About: prior art

Premodifier: prior
Head noun: art

Same concepts
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Broader concepts

label	provenance	confidence
problem	isap:236215586	0.791310
container	isap:262994932	0.787664
approach	isap:331251167	0.776996
system	isap:210901422	0.768622
example	isap:235588630	0.742064
reference	isap:261957715	0.730077
documentation	isap:278440646	0.698968
device	isap:215211855	0.683434
difficulty	isap:238060342	0.667034
document	isap:328799486	0.658665
feature	isap:235099771	0.650023
function	isap:328992671	0.649727
solution	isap:331645983	0.643332
technology	isap:237336269	0.620912
drawback	isap:329582821	0.606863
structure	isap:262439279	0.601224
block diagram	isap:232325047	0.571267
algorithm	isap:264347523	0.569770
concept	isap:231724445	0.568595
patent	isap:215073694	0.567024
datum	isap:469126201	0.551430
layer	isap:470170751	0.548094
mechanism	isap:262705709	0.547241
means	isap:467527575	0.544565
plan view	isap:248882006	0.542493
known construction	isap:240953175	0.540007
control	isap:231678159	0.537313
prior art	isap:280963999	0.535634
knee prosthesis	isap:239263509	0.534819
light source	isap:210814208	0.534195
variation	isap:262356531	0.532880
purpose	isap:234709098	0.530376
invention	isap:263767916	0.529858
element	isap:233120522	0.522413
hand tool	isap:246079020	0.520366
object	isap:212661227	0.515486
disclosure	isap:238404346	0.514967
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presentation	isap:241055977	0.508208
term	isap:246010588	0.507966
suspension system	isap:210901488	0.505890
chemical	isap:330716596	0.505355
present invention	isap:263767915	0.500758
information	isap:111676638	0.485451
area	isap:247580648	0.484964
method	isap:214686497	0.484049
object of the invention	isap:212661256	0.482445
package	isap:232348245	0.481746
use	isap:281009502	0.481450
machine	isap:233528713	0.479825
factor	isap:212598262	0.478682
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grounds	isap:236778194	0.474975
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application	isap:111178458	0.465216
format	isap:212851148	0.459766
card	isap:247739547	0.457708
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thing	isap:467303951	0.417421
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coupling	isap:330065909	0.404202
lens	isap:246311993	0.402535
exercise machine	isap:233528715	0.399860
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technique	isap:264477137	0.376454
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art	isap:280964084	0.375420
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s	isap:264975219	0.358861
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matter	isap:210578514	0.352059
image processing system	isap:210901465	0.349667
film	isap:247309220	0.341856
claim	isap:467675713	0.341217
limit	isap:470936299	0.331467
polymer	isap:232163214	0.328750
program	isap:235660191	0.326905
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receiver	isap:329564248	0.309181
set	isap:281017194	0.308382
time	isap:246000892	0.304199
active	isap:213950551	0.301813
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person	isap:212629702	0.292480
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shape	isap:470356914	0.285494
tool	isap:246078997	0.275097
thus	isap:246002947	0.271107
attempt	isap:235333610	0.265572
regard	isap:209748953	0.259148
process	isap:235983818	0.252490
parameter	isap:263154434	0.249520
display device	isap:215211897	0.249479
such connector	isap:264128551	0.248369
review	isap:211173845	0.248029
n	isap:264975090	0.244684
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course	isap:212189591	0.158347
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test element	isap:233120521	0.138605
number	isap:209811227	0.136466
cell	isap:247708341	0.095055
test	isap:246011655	0.080290

Narrower concepts

label	provenance	confidence
describe above	isap:323172101	0.801351
harris patent	isap:405581431	0.800689
foreign patent	isap:405581424	0.781618
hexachloroplatinic acid in isopropanol	isap:127534092	0.744836
ibm technical disclosure bulletin	isap:350536800	0.743692
journal article	isap:509314483	0.735400
patent filings	isap:510945606	0.718667
above described	isap:487473830	0.712837
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electron-beam evaporation	isap:502109460	0.707616
u.s pat no re	isap:186938340	0.705663
patent application laid-open no	isap:502051797	0.695898
discuss above	isap:323172104	0.694679
prior patent	isap:405581426	0.686595
foregoing patent	isap:405581436	0.672783
patent application	isap:502051784	0.669900
cite patent	isap:405581435	0.668161
calcium carbonate	isap:486634450	0.659165
patent u.s pat no	isap:187303057	0.652847
expert system	isap:402981600	0.651948
us patent	isap:405581427	0.647163
femoral component	isap:487439580	0.638669
present invention	isap:487757896	0.617771
u.s pat	isap:281836159	0.611997
above patent	isap:405581449	0.611877
u.s patent	isap:405581420	0.611497
metal alloy	isap:324488200	0.588327
personal computer	isap:349200712	0.586814
document d4	isap:187639896	0.581266
present inventor	isap:348152450	0.578653
patent document	isap:349749917	0.571810
us patent application	isap:502051807	0.566336
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prior art	isap:280963999	0.535634
patent office	isap:404859872	0.531915
time	isap:126564348	0.521221
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use	isap:280941321	0.519094
fig 6	isap:280145590	0.517910
of example	isap:511925531	0.515291
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pin	isap:279554169	0.471519
article	isap:509314484	0.460098
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view	isap:129344861	0.443957
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smith	isap:323650083	0.426632
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use of a heat	isap:280941400	0.426011
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wilson	isap:403181826	0.413757
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