Patent claim

A patent claim defines the invention and is what is legally enforceable. The specification must conclude with a claim particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant] regards as his or her invention or discovery. The claim or claims must conform to the invention as set forth in the remainder of the specification and the terms and phrases used in the claims must find clear support or antecedent basis in the description so that the meaning of the terms in the claims may be ascertainable by reference to the description.