Resources to search for patents
- United States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe USPTO houses full text for patents issued from 1976 to present. PDF images for all patents from 1790 to present
- Patent Public SearchNew web-based patent search application that replaced the external legacy search tools PatFT and AppFT.
- Searching for Patents HandoutTips on how to search by keywords and subject classification with the USPTO Patent Databases
- Google PatentsYou can search for patents issued prior to 1976, but the indexing is not precise
- Scopus This link opens in a new window
A citation and abstracting database covering thousands of active titles, primarily peer-reviewed journals. Also includes eBooks, major reference works and graduate level textbooks. Emphasis on social sciences, arts and humanities, but also includes science, technology and medicine. Includes thousands of Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series, and patents. (Coverage: Primarily 1970-present. Some pre-1970 records going back to 1788)
- Derwent Innovations Index This link opens in a new window
Facilitates rapid, precise patent and citation searches of inventions in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. Covers millions of inventions from almost 60 worldwide patent-issuing authorities. (Coverage: 1963 --)
