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Pupalaikis \end_layout \begin_layout Date September 8 \begin_inset script superscript \begin_layout Plain Layout th \end_layout \end_inset , 2012 \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset CommandInset toc LatexCommand tableofcontents \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash clearpage \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Newpage pagebreak \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Section* License \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Author \end_layout \end_inset Author: Peter J. Pupalaikis (pete_pope at hotmail dot com) \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset Copyright © 2012 Peter J. Pupalaikis \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset Version: 1.0 \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset 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 \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt \end_layout \end_inset and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/06/0 1 or later. \end_layout \begin_layout Section* Foreword \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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: \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Tracey Kinsella, the in-house paralegal at my company Teledyne LeCroy, proof-rea d this document and, as usual, found most of the errors that no one else did. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Amy Hendrickson of TeXnology 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Section Background \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 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: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize When the application was filed and when a patent was granted, I was unclear about the level of protection that was actually obtained. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 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 outlined): \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize I use a lot of equations and these were sometimes difficult for the patent attorneys to accurately copy. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Drawings I created were often rejected by the patent office. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 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: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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 referenci ng. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TeX \end_layout \end_inset created by Donald Knuth \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Knuth, Donald \end_layout \end_inset , a Stanford professor and author of many seminal books on computer programming. His aim in creating TeX is to beautifully typeset technical documents especiall y those containing a lot of mathematics. Knuth's goals were very similar to mine in many ways: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Being a programmer, he believed in essentially programming the layout so that the result followed certain predetermined rules. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 on class \emph default 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset What You See Is What You Mean \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset 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 on compile \emph default 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 on mostly \emph default 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Section Introduction \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:Introduction" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard If you are reading this document, you probably fall into one the following categories: \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "enu:introInventor" \end_inset You are an inventor and want to try writing your own patent application. \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "enu:introAttorney" \end_inset You are an attorney who wants a better tool for writing a consistent and properly formatted application. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard If you are in category \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "enu:introAttorney" \end_inset , 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "enu:introInventor" \end_inset I need to provide a warning upfront: \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 \series bold 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_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Mostly, I have to provide this warning because people in category \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "enu:introAttorney" \end_inset also sue people. I don't want to get sued. But seriously, I need to provide this warning because in my discussions with category \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "enu:introAttorney" \end_inset 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. \begin_inset Branch Patent Advice status collapsed \begin_layout Standard I tend to be explicit and hopefully clear in the spirit of proper information disclosure. I believe that some attorneys recommend being purposely vague to increase the potential value of a future interpretation of your patent rights. They are of course right and you should listen to them. Anyway, you will see some of my advice in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Guide-to-Filling-in-the-Patent-Sections" \end_inset . \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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. \begin_inset Branch Patent Advice status collapsed \begin_layout Standard If you are an inventor, take my opinions on patents with a grain of salt and let a qualified patent attorney make the final call. 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. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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: \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "enu:Editor-Choice" \end_inset . Otherwise, see \begin_inset CommandInset href LatexCommand href 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 not entering equations in your application, you should not need to know much about the specifics of LaTeX. \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate If you don't have LaTeX installed, then you'll want to install it now. You can find some basic installation instructions in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Installing-LaTeX" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "enu:Editor-Choice" \end_inset 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Installing-TeXWorks" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "sub:Installing-LyX" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate 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 \begin_inset script superscript \begin_layout Plain Layout ® \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Foot status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation \end_layout \end_inset based drawing editor Visio \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Visio \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset script superscript \begin_layout Plain Layout ® \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Foot status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Visio is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation \end_layout \end_inset in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Visio" \end_inset . 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 \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash TikZ \end_layout \end_inset - but you don't really need to know this detail). Instructions for installing and working with TpX can be found in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:TpX" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate 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 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" \end_inset . \begin_inset Branch Patent Advice status collapsed \begin_layout Standard Use \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Guide-to-Filling-in-the-Patent-Sections" \end_inset for a guide to filling out the patent application. \end_layout \end_inset \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Section Tool Installation \end_layout \begin_layout Standard In order to write your patent application, you will first need to install some tools. These are: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LaTeX \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX \end_layout \end_inset - A document typesetting program that converts text documents into final PDF \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset format for filing. See \begin_inset CommandInset href LatexCommand href 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 status collapsed \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 \begin_layout Itemize TpX \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash TikZ \end_layout \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 status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset format. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LyX \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 LatexCommand label name "sub:Installing-LaTeX" \end_inset \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 status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!obtaining \end_layout \end_inset which is the TeX Users Group \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TeX Users Group \end_layout \end_inset (TUG \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TUG| see \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout {TeX Users Group} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset ). 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Here are the sources for various TeX installations: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://tug.org/texlive/ \end_layout \end_inset - TeX Live Installation. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://tug.org/mactex/ \end_layout \end_inset - MacTeX installation. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://tug.org/protext/ \end_layout \end_inset - proTeXt installation. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://www.miktex.org/ \end_layout \end_inset - MiKTeX installation. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard I use proTeXt (based on MiKTeX) on Windows and GNU/Linux machines. MacTeX is the preferred installation for the Mac \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Mac \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset script superscript \begin_layout Plain Layout ® \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Foot status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc. \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Installing TeXworks \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Installing-TeXWorks" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard In most cases, TeXworks \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TeXworks!installation \end_layout \end_inset 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 . \end_layout \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 status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!obtaining \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!installation \end_layout \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 . For Windows, click \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset LyX-2.02-2-Installer.exe \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset or whichever is the latest version. When prompted to select a typesetting system, select the \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset ... \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. \end_layout \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: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout uspatent.cls \end_layout \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 status collapsed \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 status collapsed \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 status collapsed \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 status collapsed \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. \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 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. \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash end{sloppypar} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize VisioDrawing.pdf - an example Visio drawing exported in \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset PDF format. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TpXDrawing.tpx - an example TpX drawing containing \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash TikZ~ \end_layout \end_inset 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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout 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 _ \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 \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:Driving-Latex-from-command-line" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard LaTeX \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!command line usage \end_layout \end_inset can be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you have: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LaTeX installed properly. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize A text editor of any kind. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize A PDF \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset viewer of any kind. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Assuming you have followed the directions in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Starting-a-New-Application" \end_inset , you will have a directory called \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout MyInvention file \end_layout \end_inset MyInvention and in it you will have at least the files \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout uspatent.cls \end_layout \end_inset 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 \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" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter pdflatex \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout pdflatex \end_layout \end_inset MyInvention \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard followed by the enter key. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash needspace{5 \backslash baselineskip} \end_layout \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" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \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 \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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TeXworks \end_layout \end_inset \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 \end_inset can be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you have: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LaTeX installed properly. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXworks installed (usually comes with your LaTeX installation). \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Assuming you have followed the directions in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Starting-a-New-Application" \end_inset , you will have a directory called MyInvention and in it you will have at least the files uspatent.cls \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout uspatent.cls \end_layout \end_inset , MyInvention \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout MyInvention file \end_layout \end_inset .tex, Drawings.tex, VisioDrawing.pdf, and TpXDrawing.tpx. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard To edit your application, open MyInvention.tex with TeXworks or type from the command line from within this directory: \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" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter texworks MyInvention.tex \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard You can become familiar with TeXworks 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:TeXworks-ribbon-bar" \end_inset . One is a drop-down list selector that selects the program used to produce the output file. This should be set to pdfLaTeX \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout pdflatex \end_layout \end_inset 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_inset Float figure wide false sideways false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \begin_inset Graphics filename TeXworks.png \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout TeXworks ribbon bar \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:TeXworks-ribbon-bar" \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Section Driving LyX \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:Driving-LyX" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard LyX \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX \end_layout \end_inset can be used to edit and produce your patent application presuming you have: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LaTeX installed properly (remember LyX is just a front-end for LaTeX). \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LyX installed properly. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Assuming you have followed the directions in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Starting-a-New-Application" \end_inset , you will have a directory called MyInvention \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout MyInvention file \end_layout \end_inset and in it you will have at least the files uspatent.cls, MyInvention.lyx, Drawings.lyx, VisioDrawing.pdf, and TpXDrawing.tpx. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard To edit your application, open MyInvention.lyx with LyX. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard If you created MyInvention.lyx by making a copy of PatentApplication.lyx, then all of the document settings should be correctly configured (see \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "sub:LyX-Document-Settings" \end_inset for a complete list of settings). \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 LyX.png \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Output Controls \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-output-controls" \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset The output controls are shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-output-controls" \end_inset . Pressing the googly eyes to the left should cause LyX to produce the PDF \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset document and open it for display. For the display to work, you will need to have a PDF reader installed. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Environments \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!environment \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Custom Insets \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!custom inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The file uspatent.layout provided overrides and restricts the \emph on environments \emph default 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-environments" \end_inset . Similarly, it provides \emph on custom insets \emph default that provide for certain cross-referencing features. To access these, select them from the drop-down menu by selecting: \family typewriter [Insert][Custom Insets] \family default as shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-custom-insets" \end_inset . \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 LyXEnvironments.png scale 50 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Environments \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout environment \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!environment \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-environments" \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Float figure wide false sideways false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \begin_inset Graphics filename LyXCustomInsets.png scale 50 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Custom Insets \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-custom-insets" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!custom inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout custom inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection LyX Document Settings \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:LyX-Document-Settings" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!document settings \end_layout \end_inset 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 provided you don't change them \emph default . \series bold You are strongly encouraged to not change LyX document settings \series default . This section is provided for completeness so that you know how LyX is set up or in case you get yourself in trouble. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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. \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 DocumentSettings.png scale 50 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Document Settings \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-document-settings" \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset LyX document settings are accessed via the Settings selection in the Document drop-down menu using \family typewriter [Document][Settings] \family default as shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-document-settings" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Document Class \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Document-Class" \end_inset \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 LyXSettingsDocumentClass.png scale 50 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Document Class Settings \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-document-class-settings" \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!document class \end_layout \end_inset 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 LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-document-class-settings" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Output Control - pdfLaTeX \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 LyXDocumentSettingsOutput.png scale 50 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Document Output Settings \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-document-settings-output" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout pdflatex \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Float figure wide false sideways false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \begin_inset Graphics filename LyXDocumentSettingsFont.png scale 75 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Document Font Settings \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-document-settings-font" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout pdflatex \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout pdflatex \end_layout \end_inset There are many offshoots from LaTeX (see \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Installing-LaTeX" \end_inset ); 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 \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 . 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 \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset use non-Tex fonts (via XeTeX/LuaTeX) box \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset is not checked in the Document Fonts Settings menu as shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-document-settings-font" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Section The Layout of the Patent Application \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:The-Layout-of-the-Patent-Application" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Two possible LaTeX patent application documents are shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LaTeX-document-layout" \end_inset and \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LaTeX-document-layout-1" \end_inset . Two possible corresponding LyX patent application documents are shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-document-layout" \end_inset and \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-document-layout-1" \end_inset . \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 \family typewriter \backslash documentclass[english]{uspatent} % includes the uspatent.cls class definitions \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} front matter\SpecialChar \ldots{} % all front matter definitions go here \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash include{Drawings} % includes the figures information \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash maketitle % outputs the title and begins the patent application \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Field of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Cross Reference to Related Applications} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Background of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Objects of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Summary of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentDrawingDescriptions \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsStart \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsEnd \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Abstract} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentDrawings \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash end{document} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Skeleton LaTeX Patent Application Document \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LaTeX-document-layout" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!layout \end_layout \end_inset \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 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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout front matter \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout uspatent.cls \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 \end_layout \end_inset \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 \family typewriter \backslash documentclass[english]{uspatent} % includes the uspatent.cls class definitions \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} front matter\SpecialChar \ldots{} % all front matter definitions go here \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash include{Drawings} % includes the figures information \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash maketitle % outputs the title and begins the patent application \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Technical Field} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Cross Reference to Related Applications} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Background} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Summary} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentDrawingDescriptions \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Detailed Description} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsStart \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsEnd \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentSection{Abstract} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentParagraph blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentDrawings \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash end{document} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Skeleton LaTeX Patent Application Document \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LaTeX-document-layout-1" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!layout \end_layout \end_inset \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 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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout front matter \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout uspatent.cls \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 \end_layout \end_inset \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 right \SpecialChar \ldots{} front matter\SpecialChar \ldots{} \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 "30col%" special "none" height "1in" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center Include: Drawings.lyx \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Field of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Cross Reference to Related Applications \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Background of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Objects of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Summary of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---END OF PATENT CLAIMS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Abstract \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---PATENT DRAWINGS--- \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Skeleton LyX Patent Application Document \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-document-layout" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout front matter \end_layout \end_inset \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 right \SpecialChar \ldots{} front matter\SpecialChar \ldots{} \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 "30col%" special "none" height "1in" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center Include: Drawings.lyx \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Technical Field \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Cross Reference to Related Applications \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Background \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Summary \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Detailed Description \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---END OF PATENT CLAIMS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \series bold \shape smallcaps \bar under Abstract \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout blah, blah blah \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---PATENT DRAWINGS--- \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Skeleton LyX Patent Application Document \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-document-layout-1" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout front matter \end_layout \end_inset \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 \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 \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 \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 \begin_layout Plain Layout annotation!description \end_layout \end_inset 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 annotatio n 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_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \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 \family typewriter \backslash figureDefinition{VisioDrawing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash figureExtension{pdf} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash figureDescription{is an example drawing created in Visio} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDefinition{Widget} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationName{widget} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDescription{a widget in the Visio drawing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDefinition{Thing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationName{thing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDescription{a thing in the visio drawing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDefinition{WidgetThingConnection} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationName{connection} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDescription{the arrow connecting the widget and the thing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash figureDefinition{TpXDrawing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash figureExtension{tpx} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash figureCaption{PRIOR ART} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash figureDescription{is an example drawing created in TpX} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDefinition{input} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationName{input} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDescription{the input} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDefinition{output} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationName{output} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDescription{the output} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDefinition{mathProcessor} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationName{math processor} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash annotationDescription{the math procesor} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Drawing definitions in LaTeX \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LaTeX-drawing-definitions" \end_inset \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \end_layout \end_inset \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 right \series bold Figure Definition:VisioDrawing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Figure Extension:pdf \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Figure Description:is an example drawing created in Visio \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series bold Annotation Definition:Widget \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Annotation Name:widget \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Description:a widget in the Visio drawing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series bold Annotation Definition:Thing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Annotation name:thing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Description:a thing in the visio drawing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series bold Annotation Definition:WidgetThingConnection \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Annotation Name:connection \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Description:the arrow connecting the widget and the thing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series bold Figure Definition:TpXDrawing \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Figure Extension:tpx \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Figure Caption:PRIOR ART \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Figure Description:is an example drawing created in TpX \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series bold Annotation Definition:input \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Annotation Name:input \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Description:the input \series bold \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Definition:output \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Annotation Name:output \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Description:the output \series bold \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Definition:mathProcessor \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset \series default Annotation Name:math processor \begin_inset Newline linebreak \end_inset Annotation Description:the math procesor \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Drawing definitions in LyX \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-drawing-definitions" \end_inset \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \end_layout \end_inset An example drawing file for LaTeX is shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LaTeX-drawing-definitions" \end_inset and for LyX is shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:LyX-drawing-definitions" \end_inset . It is helpful to understand the data structures created when these example drawing files are processed. The figures data structure produced is shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "tab:figure-definitions" \end_inset and the annotations data structure produced is shown in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "tab:annotation-definitions" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \noindent \begin_inset Float table wide false sideways false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \begin_inset Tabular \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Drawing Number \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Element \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Definition \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 1 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout VisioDrawing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Extension \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout pdf \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout an example drawing created in Visio \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Caption \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout none \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout TpXDrawing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Extension \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout tpx \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout an example drawing created in TpX \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Caption \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout PRIOR ART \end_layout \end_inset \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Figure Definitions \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "tab:figure-definitions" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout figure!data structures \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Float table wide false sideways false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \begin_inset Tabular \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Annotation Number \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Figure \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Element \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Definition \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 1 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 1 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout Widget \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout widget \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout a widget in the Visio drawing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout Thing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout thing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout a thing in the visio drawing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 3 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout WidgetThingConnection \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout connection \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout the arrow connecting the widget and the thing \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 4 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout input \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout input \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout the input \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 5 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout output \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout output \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout the output \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout 6 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Name \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout mathProcessor \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout math processor \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold Description \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout the math processor \end_layout \end_inset \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 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) followed by its description (supplied by an \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). \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard Note that figures without annotations are not shown in the annotation list. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \end_layout \begin_layout Section Claims \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:Claims" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsStart \family default and \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsEnd \family default \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 macros in LaTeX or the \series bold ClaimsStart \series default and \series bold ClaimsEnd \series default \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 environments in LyX. These take no arguments. \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 \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsStart \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash beginClaim{AnIndepClaim} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter An Independent claim. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash beginClaim{ADepClaim} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter A dependent claim of \backslash claimRef{AnIndepClaim}. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter \backslash patentClaimsEnd \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \family typewriter \SpecialChar \ldots{} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX Patent Claims \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LaTeX-patent-claims" \end_inset \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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash beginClaim macro \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!macro! \backslash beginClaim \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash claimRef macro \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!macro! \backslash claimRef \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \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 \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---START OF PATENT CLAIMS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \series bold AnIndepClaim \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset \series default An Independent Claim. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \series bold ADepClaim \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset \series default A dependent claim of \begin_inset Box Boxed position "t" hor_pos "c" has_inner_box 1 inner_pos "t" use_parbox 0 use_makebox 0 width "20col%" special "none" height "1in" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center AnIndepClaim \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny ---END OF PATENT CLAIMS--- \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align right \series bold \size tiny -- \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX Patent Claims \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:LyX-patent-claims" \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 \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Claim environment \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!environment!Claim \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout ClaimReference custom inset \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 y begin with a statement like: \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset What is claimed: \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . This statement will be printed automatically, but the statement can be customized (see \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "sub:Claims-customization" \end_inset ). \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Each claim begins with the \family typewriter \backslash beginClaim \family default \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash beginClaim macro \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!macro! \backslash beginClaim \end_layout \end_inset macro in LaTeX or the \series bold Claim \series default \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Claim environment \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LyX!environment!Claim \end_layout \end_inset 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 \begin_layout Standard A claim is referred to within the claims section with the \family typewriter \backslash claimRef \family default \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash claimRef macro \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout LaTeX!macro! \backslash claimRef \end_layout \end_inset macro in LaTeX or the \series bold ClaimReference \series default \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout ClaimReference custom inset \end_layout \end_inset \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 \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 . \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Branch Patent Advice status collapsed \begin_layout Section Basic Patent Terminology \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:Basic-Patent-Vocabulary" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout patent!terminology \end_layout \end_inset This section is provided as layman's terminology of basic patent terms for the purpose of familiarizing you with these terms and the context that 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Anticipate \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout anticipate \end_layout \end_inset - When prior art is sufficiently similar to be considered essentially the same for determination of patentability. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Art \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout art \end_layout \end_inset - Evidence of teaching in an area of technology or craftsmanship. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Assignee \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout assignee \end_layout \end_inset - 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Patent \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout patent \end_layout \end_inset - An official document that grants an owner the right to exclude others from practicing an invention. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Claims \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout claims \end_layout \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 ). \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Continuation \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout continuation \end_layout \end_inset - A patent or application that relies on a previous patent. Generally when the word is used alone it refers to a patent formed from a prior specification and a new set of claims. When a continuation consists of new matter which is different from a prior specification, it is called a continuation in part \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout continuation in part \end_layout \end_inset and the priority dates of the claims will be different. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Dependent Claim \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout dependent claim \end_layout \end_inset - 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Design \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout 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 \begin_layout Plain Layout \emph off ornamental design \end_layout \end_inset design \emph default ). \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Divisional \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout divisional \end_layout \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Enabling \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout enabling \end_layout \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 \begin_layout Plain Layout examiner \end_layout \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout independent claim \end_layout \end_inset Independent Claim - A claim that stands on its own and entirely defines a claim. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Infringement \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout infringement \end_layout \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Obvious \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout obvious \end_layout \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Present Invention \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 \begin_layout Plain Layout preferred embodiments \end_layout \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 best mode \emph default ) in order to be entitled to a patent. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Priority Date \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 \begin_layout Plain Layout prior art \end_layout \end_inset Prior Art - Art that has been practiced before. In layman's terms, something that's already been done (not necessarily patented). \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Prosecution \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout prosecution \end_layout \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 \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 \begin_layout Plain Layout reduction to practice \end_layout \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 \begin_layout Plain Layout skilled in the art \end_layout \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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Specification \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 \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 \begin_layout Itemize Utility \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \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 \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout patent!application filing process \end_layout \end_inset See \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/index.jsp \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Standard You will also want to look at the definitive guide for filing a utility patent application on the PTO website. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout patent!application filing guidelines \end_layout \end_inset See \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/types/utility.jsp \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Here, I provide the non-definitive guide on how to fill out the application. If any information I provide here conflicts with the U.S. patent office then I am incorrect. You should consult the U.S. patent office for definitive and certainly more complete information. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The patent application consists of the following sections: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize front matter \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout front matter \end_layout \end_inset or information - where the definitions are provided like the inventor name, title, etc. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize (optional) Cross-references \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout cross-reference to related applications \end_layout \end_inset - where cross-references to related applications are listed. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Field of the Invention (or Technical Field) \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout field of the invention \end_layout \end_inset - where the field of the invention is very briefly described. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout background of the invention \end_layout \end_inset Background of the Invention (or just Background) - where prior art and present day problems are described. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize (optional) Objects of the Invention \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout objects of the invention \end_layout \end_inset - where the problem being addressed is described. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Summary of the Invention (or just Summary) \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout summary of the invention \end_layout \end_inset - where the invention is summarily described. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Description of Drawings \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout description of drawings \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout figure!brief description section \end_layout \end_inset - where each drawing is referred to and described briefly. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments (or just Detailed Description) \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout detailed description of the preferred embodiments \end_layout \end_inset - where the best known and detailed description of the invention is described. This is usually the longest section. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Claims \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout claims \end_layout \end_inset - where the claims are made. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Abstract \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout abstract \end_layout \end_inset - where a single paragraph summary is provided describing what the invention is about. It must not exceed 150 words. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout annotation!list section \end_layout \end_inset Annotation List - where the drawing elements are defined for referencing elsewhere in the application. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Drawings \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout figure!section \end_layout \end_inset - where the drawing files are listed and included. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Of the sections listed, some are not actually printed in the final application. The front matter just contains the definitions outlined in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Front-matter" \end_inset . The annotation list contains the list of elements in figures that are annotated as outlined in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:The-Annotation-List" \end_inset . The annotation list is printed only in draft mode as mentioned in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Printing-Mode" \end_inset . The drawings, annotation list and description of the drawings section are automatically produced as a function of information provided in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Drawings" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The Drawings, Annotations and Description of Drawings sections are created automatically as a function of the information provided in the Drawings.lyx or Drawings.tex file provided. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Each section and how to fill in the information is now provided in subsequent sections below. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Front Matter \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout front matter \end_layout \end_inset The first thing you will need to provide is a list of information about the application. This is a mechanical operation and involves filling in various definitions as covered in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Front-matter" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Run-on Sentences \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Run-on-Sentences" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout run-on sentences \end_layout \end_inset There are several locations within patent applications that include what I term run-on sentences. These are sentences begging for some periods when read by non-legal personnel. Some areas where this occurs are: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize cross-references to other applications. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize claims \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize descriptions of the drawings (although see \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "sub:Brief-Description-of-Drawings-customization" \end_inset ). \end_layout \begin_layout Standard These occur when elements are being itemized. The proper sentence structure is to list each of the elements delimiting each with a semi-colon until the next to last element which also contains an \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset and \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . If the sentence continues after the list ends, then the last element has a semi-colon and the sentence continues. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard For example, a normal, layman’s description of an invention might look like this: \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 An instrument is produced in a manner such that it has improved measurement speed. The instrument has elements A, B, and C. Elements A and B are connected to each other. This connection causes element C to have improved measurement speed. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The claim language for this might look like this: \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 An instrument having improved measurement speed comprising: \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset an element A; \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset an element B; and \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset an element C; \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset whereby the element A and the element B are connected to each other, and \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset whereby the element C has improved measurement speed and the instrument is faster. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard There are some other observations to make about this sentence, but the primary one I want to make here is that it is in fact a single sentence. All of the elements in the sections listed above are written in this manner as a single sentence making heavy use of the semi-colon and colon. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Citations \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Citations" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout citations \end_layout \end_inset When other works are relied upon in a patent application, they must be cited. Works might be cited in a cross-reference (see \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Cross-references" \end_inset ), in statements regarding prior art typically used to distinguish your invention from things done in the past, or for terminology and establishment of the enabling quality of your application. 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 reader can read this paper to understand terminology that you will use regarding this technique or so that there is evidence that others skilled in the art can read this paper and practice this technique. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Inventors are not required to search for and cite all possible sources of information. Some things are so ordinarily known (like the Fourier Transform in signal processing or the operation of the transistor in electronics) that they go without saying. 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 \emph on Information Disclosure Statement \emph default (or IDS). Patents only need to be identified since the patent office can easily access the material. The provision of this material is adequate and meets sufficiency requirements as they are assumed to be part of the patent application even when not cited. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard People familiar with journals and other scholarly works know about typical citation rules which involve particular formatting rules. These rules provide for the exact manner the work is cited and where the cited work exists. Usually, in scholarly works, the citation is a subscripted number or other reference and the actual citation appears in a footnote or at the end of the article in a bibliography. Patent applications have no such rules except: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize citations are not referenced with numbers or other referencing formats. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize patent applications do not have footnotes or bibliography sections. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize citations appear inline with patent application text. This looks awkward, but it's how it's done. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Citation formats should follow reasonable formatting rules. Citation of a patent or patent application generally contains: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The words US Provisional or US Utility Patent or US Patent Application \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The number (a patent number looks like x,xxx,xxx and a patent application number looks like xx/yyy,yyy where xx is the series code and yyy,yyy is the serial number). \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The date of filing \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The title \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The inventor or first named inventor et al. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize (sometimes) the assignee name. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard An example citation looks like this: \end_layout \begin_layout Standard US Provisional Patent Application 61/300,149, filed 02/01/2010 titled ``Wavelet Denoising'' to Pupalaikis et al. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Cross-references \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Cross-references" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout cross-reference to related applications \end_layout \end_inset Most applications do not involve cross-references to other applications. If cross-references are required, a patent attorney will know. Cross-references are required if an application is: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize preceded by a provisional application \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout provisional application \end_layout \end_inset , \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize a continuation \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout continuation \end_layout \end_inset (or continuation in part), or \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize a divisional \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout divisional \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Standard These are somewhat unusual circumstances and often this section is omitted. There are also even less common circumstances where further cross-references may be appropriate. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard When cross-references to other applications are needed, there is usually one, long run-on sentence (see \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sub:Run-on-Sentences" \end_inset ) describing the references. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The list of cross-references may be preceded by a clause like \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset This application claims the benefit of\SpecialChar \ldots{} \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset when the cross-referenced applications are provisional applications or a clause like \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset This application is a continuation of \SpecialChar \ldots{} \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset when the application is a continuation of cross-referenced applications. It may be terminated with a clause like \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset the contents of each of these applications being incorporated herein by reference. \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset It is written entirely in a single sentence paragraph with no line breaks or carriage returns within the sentence. The statement of incorporation by reference means that the application is not provided along with the patent application, but is referred to so that the patent office can find it. Incorporation means that the entire application referenced is considered to be part of the application in it's entirety. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Here is an example: \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 "80col%" special "none" height "1in" height_special "totalheight" status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \family typewriter This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Patent Application 61/300,149, filed 02/01/2010 titled \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Wavelet Denoising \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to Pupalaikis et al.; US Provisional Patent Application 61/300,160, filed 02/01/2010 titled \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Wavelet Denoising \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to Pupalaikis et al.; US Provisional Patent Application 61/300,230, filed 02/01/2010 titled \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Time Domain Reflectometry Step to S-Parameter Conversion \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to Pupalaikis et al.; and US Provisional Patent Application 61/355,182, filed 06/16/2010 titled \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Wavelet Denoising for Time-Domain Network Analysis \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to Pupalaikis et al., the contents of each of these applications being incorpora ted herein by reference. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Field of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout field of the invention \end_layout \end_inset This section is where the field of the invention is very briefly described. The brevity of description cannot be over emphasized. It is used only to help the patent office properly classify the application and to ensure it is dispatched to the proper examiner. It consists of one or two sentences. An example is: \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 \family typewriter The present invention relates in general to network analysis and network device measurements. More specifically, one or more embodiments may relate to measurements of a device under test (DUT) whereby the measurement instrument connection to the DUT is made utilizing fixtures or probes whose effects it is desirable to remove. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard We refer to our invention as the present invention \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout present invention \end_layout \end_inset where present means the invention in this application. The field of the invention starts with a general field and then transitions to a more specific field as shown in the example. The field refers mostly to the field of problems and solutions, not detail about our invention. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The Field of the Invention should be as short as possible as to not limit the claims. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Background of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout background of the invention \end_layout \end_inset This section is where prior-art and sometimes present day problems are described. It helps to tell a story to the examiner to help him gain the context of the invention. In the background, we do not talk about our invention. Instead, we tell a story about what the world looked like before the invention. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The story starts as far back as necessary to give the proper context, but be as brief as possible. For example, a patent application for an invention for a probe de-embedding method in network analysis might talk first about network analysis and 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 the invention. Usually, after describing lots of problems, this section ends with a paragraph that begins: \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset what is needed is.... \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset where you state problems that need a solution (but list only the problems that your invention will solve). \end_layout \begin_layout Standard You should take care in writing the background because you will be stuck with any admission that something is prior art. You should also be careful that you don't cause the reader to believe that your solution is obvious. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Objects of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout objects of the invention \end_layout \end_inset This section is where the problem being addressed is described. A good transition between the previous section on the background and this section is to begin with a paragraph that defines a broad object, like \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset It is an object of the invention to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . Then you can state: \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset It is therefore an object of this invention to... \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset where you list the problems you will solve with your invention. You want the list of objects to match up well with problems needing solution listed at the end of the previous section. If you do it right, it lines up perfectly and sets up the context and expectati on in the readers mind regarding solutions during the remainder of the specifica tion. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Usually, this section is relatively short and is simply a list of objects. The first paragraph starts as mentioned above and usually this first paragraph lists only the first object. The next paragraph starts like \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset It is another object of the invention to.... \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . The paragraphs continue until all objects are listed. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard In this section, refrain from writing anything about how the objects will be attained. Keep the reader in suspense with only the promise that the objects will be met. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard End this section with some boilerplate statements that allow you to not be limited only to the objects listed: \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 \family typewriter Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification and drawings. \family default \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Summary of the Invention \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout summary of the invention \end_layout \end_inset This is where the invention is summarily described. Avoid as much detail as possible. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Description of Drawings \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \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 This section is automatically produced by LaTeX macros. It is where each drawing is referred to and described briefly, meaning \bar under very \bar default briefly. 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" \end_inset . \begin_inset Float figure wide false sideways false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align center \begin_inset Graphics filename TpXSettingsAccess.png scale 50 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Accessing TpX Drawing Properties \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:AccessTpXDrawingProperties" \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard You will only need to change a few very important properties. These are: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setlength{ \backslash itemsep}{0mm} \end_layout \end_inset TeXFormat=none - this prevents writing out spurious EPS files. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize PdfTeXFormat=pdf \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset or tikz \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TikZ \end_layout \end_inset (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 \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash TikZ~ \end_layout \end_inset format if tikz is chosen. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXFigure=none - this prevents the LaTeX portion of the file from including figure information which is already included in the macro that imports the file. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize FontSizeInTeX=0 - this causes the font size to be used from your patent application document settings. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard A comprehensive list of the desired settings are: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setlength{ \backslash itemsep}{0mm} \end_layout \end_inset Caption= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Comment= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Label= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize PicScale=1 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Border=2 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXFormat=none \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize PdfTeXFormat=pdf \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout PDF \end_layout \end_inset or tikz \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TikZ \end_layout \end_inset (recommended) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize BitmapRes=20000 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize PicMagnif=1 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize IncludePath= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize LineWidth=0.3 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize ArrowsSize=0.7 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize StarsSize=1 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize HatchingStep=2 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize HatchingLineWidth=0.5 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize DottedSize=0.5 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize DashSize=1 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize DefaultFontHeight=5 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize FontName= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize DefaultSymbolSize=30 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize ApproximationPrecision=0.01 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize MiterLimit=10 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXCenterFigure=1 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXFigure=none \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXFigurePlacement= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXFigurePrologue= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXFigureEpilogue= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeXPicEpilogue= \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize FontSizeInTeX=0 \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize MetaPostTeXText=1 \end_layout \begin_layout Subsubsection Drawing Size \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout figure!size \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TpX!figure size \end_layout \end_inset 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 \begin_inset Formula $6^{"}\times9^{"}$ \end_inset which means 150 mm \begin_inset Formula $\times$ \end_inset 230 mm. Remember, you will need to place annotation lines outside the drawing, so ideally, you want to keep the drawing without annotations to \begin_inset Formula $5^{"}\times8^{"}$ \end_inset which means 130 mm \begin_inset Formula $\times$ \end_inset 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsubsection Annotations \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Annotations-1" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout annotation!in TpX \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TpX!annotations \end_layout \end_inset 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:AnnotationAlignment" \end_inset . \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 annotationAlignment.png scale 40 \end_inset \begin_inset Caption \begin_layout Plain Layout Annotation Alignment \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "fig:AnnotationAlignment" \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout annotation!in TpX \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Index idx status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TpX!annotations \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset Notice in \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:AnnotationAlignment" \end_inset that the text properties dialog is shown showing how the annotation is labeled. TpX enables two types of annotation labels: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize TeX te - the text that describes what will be seen in the diagram. Note here that we use the \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 \backslash 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "sec:Drawings" \end_inset . If you don't, the drawing will show ?? for the number when you print your application. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard As mentioned, these text labels can be used in two ways: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize no TeX te label - the label shown in the drawing and in your document will be the label shown in the TeX box. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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_layout \begin_layout Standard 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsubsection Text Labels \end_layout \begin_layout Standard 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 \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand formatted reference "fig:AnnotationAlignment" \end_inset : \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize 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_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash cleartooddpage \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash renewcommand{ \backslash sectionmark}[1]{ \backslash markright{#1}} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Newpage cleardoublepage \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Section* Appendix A - uspatent.cls Listing \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix A - uspatent.cls Listing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash sectionmark{Appendix A - uspatent.cls Listing} \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset listings inline false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout %% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %% This is file `uspatent.cls', \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %% Author: Peter J. 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\begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash assigneeAddress \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash assigneeCity \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash assigneePhone \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout } \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash end{flushright} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash end{titlingpage} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash parindent 10pt \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash DoubleSpacing \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout } \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash renewcommand{ \backslash maketitle}{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash patentTitlePage \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash patentStart \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout } \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash def \backslash figureName{FIG.} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash def \backslash etal{% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash expandafter \backslash ifx \backslash csname inventorname 1 \backslash endcsname \backslash relax \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash else \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout ~et~al. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash fi \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout } \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % use this command to put a comment in the margin \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcommand{ \backslash patentComment}[1]{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash ifPatentOfficeMode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %patent office mode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash else \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %not patent office mode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash begin{SingleSpace} \end_layout 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\backslash newcommand{ \backslash patentParagraph}{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash par \backslash noindent \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash refstepcounter{parnum}[ \backslash textbf{% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash ifnum \backslash value{parnum} < 10 0 \backslash else \backslash fi \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash ifnum \backslash value{parnum} < 100 0 \backslash else \backslash fi \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash ifnum \backslash value{parnum} < 1000 0 \backslash else \backslash fi \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash arabic{parnum}}] \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash indent} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcommand{ \backslash patentStart}{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash ifPatentOfficeMode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %patent office mode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash pagestyle{myheadings} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeoddhead{myheadings}{}{}{ \backslash scriptsize{ \backslash patentNumber}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeevenhead{myheadings}{}{}{ \backslash scriptsize{ \backslash patentNumber}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeoddfoot{myheadings}{}{ \backslash thepage}{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeevenfoot{myheadings}{}{ \backslash thepage}{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash else \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %not patent office mode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash pagestyle{myheadings} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeoddhead{myheadings} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout { \backslash confidentialAssignee} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout {}{ \backslash scriptsize{Draft of \backslash thedate \backslash \backslash version \backslash patentDocumentVersion}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeevenhead{myheadings} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout { \backslash confidentialAssignee} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout {}{ \backslash scriptsize{Draft of \backslash thedate \backslash \backslash version \backslash patentDocumentVersion}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeoddfoot{myheadings}{ \backslash thepage}{}{ \backslash scshape{ \backslash tiny{ \backslash thetitle}}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeevenfoot{myheadings}{ \backslash scshape{ \backslash tiny{ \backslash thetitle}}}{}{ \backslash thepage} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash fi \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash begin{center} \backslash textbf{ \backslash MakeUppercase{ \backslash thetitle }} \backslash end{center} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % don't show section numbers! \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setcounter{secnumdepth}{-1} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % let them go into the "TOC" (even though we won't print it) because \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % this allows the PDF file to contain the appropriate bookmarks \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setcounter{tocdepth}{1} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setbeforesecskip{0pc} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setaftersecskip{0pc} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash parskip=10pt \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % this is used to number paragraphs \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcounter{parnum} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout } \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeatletter \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcount \backslash @inventornumber \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash @inventornumber=0 \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeatother \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeatletter \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash def \backslash otherInventor#1{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash global \backslash advance \backslash @inventornumber by 1 \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash expandafter \backslash edef \backslash csname inventorname \backslash the \backslash @inventornumber \backslash endcsname{#1}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeatother \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash def \backslash inventorListName#1{ \backslash csname inventorname #1 \backslash endcsname} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % Claims are the only area where I still use labels, hence the \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % prettyref include. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % \backslash patentClaimsStart essentially begins the enumerate environment and \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % \backslash patentClaimsEnd essentially ends it. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % I'd like to remove this dependency someday and use the counter \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % mechanisms used elsewhere. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % Inside, a claim is begin with \backslash beginClaim which labels it and starts \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % an \backslash item. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % Claims are referenced with \backslash claimRef \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcommand{ \backslash beginClaim}[1]{ \backslash item \backslash label{cla:#1}} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcommand{ \backslash claimRef}[1]{claim \backslash 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\begin_layout Plain Layout %I'm not sure what this is but I'm afraid to remove it \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcommand{ \backslash putfigcaption}{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % Patent drawings have a special header that numbers the drawing pages \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newcommand{ \backslash patentDrawingsStart}{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash cleartooddpage \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout % \backslash newpage \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash ifPatentOfficeMode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout %patent office mode \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setcounter{page}{1} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash pagestyle{myheadings} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeoddhead{myheadings}{}{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash thetitle} \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash theauthor \backslash etal} \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash patentNumber} \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash patentLawyerName \backslash \backslash patentLawyerPhone} \backslash \backslash [.1in] \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash thepage/ \backslash thelastpage} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout }{} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash makeevenhead{myheadings}{}{ \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash thetitle} \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash theauthor \backslash etal} \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash patentNumber} \backslash \backslash \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash tiny{ \backslash patentLawyerName \backslash 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\align left \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix B - PatentLayout.tex Listing} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash sectionmark{Appendix B - PatentLayout.tex Listing} \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset listings inline false status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left %% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left %% This is file `PatentApplication.tex', \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left %% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left %% \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left %% Author: Peter J. 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Number} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash setLawyerPhone{Patent Lawyer Phone} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash setOtherInventor{Another Inventor} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash setOtherInventor{Yet Another Inventor} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash setDocumentVersion{0.0} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash setPrintingModeApplication \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash include{Drawings} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash title{Invention Name Not Yet Defined} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash date{Date of this version} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash inventor{First Named Inventor} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash maketitle \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentSection{Field of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph Describe the field of the invention like... \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph The present invention relates to \backslash ldots and in particular to \backslash ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph In other words, the basic types of things that the invention improves or is implemented in. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentSection{Background of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash 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: \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph What is needed is \backslash ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph The things that are needed will be put forth as solutions in the next section. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentSection{Objects of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph It is an object of this invention to \backslash 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentSection{Summary of the Invention} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph In order to overcome \backslash ldots, we do \backslash ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentDrawingDescriptions \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentSection{Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph The arrangement in \backslash referencePatentFigure{VisioDrawing} shows an exemplary arrangement of a preferred embodiment. In \backslash referencePatentFigure{VisioDrawing}, one sees a \backslash annotateWithName{Widget} and a \backslash annotateWithName{Thing} with a preferable \backslash annotateWithName{WidgetThingConnection} that enables the \backslash annotateWithName{Thing} to process the data coming from the \backslash annotateWithName{Widget}. I think you get the idea. You can refer to the number as \backslash annotationNumberReferenceUnderlined{Widget}. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph You can either write: \backslash annotateWithName{Thing} or you can write thing~ \backslash annotate{Thing}. They both produce the same thing. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph Note that you make and refer to equations like this: \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash begin{equation} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left E=mc^{2} \backslash label{eq:energy} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash end{equation} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph One of my favorite equations is: \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash begin{equation} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left e^{j \backslash theta}= \backslash cos \backslash left( \backslash theta \backslash right)+j \backslash cdot \backslash sin \backslash left( \backslash theta \backslash right) \backslash label{eq:euler} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash end{equation} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentParagraph We refer to the first equation as \backslash prettyref{eq:energy} and the second as \backslash prettyref{eq:euler}. The second equation \backslash prettyref{eq:euler} is Euler's equation. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash 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 interpret ed as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentClaimsStart \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash beginClaim{Claim1} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left This is an independent claim. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash beginClaim{Claim2} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left The method of \backslash claimRef{Claim1} further comprising \backslash ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentClaimsEnd \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentSection{Abstract} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left A simple statement of what the invention pertains to \backslash ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash patentDrawings \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \align left \backslash end{document} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Newpage cleardoublepage \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash cleartoevenpage \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Section* Appendix C - Patent Application Document Printout \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix C - Patent Application Document Printout} \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash sectionmark{Appendix C - Patent Application Document Printout} \end_layout \end_inset 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. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset External template PDFPages filename PatentApplication.pdf display false extra LaTeX "pages=-" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash cleartooddpage \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \noindent \begin_inset CommandInset index_print LatexCommand printindex type "idx" \end_inset \end_layout \end_body \end_document