functional patent claim
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From 294 U.S. 20 - Waxham v. Smith · 1935Most cited · 100 citing opinions
A method, which may be patented irrespective of the particular form of the mechanism which may be availed of for carrying it into operation, is not to be rejected as 'functional' merely because the specifications show a machine capable of using it.