machine

machine. Patents. A device or apparatus consisting of fixed and moving parts that work together to perform some function. • Machines are one of the statutory categories of inventions that can be patented. — Also termed apparatus; device. Cf. MANUFACTURE; PROCESS(3). [Cases: Patents 10. C.J.S. Patents § 20.]

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词条贡献者

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