This distinguishes her from transwomen, shorthand for  transsexual women--women who were initially assigned a male gender, but have a female identity. If you identify as a woman but are not a transsexual woman, you're a ciswoman. Cissexual and transsexual identity are grounded in gender roles.
Patent Attorney Law & Legal Definition. A patent attorney refers to a lawyer who is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The assignee is the entity that has the property right to the patent. Patents are property. The inventor and the assignee may be one in the same but an employee will more than likely assign a patent to a company. The assignment of a patent is independent from the inventorship. A patent may be assigned to a series of different entities but the inventorship, once properly stated, does not change.