The Drawings tab allows entry of information such as a brief description of each of your Figures.

The drawings to be used with your patent application can be hand sketches or computer graphics printed on a separate piece of paper. In either case, here is where you briefly describe the drawings.

At a minimum you must include one figure, but you should include as many figures as necessary to adequately support the description of your invention.

Refer to section 7 Appendix A - Standards for drawings in the PatentEase User's Guide.

The Drawings Tab allows you to include one or more figures depicting your invention.  Each figure description is contained on a separate figure Tab.  Each figure tab contains the following fields: figure number, a view, a description and an optional file name and location.

The figure number is set automatically, but you do have the ability to overwrite the default value.

The view field provides a way to identify the view of your invention or part of your invention seen in the figure.  The first default view is perspective.  You can click on the down arrow to display and select other views.  You may even type a new view, if it doesn't appear on our list of views.

Once you have selected or entered the view, complete a brief, one-sentence description of the figure. The Brief Description of the Drawings is just that!  What is required is a description of the subject of each figure in your patent application.  This field should describe the figure, not what is shown in the figure.  Typical brief descriptions are:

FIGURE 1 shows a perspective view of the pencil holder in accordance with the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a side, cutaway view of the pencil holder shown in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is an exploded view of the hinged, weighted base used in the pencil holder of the invention.

You can create your own hand drawings in pen or pencil and refer to them as you complete this Drawings section.  In fact, so-called formal drawings are not necessary for filing your Patent Application in the USPTO.  However, be sure to submit your drawings in ink or use a photocopier to make an acceptable copy.

You may use a computer image for your drawings, instead of hand sketches.  If you have a computer image for Figure 1, enter its location in the appropriate field labeled "File" or click the "Find…" button to search for the file in your computer's directory structure.

Once you have added your description of Figure 1 and perhaps the location of the computer file, click on "Add" if you wish to describe additional figures. At this point, you will see a tab for Figure 2. You can write the same sort of description for Figure 2. Each time you click on the box labeled "Add," you will see a new tab for the next figure.