inventor
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 74 U.S. 583 - Agawam Company v. Jordan · 1868Most cited · 228 citing opinions
Whoever first perfects a machine is entitled to the patent, and is the real inventor, although others may have previously had the idea and made some experiments towards putting it in practice. He is the inventor and is entitled to the patent who first brought the machine to perfection and made it capable of useful operation.
United States Code
35 U.S.C. § 100 — in this title
The term “inventor” means the individual or, if a joint invention, the individuals collectively who invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who finds out something new, or who contrives or produces a thing which did not before exist; one who makes an invention. The word is generally used to denote the author of such contrivances as are by law patentable. See "Invention."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who contrives or pro; duces a thing which did not before exist. One who makes an invention. The word is generally used to denote the author of such contrivances as are by law patentable. See Patent.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910