Meaning 1: Patent = open/unblocked. Patent has a medical meaning of open or unblocked, particularly regarding an unblocked tube. Common usage includes a 'patent airway', or 'patent fallopian tubes'.eaning 1: Patent = open/unblocked. Patent has a medical meaning of open or unblocked, particularly regarding an unblocked tube. Common usage includes a 'patent airway', or 'patent fallopian tubes'.
Different rates apply for these taxes. Social Security and Medicare Withholding Rates. The current tax rate for social security is 6.2% for the employer and 6.2% for the employee, or 12.4% total. The current rate for Medicare is 1.45% for the employer and 1.45% for the employee, or 2.9% total.
Withholding on Social Security Benefits. You can elect to have federal income tax withheld from your Social Security benefits if you have reason to think you'll end up paying tax on some portion of them. Federal income tax can be withheld at a rate of 7 percent, 10 percent, 15 percent or 25 percent.