Patent Searching Tutorials: Referencing the Patent Literature

Suggested Paper or Report Bibliography (or use required format of a publication)

Patentee (Applicant), A.A (+et al if more than 1), issuing State with Patent or Patent Application number, issue (publication) date

Sasaki, D.Y. et al, US Patent 6,962,747, 8 November 2005.

Pedersen, L.A. et al, World Patent 9,202,456, 20 February 1992.

 

Information Needed for U.S. Patent Application

U.S. Patents

Document number; kind code (if known); date; name; & pages, columns, lines where relevant pages or figures appear 6962747; b; 11/8/2005; Sasaki et al; col4, l45

Foreign Patents

Document number; country code; date; name; & pages, columns, lines where relevant pages or figures appear 9202456; WO; 2/20/1992; Pedersen et al; col6, l50&60