1. After entering b 345 to open INPADOC for searching, EXPAND using patent number prefix (PN=), country code and patent number.

2. SELECT E3 from the EXPAND list.

?begin 345

File 345:Inpadoc/Fam.& Legal Stat 1968-2005/UD=200547
      (c) 2005 EPO

      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
?expand pn=us 5038577

Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        1  PN=US 5038576
E2        1  PN=US 5038577
E3        1 *PN=US 5038578
E4        1  PN=US 5038579
E5        1  PN=US 503858
E6        1  PN=US 5038580
E7        1  PN=US 5038581
E8        1  PN=US 5038582
E9        1  PN=US 5038583
E10       1  PN=US 5038584
E11       1  PN=US 5038585
E12       1  PN=US 5038586 

        Enter P or PAGE for more 

?S E3
     S1       1  PN='US 5038578' 

3. TYPE out a record in Format 39,US to see the Patent Family Table and patent family information for the United States.

The Patent Family Table displays first followed by detailed country information for the country you selected.

(B) refers to the Basic Patent or the first patent in the database.

?T S1/39,US/1

  1/39,US/1  

DIALOG(R)File 345:Inpadoc/Fam.& Legal Stat
 (c) 2005 EPO. All rts. reserv. >

14139338
Basic Patent (No,Kind,Date): US 4768347 A  19880906   
  <No. of Patents: 033> 

Patent Family: 

    Patent No    Kind  Date      Applic No   Kind  Date
AU 8819095      A1  19890504    AU 8819095      A   19880715
AU 613058       B2  19910725    AU 8819095      A   19880715
BR 8803612      A   19890523    BR 88U3612      A   19880719
CA 1311621      A1  19921222    CA 571992       A   19880713
CA 1331922      A1  19940913    CA 616474       A   19920820
DE 3878399      C0  19930325    EP 88306260     A   19880708
DE 3884629      C0  19931104    EP 91200904     A   19880708
DE 3878399      T2  19930603    EP 88306260     A   19880708
DE 3884629      T2  19940127    EP 91200904     A   19880708
EP 315296       A2  19890510    EP 88306260     A   19880708
EP 440316       A2  19910807    EP 91200905     A   19880708
EP 443695       A2  19910828    EP 91200904     A   19880708
EP 315296       A3  19891115    EP 88306260     A   19880708
EP 440316       A3  19920115    EP 91200905     A   19880708
EP 443695       A3  19920122    EP 91200904     A   19880708
EP 315296       B1  19930210    EP 88306260     A   19880708
EP 443695       B1  19930929    EP 91200904     A   19880708
EP 315296       TD  19910411    EP 88306260     A   19880708
ES 2046843      T3  19940201    ES 91200904     EP  19880708
JP 1123964      A2  19890516    JP 88222197     A   19880905
JP 6050640      A2  19940225    JP 91146016     A   19910618
JP 2588321      B2  19970305    JP 91146016     A   19910618
JP 95043192     B4  19950515    JP 88222197     A   19880905
MX 166028       B   19921216    MX 12447        A   19880728
US 4768347      A   19880906    US 117098       A   19871104 (B)
US 4805416      A   19890221    US 157579       A   19880219
US 4809520      A   19890307    US 204675       A   19880609
US 4938031      A   19900703    US 319618       A   19890303
US 5033271      A   19910723    US 577336       A   19900904
US 5038578      A   19910813    US 528252       A   19900524
US 5033271      B1  19940222    US 90003088     RQ  19930607
US 5038578      B1  19940222    US 90003089     RQ  19930607
ZA 8804981      A   19890927    ZA 884981       A   19880711 

Priority Data (No,Kind,Date): 

    US 117098 A  19871104
    CA 616474 A  19920820
    CA 571992 A3 19880713
    US 117098 A2 19871104
    US 117098 A3 19871104
    US 204675 A3 19880609
    US 528252 A3 19900524
    US 319618 A3 19890303
    US 577336 A  19900904
    US 528252 A  19900524
    US 319618 A  19890303
    US 204675 A  19880609 

4. U.S. patent family members related to U.S. patent 5038578

Note: Additional U.S. patent family members omitted from this document.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
 
Patent (No,Kind,Date):  US 4768347  A   19880906 
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM (English) 
Patent Assignee:  KENT MOORE CORP  (US) 
Author (Inventor):MANZ KENNETH W (US); SHIRLEY ROGER D (US) 
Priority (No,Kind,Date):  US 117098  A   19871104 
Applic (No,Kind,Date):  US 117098  A   19871104 
National Class: *  062149000; 062292000; 137487500; 141083000; 
222066000 
IPC: *  F25B-045/00 

Derwent WPI Acc No: ; G  88-270291 
Language of Document:  English 
Patent (No,Kind,Date):  US 4805416  A   19890221 
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY, PURIFICATION AND RECHARGING SYSTEM (English) 
Patent Assignee:  KENT MOORE CORP  (US) 
Author (Inventor):  MANZ KENNETH W  (US); SHIRLEY ROGER D (US); 
   PARKS 
RICHARD D  (US); HICKMAN DENNIS W  (US) 
Priority (No,Kind,Date):  US 117098  A2  19871104 
Applic (No,Kind,Date):  US 157579  A   19880219 
Addnl Info:  4768347  Patented 
National Class: *  062292000; 062474000