Reissue Application

an application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars (items or details) --see MPEP 201.05 and MPEP 1400.

-- see also nonprovisional patent application -- see also provisional patent application

A U.S. patent application that is refiled after a patent issues in order to correct one or more errors in the patent that occurred without deceptive intent. MPEP 1401, MPEP 1402, MPEP 1403.