Engineering: Patents

Why should I search patents?

• Find technical information you cannot find anywhere else (approximately 70-90% of patent information).
• Discover how something works
• Learn about new technology and inventions
• Follow company, industry, or expert contributions in your chosen field

• Search by
  • inventor
  • invention
  • specification
  • title
  • patent number
  • application number
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• Search by patent number or
• Conduct a general search and
  • refine to view patents results
  • use the PatentPak link to access a PDF file of the patent document

• Conduct a general search
• View patent results
• Refine by
  • year
  • patent office
  • search within results