LibGuides: Technological Studies: Patents & Standards

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.

Compendex 1884-present This link opens in a new window
Citations to 2,600 journals covering all areas of engineering.
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Derwent Innovations Index This link opens in a new window
Provides access to patents
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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 and Trademarks Office Patent Search
Full text of United States patents from 1976 to present.
Google Patent Search
Patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO.