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What is a preferred embodiment? |
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A "preferred embodiment" is how the author of a patent application describes and enables the "best mode" for implementation of (or "carrying out") an invention, as required in patent statutes.
Other "embodiments" of the described invention (if any) could be more expensive, less reliable, or less efficient or lack other advantageous features known to the inventor.
For example, if the patent describes an engine, the preferred embodiment may include references to the preferred fuel and coolant.
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