Crossword clues for Patent 12 letters:COMBOVERHAIRPatented innovation for which Donald Smith and Frank Smith won an Ig Nobel Prize in 2004DONTBESTUPIDThat's patently ridiculous!CRYSTALCLEARPatentWAITINGROOMS*Starting points for many patentsPLEATSPLEASEAlliterative clothing line by 17-Across that uses a patented folding techniqueTHOMASEDISONHe acquired 1,093 U.S. patentsTAPERECORDERBell lab patent of 1886PATENTEDRegistered, as an inventionPATENTUnconcealedPATENTConspicuousPATENTUnmistakablePATENTOne of Edison's 1000+PATENTInventor's documentPATENTSInvention protectionsPATENTSTrademark cousinsPATENTSInventor's holdingsPATENTOne of Edison's 1,000-plusPATENTSSome are pendingPATENTLYUnmistakablyPATENTObviousPATENTPending item, perhapsPATENTSSafeguards of a kindPATENTInventor's protectionPATENTEDProtected, in a wayPATENTSProtects, in a wayPATENTEDProtected, for inventorsPATENTSApple gets more than 2,000 per yearPATENTInventor's awardPATENTSEdison's pridePATENTLYWith clarityPATENTPossibly pending protectionPATENTSafeguardPATENTDocument for EdisonPATENTSInventing safeguardsPATENTProduct's protectionPATENTSThey might be pendingPATENTSInventor's protectionsPATENTLYWith complete obviousnessPATENTInventor's paperPATENTIt may be pendingPATENTEDHighly individualPATENTInvention protectionPATENTEDStaked a scientific claim onPATENTSInventors' safeguardsPATENTSTheir term is usually 20 yearsPATENTSProtects one's rights, in a wayPATENTInventor's possessionPATENTSEdison's 1,000-plusPATENTSProtections for productsPATENTProtection authorized in 1790