patent

brevetto

Diritto ufficiale di controllare per un periodo stabilito chi produce, usa o vende un’invenzione.

In inglese semplice: An official right to control who makes, uses, or sells your invention for a set time.

• She applied for a patent.
• The company holds several patents on medical devices.
• When does the patent expire?

Come si usa: patent on something (She holds a patent on a new water filter.); patent for something (They applied for a patent for their invention.)

Espressioni comuni: patent on something, apply for a patent, hold a patent, grant a patent

brevettare

Ottenere il diritto ufficiale di controllare chi produce, usa o vende un’invenzione.

In inglese semplice: To obtain the official right to control who makes, uses, or sells an invention.

• They plan to patent the device.
• She patented a new way to clean water.
• Can you patent this design?

Espressioni comuni: patent an invention, patent a design, patent a process

evidente, palese

Così chiaro che chiunque può vederlo o capirlo facilmente.

In inglese semplice: So clear that anyone can easily see or understand it.

• That is patent nonsense.
• His excuse was a patent lie.
• The patent unfairness of the decision angered everyone.

Sinonimi: obvious, clear, evident

Espressioni comuni: patent nonsense, patent lie, patent absurdity

pervio, aperto

Aperto al passaggio di aria o liquidi, soprattutto riferito a un canale del corpo.

In inglese semplice: Open and allowing air or liquid to pass through, especially in a part of the body.

• The airway remained patent.
• Tests showed that the artery was patent.
• The baby needed treatment for a patent ductus arteriosus.

Sinonimi: open, unobstructed

Contrari: blocked

Espressioni comuni: patent ductus arteriosus, patent airway, patent artery