GUIDE TO PREPARING A DISCLOSURE FOR A PATENT APPLICATION

Please provide the following:

1. Any prior documents, patents, or other forms of public disclosure that could impact the
patentability of your invention.
2. A brief outline of what you perceive to be the key inventive features of your invention, for
which you hope to obtain protection. Do not provide a set of claims instead simply provide
a point form outline of what you feel are the inventive and important aspects of you
invention.
3. A detailed technical description of the invention, with reference to the drawings (see below).
Include your "preferred embodiment" and as many alternative embodiments as possible.
Concentrate on the technical features and describe specifics wherever possible. Most of all,
avoid merely describing intended results (i.e. what the invention does or is supported to do),
and focus instead on what the invention is and how it works. When quoting numerical values
(e.g. a physical dimension or a process temperature), give a range that would be suitable, as
opposed to a single numerical value, in order to provide a broader scope of coverage in the
disclosure.
4. A set of drawings and flow charts (where applicable) to be referred to in the detailed
description. All aspects of the invention should be shown in the drawings and in particular all
aspects of the invention for which you intend to claim protection should be shown in the
drawings. Assign each part a reference numeral, and label that part in the drawings with the
reference numeral.
5. A discussion of how your invention could be broadened to other uses, products, methods, and
applications.
Note:
We generally find that it best if drawings are provided in Microsoft Word format. If you are
using another application to prepare the drawings, please cut and paste them into Word, and
add the reference numerals in Word. This allows us to edit the reference numerals during
drafting without having to request new drawings. Also, when assigning reference numerals,
leave gaps between the numbering of items (e.g. number the parts as 5, 10, 15, 20, etc.
instead of 1, 2, 3, 4), so that additional parts and numbers can be added during drafting if
need be.
When preparing the above, you may find it helpful to review some recent patents or patent
applications in the relevant technical area in order to ascertain the level of detail that is
required for a thoroughly prepared patent application.