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Includes "U.S. patents, European patent applications, Patent Abstracts of Japan, and Patent Cooperation Treaty patent applications."
To conduct a patent search, select Patent Search found under the Legal heading from the Search by Content Type options above the text box. Find a patent by patent name, inventor, patent number, or applicant number.

To search for patents by keyword, select Research Topic from the options found under the Reference heading and enter your search. From the results list, select Document Type from the Analyze options and, then, select Patents.
To search for patents by patent number, assignee name, inventor last name, or publication year, select Patents from the options found under the Reference heading.

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