And Format Of Patent Claims Claims are an important part of the specification because they are precise definitions of the patentable aspects of your invention. The form and language of claims are highly stylized.
Claims are also in dependent or independent form, depending on whether they relate to other claims.
Preamble of the claim The preamble is a brief introductory statement that summarizes, describes or defines the basic nature or class of the invention and precedes the body of the claim. The preamble can be general or specific depending on the character of the invention and the prior art. Usually, the preamble of a claim is given little or no weight in determining whether a patent will be issued. For this reason, it is important that all the critical elements of the invention be included in the body of the claim and not in the preamble. Transitional phrase Following the preamble is a transitional word or phrase connecting the preamble to the body of the claim.