
1. BEGIN 351, DWPI, to find U.S. and international patents in an area of technology.
2. Select keywords, placing synonyms in parentheses.
3. Combine sets using the (N) proximity connector. |
?b 351
[File 351] Derwent WPI 1963-2006/UD,UM &UP=200630
(c) 2006 Thomson Derwent. All rights reserved.
?s bicycle?
S1 34500 S BICYCLE?
?s helmet? or head()(gear or cover? or cap or protect?)
8338 HELMET?
508022 HEAD
205920 GEAR
829049 COVER?
141928 CAP
616894 PROTECT?
4542 HEAD(W)(((GEAR OR COVER?) OR CAP) OR PROTECT?)
S2 12604 SELECT HELMET? OR HEAD()(GEAR OR COVER? OR CAP
OR PROTECT?)
?s s1(5n)s2
34500 S1
12604 S2
S3 231 S S1(5N)S2 |

4. RANK the International Patent Class (IC) to see a list of patent classes for the set you just created.
5. Type the number(s) of the codes you want to save.
6. EXIT the Rank menu to continue searching.
7. The system will ask you if you have saved all terms of interest; type Y. Note a SearchSave of your terms has been created. |
?rank ic
Started processing RANK
Processing 100 of 231 records
Processing 200 of 231 records
Completed Ranking 231 records
DIALOG RANK Results
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RANK: S3/1-231 Field: IC= File(s): 351
(Rank fields found in 231 records -- 325 unique terms)
Page 1 of 41
RANK No. Items Term
-------- ----- ----
1 35 A42B-003/04
2 28 A42B-003/00
3 15 A42B-003/08
4 12 A63B-071/10
5 11 A42B-001/06
6 11 A42B-003/06
7 11 A42B-003/30
8 11 B62J-011/00
P = next page Pn = Jump to page n
P- = previous page M = More Options Exit = Leave RANK
To view records from RANK, enter VIEW followed by RANK number,
format, and item(s) to display, e.g., VIEW 2/9/ALL.
Enter desired option(s) or enter RANK number(s) to save terms.
?. 1
RANK numbers saved: 1
DIALOG RANK Results
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RANK: S3/1-231 Field: IC= File(s): 351
(Rank fields found in 231 records -- 325 unique terms)
Page 1 of 41
RANK No. Items Term
-------- ----- ----
1 35 A42B-003/04
2 28 A42B-003/00
3 15 A42B-003/08
4 12 A63B-071/10
5 11 A42B-001/06
6 11 A42B-003/06
7 11 A42B-003/30
8 11 B62J-011/00
P = next page Pn = Jump to page n
P- = previous page M = More Options Exit = Leave RANK
To view records from RANK, enter VIEW followed by RANK number,
format, and item(s) to display, e.g., VIEW 2/9/ALL.
Enter desired option(s) or enter RANK number(s) to save terms.
?.exit
RANK results will be erased; have you saved all the terms of
interest? (YES/NO)
?.y
Temp SearchSave "TC129" stored
Creating temporary SearchSave ... TC129 |
8. EXS the SearchSave.
9. OR together the keyword (S3) and class code (S4) sets for a comprehensive search (S5).
10. Limit the set (S5) to patents from 2006. |
Enter EXS to execute the SearchSave
?exs
EXS: S IC= "A42B-003/04"
S4 869 S IC= "A42B-003/04"
?s s3 or s4
231 S3
869 S4
S5 1065 S S3 OR S4
?s s5/2006
1065 S5
469565 PY=2006
S6 81 S S5/2006 |
| 11. RANK PANAME to see a list of assignees with the one with the most patents listed first. |
?rank paname
Started processing RANK
Completed Ranking 81 records
DIALOG RANK Results
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RANK: S6/1-81 Field: PANAME= File(s): 351
(Rank fields found in 81 records -- 116 unique terms)
Page 1 of 15
RANK No. Items Term
-------- ----- ----
1 7 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
2 2 FORSVARETS FORSKNINGSANSTALT
3 2 GENTEX CORP
4 2 HONDA ACCESS KK
5 2 HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KK
6 2 MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO KK
7 2 MIDORI ANZEN CO LTD
8 2 POC SWEDEN AB
P = next page Pn = Jump to page n
P- = previous page M = More Options Exit = Leave RANK
To view records from RANK, enter VIEW followed by RANK number,
format, and item(s) to display, e.g., VIEW 2/9/ALL.
Enter desired option(s) or enter RANK number(s) to save terms. |