35 USC 113

§113. Drawings

The applicant shall furnish a drawing where necessary for the understanding of the subject matter sought to be patented. When the nature of such subject matter admits of illustration by a drawing and the applicant has not furnished such a drawing, the Director may require its submission within a time period of not less than two months from the sending of a notice thereof. Drawings submitted after the filing date of the application may not be used (i) to overcome any insufficiency of the specification due to lack of an enabling disclosure or otherwise inadequate disclosure therein, or (ii) to supplement the original disclosure thereof for the purpose of interpretation of the scope of any claim.

申请人应在必要之范围内提供申请标的之图式以辅助了解该申请案。若说明书所载技术本质需以图式说明，而申请人未提供图式。则局长得要求申请人在接到通知之 二个月或二个月以上之时间内提出到局。在申请日以后所送之图式不得作为(i)因揭示不足或不当揭示而用以补充说明书之不完整，或(ii)为解释请求项之范 围而作基本揭示之补充。