8. Glossary

Rheological agents; rheological agents

Products used to stabilize an emulsion.

Déposant; applicant

Individual or legal entity filing a patent. Usually a company, but can also be the inventor if the patent is filed personally. Not to be confused with inventor.

patent family; famille de brevet

The same invention can be protected in different countries. In this case, the patents have different numbers. This set is called a family. If there is no patent extension, the family is reduced to a single unit. This is why, in a patent search, the number of patents searched is always greater than the number of families.

Cluster; cluster

Grouping of a number of data items (references, patents, etc.) with common characteristics....