One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that case the suggestion must be of the specific process or machine; for a general theoretical suggestion, as that steam might be … [Read more...] about INVENTOR
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INVITATION
In the law of negligence, and with reference to trespasses on realty f invitation is the act of one who solicits or incites others to enter upon, remain in, or make use of, his property or structures thereon,, or who so arranges the property or the means of access to it or of transit over it as to induce the reasonable belief that he expects and intends that others shall come … [Read more...] about INVITATION
INVENTORY
A list, schedule, or enumeration in writing, containing, article by article, the goods and chattels, rights and credits, and, in some cases, the lands and tenements, of a person or persons. In its most common acceptation, an inventory is a conservatory act, which is made to ascertain the situation of an intestate's estate, the estate of an insolvent, and the like, for the … [Read more...] about INVENTORY
INVITED ERROR
See ERROR. … [Read more...] about INVITED ERROR
INVENTUS
Lat. Found. Thesaurus inventus, treasure-trove. Non est inventus, [he] is not found. … [Read more...] about INVENTUS