We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure ...

U.S. patent claims have a preamble, and, in most cases, the preamble is not limiting.[1] Jepson-style patent claims, however, do typically have a limiting preamble.[2] In Jepson-style claims ...