patent

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

“patent advantages”

an official document granting a right or privilege

a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

grant rights to; grant a patent for

make open to sight or notice

“His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him”

obtain a patent for

“Should I patent this invention?”

open; affording free passage

“patent ductus arteriosus”