He APPLIED for a patent. You can file an application for fire, or the wheel, or pretty much anything made by man (except man himself). All it means is that someone wrote a description and claims, drew some figures, filled in some paperwork, and paid the fees. It doesn't mean that the USPTO has examined the application yet or will ever issue a patent from it.
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He APPLIED for a patent. You can file an application for fire, or the wheel, or pretty much anything made by man (except man himself). All it means is that someone wrote a description and claims, drew some figures, filled in some paperwork, and paid the fees. It doesn't mean that the USPTO has examined the application yet or will ever issue a patent from it.