A patent deed transfers land from which party to a private individual?

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A patent deed is a government grant that conveys land from the government to a private individual. It evidences title that the government has granted to a private person, often after a survey and payment, and it creates private ownership that can be recorded. Because a patent transfers from the government (federal or state) to a private individual, it is the correct description for this question. The other scenarios describe transfers not involving the government granting land to a private person—such as a transfer from an inventor to the government, a transfer between private parties within a family, or a private-to-private transfer—so they don’t fit the concept of a patent deed.