What does it mean when a US patent application ipublished and publicly available to others?

What additional steps are necessary to have the patent approved by the US patent office?
Answers:
If the patent is published it means that it is under review by a patent examiner, but you don't have your patent yet. Since it published the rest of the world can read what you are going to patent. This happens to all patents. The examiner is now comparing your claims to the prior art (other patents) and will rule judgment on what claims are allowed to you. If you are lucky you get all the claims right away and the patent is granted. Typically you, your patent lawyer, and the examiner will go through rounds of examinations where your claims are reduced in number and scope until it is unique and not covered by prior art. Could take years to finish depending on what is claimed.

---

the best road to take is to get a patent lawyer

---

or u could sell ur soul and have every thing u want

---

When it is published, you can say Patent Pending. You have to negotiate with the patent examiners to get final approval, especially as to the claims.

---