pat|ent noun, adjective, verb BrE AmE ˈpeɪt | ə nt ˈpæt- AmE ˈpæt | ə nt ˈpeɪt- (*) —In British English the pronunciation ˈpæt- is mainly restricted to technical use; in American English the pronunciation ˈpeɪt- is used only in the sense 'open, obvious'.
▷ pat|ented ə nt ɪd -əd AmE ə n t̬ əd
▷ pat|enting ə nt ɪŋ ‖ ə n t̬ ɪŋ
▷ pat|ents ə n t s
▶ ˌ patent ˈ leather ◂ BrE AmE
▶ ˌ patent ˈ medicine BrE AmE
▶ ˈ Patent ˌ Office BrE AmE