Researching Patent Information

Anonymous-0 · Feb 16, 2009

O. K. How can you look up patents if you do and or do not have patent numbers? Thanks in advance. J.

Formerly PaMike · Feb 16, 2009

http://patft.uspto.gov/

Keep in mind that there are thousands of patents pending, so just cause you dont find anything doesnt mean you are in the clear...

gitrib · Feb 17, 2009

Better get a Patent Attorney that is what they are for. I have a product that I have a Patent on. The only way I can bring it up is to enter the Patent number. It will cost for an attorney but you sure you are protected. You will also know you are not infringing on some ones Patent.
Had one individual start making mine and did not want to pay anything. He claimed his was differentbut my patent covered it as a option. Patents are tricky and one word can make a difference. Good Luck
gitrib

greygoat · Feb 17, 2009

There are about 18 "Patent Repositorys" around
the country, that keep the same records as the
U.S. Patent office. In the midwest the University
of Wisconsin has them,at Madison WI, and the
Minneapolis Public Library Has them. I'm about
150 miles from eather, so I use Minneapolis,
because i'd get lost in Madison, and the air is
too full of "weed" fumes.
In Minneapolis they have a set of books, for
every year--sometimes more than 1 for a year,
and, for instance, if you are looking for a
Delco distributor for a 1922 chevrolet, that says
"Patent 1921", you go to the 1921 book and page
through, looking for Delco, (Actually--you'll
find it under Dayton Engineering Labratories CO
which became DELCO) It will give numbers to look
for- then you go to computer,(newer), or
microfilm reader, and look up the patent. You can
print copies also. OR go to U.S.patentoffice.gov
on the web, and you can look up patents, but so
far they only go back to about 1950, though more
are being added all of the time. In another year
or 2 we'll be able to look back all the way, on
the home computer

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