5. Petition for patent, by an administrator.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

Your petitioner, A

United States and a resident of

subject, etc.), whose post-office address is estate of C

States and resident of

D

B

a citizen of the

State of

111)

State of

(or administrator of the late a citizen of the United deceased (as

by reference to the duly certified copy of letters of administration, hereto annexed, will more fully appear), prays that letters patent may be granted to him for the invention of the said (C for an improvement

in

D

set forth in the following specification.

6. Petition for patent, by an executor.

deceased (as by reference to the duly certified copy of letters testamentary, hereto annexed, will more fully appear), prays that letters patent may be granted to him for the invention of the said C improvement in

D

set forth in the following specification.

7. Petition for patent, by the guardian of an insane person.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

Your petitioner, A

United States and a resident of ---.

for an

appointed guardian (or conservator or representative) of C

subject, etc.), whose post-office address is

D

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(as by reference to the duly certified copy of the order of court, hereto annexed, will more fully appear), prays that letters patent may be granted to him for the invention of the said C D for an improvement in

set forth in the following specification.

11. Oath to accompany application for patent.

[The petition and specification precede the oath.] (1)

not believe that the same was ever known or used before invention thereof, or patented or described

in any printed publication in any country before (8)

invention thereof, or more than one year prior to this application, or in

public use or on sale in the United States more than one year prior to this application; that said invention has not been patented in any country foreign to the United States on an application filed by (9)

or (8)

legal representatives or assigns more than twelve months prior to this application; and that no application for patent on said invention has been filed by (9)

(8)

or

representatives or assigns in any country foreign

(1) Name of inventor; if the invention is joint, the names of all the joint inventors.

(2) If the applicant be an alien, state of what foreign country he is a citizen or subject.

(3) Give city and state, or if a foreign resident, city and country, of residence. If more than one inventor give residences of each inventor if different. Street address need not be given here as it appears elsewhere.

(4) "Himself," in the case of a sole inventor; "themselves" in the case of joint inventors.

(5) "Sole" in the case of a sole inventor; "joint" in the case of joint inventors.

(6) Title of the invention.

(7) "He" in the case of a sole inventor; "they" in the case of joint inventors. (8) "His" in the case of a sole inventor; "their" in the case of joint inventors. (9) "Him" in the case of a sole inventor; "them" in the case of joint inventors. (10) If no application has been filed in a foreign country strike out the words "except as follows:" If one or more applications have been filed in foreign countries, the first application and each application more than twelve months old (six months in design cases) must be recited. The country and date of filing the foreign application must be given and the number of the application or other identifying data may also be stated. The claim for priority under 35 U. S. C. 119 (see rule 55) may be made here. The following examples illustrate various situations.

(a) Only one prior foreign application filed: state "in (country) on (date)." If the right of priority is also claimed add "the right of priority of which application is claimed."

(b) More than one prior foreign application: state "in (country) on (date) and in other countries on subsequent dates.". The country and date do not need to be recited except for the first filed application and each application more than twelve months old (six months in design cases).

(11) All oaths must bear the signature of the affiant.

(12) See rule 66 for officers who may administer oaths, and for oaths executed in foreign countries.

12. Oath to accompany application for patent, by an administrator (or executor).

A

B

the above-named petitioner, being

sworn (or affirmed), deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America and a resident of that he is the administrator of the

estate (or executor of the last will and testament) of C

D

of

D

ment in

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deceased, late a citizen of the United States and resident that he verily believes the said C

to be the original, first and sole inventor of the improvedescribed and claimed in the foregoing specification; that he does not know and does not believe that the same was ever known or used before the invention thereof by the said C

D

or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before the said invention thereof, or more than one year prior to this application, or in public use or on sale in the United States more than one year prior to this application; that said invention has not been patented in any country foreign to the United States on an application filed by the said C D or his legal representatives or assigns

more than twelve months prior to this application; and that no application for patent on said invention has been filed by the said C

D

or his representatives or assigns in any country foreign to the United States, except as follows:

(1111

that on

being sworn (or affirmed), deposes and

says that he is a citizen of the United States of America and resident of 19-, he filed application for patent Serial No. in the United States Patent Office, that he verily believes himself to be the original, first and sole inventor of the improvement in

described and claimed in the specification of said application for patent; that he does not know and does not believe that the same was ever known or used before his invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before his invention thereof, or more than one year prior to the date of said application, or in public use or on sale in the United States more than one year prior to the date of said application; that said invention has not been patented before the date of said application in any country foreign to the United States on an application filed by him or his legal representatives or

assigns more than twelve months prior to the date of said application; and that no application for patent on said invention has been filed by him or his representatives or assigns in any country foreign to the United States, except as follows:

14. Supplemental oath for amendment presenting claims for matter disclosed but not originally claimed.

day of

whose application for letters patent for an Serial No. was filed in the United 19 -11-19

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States Patent Office on or about the being duly sworn (or affirmed) deposes and says that the subject matter of the foregoing (1) amendment was part of his invention, was invented before he filed his original application, above identified, for such invention; that he does not know and does not believe that the same was ever known or used before his invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before his invention thereof, or more than one year before his application, or in public use or on sale in the United States more than one year before the date of his application, that said invention has not been patented before the date of said application in any foreign country on an application filed by himself or his legal representatives or assigns more than twelve months prior to his application in the United States, and has not been abandoned.

(Signature)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this ------ day of [SEAL]

(Signature of notary or officer)

(Official character)

NOTE: (1) If the supplemental oath does not accompany the amendment, the amendment should be identified. See rule 67.

16. Combined petition, oath and specification (single signature form), sole inventor.

[Title of Invention]

[Specification]

Being duly sworn, I,

----, residing at

am a citizen of

the foregoing specification and claims and I verily believe I am the original, first, and sole inventor of the invention in claimed therein; that I do not know and do not believe that this invention was

described and

ever known or used before my invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before my invention thereof, or more than one year prior to this application, or in public use or on sale in the United States more than one year prior to this application; that this invention has not been patented in any country foreign to the United States on an application filed by me or my legal representatives or assigns more than twelve months before this application; and that no application for patent on this invention has been filed by me or my representatives or assigns in any country foreign to the United States, except as follows:

And I hereby appoint

(Name and address)

Registration No.

------) my

attorney (or agent) to prosecute this application and to transact all business in the Patent Office connected therewith.

Wherefore I pray that Letters Patent be granted to me for the invention or discovery described and claimed in the foregoing specification and claims, and I hereby subscribe my name to the foregoing specification and claims, oath, power of attorney, and this petition.

described in the above application for patent, who signed the foregoing instrument in my presence, and made oath before me to the allegations set forth therein as being under oath, on the

day of

19___

[SEAL]

(Notary Public or Officer)

NOTE: This form may be executed only when attached to a complete application as the last page thereof.

17. Oath in division or continuing application.

[This form of oath may be used with an application disclosing and claiming only subject matter disclosed in a prior copending application of the same inventor.]

the above-named petitioner, being

sworn (or affirmed), deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States and resident of that he verily believes himself to be the original, first and sole inventor of the improvement in described and claimed in the foregoing specification; that this application discloses and claims only subject matter disclosed in his pending application, Serial No. ---.

filed

; that he does not know and does not believe that the said invention was ever known or used before his invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before his invention thereof, or more than one year prior to said application, or in public use or on sale in the United States more