash{}setLawyerName}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{LawyerName} \index{LawyerName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerName}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The lawyer registration number is defined using
-the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setLawyerNumber} \index{setLawyerNumber macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerNumber macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerNumber@\textbackslash{}setLawyerNumber}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{LawyerNumber} \index{LawyerNumber environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerNumber}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The lawyer phone number is defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone}
-\index{setLawyerPhone macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerPhone@\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{LawyerPhone} \index{LawyerPhone environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerPhone}environment
-in \LyX{}.\end{sloppypar}
-\end{itemize}
-Here is an example \LyX{} patent lawyer definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\small }%
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\small Patent Lawyer Name:First M. Last}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small Patent Lawyer Reg Number: \#:99,999}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small Patent Lawyer Phone:(845) 555-2000}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}{\small \par}
-
-\noindent \index{LawyerName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerName}\index{LawyerNumber environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerNumber}\index{LawyerPhone environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerPhone}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} assignee definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\textbackslash{}setLawyerName\{First M. Last\}\texttt{}~\\
-\textbackslash{}setLawyerNumber\{Reg \textbackslash{}\#:99,999\}\texttt{}~\\
-\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone\{845-555-2000\}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\noindent \index{setLawyerName macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerName@\textbackslash{}setLawyerName}\index{setLawyerNumber macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerNumber macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerNumber@\textbackslash{}setLawyerNumber}\index{setLawyerPhone macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerPhone@\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone}I
-have been advised that some patent attorneys prefer not to include
-the patent lawyer information in the patent application. If you or
-your patent attorney prefers not to provide this information, then
-simply don't define these fields.
-
-
-\subsection{Docket Number}
-
-\index{docket number}To track the progress of a patent during prosecution,
-a patent application is assigned a \emph{docket number}. This is the
-number that you refer to internal to your company. At my company,
-this number is provided by the paralegal handling patent applications.
-When we are planning on filing an application, she provides a new
-number to use.
-
-We use a numbering scheme which is in the form LEC-YY-1NN0-U1 where
-YY is the last two digits of the year, NN is the number of the patent
-filed this year, and U or D is used depending on whether the invention
-is a design or utility patent. By the way, the classes, layouts and
-all of this documentation pertains only to utility patent applications.
-Sometimes the number after the U is used to distinguish related applications
-such as continuations, provisionals and divisionals. You will need
-to find out this numbering scheme at your company and how these numbers
-are assigned.
-
-The application number is defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber}
-\index{setDocketNumber macro@\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setDocketNumber@\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DocketNumber} \index{DocketNumber environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DocketNumber}environment
-in \LyX{}.
-
-Here is an example \LyX{} document docket number definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\small Docket Number:LEC-YY-1NN0-U1}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{DocketNumber environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DocketNumber}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} document docket number definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber\{LEC-YY-1NN0-U1\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{setDocketNumber macro@\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setDocketNumber@\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber}If
-you do not have and never will have a docket number, simply don't
-define it.
-
-
-\subsection{DocumentVersion}
-
-The document version is defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setDocumentVersion}
-\index{setDocumentVersion macro@\textbackslash{}setDocumentVersion macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setDocumentVersion@\textbackslash{}setDocumentVersion}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DocumentVersion} \index{DocumentVersion environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DocumentVersion}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is x.y where x is the major version number
-and y is the minor version number. This version number is only printed
-in draft mode.
-
-Here is an example \LyX{} document version definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\small Version:0.0}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{DocumentVersion environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DocumentVersion}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} document version definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setDocumentVersion\{0.0\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{setDocumentVersion macro@\textbackslash{}setDocumentVersion macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setDocumentVersion@\textbackslash{}setDocumentVersion}If
-you do not supply a version number, a value of 0.0 is supplied for
-you.
-
-
-\subsection{Inventor Name(s)\label{sub:Inventor-Name(s)}}
-
-\index{inventor name}Inventions often include multiple inventors.
-All inventors are considered equal from the view of the patent office
-regardless of the order in which they are listed. That being said,
-the first inventor named gets some additional prestige factor in that
-the patent is referred to in many places as invented by the first
-named inventor suffixed with ``et al.''. The drawing section also
-contains only the first named inventor (see \subref{The-Drawings-Section}).
-
-The first named inventor is assigned differently from all of the other
-inventors and is assigned using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}inventor}
-\index{inventor macro@\textbackslash{}inventor macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!inventor@\textbackslash{}inventor}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Inventor} \index{Inventor environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Inventor}environment
-in \LyX{}. In \LaTeX{} and \LyX{}, the first named inventor is generally
-assigned under the invention title and date. Other inventors are assigned
-using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor} \index{setOtherInventor macro@\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setOtherInventor@\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{OtherInventor} \index{OtherInventor environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!OtherInventor}environment
-in \LyX{}. These assignments are made in the front matter prior to
-the invention title, date and first inventor. \LaTeX{} keeps track
-of all of the inventors added, so the same macro is used to assign
-each one. The title page output during compilation provides a list
-starting with the first inventor followed by the other inventors in
-the order that they are listed. The uspatent.cls \LaTeX{} class file
-provides for up to eight inventors before the title page production
-fails.
-
-Here is an example \LyX{} inventors definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\small OtherInventor:John D. Smith}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small OtherInventor:Sally G. Jones}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{\small OtherInventor:Samuel J. Jackson}
-\par\end{flushright}{\small \par}
-
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\Large Invention Name Here}
-\par\end{center}{\Large \par}
-
-\begin{center}
-June 3, 2012
-\par\end{center}
-
-\begin{center}
-Peter J. Pupalaikis
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{OtherInventor environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!OtherInventor}\index{Inventor environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Inventor}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} inventors definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor\{John D. Smith\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor\{Sally G. Jones\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor\{Samuel J. Jackson\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}
-
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}title\{Invention Name Here\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}date\{June 3, 2012\}}~\\
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}inventor\{Peter J. Pupalaikis\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{inventor macro@\textbackslash{}inventor macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!inventor@\textbackslash{}inventor}\index{setOtherInventor macro@\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setOtherInventor@\textbackslash{}setOtherInventor}
-
-In the above \LyX{} example, the inventor Peter J. Pupalaikis is entered
-in the \textbf{Inventor} environment, although, like the invention
-title and date, there is no visual indication in the editor that it
-has been entered in this environment. If you click on the text for
-the inventor name, however, you will see the environment in the environment
-drop down box as shown in \figref{LyX-environments}.
-
-
-\subsection{Title\label{sub:Title}}
-
-The document title is defined using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}title}
-\index{title macro@\textbackslash{}title macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!title@\textbackslash{}title}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Title} \index{Title environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Title}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the name of the invention.
-
-Here is an example \LyX{} title definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\textbf{\Large Invention Name Here}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{Title environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Title}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} title definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}title\{Invention Name Here\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{title macro@\textbackslash{}title macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!title@\textbackslash{}title}
-
-In the above \LyX{} example, the title is entered in the \textbf{Title}
-environment, although there is no visual indication in the editor
-that it has been entered in this environment. If you click on the
-text for the title, however, you will see the environment in the environment
-drop down box as shown in \figref{LyX-environments}.
-
-
-\subsection{Date\label{sub:Date}}
-
-The date is only the date of the version not the invention and is
-used to help with versioning. The document date is defined using the
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}date} \index{date macro@\textbackslash{}date macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!date@\textbackslash{}date}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Date} \index{Date environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Date}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the date of the version.
-
-Here is an example \LyX{} date definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-June 3, 2012
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{Date environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Date}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} date definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}date\{June 3, 2012\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{date macro@\textbackslash{}date macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!date@\textbackslash{}date}
-
-In the above \LyX{} example, the date is entered in the \textbf{Date}
-environment, although there is no visual indication in the editor
-that it has been entered in this environment. If you click on the
-text for the date, however, you will see the environment in the environment
-drop down box as shown in \figref{LyX-environments}.
-
-If the date is not provided, then todays date (at the time of document
-compilation) is supplied.
-
-
-\subsection{Printing Mode\label{sub:Printing-Mode}}
-
-\index{printing mode}There are two printing modes supported by the
-patent application class:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item application mode - default - the mode that you will print for submission
-to the patent office.
-\item draft mode - the mode that you will print as you develop the document
-\end{itemize}
-The draft mode should really be the default, but I chose to make application
-mode default for people who don't read documentation.
-
-\begin{sloppypar}You choose application mode using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setPrintingModeApplication}
-\index{setPrintingModeApplication macro@\textbackslash{}setPrintingModeApplication macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setPrintingModeApplication@\textbackslash{}setPrintingModeApplication}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{ApplicationMode} \index{ApplicationMode environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ApplicationMode}environment
-in \LyX{}. You choose draft mode using the\texttt{ \textbackslash{}setPrintingModeDraft}
-\index{setPrintingModeDraft macro@\textbackslash{}setPrintingModeDraft macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setPrintingModeDraft@\textbackslash{}setPrintingModeDraft}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DraftMode} \index{DraftMode environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DraftMode}environment
-in \LyX{}. There is no argument for these macros.\end{sloppypar}
-
-In draft mode, the version and date are printed, a company confidential
-warning is printed on each page, and the annotation list (see \ref{sub:Annotations-1})
-is printed at the end of the document.
-
-In patent office mode, the document is typeset in the form ready for
-filing.
-
-
-\section{Sections and Numbering\label{sec:Sections-and-Numbering}}
-
-
-\subsection{Patent Sections\label{sub:Patent-Sections}}
-
-Sections of the patent are delimited by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection}
-\index{patentSection macro@\textbackslash{}patentSection macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentSection@\textbackslash{}patentSection}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{PatentSection} \index{PatentSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentSection}environment
-in \LyX{}. This macro will expand into the section name with the appropriate
-formatting. If you started your application following the instructions
-in \secref{Starting-a-New-Application} you should never need to use
-this macro.
-
-Here is an example \LyX{} section definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-{\textbf{\uline{Field of the Invention}}}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{PatentSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentSection}
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} section definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Field of the Invention\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{patentSection macro@\textbackslash{}patentSection macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentSection@\textbackslash{}patentSection}
-
-In the above \LyX{} example, the section name is entered in the \textbf{PatentSection}
-environment. The visual indication in the editor that it has been
-entered in this environment is that it is bold, small caps and underlined
-(mostly - don't worry, it will print better). If you click on the
-text for the section name, you will see the \textbf{PatentSection}
-\index{PatentSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentSection}environment
-in the environment drop down box as shown in \figref{LyX-environments}.
-
-
-\subsection{Paragraph Numbering\label{sub:Paragraph-Numbering}}
-
-\index{patent numbering}Patents must be submitted with some form
-of numbering of lines or paragraphs. This is so that during correspondence
-with the patent examiner, the correct text can be identified and referenced.
-Paragraphs are numbered using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}
-\index{patentParagraph macro@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentParagraph@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{PatentParagraph} \index{PatentParagraph environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentParagraph}environment
-in \LyX{}. There is no argument for this macro. Almost every paragraph
-should begin with this macro. When your application is produced, this
-will be expanded to a number like: \textbf{{[}0001{]}} in front of
-the paragraph.
-
-Unfortunately, in \LyX{} there will be no visual indication that the
-paragraph has been numbered and your only check is to click on the
-paragraph text and observe the environment in the environment drop
-down box as shown in \figref{LyX-environments}. The good news is
-that entire groups of paragraphs can be selected and the \textbf{PatentParagraph}
-\index{PatentParagraph environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!PatentParagraph}environment
-applied. You will run into some trouble with equations. Equations
-technically form a new paragraph as far as \LyX{} is concerned, but
-they ought not be numbered as paragraphs. To solve issues where the
-equation has a paragraph number, try entering a carriage return after
-the text just prior to an equation and a carriage return right after
-an equation (to ensure that the equation is truly in its own paragraph)
-and then set the environment of the equation to \textbf{Standard}
-\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Standard}(the top environment entry).
-I would like to make this more automatic, but the method for \LyX{}
-customization eluded me.
-
-Here is an example \LaTeX{} patent paragraph definition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph The beginning of a paragraph
-to be numbered\ldots{}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\index{patentParagraph macro@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentParagraph@\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}
-
-One note here is that if you inspect \LaTeX{} code exported by \LyX{},
-you will find the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph} with braces
-enclosing the entire paragraph to be numbered. Either way works and
-you can use whichever method you are comfortable with.
-
-In \LaTeX{} you may get tired of typing the verbose macro \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph}
-before each paragraph so you might want to redefine a new one that
-does not clash with any other macro settings you might be using like:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}def\textbackslash{}pp\{\textbackslash{}patentParagraph\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-
-\section{Drawings\label{sec:Drawings}}
-
-\index{drawing|see {figure}}\index{figure}One of the biggest nuisances
-in writing a patent application regards drawings and the requirements
-on how they are described and referenced, and how the various drawing
-elements are referenced. Some things you must be aware of regarding
-drawings and patent applications:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item Drawings must be displayed on pages at the end of the patent application
-following specific formatting guidelines that ensure high quality
-and clear labeling.
-\item There must be a section in the patent that provides a brief description
-of the drawings with each drawing listed and described in order.
-\item Generally, drawing elements are not referred to by naming the elements
-on a drawing itself. Instead, drawing elements that are referenced
-should have a numbered line pointing to the \index{figure!element}drawing
-element (a drawing element \emph{annotation}) \index{figure!annotation}\index{annotation}and
-the element should be referred to in the patent application text using
-the elements name followed by the number as a reference.
-\item Every annotated drawing element must be referred to at least once
-in the patent application.
-\item Each element must have a unique number. If an element in multiple
-drawings is the same, it should be numbered the same. The corollary
-is that any element numbered the same is presumed to be the same.
-\end{itemize}
-These drawing requirements cause a cross-referencing nightmare that
-we attempt to solve to some degree using \LaTeX{} and the U.S. Patent
-class file. The main problems are:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item We do not generally know the final ordering of the figures during
-construction of the application. This is solved using cross-references
-on most word processors except that the drawing description in the
-brief description of the drawings must go with the correct figure
-number. On most word processors, if the drawings are rearranged, the
-figure reference will correctly connect to the drawing, but the figure
-numbers will be out of order or the numbers will not match the descriptions
-provided.
-\item While most word processors can account for cross-referencing, they
-cannot work with cross references within figures or other embedded
-graphics. This means that drawing element annotations cannot be automatically
-cross referenced the way figures can. Because of this, we cannot know
-the actual annotation numbers until the end of the document creation,
-but we cannot finish the document creation because we can't properly
-refer to the annotation numbers which leaves us gridlocked.
-\item Similarly with the figure number problems, the names of the annotated
-elements must match the numbers they refer to. As an example, if I
-refer to the widget {[}23{]} in FIG. 1, then there better be a line
-pointing to the widget element in figure 1 and it better be labeled
-with the number 23. The checking and maintenance of this proper connection
-is cumbersome.
-\end{itemize}
-The way that we partially solve these problems using \LaTeX{} and
-\LyX{} is to provide for an area in the patent application where the
-required drawing and annotation information is filled in. Once this
-information is filled in, the following problems are solved:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The drawings will automatically be drawn on properly formatted pages
-containing header information that is in part provided by \index{front matter}front
-matter definitions (see \secref{Front-matter}).
-\item A section containing the brief description of the drawings will be
-automatically produced containing a list of the figures in the proper
-order matched properly to their descriptions. There are also certain
-obscure punctuation requirements in patents that will be properly
-followed automatically.
-\item The \index{annotation!numbers}annotation numbers are automatically
-assigned and can be cross-referenced from within the patent application.
-These numbers are attached to an element name so that drawing annotation
-references can be made with the name and the number so that you can
-always be sure that the element named in the application has the correct
-associated number that annotates the element in the drawing.
-\item If certain recommended drawing tools are used (see \subref{TpX}),
-the annotation numbers can automatically be added to the drawings
-themselves - something absolutely not possible with any other word-processor.
-Otherwise, if \LaTeX{} based drawing tools cannot be used, an annotation
-number list is generated in draft mode (see \subref{Printing-Mode})
-that breaks the gridlock by allowing the annotations to be cross-referenced
-properly and produce the correct numbers during application construction
-and the drawings annotated properly (albeit in a manual manner) at
-the very end.
-\end{itemize}
-Before going into too much detail about how this all works, I want
-to explain to you the basic directions you will need to follow regarding
-your drawings to make all of this work. First, about the drawing file;
-if you are using \LaTeX{}, your drawing file will be called something
-like Drawings.tex and will be included somewhere near the top of the
-patent application file (see \secref{The-Layout-of-the-Patent-Application}).
-Note that this is not a requirement - you are perfectly entitled to
-list all of your figures and annotations inside your application -
-it's just annoying to have to look at this information constantly
-at the top of your application - but you can do what you want. Similarly,
-if you are using \LyX{} you will have a file called Drawings\index{drawing file}\index{figure!file}.\LyX{}
-that is included at the top of the file. Like in \LaTeX{}, these drawing
-definitions can also be in line at the top of your application.
-
-Inside the Drawings file or inline, you list the following:
-
-For each figure:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The \index{figure!definition}figure definition.\label{The-figure-definition}
-Figures are defined by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}
-\index{figureDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDefinition@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDefinition} \index{FigureDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the exact name of the file (matching case)
-without path or extension. This is the name of the file that will
-get loaded in the patent drawings section and is the name you will
-use to reference the figure. The figure definition statement must
-come before any other attributes of a figure are described like the
-extension, description, and caption and basically assigns the figure
-number and matches it up with the name defined for the figure.\end{sloppypar}
-\item After the figure definition, in any order:
-
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The \index{figure!extension}figure extension. Figure extensions are
-defined by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureExtension} \index{figureExtension macro@\textbackslash{}figureExtension macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureExtension@\textbackslash{}figureExtension}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureExtension} \index{FigureExtension environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureExtension}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the exact name of the file extension (matching
-case). This extension will be appended to the file name to load the
-file in the patent drawings section and will determine how the file
-gets loaded. Special loading of pdf\index{PDF}, tpx and tex file
-extensions are handled. If a file for the figure has not yet been
-created, use no extension. Do not define an empty extension, just
-don't supply one. This will cause a placeholder\index{placeholder figure}\index{figure!placeholder}
-figure to be listed in the drawings section until the file is actually
-created and the proper file extension provided. If neither the recognized
-extensions of pdf, tpx or tex are provided, the file will be attempted
-to be loaded as a graphics file and if the extension is supported
-by \LaTeX{}, then it will load. Some known recognized graphics extensions
-are png and jpg.\index{JPEG}\index{file!JPEG}
-\item The figure description\index{figure!description}.\label{The-figure-description}
-Figure descriptions are defined by the the \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDescription}
-\index{figureDescription macro@\textbackslash{}figureDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDescription@\textbackslash{}figureDescription}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDescription} \index{FigureDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDescription}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the exact text for the description of the
-figure. This description is the exact text that will be used when
-the section providing the brief description of the drawings is automatically
-produced. In order for it to come out right, you should not use any
-initial capitalization or any final punctuation. It should contain
-the appropriate text that would follow a statement like ``FIG. 1
-\ldots{}'' but again, with no period at the end. It should start
-with a verb like ``is'', ``shows'', ``depicts'', etc. See \subref{The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section}
-for more information.\index{brief description of the drawings}\index{figure!brief description section}
-\item The (optional) \index{figure!caption}figure caption. Figure captions
-are defined by the the \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureCaption} \index{figureCaption macro@\textbackslash{}figureCaption macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureCaption@\textbackslash{}figureCaption}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureCaption} \index{FigureCaption environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureCaption}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the exact text for the caption for the
-figure. Note that the use of a caption on a figure is rare. Unlike
-normal documents that you might be familiar with, a caption is not
-provided for any descriptive purposes in a patent application. Instead
-it is provided mostly to call attention to figures that are not actually
-part of an invention. The only use I have ever come across for a caption
-is to distinguish \emph{prior art}. \index{prior art}Prior art\index{figure!prior art}
-are things already done before and things already done before cannot
-be patented or be part of an invention. It is, however, sometimes
-useful to provide prior art drawings that are either necessary to
-describe to someone how to practice the invention or in discussions
-within your patent application to distinguish between what you have
-invented shown in one figure versus what has already been done in
-a figure with a prior art caption. If you provide a prior art caption,
-it should be all upper case. Be careful labeling things as prior art,
-for once submitted as such, the patent office will consider this an
-admission that the material in the drawing is not patentable.
-\item (optional)\label{clear-page} An instruction to clear the page\index{clear page}\index{figure!problems}
-after the figure is displayed inside the Drawings Section (see \ref{sub:The-Drawings-Section}).
-\LaTeX{} has very sophisticated algorithms for the placement of floating
-diagrams (called floats or float environments). Generally, \LaTeX{}
-is allowed to use its own algorithms to place floats properly and
-this works out well. Your patent figures will be placed either in
-the center of the page or will be doubled up with other figures, depending
-on \LaTeX{}'s decisions. \LaTeX{} does not like many floats listed
-one after another and after about ten such floats, it generates an
-error and asks for help. This is a problem that I'd like to try to
-solve automatically but have not been able to. So, when this error
-occurs you must break up your figure list with an instruction to clear
-the page after the drawing is placed. This allows \LaTeX{} to flush
-out its list of drawings and start over. For patents with lots of
-drawings, you might need instructions in two or three locations. Generally,
-you can always give this instruction after a large drawing that you
-know will be on a single page anyway and its always safe to unconditionally,
-except for the last drawing, clear the page (you will just get one
-drawing per drawing page, which is not too bad). Do not clear the
-page after the last drawing. To clear the page after a drawing, use
-the \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureClearPageAfter} \index{figureClearPageAfter macro@\textbackslash{}figureClearPageAfter macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureClearPageAfter@\textbackslash{}figureClearPageAfter}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureClearPageAfter} \index{FigureClearPageAfter environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureClearPageAfter}environment
-in \LyX{}.
-\end{itemize}
-\end{itemize}
-For each annotation within a figure, annotations are defined. Annotation
-definitions are associated with the last figure definition occurring
-before it:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The \index{annotation!definition}annotation definition.\label{The-annotation-definition}
-Annotations are defined by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}
-\index{annotationDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDefinition@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationDefinition} \index{AnnotationDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the the name you will use to refer to the
-annotation when cross-referencing. The annotation definition statement
-must come before any other attributes of an annotation are described
-like the name and description and basically assigns the annotation
-number and matches it up with the name defined for the annotation.
-\item After the annotation definition, in any order:
-
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The \index{annotation!name}annotation name. Annotation names are
-defined by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName} \index{annotationName macro@\textbackslash{}annotationName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationName@\textbackslash{}annotationName}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationName} \index{AnnotationName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationName}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is the exact text that should be used for
-the element in the drawing. This text should ideally be one word and
-certainly as few as possible so that when the text is used within
-the patent application, the application reads properly.
-\item The annotation description\index{annotation!description}. Annotation
-descriptions are defined by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription}
-\index{annotationDescription macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDescription@\textbackslash{}annotationDescription}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationDescription} \index{AnnotationDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDescription}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is a description sufficient for identifying
-the element in the drawing. This text should be as descriptive as
-possible. The annotation description will not appear anywhere in your
-patent application except it will appear in the annotation list (see
-\subref{The-Annotation-List}) when the application is printed in
-draft mode (see \subref{Printing-Mode}). The sole purpose of the
-annotation description\index{annotation!description} is to allow
-the author to match annotation numbers and names with the elements
-in a figure and primarily provided as an aid when the drawing annotation
-numbers are drawn into the figures at the very end. For example, a
-reasonable strategy for producing the application is to fill out the
-annotation while writing the patent so that the annotation numbers
-and names can be referred to within the application. Then, at the
-very end, the annotation list is printed and the author manually goes
-to each drawing, connects a line to the element described by the annotation
-description and adds the correct number. Using this strategy, you
-can see that it is essential that when this step is performed, the
-description is sufficient to properly identify the element in the
-drawing.
-\end{itemize}
-\end{itemize}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDefinition\{VisioDrawing\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureExtension\{pdf\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDescription\{is an example drawing created
-in Visio\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition\{Widget\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName\{widget\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription\{a widget in the Visio
-drawing\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition\{Thing\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName\{thing\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription\{a thing in the visio
-drawing\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition\{WidgetThingConnection\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName\{connection\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription\{the arrow connecting
-the widget and the thing\}}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDefinition\{TpXDrawing\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureExtension\{tpx\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureCaption\{PRIOR ART\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDescription\{is an example drawing created
-in TpX\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition\{input\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName\{input\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription\{the input\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition\{output\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName\{output\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription\{the output\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition\{mathProcessor\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName\{math processor\}}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription\{the math procesor\}}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Drawing definitions in \protect\LaTeX{}}
-\label{fig:LaTeX-drawing-definitions}\index{figureDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDefinition@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}\index{figureExtension macro@\textbackslash{}figureExtension macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureExtension@\textbackslash{}figureExtension}\index{figureDescription macro@\textbackslash{}figureDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDescription@\textbackslash{}figureDescription}\index{figureCaption macro@\textbackslash{}figureCaption macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureCaption@\textbackslash{}figureCaption}\index{annotationDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDefinition@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}\index{annotationName macro@\textbackslash{}annotationName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationName@\textbackslash{}annotationName}\index{annotationDescription macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDescription@\textbackslash{}annotationDescription}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{Figure Definition:VisioDrawing}\linebreak{}
-Figure Extension:pdf\linebreak{}
-Figure Description:is an example drawing created in Visio\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Annotation Definition:Widget}\linebreak{}
-Annotation Name:widget\linebreak{}
-Annotation Description:a widget in the Visio drawing\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Annotation Definition:Thing}\linebreak{}
-Annotation name:thing\linebreak{}
-Annotation Description:a thing in the visio drawing\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Annotation Definition:WidgetThingConnection}\linebreak{}
-Annotation Name:connection\linebreak{}
-Annotation Description:the arrow connecting the widget and the thing\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Figure Definition:TpXDrawing}\linebreak{}
-Figure Extension:tpx\linebreak{}
-Figure Caption:PRIOR ART\linebreak{}
-Figure Description:is an example drawing created in TpX\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Annotation Definition:input}\linebreak{}
-Annotation Name:input\linebreak{}
-Annotation Description:the input\textbf{}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Annotation Definition:output}\linebreak{}
-Annotation Name:output\linebreak{}
-Annotation Description:the output\textbf{}\linebreak{}
-\textbf{Annotation Definition:mathProcessor}\linebreak{}
-Annotation Name:math processor\linebreak{}
-Annotation Description:the math procesor
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Drawing definitions in \protect\LyX{}}
-\label{fig:LyX-drawing-definitions}\index{FigureDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDefinition}\index{FigureExtension environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureExtension}\index{FigureDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDescription}\index{FigureCaption environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureCaption}\index{AnnotationDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDefinition}\index{AnnotationName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationName}\index{AnnotationDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDescription}
-\end{figure}
-An example drawing file for \LaTeX{} is shown in \figref{LaTeX-drawing-definitions}
-and for \LyX{} is shown in \figref{LyX-drawing-definitions}. It is
-helpful to understand the data structures created when these example
-drawing files are processed. The figures data structure produced is
-shown in \tabref{figure-definitions} and the annotations data structure
-produced is shown in \tabref{annotation-definitions}.
-
-\noindent
-\begin{table}
-\begin{centering}
-\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
-\hline
-\textbf{Drawing Number} & \textbf{Element} & \textbf{Definition}\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\hline
-\multirow{4}{*}{1} & \textbf{Name} & VisioDrawing\tabularnewline
-\cline{2-3}
- & \textbf{Extension} & pdf\tabularnewline
-\cline{2-3}
- & \textbf{Description} & an example drawing created in Visio\tabularnewline
-\cline{2-3}
- & \textbf{Caption} & none\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\multirow{4}{*}{2} & \textbf{Name} & TpXDrawing\tabularnewline
-\cline{2-3}
- & \textbf{Extension} & tpx\tabularnewline
-\cline{2-3}
- & \textbf{Description} & an example drawing created in TpX\tabularnewline
-\cline{2-3}
- & \textbf{Caption} & PRIOR ART\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\end{tabular}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Figure Definitions}
-\label{tab:figure-definitions}\index{figure!data structures}
-\end{table}
-\begin{table}
-\begin{centering}
-\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}
-\hline
-\textbf{Annotation Number} & \textbf{Figure} & \textbf{Element} & \textbf{Definition}\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\hline
-\multirow{3}{*}{1} & \multirow{9}{*}{1} & \textbf{Name} & Widget\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Text} & widget\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Description} & a widget in the Visio drawing\tabularnewline
-\cline{1-1} \cline{3-4}
-\multirow{3}{*}{2} & & \textbf{Name} & Thing\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Text} & thing\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Description} & a thing in the visio drawing\tabularnewline
-\cline{1-1} \cline{3-4}
-\multirow{3}{*}{3} & & \textbf{Name} & WidgetThingConnection\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Text} & connection\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Description} & the arrow connecting the widget and the thing\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\multirow{3}{*}{4} & \multirow{9}{*}{2} & \textbf{Name} & input\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Text} & input\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Description} & the input\tabularnewline
-\cline{1-1} \cline{3-4}
-\multirow{3}{*}{5} & & \textbf{Name} & output\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Text} & output\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Description} & the output\tabularnewline
-\cline{1-1} \cline{3-4}
-\multirow{3}{*}{6} & & \textbf{Name} & mathProcessor\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Text} & math processor\tabularnewline
-\cline{3-4}
- & & \textbf{Description} & the math processor\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\end{tabular}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Annotation Definitions}
-\label{tab:annotation-definitions}\index{annotation!data structures}
-\end{table}
-These data structures are fairly straightforward, but I'll point out
-a few things:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The figure definition (the \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}
-\index{figureDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDefinition@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDefinition} \index{FigureDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{}) assigned a unique figure number that gets associated with
-all of the subsequent figure assignments until the next figure definition
-statement.
-\item The annotation definition (the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}
-\index{annotationDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDefinition@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{annotationDefinition} \index{AnnotationDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{}) assigned a unique annotation number that gets associated
-with all of the subsequent annotation assignments until the next annotation
-definition statement.
-\item All of the annotations definitions between figure definitions are
-all associated with the figure number that preceded the definition.
-\end{itemize}
-Subsequent subsections refer to how this data is used:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item See \subref{Drawing-and-Annotation-Cross-referencing} for how to
-cross reference drawings and annotations.
-\item See \subref{The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section} for how
-the brief description of the drawings gets produced.
-\item See \subref{The-Drawings-Section} for how the drawings get produced.
-\end{itemize}
-
-\subsection{Drawing and Annotation Cross-referencing\label{sub:Drawing-and-Annotation-Cross-referencing}}
-
-There are four main macros for cross-referencing drawings and drawing
-elements. These are:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \begin{sloppypar}The \texttt{\textbackslash{}referencePatentFigure}
-\index{referencePatentFigure macro@\textbackslash{}referencePatentFigure macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!referencePatentFigure@\textbackslash{}referencePatentFigure}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureReference} \index{FigureReference custom inset}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset!FigureReference}custom
-inset (see \figref{LyX-custom-insets}) in \LyX{} references figures.
-The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}
-\index{figureDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDefinition@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDefinition} \index{FigureDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{} (see page \pageref{The-figure-definition}). This macro
-will expand to ``FIG. xx'' where xx is the number determined for
-the figure.\end{sloppypar}
-\item The \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotateWithName} \index{annotateWithName macro@\textbackslash{}annotateWithName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotateWithName@\textbackslash{}annotateWithName}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Annotation+Name} \index{Annotation+Name custom inset}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset!Annotation+Name}custom
-inset (see \figref{LyX-custom-insets}) in \LyX{} references drawing
-elements. The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition} macro in \LaTeX{} or
-the \textbf{AnnotationDefinition} environment in \LyX{} (see page
-\pageref{The-annotation-definition}). This macro will expand to ``xxxx
-{[}yy{]}'' where xxxx is the text for the drawing element provided
-in a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationName} macro in \LaTeX{}
-or the \textbf{AnnotationName} environment in \LyX{} and yy is the
-number determined for the annotation.
-\item The \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotate} \index{annotate macro@\textbackslash{}annotate macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotate@\textbackslash{}annotate}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Annotation} \index{Annotation custom inset}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset!Annotation}custom
-inset (see \figref{LyX-custom-insets}) in \LyX{} references drawing
-elements, but without the associated name. The argument is the same
-as the argument supplied to a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}
-macro in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationDefinition} environment
-in \LyX{} (see page \pageref{The-annotation-definition}). This macro
-will expand to ``{[}yy{]}'' where yy is the number determined for
-the annotation. This macro is mostly used when the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotateWithName}
-macro in \LaTeX{} or the \mbox{\textbf{Annotation+Name}} custom inset
-in \LyX{} is inappropriate when, for example, the name associated
-with the annotation number produces awkward text in the patent application.
-In circumstances like this, the annotation name corresponding to the
-drawing element is manually written followed by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotate}
-macro. When this is done, the agreement between the element name and
-number must be checked prior to filing.
-\item The\texttt{ \textbackslash{}annotationNumberReference} (or \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotateNoBrackets}
-which is an alias) \index{annotationNumberReference macro@\textbackslash{}annotationNumberReference macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationNumberReference@\textbackslash{}annotationNumberReference}\index{annotateNoBrackets macro@\textbackslash{}annotateNoBrackets macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotateNoBrackets@\textbackslash{}annotateNoBrackets}macro
-in \LaTeX{} references only the drawing element number\index{figure!number reference}.
-The argument is the same as the argument supplied to a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}
-macro in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationDefinition} environment
-in \LyX{} (see page \pageref{The-annotation-definition}). This macro
-will expand to ``yy'' where yy is the number determined for the
-annotation. This macro is mostly used in \LaTeX{} based drawing packages
-(see \subref{TpX}) to automatically draw the number associated with
-the annotation on the drawing. Sometimes, this number needs to be
-underlined when the annotation number in a drawing cannot be pointed
-to an element. This is somewhat rare. In this case, use the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotateNumberReferenceUnderlined}
-\index{annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined macro@\textbackslash{}annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined@\textbackslash{}annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined}macro
-or simply enclose the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotateNumberReference}
-macro with \texttt{\textbackslash{}underline\{\}}.
-\end{itemize}
-
-\subsection{The Brief Description of the Drawings Section\label{sub:The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section}}
-
-The brief description of the drawings\index{brief description of the drawings}
-is a required section that is placed between the Summary of the Invention
-section and the Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
-section. It is produced automatically by placing the the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}
-\index{patentDrawingDescriptions macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawingDescriptions@\textbackslash{}patentDrawingDescriptions}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DrawingsDescriptionSection} \index{DrawingsDescriptionSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsDescriptionSection}environment
-in \LyX{} just before the Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
-section. No argument is provided.
-
-This macro expands into something like:
-
-\noindent \begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-{\textbf{\uline{BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS}}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference is made
-to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:
-
-FIG. 1 aaaa;
-
-FIG. 2 bbbb;
-
-\ldots{}
-
-FIG. x cccc; and
-
-FIG. y dddd. %
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-Here, aaaa, bbbb, cccc and dddd refers to a figure description supplied
-by a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDescription} \index{figureDescription macro@\textbackslash{}figureDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDescription@\textbackslash{}figureDescription}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDescription} \index{FigureDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDescription}environment
-in \LyX{} (see page \pageref{The-figure-description}) and x and y
-refer to corresponding figure numbers. Notice that the brief description
-of the drawings is punctuated so that it reads as a long run-on sentence
-(see \ref{sub:Brief-Description-of-Drawings-customization}).
-
-
-\subsection{The Drawings Section\label{sub:The-Drawings-Section}}
-
-The drawings section\index{figure!section} is placed at the very
-end of the document (or just before the \texttt{\textbackslash{}end\{document\}}
-macro in \LaTeX{}). It is produced automatically using the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}
-\index{patentDrawings macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawings@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DrawingsSection} \index{DrawingsSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsSection}environment
-in \LyX{}.
-
-This macro expands into something like:
-
-\noindent \begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-invention name\linebreak{}
-inventor name et. al.\linebreak{}
-docket number\linebreak{}
-patent attorney name (xxx)-xxx-xxxx
-\par\end{center}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-1/N
-\par\end{center}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\medskip{}
-name.ext\medskip{}
-
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\begin{center}
-FIG. x caption
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-Here the invention name (provided by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}title}
-\index{title macro@\textbackslash{}title macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!title@\textbackslash{}title}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Title} \index{Title environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Title}environment
-in \LyX{}), first named inventor (provided by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}inventor}
-\index{inventor macro@\textbackslash{}inventor macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!inventor@\textbackslash{}inventor}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Inventor} \index{Inventor environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Inventor}environment
-in \LyX{}), docket number (provided by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber}
-\index{setDocketNumber macro@\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setDocketNumber@\textbackslash{}setDocketNumber}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DocketNumber} \index{DocketNumber environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DocketNumber}environment
-in \LyX{}), patent attorney name (provided by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setLawyerName}
-\index{setLawyerName macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerName@\textbackslash{}setLawyerName}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{LawyerName} \index{LawyerName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerName}environment
-in \LyX{}), and patent attorney phone number (provided by the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone}
-\index{setLawyerPhone macro@\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!setLawyerPhone@\textbackslash{}setLawyerPhone}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{LawyerPhone} \index{LawyerPhone environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!LawyerPhone}environment
-in \LyX{}) correspond to information provided in the front matter
-(see \secref{Front-matter}). The fields name, ext and caption correspond
-to information provided in the figure definition (see page \pageref{The-figure-definition})
-and x corresponds to the assigned figure number. The 1/N refers to
-the page number of the drawings out of the total N pages found (note
-that you will need to run \LaTeX{} multiple times to get this right).
-
-If you have problems with drawing placement or get \LaTeX{} errors,
-you might need to clear pages after certain drawings (see clearing
-pages on page \pageref{clear-page}).
-
-
-\subsection{The Annotation List\label{sub:The-Annotation-List}}
-
-\index{annotation!list section}When printed in draft mode (see \subref{Printing-Mode}),
-the drawings are automatically preceded by the annotation list section
-by virtue of the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentDrawings} \index{patentDrawings macro@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentDrawings@\textbackslash{}patentDrawings}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{DrawingsSection} \index{DrawingsSection environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!DrawingsSection}environment
-in \LyX{}.
-
-The annotation list is a section with the heading ``Annotation List''.
-It contains, for each figure with at least one annotation:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The number of the figure followed by its variable name\index{figure!definition}
-(supplied by a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}
-\index{figureDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDefinition@\textbackslash{}figureDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDefinition} \index{FigureDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{} - see page \pageref{The-figure-definition}) followed by
-the figure description\index{figure!description} (supplied by a previous
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}figureDescription} \index{figureDescription macro@\textbackslash{}figureDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!figureDescription@\textbackslash{}figureDescription}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{FigureDescription} \index{FigureDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!FigureDescription}environment
-in \LyX{} - see page \pageref{The-figure-description}).
-\item For each annotation within the figure:
-
-\begin{itemize}
-\item The number of the annotation followed by its variable name (supplied
-by an \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition} \index{annotationDefinition macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDefinition@\textbackslash{}annotationDefinition}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{annotationDefinition} \index{AnnotationDefinition environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDefinition}environment
-in \LyX{}) followed by its text name (supplied by an\texttt{ \textbackslash{}annotationName}
-\index{annotationName macro@\textbackslash{}annotationName macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationName@\textbackslash{}annotationName}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationName} \index{AnnotationName environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationName}environment
-in \LyX{}) followed by its description (supplied by an \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationDescription}
-\index{annotationDescription macro@\textbackslash{}annotationDescription macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationDescription@\textbackslash{}annotationDescription}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{AnnotationDescription} \index{AnnotationDescription environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!AnnotationDescription}environment
-in \LyX{}).
-\end{itemize}
-\end{itemize}
-Note that figures without annotations are not shown in the annotation
-list.
-
-
-
-
-\section{Claims\label{sec:Claims}}
-
-Claims are relatively unstructured (from a \LaTeX{} and \LyX{} standpoint);
-a qualified patent attorney is generally required to get claim structure
-and language correct. The Claims section should appear after the Detailed
-Description of the Preferred Embodiments section and is begun and
-ended with the \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart} and \texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}
-\index{patentClaimsStart macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsStart@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}\index{patentClaimsEnd macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsEnd@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}macros
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{ClaimsStart} and \textbf{ClaimsEnd} \index{ClaimsStart environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsStart}\index{ClaimsEnd environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsEnd}environments
-in \LyX{}. These take no arguments.
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}beginClaim\{AnIndepClaim\}}
-
-\texttt{An Independent claim.}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}beginClaim\{ADepClaim\}}
-
-\texttt{A dependent claim of \textbackslash{}claimRef\{AnIndepClaim\}.}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}
-
-\begin{center}
-\texttt{\ldots{}}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LaTeX{} Patent Claims}
-\label{fig:LaTeX-patent-claims}\index{patentClaimsStart macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsStart@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsStart}\index{patentClaimsEnd macro@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!patentClaimsEnd@\textbackslash{}patentClaimsEnd}\index{beginClaim macro@\textbackslash{}beginClaim macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!beginClaim@\textbackslash{}beginClaim}\index{claimRef macro@\textbackslash{}claimRef macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!claimRef@\textbackslash{}claimRef}
-\end{figure}
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\begin{flushleft}
-\textbf{AnIndepClaim}\\
-An Independent Claim.
-\par\end{flushleft}
-
-\textbf{ADepClaim}\\
-A dependent claim of %
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.2\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-AnIndepClaim
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}.
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny ---END OF PATENT CLAIMS---}
-\par\end{flushright}{\tiny \par}
-
-\medskip{}
-
-
-\begin{flushright}
-\textbf{\tiny --}
-\par\end{flushright}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{\protect\LyX{} Patent Claims}
-\label{fig:LyX-patent-claims}\index{ClaimsStart environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsStart}\index{ClaimsEnd environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!ClaimsEnd}\index{Claim environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Claim}\index{ClaimReference custom inset}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset!ClaimReference}
-\end{figure}
- The Patent Claims section will always start on a new page and will
-automatically begin with a statement like: ``What is claimed:''.
-This statement will be printed automatically, but the statement can
-be customized (see \ref{sub:Claims-customization}).
-
-Each claim begins with the \texttt{\textbackslash{}beginClaim} \index{beginClaim macro@\textbackslash{}beginClaim macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!beginClaim@\textbackslash{}beginClaim}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{Claim} \index{Claim environment}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!environment!Claim}environment
-in \LyX{}. The argument is a name by which the claim is referenced.
-The argument should be a name and should not imply the number as claim
-numbers are assigned automatically.
-
-A claim is referred to within the claims section with the \texttt{\textbackslash{}claimRef}
-\index{claimRef macro@\textbackslash{}claimRef macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!claimRef@\textbackslash{}claimRef}macro
-in \LaTeX{} or the \textbf{ClaimReference} \index{ClaimReference custom inset}\index{LyX@\LyX{}!custom inset!ClaimReference}custom
-inset (see \figref{LyX-custom-insets}) in \LyX{}. The argument is
-the previously mentioned name of the claim defined by the argument
-of a previous \texttt{\textbackslash{}beginClaim} macro in \LaTeX{}
-or the \textbf{Claim} environment in \LyX{}.
-
-A \LaTeX{} example is shown in \figref{LaTeX-patent-claims} and a
-\LyX{} example is shown in \figref{LyX-patent-claims}.
-
-Note that since claims use standard \LaTeX{} style of cross-referencing,
-you will need to compile your document twice at least to get the claim
-references properly updated. \LyX{} takes care of this automatically.
-
-
-
-
-\section{Customizations and Formatting\label{sec:Customizations-and-Formatting}}
-
-If you are an inventor trying to take a first shot at writing a patent
-application, you will not need any customizations mentioned in this
-section. If you are a patent attorney trying to use these tools to
-improve your patent application flow, you will invariably desire various
-changes to meet your style. The first, easiest customization is in
-the naming and inclusion of various sections. The names and the sections
-you wish to include is up to you and can be changed easily by editing
-the PatentApplication.tex or PatentApplication.lyx template documents
-which you are free to do. More difficult customizations can be performed
-by editing the uspatent.cls and uspatent.layout files, but these will
-require excessive skill with \LaTeX{} and \LyX{}. There are some relatively
-easy customizations that have been anticipated. These can only be
-made with \LaTeX{} code, however (use \texttt{{[}Insert{]} {[}\TeX{}
-Code{]}} to accomplish these customizations from within \LyX{}).
-
-
-\subsection{Claims\label{sub:Claims-customization}}
-
-The uspatent.cls file begins the claims section with the text: ``What
-is claimed:''. To change this, redefine the \texttt{\textbackslash{}WhatIsClaimed}
-macro.
-
-Here is an example redefinition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\begin{flushleft}
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}renewcommand\{\textbackslash{}WhatIsClaimed\}\{WHAT
-IS CLAIMED IS:\}}
-\par\end{flushleft}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-
-\subsection{Brief Description of the Drawings\label{sub:Brief-Description-of-Drawings-customization}}
-
-The uspatent.cls file provides for a Brief Description of the Drawings
-section as outlined in \subref{The-Brief-Description-of-the-Drawings-Section}.
-To change the name of this section, redefine the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationFigureListSectionName}
-macro. To change the preamble of this section, redefine the \texttt{\textbackslash{}annotationFigureListPreamble}
-macro.
-
-Here is an example redefinition:
-
-\begin{center}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\columnwidth}%
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}renewcommand\{\textbackslash{}annotationFigureListSectionName\}\{\%}
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}patentSection\{Description of the Drawings\}\}}
-
-\smallskip{}
-
-
-\texttt{\textbackslash{}renewcommand\{\textbackslash{}annotationFigureListPreamble\}\{\%}
-
-\texttt{Reference is made to the following description and accompanying
-drawings, in which:\textbackslash{}par\} }%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{center}
-
-Also, during review of this document, there seems to be some question
-of whether the description of the drawings really ought to be a run-on
-sentence. To make the descriptions read as separate sentences each
-ending in a period, provide the \texttt{\textbackslash{}setFigureListNoRunOn}
-macro.
-
-
-\section{Drawing Packages}
-
-\index{figure!drawing packages}This section describes some basic
-ways to work with drawings with known drawing packages. I recommend
-that you provide drawings in either TpX (pdf\index{PDF} or \TikZ~\index{TikZ}
-format) or in pdf produced by other drawing packages. To check the
-quality of drawings, even in pdf, create your drawing and zoom the
-drawing on your computer screen. If the drawing retains its crispness
-even under extreme zoom settings, then the quality is good. If it
-does not, you will need to find another solution. \index{figure!drawing package quality}This
-quality is illustrated in \figref{Zoomed-badness} and \figref{Zoomed-goodness}.
-Lossy formats like JPEG\index{JPEG} should particularly be avoided.
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{DrawingZoomBad}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Zoomed Drawing Exhibiting Badness}
-\label{fig:Zoomed-badness}\index{figure!drawing package quality}
-
-\begin{centering}
-\framebox{\begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\columnwidth}%
-\begin{center}
-\includegraphics{DrawingZoomGood}
-\par\end{center}%
-\end{minipage}}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Zoomed Drawing Exhibiting Goodness}
-\label{fig:Zoomed-goodness}
-\end{figure}
-
-
-
-\subsection{Visio\label{sub:Visio}}
-
-When using Visio\index{Visio}, the preferred method is to create
-your pictures in a two step process:
-\begin{enumerate}
-\item Create your picture in whatever tool is appropriate. Visio is a good
-tool for creating basic engineering diagrams, but other tools might
-be appropriate. Make sure this picture is no bigger than $5"\times8"$
-to allow for annotation lines to extend outside the picture boundaries.
-\item Import your picture into Visio. In the case that the picture was created
-in Visio, import the picture into another Visio document using {[}insert{]}{[}object{]}
-and then check the create from file check box. Browse to your file
-and import it. If you are creating a visio drawing within visio (recommended),
-then use {[}insert{]}{[}object{]} and specify a visio drawing.
-\end{enumerate}
-Basically, the idea here is to use Visio as a \emph{housing} for your
-drawing. The housing contains the main drawing, sets the size of the
-drawing absolutely, and is where the annotations are drawn. The main
-drawing can be another embedded Visio drawing.
-
-When using Visio\index{Visio}, the annotations must be numbered in
-Visio. This numbering should definitely wait until the end since if
-you change the numbering, you'll have to edit each and every drawing.
-If you want, annotate the drawing with a text label, include the annotation
-in the annotation list as described in \secref{Drawings} with similar
-descriptive text, and at the very end when you are almost finished
-with the application, go back and change the text to the numbers provided
-in the annotation list that is shown in the application in draft mode.
-
-
-\subsubsection{Saving Your Drawing}
-
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{VisioSave}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Saving Visio Drawings as PDF}
-\label{fig:AccessTpXDrawingProperties-1}\index{PDF}
-\end{figure}
-When editing and saving your Visio drawing, you'll want to save your
-drawing in Visio format and save it as a PDF. The PDF document is
-what gets included in the application. To do this, you want to use
-{[}Save As...{]}, select PDF\index{PDF} as the type, then make sure
-the options are set to ISO 19005-1 compliant PDF.
-
-
-\subsection{TpX\label{sub:TpX}}
-
-TpX\index{TpX} is the best tool for creating \LaTeX{} drawings. What's
-good about it is that it easily allows importing other documents and
-touching them up. More importantly though, it allows automatic drawing
-annotation. This section will explain what you need to know to deal
-with TpX documents.
-
-
-\subsubsection{TpX Settings\label{sub:TpX-Settings}}
-
-Your TpX\index{TpX!settings} document must be saved with certain
-settings. These settings can be found under the menu {[}Edit{]}{[}Picture
-properties{]} as shown in \figref{AccessTpXDrawingProperties}.
-\begin{figure}
-\begin{centering}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{TpXSettingsAccess}
-\par\end{centering}
-
-\caption{Accessing TpX Drawing Properties}
-\label{fig:AccessTpXDrawingProperties}
-\end{figure}
-
-
-You will only need to change a few very important properties. These
-are:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \setlength{\itemsep}{0mm} \TeX{}Format=none - this prevents writing
-out spurious EPS files.
-\item Pdf\TeX{}Format=pdf\index{PDF} or tikz\index{TikZ} (recommended)
-- this causes the graphics portion of the drawing to be output in
-PDF if pdf is selected or it is embedded within the TpX document in
-\TikZ~ format if tikz is chosen.
-\item \TeX{}Figure=none - this prevents the \LaTeX{} portion of the file
-from including figure information which is already included in the
-macro that imports the file.
-\item FontSizeIn\TeX{}=0 - this causes the font size to be used from your
-patent application document settings.
-\end{itemize}
-A comprehensive list of the desired settings are:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \setlength{\itemsep}{0mm} Caption=
-\item Comment=
-\item Label=
-\item PicScale=1
-\item Border=2
-\item \TeX{}Format=none
-\item Pdf\TeX{}Format=pdf\index{PDF} or tikz\index{TikZ} (recommended)
-\item BitmapRes=20000
-\item PicMagnif=1
-\item IncludePath=
-\item LineWidth=0.3
-\item ArrowsSize=0.7
-\item StarsSize=1
-\item HatchingStep=2
-\item HatchingLineWidth=0.5
-\item DottedSize=0.5
-\item DashSize=1
-\item DefaultFontHeight=5
-\item FontName=
-\item DefaultSymbolSize=30
-\item ApproximationPrecision=0.01
-\item MiterLimit=10
-\item \TeX{}CenterFigure=1
-\item \TeX{}Figure=none
-\item \TeX{}FigurePlacement=
-\item \TeX{}FigurePrologue=
-\item \TeX{}FigureEpilogue=
-\item \TeX{}PicEpilogue=
-\item FontSizeIn\TeX{}=0
-\item MetaPost\TeX{}Text=1
-\end{itemize}
-
-\subsubsection{Drawing Size}
-
-\index{figure!size}\index{TpX!figure size}Unfortunately (for Americans),
-TpX operates with grids that are metric only. TpX drawings are absolutely
-sized with the origin at 0,0 in the lower left corner. The numbering
-of the grids is in millimeters. You will want to make sure your drawing
-is no larger than $6^{"}\times9^{"}$ which means 150 mm $\times$
-230 mm. Remember, you will need to place annotation lines outside
-the drawing, so ideally, you want to keep the drawing without annotations
-to $5^{"}\times8^{"}$ which means 130 mm $\times$ 200 mm. Usually,
-I place a rectangle filled white set to the back with white lines
-(i.e. no lines showing) first that are the exact size I want the drawing
-to be so that I don't go outside the boundaries.
-
-
-\subsubsection{Annotations\label{sub:Annotations-1}}
-
-\index{annotation!in TpX}\index{TpX!annotations}TpX is great for
-annotating because it can be handled automatically. This is done by
-drawing a line to the element and then labeling it. The line drawing
-is self explanatory. The labeling should be such that it is aligned
-1 mm below the line end vertically and lined up with the line end
-horizontally as shown in \figref{AnnotationAlignment}.
-
-\begin{figure}
-\centering{}\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{annotationAlignment}\caption{Annotation Alignment}
-\label{fig:AnnotationAlignment}\index{annotation!in TpX}\index{TpX!annotations}
-\end{figure}
-Notice in \figref{AnnotationAlignment} that the text properties dialog
-is shown showing how the annotation is labeled. TpX enables two types
-of annotation labels:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \TeX{} - the text you will see on the diagram which can be labeled
-in plain English. This text will not actually show up in your figure
-if there is a Tex te label.
-\item \TeX{} te - the text that describes what will be seen in the diagram.
-Note here that we use the \index{annotationNumberReference macro@\textbackslash{}annotationNumberReference macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotationNumberReference@\textbackslash{}annotationNumberReference}\index{annotateNoBrackets macro@\textbackslash{}annotateNoBrackets macro}\index{LaTeX@\LaTeX{}!macro!annotateNoBrackets@\textbackslash{}annotateNoBrackets}macro
-\textbackslash{}annotateNoBrackets\{input\} which tells the document
-compiler to figure out the number that belongs in the label. In order
-for this to work properly, the label input must have been entered
-in the annotation list as described in \secref{Drawings}. If you
-don't, the drawing will show ?? for the number when you print your
-application.
-\end{itemize}
-As mentioned, these text labels can be used in two ways:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item no \TeX{} te label - the label shown in the drawing and in your document
-will be the label shown in the \TeX{} box.
-\item \TeX{} te label provided - the label shown while editing your document
-will be the \TeX{} label, but the label shown when you print your
-document will be the \TeX{} te label which can be a macro, if desired.
-\end{itemize}
-If using TpX, you should know that the size of the drawing will be
-such that a box can surround the figure, as seen on the TpX screen.
-This means according to the \TeX{} text shown, which is unfortunate.
-You will need to keep your \TeX{} text short so that it does not make
-TpX think that the drawing is larger than it will actually be when
-formatted.
-
-
-\subsubsection{Text Labels}
-
-Text labels may be added to your drawing by using insert text. When
-you insert text, there are many possibilities for how your text labels
-will be shown. You can use macros, formulas and other things as well
-as plain text. The strategy you want to follow is when you are inserting
-just plain text, then use insert text and just type it in. When you
-are inserting something other than plain text, like a formula, then
-use insert text, type in some text that you want to see when editing
-the document (you cannot see the actual formula until you view the
-final document), and then edit the text properties. When you edit
-the text properties, you will see two boxes as shown in \figref{AnnotationAlignment}:
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \TeX{} - the text you will see on the diagram which can be labeled
-in plain English. This text will not actually show up in your figure
-if there is a Tex te label.
-\item \TeX{} te - the text that describes what will be seen in the final
-output. This can be plain text, \LaTeX{} formulas, macros, etc. The
-writing of \LaTeX{} formulas is beyond the scope of this document.
-Just know that you have this capability.
-\end{itemize}
-\cleartooddpage
-\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{#1}}
-
-\cleardoublepage{}
-
-
-\section*{Appendix A - uspatent.cls Listing}
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-%%
-%% Author: Peter J. Pupalaikis (pete_pope at hotmail dot com)
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-\makeatletter
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-
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-
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-\def\annotationFigureListSectionName{%
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-For a more complete understanding of the invention,
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-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figureDescription#1{%
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigdesc \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\expandafter\def\csname anofigdesc \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname{#1}
-\else
-\message{error while assigning description ``#1'' to annotation figure number
-``\the\@annotationfigurenumber'' - it was already defined as
-``\annotationListFigureDescription{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}''.}\fi}
-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figureExtension#1{%
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigext \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\expandafter\def\csname anofigext \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname{#1}
-\else
-\message{error while assigning extension ``#1'' to annotation figure number
-``\the\@annotationfigurenumber'' - it was already defined as
-``\annotationListFigureExtension{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}''.}\fi}
-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figureCaption#1{%
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigcap \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\expandafter\def\csname anofigcap \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname{#1}
-\else
-\message{error while assigning caption ``#1'' to annotation figure number
-``\the\@annotationfigurenumber'' - it was already defined as
-``\annotationListFigureCaption{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}''.}\fi}
-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figureClearPageAfter{%
-\expandafter\def\csname anofigcp \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname{}}
-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\@newfigure#1{
-\expandafter\ifx\csname fignum#1 \endcsname\relax
-\global\advance\@annotationfigurenumber by 1
-\expandafter\edef\csname anofigname \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname{#1}
-\expandafter\edef\csname fignum#1 \endcsname{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}
-\else\message{error: duplicate annotation #1}\fi}
-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figureDefinition{\@ifnextchar[{\@figuredefinitionmulti}{\@newfigure}}
-\def\@figuredefinitionmulti[#1]#2{\@newfigure{#2}\figureDescription{#1}}
-\makeatother
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figureReference#1{FIG.~\figurenumberreference{#1}}
-\makeatother
-
-\def\figurenumberreference#1{\csname fignum#1 \endcsname}
-
-\expandafter\def\csname showfigure pdf\endcsname #1#2#3{%
-\begin{figure}[!ht]
-\centering
-\includegraphics[]{#1.#2}\par
-\figureReference{#1}~~#3 \par
-\end{figure}
-}
-
-\expandafter\def\csname showfigure tpx\endcsname #1#2#3{%
-\begin{figure}[ht]
-\centering
-\input{"#1.tpx"}\par
-\figureReference{#1}~~#3 \par
-\end{figure}
-}
-
-\expandafter\def\csname showfigure tex\endcsname #1#2#3{%
-\begin{figure}[ht]
-\centering
-\input{"#1.tex"}\par
-\figureReference{#1}~~#3 \par
-\end{figure}
-}
-
-\expandafter\def\csname showfigure placeholder\endcsname #1#2#3{%
-\begin{figure}[ht]
-\centering
-no extension provided for file name #1.\par This will be
-used as a placeholder\par
-\figureReference{#1}~~#3 \par
-\end{figure}
-}
-
-\expandafter\def\csname showfigure unk\endcsname #1#2#3{%
-\begin{figure}[ht]
-\centering
-\includegraphics[]{#1.#2}\par
-\figureReference{#1}~~#3 \par
-\end{figure}
-}
-
-\makeatletter
-\def\figures{{%
-\@annotationfigurenumber=1
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigname \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\else
-\figuresStart
-\loop
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigname \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\else
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigext \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\edef\figureextension{placeholder}
-\else
-\edef\figureextension{%
-\annotationListFigureExtension{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}}
-\fi
-\expandafter\ifx\csname showfigure \figureextension\endcsname\relax
-% this is an unknown figure extension
-\def\figureshower{\csname showfigure unk\endcsname}
-\else
-\def\figureshower{\csname showfigure \figureextension\endcsname}
-\fi
-\figureshower{\annotationListFigureName{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}}%
-{\figureextension}%
-{\annotationListFigureCaption{\the\@annotationfigurenumber}}
-\expandafter\ifx\csname anofigcp \the\@annotationfigurenumber\endcsname\relax
-\else
-\clearpage
-\fi
-\advance\@annotationfigurenumber by 1
-\repeat
-\figuresEnd
-\fi
-}}
-\makeatother
-
-\def\annotationFigureListSectionName{
-\patentSection{Brief Description of the Drawings}}
-
-\def\annotationListSectionName{\patentSection{Annotation List}}
-
-\def\annotationFigureListPreamble{
-\patentParagraph{For a more complete understanding of the invention,
-reference is made to the following description and accompanying
-drawings, in which:}}
-
-\def\patentDrawingDescriptions{\printAnnotationFigureList}
-
-\def\referencePatentFigure#1{\figureReference{#1}}
-\def\annotate#1{\annotationReference{#1}}
-\def\annotateWithName#1{\annotationNameAndReference{#1}}
-
-\def\annotationFigureListPrintFigure#1{
-\patentParagraph{\figureName ~#1 is \annotationListFigureDescription{#1}}}
-
-\def\annotateNoBrackets#1{\annotationNumberReference{#1}}
-
-\def\figuresStart{\patentDrawingsStart}
-\def\figuresEnd{\patentDrawingsEnd}
-
-\def\patentDrawings{%
-\ifPatentOfficeMode
-\else
-\printAnnotationList
-\fi
-
-\figures
-}
-
-\endinput
-%%
-%% End of file `patent.cls'.
-\end{lstlisting}
-
-
-\cleartooddpage
-
-\cleardoublepage{}
-
-
-\section*{Appendix B - PatentLayout.tex Listing }
-
-\noindent \begin{flushleft}
-\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix B - PatentLayout.tex Listing}
-\sectionmark{Appendix B - PatentLayout.tex Listing}
-\begin{lstlisting}
-%%
-%% This is file `PatentApplication.tex',
-%%
-%%
-%% Author: Peter J. Pupalaikis (pete_pope at hotmail dot com)
-%% Copyright 2012 Peter J. Pupalaikis
-%% Version 1.0
-%%
-%% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
-%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
-%% version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any
-%% later version.
-%% The latest version of the license is in
-%% http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
-%% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
-%% LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later.
-%%
-%% This work consists of the files listed in the README file.
-%%
-\documentclass[english]{uspatent}
-\begin{document}
-
-\setAssigneeName{Assignee Name}
-\setAssigneeAddress{Assignee Address}
-\setAssigneeCity{Assignee City, State, Zip}
-\setAssigneePhone{Assignee Phone}
-\setDocketNumber{Docket Number}
-\setLawyerName{Patent Lawyer Name}
-\setLawyerNumber{Patent Lawer Reg. Number}
-\setLawyerPhone{Patent Lawyer Phone}
-\setOtherInventor{Another Inventor}
-\setOtherInventor{Yet Another Inventor}
-\setDocumentVersion{0.0}
-\setPrintingModeApplication
-
-\include{Drawings}
-
-\title{Invention Name Not Yet Defined}
-\date{Date of this version}
-\inventor{First Named Inventor}
-
-\maketitle
-
-\patentSection{Field of the Invention}
-
-\patentParagraph Describe the field of the invention like...
-
-\patentParagraph The present invention relates to \ldots and in particular to \ldots
-
-\patentParagraph In other words, the basic types of things that the invention improves or is implemented in.
-
-\patentSection{Background of the Invention}
-
-\patentParagraph Describe the past. Focus on problems that you will be solving. Talk about prior-art in detail to describe what has been done before and what the problems are. You are telling a story that inevitably leads up to ending statements like:
-
-\patentParagraph What is needed is\ldots
-
-\patentParagraph The things that are needed will be put forth as solutions in the next section.
-
-\patentSection{Objects of the Invention}
-
-\patentParagraph It is an object of this invention to \ldots Note that the objects should match the things that are needed as described in the last section. Do not describe the invention here, just the problems that will be solved or the utility of the invention.
-
-\patentParagraph Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification and drawings.
-
-\patentSection{Summary of the Invention}
-
-\patentParagraph In order to overcome \ldots, we do\ldots
-
-\patentParagraph The invention accordingly comprises the several steps and the relation of one or more of such steps with respect to each of the others, and the apparatus embodying features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts that are adapted to affect such steps, all is exemplified in the following detailed disclosure, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
-
-\patentDrawingDescriptions
-
-\patentSection{Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments}
-
-\patentParagraph The details of the invention go here. I will use this area to make reference to the drawings so you can see how it's done.
-
-\patentParagraph The arrangement in \referencePatentFigure{VisioDrawing} shows an exemplary arrangement of a preferred embodiment. In \referencePatentFigure{VisioDrawing}, one sees a \annotateWithName{Widget} and a \annotateWithName{Thing} with a preferable \annotateWithName{WidgetThingConnection} that enables the \annotateWithName{Thing} to process the data coming from the \annotateWithName{Widget}. I think you get the idea. You can refer to the number as \annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined{Widget}.
-
-\patentParagraph You can either write: \annotateWithName{Thing} or you can write thing~\annotate{Thing}. They both produce the same thing.
-
-\patentParagraph Note that you make and refer to equations like this:
-
-\begin{equation}
-E=mc^{2}\label{eq:energy}
-\end{equation}
-
-\patentParagraph One of my favorite equations is:
-
-\begin{equation}
-e^{j\theta}=\cos\left(\theta\right)+j\cdot\sin\left(\theta\right)\label{eq:euler}
-\end{equation}
-
-\patentParagraph We refer to the first equation as \prettyref{eq:energy} and the second as \prettyref{eq:euler}. The second equation \prettyref{eq:euler} is Euler's equation.
-
-\patentParagraph It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and, because certain changes may be made in carrying out the above method and in the construction(s) set forth without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
-
-\patentParagraph It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
-
-\patentClaimsStart
-
-\beginClaim{Claim1}
-
-This is an independent claim.
-
-\beginClaim{Claim2}
-
-The method of \claimRef{Claim1} further comprising\ldots
-
-\patentClaimsEnd
-
-\patentSection{Abstract}
-
-A simple statement of what the invention pertains to\ldots
-
-\patentDrawings
-\end{document}
-\end{lstlisting}
-
-\par\end{flushleft}
-
-\cleardoublepage{}
-
-\cleartoevenpage
-
-
-\section*{Appendix C - Patent Application Document Printout}
-
-\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix C - Patent Application Document Printout}
-\sectionmark{Appendix C - Patent Application Document Printout}The following pages contain a printout of the final document created
-upon compilation of the PatentApplication.lyx or PatentApplication.tex
-document with the uspatent.cls file provided.
-
-\includepdf[pages=-]{\string"../\string"PatentApplication}
-
-\cleartooddpage
-
-\noindent \printindex{}
-\end{document}
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