adjective. Characteristic of, unique to, or originated by a particular person or group.

adjective. Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent.

verb. Simple past tense and past participle of patent.

adjective. For which a patent has been granted.

adjective. (of devices and processes) protected by patent

"Burke declined to go into detail, but said the company aims to commercialize what he describes as a patented, leapfrog technology that accelerates the breakdown of organic matter, whether crop waste or potato peals, into bio gas."

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