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• This refers to a patent claim, which describes structurally a piece of equipment and is embraced by the expression "machine" in the definition of patentable subject matter in the U.S. Patent Statute.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  apparatus claim. (n.d.). Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/apparatus-claim.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  apparatus claim. www.tms.org. Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/apparatus-claim (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "apparatus claim." Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/apparatus-claim.

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