A patent is a plan,process,device,procedure,formula,pattern,compilation,technique,program,design,method,or improvement used in a business and disclosed only to those employees who need to know it to do their jobs.

Patent

A grant from the government that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a period set by Congress.

Business

The activity of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money, within an organizational or entrepreneurial context.

Plan

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something, often involving a series of steps or actions intended to accomplish a specific goal.