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Searching Patents forChemical Processes
Ron Hambric
Patent & TrademarkResearch Center
Evans Library1st Floor, Room 105
Hours: M-F 8-10am and 1-3pm
Phone – 458-1336 Email: [email protected]
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The World’s Patenting Offices
Depositary of the largest databases
of technical knowledge
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What types of patent documents are there?
For the United States Patent Office over 7.4 million patents have issued since July 31, 1790
Patent types – Utility, design and plant
2004 Total patents issues – 181,322
As of Tuesday morning - 6,993,790 – files Aug. 30, 2001
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An article made from the compound or
How is this useful to me as a chemist?
A process for preparing a compound or
A composition containing a compound or
An article made containing the compound or
A method of using the compound for a specific purpose
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Where you could encounter patents -
As citations in chemical literature
When preparing a patent application
When involved in the negotiations for licensing a patent
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Type “patent” in thisField and click on“Submit”
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Then click on the titlewith your left mousebutton
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Scroll to bottom ofwindow and select“Tools”
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Beginning the Search – Step #1 in the Seven Step Strategy –Use ‘U.S. Patent Classification Index’
NOT
Select ‘USPC Index’ button
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Looking for “Hydrogen Peroxide”Select the Letter ‘H’ for “Hydrogen”
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Use browser ‘Find’ functionto search page for the word“Hydrogen”
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Hydrofluosilic Acid ........................ 423 / 341 Hydrofoils ................................. 114 / 274 Hydrogen ................................... 423 / 648.1+ Alloys for storage ..................... 420 / 900* Carbureting ............................ 48 / 199 R Apparatus .......................... 48 / 116+ Compositions containing ................ 252 / 372+ Electrolytic synthesis ................. 205 / 637+ Exchange disproportionation Hydrogenation by ................... 585 / 257 Olefin synthesis by ................ 585 / 656 Generative composition ................. 252 / 188.1+ Ion Electrolytic analysis or testing ... 205 / 787.5 For ph ............................. 205 / 787.5 Testing electrolytic apparatus ..... 204 / 433 Testing systems .................... 324 / 438 Peroxide ............................... 423 / 584+ Electrolytic synthesis ............. 205 / 465+ Electrostatic field or ............. 204 / 175 Electrical discharge synthesis ..... 204 / 175 Treatment .......................... 430 / 943* Sulphide Synthetic resin or natural ......... 525 / 343+ Rubber vulcanization with .......... 525 / 343+
Located the subject “Hydrogen”then “Peroxide”
Class / subclass is423 / 584+
Hyperlinks to ‘Manual of Classification’
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‘Class 423’hyperlink todefinition of class
Step #2 – Class 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds
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Note the Manual’s Hierarchical Setup
Scanning down the schedulewe find the appropriate ‘peroxide’by following the schedule hierarchyfrom least specific to most specific
Subclass ‘584’ looks goodCheck its definition using the hyperlink
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Step #3 – Finding the Definition for 423/584
Note that ‘See’references canprovide suggestionsfor further searching
Use the red “P”hyperlinkSee all patents for aParticular class/subclass
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Full-Text and Image Only Patents
Example of a classification havingpatents granted before 1976
A patent displaying a “T” icon hasthe full text available for viewing. A patent displaying the “picture”icon, only has the patent imageavailable for viewing.
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Step #5 – Find out it you are on the Right PathLooking at patents 1790 - present
Scrolling down and reviewingtitles, it looks like number5,961,948 might be worthreviewing
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Step #6 Reading the Information from a Patent
Patent Numberand date issued
Title of the Invention Abstract of patent
Inventors’ names
Assignee Information
Classification information
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Valuable information can be found from the listed References
Patents which are cited by the inventorReferences which cited this patentOther references – journal articles, patent applications, etc
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The description gives a brief summary of the invention, a description of theany drawings, useful background information of the invention and a detailed description of the invention
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Examples listed in a patent shows how the invention works
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Claims identify the features of the invention that make it patentable
Classes / Subclasses supports the claims
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Retrieved Image for US patent 5,961,948
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Retrieving a patent when we havethe patent number
Select the “Patent Number Search”
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Retrieve patent number 3,492,131
Input patent number as a seven digit number
Select the ‘Search’ button
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Full Text is not available
View the patent image byselecting the ‘Image’ button
Note: Current U.S. Class is displayed
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Viewing an earlierpatent documentstyle
Use the tool bar in the document window to print,save, enlarge documentview, etc.
Use these buttonsto select pages ofpatent
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Note: U.S. CL. 99 – 141Is an old Classification
Current Classification “426/548”was shown on search result page
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Looking at the Patent Image
To view digital images of your
Patent click on “Images.”
If you computer does not an
Image viewer, click on “Help”
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A Word About the Images
This link will take you to the viewersfor the patent images
Installation instructions will be foundon that page
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Searching the Published Applications
Select - ‘Quick Search’ button
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Searching Published Applications
Fill boxes with search terms
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Searching 432/584 (class/subclass) for Hydrogen Peroxide
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Results of Search for 423/584 (class/subclass)
Note: format of Pub. App. Num.
Select the first application
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In the format of a patent
Line (10) – Pub. No.US 2006/0002847
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Could not find ‘Aspartame’ in USPC Index Used the Merck Index to locate addition information
Found – US Patent 3492131Found class/sub/class as 426/548
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Can’t find a startingClass/subclass
The Merck Index
Encyclopedia of Chemical Trademarks and Synonyms
Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Scifinder Scholar – Chemical Abstracts
Search patent by keyword or synonym
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Advantages of using thePatent & Trademark
Research Center
PubWEST – Web-based Examiner’s Search Tool
Searches can be saved
U.S. patents Full – Text back to 1971
U.S. Pre-Grand Publication Full-Text
U.S. OCR Full-Text – 1920 to 1970
Foreign Patent Images
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Chempat Website – follow linksLib. Home page, Collections.General Collections, Patents, Select – Teaching Guides for Chemistry