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The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved method of proposing marriage to an individual. The method of proposing to an individual generally comprising the steps of meeting the individual; exchanging names with the individual; dating the individual (not necessary); drafting a government document having a proposal to marry the individual incorporated therein; and showing the government document to the individual. The government document may be a patent application. The patent application may claim the method by which the proposor will make a marriage proposal to the individual. The proposor could then use the method claimed in the patent application to propose to the individual. The patent application could be the actual marriage proposal.

Inventor: Ryan Thomas Grace
Current U.S. Classification: 705/500

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Claims

1. A method for offering marriage to an individual by converting a patent application into an offer to marry an individual, comprising the steps of:

drafting a patent application to disclose an invention, wherein the patent application is drafted in a tangible medium;

drafting a marriage proposal that proposes marriage to the individual, wherein the marriage proposal is drafted in a tangible medium; and

incorporating the marriage proposal into the patent application, wherein the patent application is converted into an offer to marry the individual for offering marriage to the individual during a proposal event.

2-17. (canceled)

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the offer to marry describes a method of proposing to the individual.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the offer to marry describes a method of proposing to the individual, wherein the method is the method used to propose to the individual.

20-24. (canceled)

25. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one claim of the offer to marry recites:

“Ellie I've been in love with you for the last five years. I've known this since the day we met and the time we've spent together since that day has only made me realize this fact more. You have been by my side in every way a person could possibly hope and I would like nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you please marry me?”

26. The method of claim 25, wherein at least one claim of the offer to marry recites “Ellie if you will marry me, after reading the remainder of this patent application, open the other envelope and tell the limousine driver to take you to the airport.”

27-28. (canceled)

29. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending the offer to marry to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

30-31. (canceled)

32. A method for offering marriage to an individual by utilizing a patent application to offer marriage to the individual, the method comprising:

drafting a patent application, wherein the patent application is drafted in a tangible medium;

drafting a marriage proposal that proposes marriage to the individual, wherein the marriage proposal is drafted in a tangible medium;

incorporating the marriage proposal into the patent application, wherein the patent application is converted into an offer to marry the individual;

presenting the offer to marry to the individual during a proposal event;
signing the offer to marry the individual; and
sending the offer to marry the individual to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein the offer to marry describes a method of proposing to the individual.

34. The method of claim 32 wherein the offer to marry describes a method of proposing to the individual, wherein the method is the method used to propose to the individual.

35. The method of claim 32 wherein at least one claim of the offer to marry recites:

“Ellie I've been in love with you for the last five years. I've known this since the day we met and the time we've spent together since that day has only made me realize this fact more. You have been by my side in every way a person could possibly hope and I would like nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you please marry me?”

36. The method of claim 32, wherein at least one claim of the offer to marry recites “Ellie if you will marry me, after reading the remainder of this patent application, open the other envelope and tell the limousine driver to take you to the airport.”

37. A method for offering marriage to an individual by utilizing a patent application to offer marriage to the individual, the method comprising:

drafting a patent application, wherein the patent application is drafted in a tangible medium;

drafting a marriage proposal that proposes marriage to the individual, wherein the marriage proposal is drafted in a tangible medium;

incorporating the marriage proposal into the patent application;

presenting the patent application to the individual during a proposal event;
signing the patent application; and
sending the patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein the patent application describes a method of proposing to the individual.

39. The method of claim 37 wherein the patent application describes a method of proposing to the individual, wherein the method is the method used to propose to the individual.

40. The method of claim 37 wherein at least one claim of the patent application recites:

“Ellie I've been in love with you for the last five years. I've known this since the day we met and the time we've spent together since that day has only made me realize this fact more. You have been by my side in every way a person could possibly hope and I would like nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you please marry me?”

41. The method of claim 37, wherein at least one claim of the patent application recites “Ellie if you will marry me, after reading the remainder of this patent application, open the other envelope and tell the limousine driver to take you to the airport.”

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