Engineering â. â¦ the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and. natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is. applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the. materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. Definitions Continuedâ¦. Computer Science â.
Definition of waiver. 1  1 : the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege; also : the legal instrument evidencing such an act.
The independent claim stands by itself while a dependent claim always refers back and incorporates the language of another independent or dependent claim (see 35 U.S.C. Sec.112(3) and (4)). Below is an example of an independent and dependent claim for a golf club and bag security system (Pat. No. 5,973,596).