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Patent Search Strategies and Techniques Using USPTO PatFT/AppFT Muscat
20-21 March
2017
Alex RiechelIndustrial Property Information Officer
Scenario
A biomedical device researcher would like to find out more about the invention developed by David Sengehand similar inventions.
The researcher would also like to know if these inventions have been patented in the United States.
Scenario
Your task is to:
retrieve patent applications related to the invention made by David Sengeh
determine the current status of these patent applications
Task breakdown
Access PatFT/AppFT
Retrieve patent documents based on
keywords
Examine a specific patent document
Review legal status information
Task breakdown
Access PatFT/AppFT
Retrieve patent documents based on
keywords
Examine a specific patent document
Review legal status information
USPTO Homepage
USPTO Homepage
USPTO: Patent search
USPTO: Patent search (AppFT)
USPTO: Patent search (PatFT)
Patent search
AppFT: Patent applications published since 2001
PatFT: Patents issued since 1790 (with searchable full-text since 1976)
American Inventors Protection Act (AIPA)
Post-AIPA: Patent applications published after expiry of 18-month period from earliest filing date (with certain exceptions)
Pre-AIPA: Only issued patents published
Question
Can we use AppFT to retrieve patent applications filed in 1999?
�No, only patent applications filed after November 29, 2000 were published prior to grant and can be retrieved through AppFT.
Question
Can we use PatFT to retrieve patents issued in 1952?
�Yes, patents issued since 1790 can be retrieved through PatFT.
Question
Can we use the following query in PatFT to retrieve patents issued for polyurethane prosthetics inventions in 1952?
Task breakdown
Access PatFT/AppFT
Retrieve patent documents based on
keywords
Examine a specific patent document
Review legal status information
Invention
A prosthetic socket constructed using finite element modeling on the basis of anatomical data obtained through magnetic resonance imaging.
Invention
A prosthetic socket constructed using finite element modeling on the basis of anatomical data obtained through magnetic resonance imaging.
Key concepts
prosthetic socket
finite element modeling
magnetic resonance imaging
Keywords
prosthetic socket
finite element modeling: finite element method, FEM, finite element analysis, FEA
magnetic resonance imaging: MRI
Keywords
prosthetic socket
finite element modeling finite element method FEM finite element analysis FEA
magnetic resonance imaging MRI
Keywords
prosthetic socket
finite element FEM FEA
magnetic resonance imaging MRI
Terms
prosthetic AND socket
"magnetic resonance imaging" MRI
"finite element" FEM FEA
Proximity operators are not supported
Terms
prosthe$ AND socket$
"magnetic resonance imaging" MRI
"finite element" FEM FEA
$ represents zero to infinite charactersWildcards cannot be used within phrases
Terms
prosthe$ AND socket$
"magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI
"finite element" OR FEM OR FEA
Terms
(prosthe$ AND socket$)
("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI)
("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
Terms
(prosthe$ AND socket$)
("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI)
("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
Terms
prosthe$ AND socket$
("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI)
("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
Concepts joined by AND should not be nested with brackets
Terms
prosthe$ AND socket$ AND
("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI) AND
("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
Query
prosthe$ AND socket$ AND ("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI) AND ("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
USPTO: Patent search (AppFT)
AppFT: Advanced search
AppFT: Results
AppFT: Results
Task breakdown
Access PatFT/AppFT
Retrieve patent documents based on
keywords
keywords and classification
Examine a specific patent document
Review legal status information
Patent classification
A61F 2/80 (Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body) Sockets
Key concepts
prosthetic socket
finite element modeling
magnetic resonance imaging
A61F 2/80 (Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body) Sockets
Key concepts
prosthetic socket
finite element modeling
magnetic resonance imaging
A61F 2/80 (Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body) Sockets
Key concepts
A61F 2/80
finite element modeling
magnetic resonance imaging
Query
prosthe$ AND socket$ AND ("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI) AND ("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
Query
A61F2/80 AND ("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI) AND ("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA)
Query
ICL/A61F2/80 AND (("magnetic resonance imaging" OR MRI) AND ("finite element" OR FEM OR FEA))
AppFT: Advanced search
AppFT: Results
Task breakdown
Access PatFT/AppFT
Retrieve patent documents based on
keywords
keywords and classification
Examine a specific patent document
Review legal status information
AppFT: Results
AppFT: Results
AppFT: Record
AppFT: Record
AppFT: Record
AppFT: Images
Task breakdown
Access PatFT/AppFT
Retrieve patent documents based on
keywords
keywords and classification
Examine a specific patent document
Review legal status information
USPTO: Patent search
USPTO: Patent search (PAIR)
PAIR
AppFT: Record
PAIR: Public
PAIR: Record
PAIR: Record
PAIR: Examiner search strategy
PAIR: Examiner search strategy
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