Basic Patent Searches — Part 1 Summary
In Lesson 4 we looked for information on patent assignees, inventors, and dates of publication. We again used the EXPAND command to verify names in the Additional Indexes.
Let's review the steps; remember it as the BEST technique.
| Begin in the database. | B 351 |
| Expand the patent assignee's or inventor's names. | E pa=microsoft E au=silverglate IV=silverglatt |
| Select the appropriate E number(s). | S e1:e7 |
| Type out the chosen records. | T s1/3/all |
Go on to Lesson 5 to learn how to search application numbers.
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