"patented" in the verb sense
1. patent
obtain a patent for
"Should I patent this invention?"
2. patent
grant rights to grant a patent for
3. patent
make open to sight or notice
"His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
"patented" in the adjective sense
1. patented
of devices and processes) protected by patent
"they are patented inventions"
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