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Technological Studies

Reading Patents

The Claim Game: How to Read a Patent
Teska, K. (2007). CHAPTER 4: The Claim Game: How to Read a Patent. In , Patent Savvy for Managers (pp. 83-128). Nolo.

A chapter from a book explaining how to read a patent.

Patents

Compendex 1884-present
Citations for journal articles covering all areas of engineering.
Derwent Innovations Index
Provides access to patents from over 50 patent issuing authorities.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office
The USPTO site includes full text of all patents issued since 1790. All patents are searchable by patent number and classification number.
United States Patent Public Search
Full text of United States patents.
Google Patent Search
Patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO.