In patent law. “Engine” and “method” mean the same thing, and may be the subject of a patent Method, properly speaking, is only placing several things, or performing several operations, in the most convenient order, but it may signify a con-trivance or device. Fessen. Pat. 127; Horn-blower v. Boulton, 8 Term R. 106
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
