The patent inventor or designer refers to the inventor or designer of the patent, and the patentee refers to the owner of the patent, that is, the owner of the patent. For example: 1. When the patent inventor invented the patent, he used the resources of his unit (or other units) - equipment, information, etc., or he invented it on the job, then the holder of the secondary patent can be this unit, That is, the patentee is the entity. 2. When patent inventor A is both the patent inventor and the patentee, he transfers the patent right to B out of some commercial interests. At this time, A is still the patent inventor, but the patentee wants to apply for the patent. Bureau changed to B. In general, the patent inventor only has a signature and cannot be changed. He tells who invented the patent and has no other rights, nor can he obtain actual benefits from it; while the patentee can change (through patent transfer) ), and obtain corresponding rewards when others use this patent.