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Now you can search for U.S. patents
December 13, 2006
Posted by Doug Banks, Software Engineer
We've all heard about the Wright brothers, Thomas Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell -- famous inventors whose creative minds changed the course of history. But there are many more like them, and millions of inventions that have been patented in the U.S. alone -- from useful everyday items such as
adhesive tape
and
contact lenses
to, er, things useful in specific situations, like this
shark protector suit
or this
amusement device incorporating simulated cheese and mice
.
Today, we're excited to be releasing the beta version of
Google Patent Search
, which makes it easy to search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you. Start your exploration at
www.google.com/patents
or visit the
Advanced Patent Search page
to search by criteria, including patent number, inventor, and filing date. You can view images of original patents online.
Google Patent Search uses much of the same technology that powers
Google Book Search
, so you can
scroll through pages and zoom in
on text and illustrations just like you can with books.
It's a natural extension of our mission to make this public domain government information more easily accessible using Google’s search technology. We’re pleased to have started with over 7 million patents granted by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) and look forward to expanding our coverage over time.
Update:
Removed mention of saving and printing as we're still working on that.
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