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INPADOCDB<br />
The International Patent DOCumentation DataBase<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
The International Patent FAMily DataBase<br />
Handbook<br />
September 2009
IMPRINT:<br />
Published by STN International, Europe<br />
c/o <strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
P.O. Box 2465<br />
76012 <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
GERMANY<br />
©<br />
Fachinformationszentrum <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
Gesellschaft für wissenschaftlich-technische<br />
Information GmbH
CONTENTS<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
CONTENTS<br />
INTRODUCTION 3<br />
THE INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> DATABASES 5<br />
OVERVIEW 5<br />
DOCUMENT STRUCTURE IN INPADOCDB 7<br />
DOCUMENT STRUCTURE IN <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> 18<br />
WHICH FILE TO CHOOSE, INPADOCDB OR <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>? 20<br />
SUBJECT SEARCH 21<br />
TEXT SEARCH 21<br />
Basic Index 21<br />
Title 21<br />
Abstract 22<br />
Simultaneous left and right truncation 26<br />
The (T)-operator 28<br />
CLASSIFICATIONS 29<br />
International Patent Classification (IPC)<br />
Structure of the IPC<br />
29<br />
29<br />
IPC Classification concepts 31<br />
Old concept 31<br />
New concept 31<br />
Reclassification 33<br />
Reference database MCD 33<br />
STN‟s concept: Backfile 33<br />
STN‟s concept: New documents 33<br />
New IPC search concept 33<br />
Search with Core Level Codes 35<br />
Search with Advanced Level Codes 36<br />
New IPC display options 36<br />
New SELECT options for statistics 38<br />
The IPC Thesaurus and its applications 40<br />
European Patent Classifications (EPC, ICO, IDT) 45<br />
EPC (ECLA) 45<br />
The ICO Classification (ECLA K-Y; In Computer Only) 54<br />
The IDT Classification (Indeling der Techniek) 55<br />
National Patent Classification (NCL) 56<br />
NAME SEARCH 58<br />
APPLICANT AND INVENTOR NAMES 58<br />
ADDRESS INFORMATION 64<br />
SUPER SEARCH FIELDS 66<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>: FAMILIY RELATED INDEXES AND DISPLAYS 67<br />
SEARCH FOR NUMBERS AND DATES 70<br />
PATENT-RELEVANT NUMBERS 70<br />
Changing patent number formats 72<br />
PATENT NUMBERS 73<br />
Japanese patent numbers 78<br />
APPLICATION AND PRIORITY NUMBERS 81<br />
KIND OF DOCUMENTS 83<br />
“DATES OF AVAILABILITY” (DAV) FIELD 86<br />
THE “PATENT STATUS” (STA) FIELD 88<br />
THE “FILING DETAILS” (FDT) FIELD 89<br />
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COUNTRY DESIGNATIONS 93<br />
DATES<br />
Date Edit<br />
95<br />
95<br />
CITATION SEARCH 97<br />
TYPE OF A CITATION (SRT) 103<br />
CATEGORY OF A CITATION (CAT) 104<br />
FAMILY SEARCHING 106<br />
WHAT IS A PATENT FAMILY? 106<br />
The "SIMPLE FAMILY" of the European Patent Office 107<br />
FAMILY DISPLAY 109<br />
INPADOCDB 109<br />
Display format FAM 113<br />
Display Browse 113<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>: Display of basic patent and hit patent<br />
130<br />
137<br />
FSEARCH AND FSORT 140<br />
LEGAL STATUS SEARCHING 143<br />
LEGAL STATUS DISPLAY 145<br />
LEGAL STATUS SEARCH FIELDS 149<br />
Search examples 152<br />
Search for legal status information on a national application 152<br />
Search for legal status events 154<br />
Legal Status Categories (/LSC2) 157<br />
UPDATES AND SETTING UP ALERTS 161<br />
DOCUMENT UPDATES IN INPADOCDB 161<br />
Search and display field “Change” (CHG) 165<br />
PATENT FAMILY UPDATES IN INPADOCDB 167<br />
Update codes for patent families 167<br />
UPDATES IN <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> 168<br />
DISPLAY FORMATS FOR PATENT FAMILY UPDATES IN INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> 169<br />
SETTING UP OF AN AUTOMATIC ALERT 175<br />
Legal status monitoring with "PROXIMITY LINKED SDI" 178<br />
MANUAL MONITORING 179<br />
Searching with family SDI formats 179<br />
APPENDICES 183<br />
ONLINE HELPS IN INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> 183<br />
ONLINE HELPS ON PROXIMITY OPERATORS 184<br />
NUMBER OF RECORDS PER COUNTRY 186<br />
COUNTRY CODES (/PC) AND KIND CODES (/PK) 188<br />
PRIORITY APPLICATION INFORMATION TYPE (/PRAIT) 207<br />
STN NUMBER FORMATS WITH APPENDED CODE 216<br />
Patent numbers 216<br />
Application and priority numbers 218<br />
COUNTRIES WITH LEGAL STATUS INFORMATION 219<br />
MEMBER STATES PCT 221<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE/ORIGINAL DOCUMENT LANGUAGE 223<br />
ITALY: PROVINCE CODING FOR APPLICATION NUMBERS 225<br />
TYPICAL SEARCHES IN INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> 227<br />
Search Examples 228<br />
SUMMARY SHEETS (1 ST PAGE) 247<br />
INPADOCDB 247<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> 248<br />
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Introduction<br />
This handbook is supposed to make users familiar with the INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
databases in order to enable them to correctly use the search and display options. Special attention<br />
is given to family and legal status searches. How to set up and use SDIs is also explained in detail.<br />
For cost-saving training the learning files LINPADOCDB and L<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> are available.<br />
Learning files do have all search and display functionalities as the normal files, but they are not<br />
updated and contain only a limited selection of database records.<br />
This workshop is aimed at users who already have basic knowledge of patents and the STN<br />
command language. Detailed descriptions of the command language is available on the <strong>FIZ</strong><br />
<strong>Karlsruhe</strong> (www.fiz-karlsruhe.de or www.stn-international.de) and CAS websites (www.cas.org)<br />
for further study.<br />
A „Guide to STN Patent Databases“ is available in the training center on the STN <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
homepage (http://www.stn-international.de/). Some explanations from this guide have been<br />
included in this workshop manual.<br />
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DOCDB<br />
THE INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
DATABASES<br />
Overview<br />
INPADOC (INternational PAtent DOcumentation Center) was founded on May 2, 1972 following<br />
an agreement between the WIPO and the Republic of Austria. In 1991 INPADOC was adopted by<br />
the European Patent Office (EPO). The database is now produced by the EPO (in The Hague and<br />
Vienna) and is one of the largest patent files with respect to time and country coverage. It consists<br />
of the INPADOC Patent Family Service (PFS), the EPO‟s data stock DOCDB, and legal status<br />
information from INPADOC Patent Register Service (PRS). The PFS part covers more than 90<br />
countries since 1968. Periods of coverage vary for the individual countries. The PRS contains<br />
legal status information from 58 countries (42 countries + national phases for WO) since 1978<br />
with differences in time coverage.<br />
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During a project which lasted for several years the data from the INPADOC Patent Family Service<br />
(PFS) and those from the EPO‟s DOCDB backfile were merged. Besides, cited references from<br />
the so-called REFI database were included. The EPO internally stores the entire database under<br />
the name of DOCDB. Since the end of April 2007, only one data format is delivered: DOCDB<br />
XML according to WIPO ST.36.<br />
Patent authorities and patent offices deliver the data to the EPO on electronic storage media or in<br />
print. The EPO tries to edit and standardize these data, but the reached quality level is limited by<br />
the nature of received input. About 1 million data corrections are performed by the EPO each year.<br />
For further improvement of the database, data undergo another quality check at <strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong> and<br />
are corrected by the <strong>FIZ</strong> editorial team.<br />
In INPADOCDB the documents consist of all publication series/documents of a patent application<br />
from one country. The documents can be grouped to families by priority. This allows the user to<br />
find out in which country a patent application was filed and where the patent was granted.<br />
In the <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> file database records consist of all publications for one patent family. Search<br />
indexes are family-based, which means that for a record terms from the complete family are<br />
considered in the indexes.<br />
The two databases therefore offer excellent possibilities for performing patent SDIs in order to<br />
monitor the import and export strategies of competitors or to find out in which countries the<br />
invention is not protected and thus freely usable.<br />
At present, cited references for 21 countries are available. They comprise cited references from the<br />
search report, applicants‟ citations and citations from other sources. This information is very<br />
useful in order to find related applications or competitors.<br />
The legal status part of the database provides information as to whether a patent is still valid or has<br />
expired. This makes it easier to find inventions for which the patent has been discontinued or<br />
which are no longer valid because the annual fee has not been paid. All legal status changes,<br />
before and after the granting of the patent, are listed in chronological order and can be searched<br />
for in detail on STN. At present there are more than 2,600 legal status codes. About 1,300 codes<br />
were categorized in STN to simplify legal status searching.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> data start with the patent number US X1 from 1790 and currently<br />
comprise 70 million publications.<br />
Bibliographic coverage for countries with more than 500,000 records<br />
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”What is a record?“<br />
Document structure in INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB records comprise all publication levels of a country or patent authority for an<br />
invention/application, which means records are application-based. They are ranked according to<br />
the date of publication.<br />
DISPLAY IALL<br />
Example (Record):<br />
shows the data of the latest<br />
publication. The field names are<br />
=> D IALL<br />
written in full length in this<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1342 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 indented EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> format. KA on STN<br />
ACCESSION NUMBER: 52826468 INPADOCDB<br />
ED 20070322 EW 200712 UP 20070809<br />
FAMILY NUMBER: 15412274<br />
TITLE:<br />
Spritzgiessmaschine.<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE: German<br />
INVENTOR(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
STANDARDIZED: WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
STANDARDIZED: KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
PATENT INFORMATION:<br />
NUMBER KIND DATE<br />
--------------------------------<br />
DE 19928770 B8 20060803<br />
PATENT INFO. TYPE: DEB8 CORRECTED FIRST PAGE (GRANTED PATENT)<br />
DATE OF AVAILABILITY: 20060803 modified-first-page-pub<br />
PATENT STATUS:<br />
PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
APPLICATION INFO.: DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA Patent application<br />
PRIORITY APPL. INFO.: DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRIO. APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
CITED REFERENCE COUNT:<br />
8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (6 PATENT, 2 NON<br />
PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE<br />
AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IPC ORIGINAL (ADV): B29C0045-54 [I,A ]; B22D0017-00 [I,A ];<br />
B29C0045-03 [I,A ]; B29C0045-52 [I,A ];<br />
B29C0045-58 [I,A ]; B29C0047-40 [I,A ]<br />
IPC ORIGINAL (CORE): B29C0045-53 [I,C*]; B22D0017-00 [I,C*];<br />
B29C0045-03 [I,C*]; B29C0045-46 [I,C*];<br />
B29C0045-58 [I,C*]; B29C0047-38 [I,C*]<br />
EPC CLASSIF. (ECLA):<br />
ICO CLASSIF.:<br />
FIELD AVAILABILITY:<br />
UPDATE CHANGES:<br />
B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
L29C0047:50C<br />
AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI;<br />
PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; REN; REP; TI<br />
EPC C<br />
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=> D IALL.M LS<br />
DISPLAY IALL.M LS<br />
Field code extension .M shows all<br />
ANSWER 1<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> publications KA STN of a record, LS shows legal<br />
status information<br />
ACCESSION NUMBER: 52826468 INPADOCDB<br />
UP 20070712 UW 200728<br />
FAMILY NUMBER: 15412274<br />
TITLE:<br />
Pressure injection molding machine with continuous<br />
extruder and separate injection cylinders is designed<br />
to avoid use of three way valves and prevent external<br />
leakage of e.g. filled plastic melt or thixotropic<br />
magnesium.<br />
Spritzgiessmaschine.<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE: English; German<br />
INVENTOR(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
STANDARDIZED: WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
STANDARDIZED: KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
PATENT INFORMATION:<br />
NUMBER KIND DATE<br />
--------------------------------<br />
DE 19928770 A1 20000831<br />
PATENT INFO. TYPE: DEA1 DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST PUBLICATION)<br />
DATE OF AVAILABILITY: 20000831 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
PATENT STATUS:<br />
PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
APPLICATION INFO.: DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA Patent application<br />
PRIORITY APPL. INFO.: DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRIO. APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
IPC VERSION(1-7): 7<br />
INT. PATENT CLASSIF.:<br />
MAIN:<br />
B29C0045-54 (not assigned by patent authority)<br />
SECONDARY:<br />
B29C0045-03; B29C0047-40; B29C0045-58; B22D0017-00;<br />
B29C0045-52<br />
EPC CLASSIF. (ECLA): B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
ICO CLASSIF.:<br />
L29C0047:50C<br />
ABSTRACT (ENGLISH): Injection units comprise cylinders with<br />
reversibly-driven stepped pistons dividing their<br />
volume into injection- and feed- chambers. The larger,<br />
leading piston areas occupy the injection chambers,<br />
the smaller, rear annular surfaces of the pistons<br />
occupy the feed chambers. Ball non-return valves are<br />
connected in series with passages between chambers in<br />
each piston and cylinder unit. Cylinder outlets<br />
connect to the injection nozzle via injection channels<br />
and further non return valves. Feed chambers are<br />
directly connected via a feed channel system to the<br />
extruder head space. An Independent claim is included<br />
for the method of operating the injection molding<br />
machine. Each hydraulic cylinder is controlled so,<br />
during injection chamber filling via the hot channel,<br />
the feed chambers and the passages with the non return<br />
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ABSTRACT LANGUAGE:<br />
ABSTRACT SOURCE:<br />
ABSTRACT (GERMAN):<br />
ABSTRACT LANGUAGE:<br />
ABSTRACT SOURCE:<br />
FIELD AVAILABILITY:<br />
UPDATE CHANGES:<br />
valves are essentially free of pressure, or under<br />
reduced pressure. Further developments of the machine<br />
and method are described. Preferred features: The<br />
double screw extruder has co-rotating screws. A<br />
four-shaft variant with eight screws is described. The<br />
feed chambers are connected directly via a hot channel<br />
to the extruder, i.e. with no intermediate arrangement<br />
of path-switching valves. The injection units are<br />
driven by e.g. double-acting hydraulic cylinders.<br />
English<br />
translation<br />
Bei einer Spritzgiessmaschine mit einem Extruder und<br />
mindestens zwei jeweils einen Einspritzkolben und<br />
einen Enspritzzylinder aufweisenden Einspritzeinheiten<br />
ist in jedem der alternierend mit Kunststoffschmelze<br />
befuellbaren Einspritzzylinder ein Stufenkolben<br />
reversierbar gefuehrt, der den Zylinderraum in einen<br />
Einspritzraum und in einen Einspeiseraum unterteilt.<br />
Die groessere Kolbenflaeche des Stufenkolbens begrenzt<br />
den Einspritzraum, der ueber die Einspritzduese mit<br />
der Formkavitaet des Spritzgiesswerkzeugs in<br />
Verbindung steht und den Einspeiseraum, der mit dem<br />
Extruder in Verbindung steht. Im Stufenkolben ist eine<br />
die Passage vom Einspritzraum zum Einspeiseraum<br />
sperrende Rueckstromsperre mit einem Ventilkoerper<br />
angeordnet. Um zu vermeiden, dass beim Einspritzen von<br />
Kunststoffschmelze aus dem Einspritzraum in die<br />
Formkavitaet durch den sich rasch vergroessernden<br />
Einspeiseraum in diesen ein Unterdruck entsteht, der<br />
die Gefahr mit sich bringt, dass ueber die Dichtung<br />
der Kolbenstange des Stufenkolbens<br />
Hydraulikfluessigkeit oder Luft von aussen in den<br />
Einspeiseraum gelangt, wird vorgeschlagen, dass die<br />
Ventilkoerper der Rueckstromsperren derjenigen<br />
Einspritzeinheiten, die keinen Einspritzvorgang<br />
vollfuehren, entsperrt werden.<br />
German<br />
national office<br />
AB; ABDE; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICO; ICS; IN;<br />
INS; PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
EPC C<br />
ACCESSION NUMBER: 52826468 INPADOCDB<br />
UP 20070712 UW 200728<br />
FAMILY NUMBER: 15412274<br />
TITLE:<br />
Spritzgiessmaschine.<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE: German<br />
INVENTOR(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
STANDARDIZED: WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
STANDARDIZED: KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
PATENT INFORMATION:<br />
NUMBER KIND DATE<br />
--------------------------------<br />
DE 19928770 C2 20031120<br />
PATENT INFO. TYPE: DEC2 PATENT SPECIFICATION (SECOND PUBL.)<br />
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FILING DETAILS: DED2 Grant of a patent after the examination procedure<br />
DATE OF AVAILABILITY: 20031120 printed-with-grant<br />
PATENT STATUS:<br />
GRANTED<br />
APPLICATION INFO.: DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA Patent application<br />
PRIORITY APPL. INFO.: DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRIO. APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
CITED REFERENCE COUNT: 8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (6 PATENT, 2 NON<br />
PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE<br />
AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IPC VERSION(1-7): 7<br />
INT. PATENT CLASSIF.:<br />
MAIN:<br />
B29C0045-54 (not assigned by patent authority)<br />
SECONDARY:<br />
B29C0045-03; B29C0047-40; B29C0045-58; B22D0017-00;<br />
B29C0045-52<br />
EPC CLASSIF. (ECLA): B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
ICO CLASSIF.:<br />
L29C0047:50C<br />
FIELD AVAILABILITY: AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICO; ICS; IN; INS; PA; PAS;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; REN; REP; TI<br />
UPDATE CHANGES: EPC C<br />
ACCESSION NUMBER: 52826468 INPADOCDB<br />
ED 20070322 EW 200712 UP 20070809<br />
FAMILY NUMBER: 15412274<br />
TITLE:<br />
Spritzgiessmaschine.<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE: German<br />
INVENTOR(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
STANDARDIZED: WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
STANDARDIZED: KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
PATENT INFORMATION:<br />
NUMBER KIND DATE<br />
--------------------------------<br />
DE 19928770 B8 20060803<br />
PATENT INFO. TYPE: DEB8 CORRECTED FIRST PAGE (GRANTED PATENT)<br />
DATE OF AVAILABILITY: 20060803 modified-first-page-pub<br />
PATENT STATUS:<br />
PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
APPLICATION INFO.: DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA Patent application<br />
PRIORITY APPL. INFO.: DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRIO. APPL. INFO. TYPE: DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
CITED REFERENCE COUNT:<br />
8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (6 PATENT, 2 NON<br />
PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE<br />
AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IPC ORIGINAL (ADV): B29C0045-54 [I,A ]; B22D0017-00 [I,A ];<br />
B29C0045-03 [I,A ]; B29C0045-52 [I,A ];<br />
B29C0045-58 [I,A ]; B29C0047-40 [I,A ]<br />
IPC ORIGINAL (CORE): B29C0045-53 [I,C*]; B22D0017-00 [I,C*];<br />
B29C0045-03 [I,C*]; B29C0045-46 [I,C*];<br />
B29C0045-58 [I,C*]; B29C0047-38 [I,C*]<br />
EPC CLASSIF. (ECLA):<br />
ICO CLASSIF.:<br />
B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
L29C0047:50C<br />
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FIELD AVAILABILITY:<br />
UPDATE CHANGES:<br />
AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI;<br />
PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; REN; REP; TI<br />
EPC C<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 52826468 INPADOCDB<br />
19990219 DEA1 PRI Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
DE 1999-19907169 A1 19990219<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
19990323 DEA1 PRI Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A1 19990323<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
19990623 DEA PRI Patent application<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
19990623 DEA APP Patent application<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20000831 DEA1 PUB DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST PUBLICATION)<br />
DE 19928770 A1 20000831<br />
20000831 DEOP8 + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AS TO PARAGRAPH 44 PATENT LAW<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20031120 DEC2 PUB PATENT SPECIFICATION (SECOND PUBL.)<br />
DE 19928770 C2 20031120<br />
20031120 DE8304 + GRANT AFTER EXAMINATION PROCEDURE<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20040519 DE8364 + NO OPPOSITION DURING TERM OF OPPOSITION<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20060803 DEB8 PUB CORRECTED FIRST PAGE (GRANTED PATENT)<br />
DE 19928770 B8 20060803<br />
200712.................................20070322<br />
20060803 DE8396 REPRINT OF ERRONEOUS FRONT PAGE<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20071025 DE8327 CHANGE IN THE PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE PATENT OWNER<br />
KRAUSS MAFFEI GMBH, 80997 MUENCHEN, DE<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200743.................................20071025<br />
20080221 DE8327 CHANGE IN THE PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE PATENT OWNER<br />
KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, 80997 MUENCHEN, DE<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 11
=> D MAXO2<br />
D MAX shows all available fields of a record<br />
D MAXO shows additional original data<br />
D MAXO2 shows the data of MAXO using national characters<br />
ANSWER 1<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 52826468 INPADOCDB UP 20070712 UW 200728<br />
FN 15412274<br />
TI Pressure injection molding machine with continuous extruder and separate<br />
injection cylinders is designed to avoid use of three way valves and<br />
prevent external leakage of e.g. filled plastic melt or thixotropic<br />
magnesium.<br />
Spritzgießmaschine.<br />
TL English; German<br />
IN WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
INS WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PA KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
PAS KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI DE 19928770 A1 20000831<br />
PIT DEA1 DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST PUBLICATION)<br />
DAV 20000831 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
AIO 19928770<br />
AIT DEA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRAO 199 07 169.1 ; 199 13 240.2<br />
PRAIT DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B29C0045-54<br />
ICS B29C0045-03; B29C0047-40; B29C0045-58; B22D0017-00; B29C0045-52<br />
EPC B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
ICO L29C0047:50C<br />
AB Injection units comprise cylinders with reversibly-driven stepped pistons<br />
dividing their volume into injection- and feed- chambers. The larger,<br />
leading piston areas occupy the injection chambers, the smaller, rear<br />
annular surfaces of the pistons occupy the feed chambers. Ball<br />
non-return valves are connected in series with passages between chambers<br />
in each piston and cylinder unit. Cylinder outlets connect to the<br />
injection nozzle via injection channels and further non return valves.<br />
Feed chambers are directly connected via a feed channel system to the<br />
extruder head space. An Independent claim is included for the method of<br />
operating the injection molding machine. Each hydraulic cylinder is<br />
controlled so, during injection chamber filling via the hot channel, the<br />
feed chambers and the passages with the non return valves are essentially<br />
free of pressure, or under reduced pressure. Further developments of the<br />
machine and method are described. Preferred features: The double screw<br />
extruder has co-rotating screws. A four-shaft variant with eight screws<br />
is described. The feed chambers are connected directly via a hot channel<br />
to the extruder, i.e. with no intermediate arrangement of path-switching<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 12
valves. The injection units are driven by e.g. double-acting hydraulic<br />
cylinders.<br />
AL English<br />
AS translation<br />
ABDE Bei einer Spritzgießmaschine mit einem Extruder und mindestens zwei<br />
jeweils einen Einspritzkolben und einen Enspritzzylinder aufweisenden<br />
Einspritzeinheiten ist in jedem der alternierend mit Kunststoffschmelze<br />
befüllbaren Einspritzzylinder ein Stufenkolben reversierbar<br />
geführt, der den Zylinderraum in einen Einspritzraum und in einen<br />
Einspeiseraum unterteilt. Die größere Kolbenfläche des<br />
Stufenkolbens begrenzt den Einspritzraum, der über die<br />
Einspritzdüse mit der Formkavität des Spritzgießwerkzeugs<br />
in Verbindung steht und den Einspeiseraum, der mit dem Extruder in<br />
Verbindung steht. Im Stufenkolben ist eine die Passage vom Einspritzraum<br />
zum Einspeiseraum sperrende Rückstromsperre mit einem<br />
Ventilkörper angeordnet. Um zu vermeiden, dass beim Einspritzen von<br />
Kunststoffschmelze aus dem Einspritzraum in die Formkavität durch<br />
den sich rasch vergrößernden Einspeiseraum in diesen ein<br />
Unterdruck entsteht, der die Gefahr mit sich bringt, dass über die<br />
Dichtung der Kolbenstange des Stufenkolbens Hydraulikflüssigkeit<br />
oder Luft von außen in den Einspeiseraum gelangt, wird<br />
vorgeschlagen, dass die Ventilkörper der Rückstromsperren<br />
derjenigen Einspritzeinheiten, die keinen Einspritzvorgang<br />
vollführen, entsperrt werden.<br />
AL German<br />
AS national office<br />
FA AB; ABDE; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICO; ICS; IN; INS; PA; PAS; PI; PIT;<br />
PRAI; TI<br />
CHG EPC C<br />
AN 52826468 INPADOCDB UP 20070712 UW 200728<br />
FN 15412274<br />
TI Spritzgießmaschine.<br />
TL German<br />
IN WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
INS WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PA KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
PAS KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI DE 19928770 C2 20031120<br />
PIT DEC2 PATENT SPECIFICATION (SECOND PUBL.)<br />
FDT DED2 Grant of a patent after the examination procedure<br />
DAV 20031120 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
AIO 19928770<br />
AIT DEA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRAO 199 07 169.1 ; 199 13 240.2<br />
PRAIT DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
REC 8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (6 PATENT, 2 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP DE 19607666 C1 (SEA, pat)<br />
AT 397229<br />
B (SEA, pat)<br />
GB 1397461<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 5454995<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 13
US 3310837<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
JP 01063121 A (SEA, npl)<br />
REN (1) Patent abstracts of Japan M 838, 1989, Vol.13, No.258 & JP 01063121 A<br />
(SEA)<br />
(2) DE-B.: Mink,W., "Grundzuege der Spritzgiesstechnik",1979, Zechner &<br />
Huethig Verlag GmbH, Speyer am Rhein, S.192-195 (SEA)<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B29C0045-54<br />
ICS B29C0045-03; B29C0047-40; B29C0045-58; B22D0017-00; B29C0045-52<br />
EPC B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
ICO L29C0047:50C<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICO; ICS; IN; INS; PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI;<br />
REN; REP; TI<br />
CHG EPC C<br />
AN 52826468 INPADOCDB ED 20070322 EW 200712 UP 20070809<br />
FN 15412274<br />
TI Spritzgießmaschine.<br />
TL German<br />
IN WOHLRAB, WALTER<br />
INS WOHLRAB WALTER, DE<br />
PA KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH<br />
PAS KRAUSS MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECH, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI DE 19928770 B8 20060803<br />
PIT DEB8 CORRECTED FIRST PAGE (GRANTED PATENT)<br />
DAV 20060803 modified-first-page-pub<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
AIO 19928770<br />
AIT DEA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1, 20070322, Y)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322, Y)<br />
PRAO 199 07 169.1 ; 199 13 240.2<br />
PRAIT DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
REC 8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (6 PATENT, 2 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP DE 19607666 C1 (SEA, pat)<br />
AT 397229<br />
B (SEA, pat)<br />
GB 1397461<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 5454995<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 3310837<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
JP 01063121 A (SEA, npl)<br />
REN (1) Patent abstracts of Japan M 838, 1989, Vol.13, No.258 & JP 01063121 A<br />
(SEA)<br />
(2) DE-B.: Mink,W., "Grundzuege der Spritzgiesstechnik",1979, Zechner &<br />
Huethig Verlag GmbH, Speyer am Rhein, S.192-195 (SEA)<br />
IPCI B29C0045-54 [I,A ]; B22D0017-00 [I,A ]; B29C0045-03 [I,A ];<br />
B29C0045-52 [I,A ]; B29C0045-58 [I,A ]; B29C0047-40 [I,A ]<br />
B29C0045-53 [I,C*]; B22D0017-00 [I,C*]; B29C0045-03 [I,C*];<br />
B29C0045-46 [I,C*]; B29C0045-58 [I,C*]; B29C0047-38 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B29C0045-54D; B29C0045-23; B29C0045-58<br />
ICO L29C0047:50C<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI; PA; PAS; PI; PIT;<br />
PRAI; REN; REP; TI<br />
CHG EPC C<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 14
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 52826468 INPADOCDB<br />
20000831 DEOP8 + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AS TO PARAGRAPH 44 PATENT LAW<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20031120 DE8304 + GRANT AFTER EXAMINATION PROCEDURE<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20040519 DE8364 + NO OPPOSITION DURING TERM OF OPPOSITION<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20060803 DE8396 REPRINT OF ERRONEOUS FRONT PAGE<br />
.......................................20070322<br />
20071025 DE8327 CHANGE IN THE PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE PATENT OWNER<br />
KRAUSS MAFFEI GMBH, 80997 MUENCHEN, DE<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200743.................................20071025<br />
20080221 DE8327 CHANGE IN THE PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE PATENT OWNER<br />
KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, 80997 MUENCHEN, DE<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 15
The original language characters are available in ALLO, ALLO.M, MAXO, MAXO2 format and<br />
can be displayed in “STN on the Web” and in “STN Express”. With PRINT EMAIL and in “STN<br />
on the Web” original characters can be displayed in PDF-Format without loading special character<br />
sets when the language dependent character sets are installed.<br />
Example for a Chinese application:<br />
Display of original characters can be very helpful if there is no English-language abstract or<br />
equivalent available. Via copy and paste of the original text free internet language tools (e.g.<br />
Google) may be used for a machine translation.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 16
National characters - like ä, ß, â, ç … - can be displayed with the format MAXO2. No<br />
highlighting is available in these fields.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 17
Document structure in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
In <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> all publication levels of a patent family build one database record, which means<br />
that records are family-based. Within one family record the documents are ranked according to<br />
application country and publication date.<br />
All family display formats of INPADOCDB are also available in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>. For<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> additional „deduplicated“ family display formats were developed. They show only<br />
non redundant information from all publications for each display field. That means if a family<br />
consists of 10 publications in which the applicant information appears in three different variations,<br />
three entries are shown in the applicant field, each variation only once.<br />
Example record:<br />
DISPLAY BRIEF (default format)<br />
Shows selected fields of the patent family, an English<br />
=> D BRIEF<br />
abstract and family-relevant patent numbers in tabular<br />
form. Content of display fields is deduplicated.<br />
L2 ANSWER 6 OF 355 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 10953655 UPFB 20090723 UWF 200930<br />
TI SKID STEER LOADER VEHICLE.<br />
- VEHICULE DE CHARGEMENT A DIRECTION PAR GLISSEMENT.<br />
- BAGGERFAHRZEUG MIT RUTSCHLENKUNG.<br />
- VEHICULO CARGADOR DE DIRECCION DESLIZANTE.<br />
- Skid steer loader vehicle with front and rear ground propellers driven by<br />
transmissions for propelling and steering.<br />
- VEHICULE CHARGEUR COMPACT A DIRECTION PAR PATINAGE.<br />
- Skid steer loader.<br />
INS BAMFORD JOSEPH CYRIL, CH<br />
- BAMFORD JOSEPH CYRIL<br />
PAS BAMFORD JOSEPH CYRIL, CH<br />
- BAMFORD JOSEPH CYRIL<br />
- JCB SPECIAL PRODUCTS LTD<br />
- BAMFORD JOSEPH C<br />
IPCI E02F0009-20 [I,A ]; B60K0017-04 [I,A ]; E02F0009-08 [I,A ];<br />
E02F0003-34 [I,A ]; B62D0011-06 [I,A ]; E02F0009-20 [I,C*];<br />
B60K0017-04 [I,C*]; E02F0009-08 [I,C*]; E02F0003-28 [I,C*];<br />
B62D0011-06 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR B60K0017-04 [I,A ]; B60K0017-10 [N,A ]; B60K0017-342 [N,A ];<br />
B60K0017-356 [N,A ]; B62D0011-06 [I,A ]; B62D0021-18 [I,A ];<br />
B62D0049-02 [I,A ]; E02F0003-28 [I,A ]; E02F0003-34 [I,A ];<br />
E02F0009-08 [I,A ]; E02F0009-16 [I,A ]; B60K0017-04 [I,C*];<br />
B60K0017-10 [N,C*]; B60K0017-34 [N,C*]; B62D0011-06 [I,C*];<br />
B62D0021-18 [I,C*]; B62D0049-00 [I,C*]; E02F0003-28 [I,C*];<br />
E02F0009-08 [I,C*]; E02F0009-16 [I,C*]<br />
EPC<br />
B60K0017-04; B62D0021-18C; B62D0049-02; E02F0003-28S; E02F0003-34P;<br />
E02F0009-08; E02F0009-16<br />
AB (US 5964567 A)<br />
A skid steer loader vehicle comprising a body having a front end and a<br />
rear end and provided with first and second ground engageable propulsion<br />
wheels respectively disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle and in<br />
which the first and second propulsion wheels are driven by first and<br />
second transmission systems respectively to permit the vehicle to be<br />
propelled and steered by driving the propulsion wheels on one side of the<br />
vehicle independently from the propulsion wheels on the other side of the<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 18
vehicle, an operator's compartment and a boom assembly, the boom assembly<br />
having, at an outer end thereof, connecting structure for connecting a<br />
material handling implement to the boom assembly and an inner end of the<br />
boom assembly being pivotally mounted on the body, adjacent the rear end<br />
of the body, for movement between a raised position and a lowered<br />
position in which the boom assembly extends forwards alongside the<br />
operator's compartment and the material handling implement is disposed<br />
forward of the front end of the body and a transmission case, disposed on<br />
one side of the vehicle, having therein said first and second<br />
transmission systems.<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
+-------- Publications --------+ +-------- Applications --------+<br />
CA 2269535 A1 19990304 CA 1998-2269535 A 19980819<br />
CA 2269535 C 20061128<br />
DE 69809877 D1 20030116 DE 1998-69809877 A 19980819<br />
DE 69809877 T2 20030424<br />
EP 932729 A1 19990804 EP 1998-946379 A 19980819<br />
EP 932729 B1 20021204<br />
ES 2191338 T3 20030901 ES 1998-946379 T 19980819<br />
FR 2767507 A1 19990226 FR 1998-3145 A 19980313<br />
FR 2767507 B1 19991231<br />
GB 9717892 D0 19971029 GB 1997-17892 A 19970823<br />
GB 9802685 D0 19980401 GB 1998-2685 A 19980210<br />
GB 2328429 A 19990224<br />
GB 2328429 B 20001011<br />
JP 2001509225 T 20010710 JP 1999-513909 T 19980819<br />
JP 3972962B B2 20070905<br />
US 5964567 A 19991012 US 1998-21250 A 19980210<br />
WO 9910606 A1 19990304 WO 1998-EP5263 W 19980819<br />
+--------- Priorities ---------+<br />
WO 1998-EP5263 W 19980819<br />
GB 1997-17892 A 19970823<br />
GB 1998-2685 A 19980210<br />
3 priorities, 10 applications, 17 publications<br />
Hint<br />
Display formats in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> show deduplicated information. In order<br />
to show all information, append “.F” to display codes.<br />
DISPLAY PAS: deduplicated, only differing entries<br />
DISPLAY PAS.F: entries from all publications of one family, may show<br />
redundant information<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 19
Which file to choose, INPADOCDB or<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>?<br />
While both files, INPADOCDB and INPFAFMDB, contain the same data, these data are<br />
structured differently. <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the invention-based approach, is an ideal complement to the<br />
application-based file INPADOCDB. These two different views at the same data-set provide you<br />
with an optimized environment for any kind of search.<br />
Most general searches concerning state of the art, inventors or patent assignees are best conducted<br />
in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> where the bundling of different patent documents into families offers a clear and<br />
uncluttered overview. Due to the similar concept of its records <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is also the file of<br />
choice for multifile searching with databases such as WPINDEX and CAPLUS.<br />
INPADOCDB is used whenever single applications are addressed specifically (i.e. legal status<br />
changes in a specific country) or for single-country statistics and overviews.<br />
For an overview of different kinds of searches and the recommended file to use see chapters<br />
“Typical searches in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>” and “When to choose which database” in the<br />
appendix. Search examples for all kinds of searches are also given in the appendix.<br />
Hint<br />
As both files are built on the same data-set, each search can technically be<br />
conducted in either file. The different representations in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> and<br />
INPADOCDB allow for maximum ease of use and optimized results for<br />
every application.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 20
Text Search<br />
SUBJECT SEARCH<br />
Text searches can be performed in the Basic Index, Titel or Abstract. Please consider that not all<br />
content in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is present in English. For more complete search results,<br />
additional search terms in other languages like German, French or Spanish (see appendix) must be<br />
included.<br />
Another option for suject searches is the use of patent classifications. The best results are obtained<br />
by a combination of both search strategies.<br />
Hint<br />
In INPADOCDB search indexes are related to applications/inventions, in<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> to patent families!<br />
Examples in the following are mostly derived from the INPADOCDB file. Search fields are<br />
identical for INPADOCDB and <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>, however due to the different file structures search<br />
queries may differ with respect to the proximity operators. In <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> linking of two search<br />
terms with AND, retrieves documents in which the two terms may appear in different publications<br />
of one patent family. By using the L-proximity operator the search is limited to documents in<br />
which both terms are present in one publication.<br />
Basic Index<br />
The Basic Index comprises individual words from title and abstract. Simultaneous left and right<br />
truncation is supported in the Basic Index. Besides original or translated titles, words from<br />
additions to a title may also be available.<br />
Title<br />
Patent titles are available for about 90% of the records. 90% of these are in English. To find all<br />
relevant hits, besides English other important languages should be included in a search.<br />
Hint<br />
Use SET PLURALS ON and SET SPELLINGS ON to search automatically<br />
for singular and plural of the search term and for American and British<br />
English variations.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 21
Abstract<br />
At present, the database contains over 15 million abstracts, mostly in English. The Field<br />
Availability (/FA) field shows the distribution of languages.<br />
=> E A/FA<br />
**** START OF FIELD ****<br />
E3 0 --> A/FA<br />
E4 14832568 AB/FA<br />
E5 964692 ABDE/FA<br />
E6 660435 ABES/FA<br />
E7 2142444 ABFR/FA<br />
E8 298812 ABOL/FA<br />
E9 250452 ABOR/FA<br />
…<br />
An analysis resulted in the following distribution of abstracts by country (Status August 2009):<br />
Country PC Records with Abstracts (million) Language<br />
US<br />
GB<br />
CN<br />
WO<br />
EP<br />
DE<br />
CA<br />
FR<br />
ES<br />
5.0<br />
2.0<br />
2.0<br />
1.6<br />
1.2<br />
1.0<br />
0.9<br />
0.6<br />
0.5<br />
EN<br />
EN<br />
EN, CN<br />
EN, DE, FR, ES<br />
EN, DE, FR<br />
DE, EN<br />
EN, FR<br />
FR, EN<br />
ES<br />
Number of abstracts per country and year available in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> (Status<br />
August 2009)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 22
Search Question:<br />
Search for the above example “Laser cutting” with and without abstract<br />
field. Examine the additional documents found by means of the abstract for<br />
relevance. Use KWIC in the display.<br />
=> FIL INPADOCDB<br />
FILE 'INPADOCDB' ENTERED AT 10:55:13 ON 12 MAR 2008<br />
COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 European Patent Office / <strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
FILE LAST UPDATED: 7 MAR 2008 <br />
7 MAR 2008 <br />
MOST RECENT DOCDB WEEK: 200810 <br />
FILE COVERS 1836 TO DATE.<br />
>>> See HELP CHANGE for new search and display capabilities<br />
(last changed November 7, 2007) > The database summary sheet (revised October 2007) is available at<br />
http://www.stn-international.de/stndatabases/sum_sheet/INPADOCDB.pdf > HELP for European Patent Classifications see<br />
HELP ECLA, HELP ICO and HELP IDT.
L2<br />
1188 LASER CUTT?/TI<br />
((LASER(W)CUTT?)/TI)<br />
=> S L1 NOT L2<br />
L3 915 L1 NOT L2<br />
=> D TI KWIC 1-5<br />
L3 ANSWER 1 OF 915 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERS.<br />
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'ALIGNEURS ORTHODONTIQUES.<br />
AB . . . on the stereo lithographic plastic pattern, excess portions of<br />
the aligner polymeric material are trimmed using manual tools and/or a<br />
laser cutting machine.<br />
L3 ANSWER 2 OF 915 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING LEAFLETS AND VALVE PROSTHESES INCLUDING<br />
SUCH LEAFLETS.<br />
APPAREIL ET PROCEDES DE FABRICATION DE FEUILLETS ET DE PROTHESES DE<br />
VALVULE COMPRENANT CES FEUILLETS.<br />
AB . . . includes providing a non- contact cutting apparatus and a layer<br />
of tissue . The non-contact cutting apparatus may include a laser<br />
cutting system or high pressure water jet system. A leaflet (40) is cut<br />
from the layer of tissue using a predefined. . .<br />
L3 ANSWER 3 OF 915 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI METHOD OF SEPARATING SEMICONDUCTOR DIES.<br />
PROCEDE DE SEPARATION DE PUCES SEMI-CONDUCTRICES.<br />
AB . . . dies may have any desired bonding pads and/or patterned<br />
circuitry added to the semiconductor surface. The remerged hard metal<br />
after laser cutting and heating should be strong enough for handling.<br />
Tape may be added to the wafer, and a breaker may be. . .<br />
L3 ANSWER 4 OF 915 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI LASER CUT INTRALUMINAL MEDICAL DEVICES.<br />
AB . . . into, or coated onto, the intraluminal device or stent. Precise<br />
geometries or patterns are simply and readily achievable using the<br />
laser cutting methods in the presence of an inert gas while<br />
minimizing damage to the precursor materials.<br />
L3 ANSWER 5 OF 915 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI METHOD OF SEPARATING SEMICONDUCTOR DIES.<br />
AB . . . dies may have any desired bonding pads and/or patterned<br />
circuitry added to the semiconductor surface. The remerged hard metal<br />
after laser cutting and heating should be strong enough for handling.<br />
Tape may be added to the wafer, and a breaker may be. . .<br />
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Looking at various documents related to “LASER CUTTER” one notices that “ CUTTING BY<br />
LASER BEAM” or “LASER BEAM CUTTING” should also be taken into account. This can be<br />
done using the proximity operator (1A) (alternative order with no more than one term in between).<br />
Thus, about 1000 additional documents can be found.<br />
If you search for LASER(L)POLARIZATION you find 700 records in addition if you have used<br />
the SET command for English and American spellings: SET SPELLING ON.<br />
=> S LASER(1A)CUT?<br />
239025 LASER<br />
14002 LASERS<br />
243475 LASER<br />
(LASER OR LASERS)<br />
652916 CUT?<br />
L4 3230 LASER(1A)CUT?<br />
=> SET SPELLING OFF<br />
=> S LASER (L) POLARISATION<br />
L5<br />
253061 LASER<br />
14658 LASERS<br />
257684 LASER<br />
(LASER OR LASERS)<br />
34206 POLARIZATION<br />
1527 POLARIZATIONS<br />
34813 POLARIZATION<br />
(POLARIZATION OR POLARIZATIONS)<br />
3336 LASER(L)POLARIZATION<br />
=> SET SPELLING ON<br />
=> S LASER (L) POLARISATION<br />
253061 LASER<br />
14658 LASERS<br />
257684 LASER<br />
(LASER OR LASERS)<br />
34206 POLARIZATION<br />
1527 POLARIZATIONS<br />
34813 POLARIZATION<br />
(POLARIZATION OR POLARIZATIONS)<br />
17720 POLARISATION<br />
1012 POLARISATIONS<br />
18191 POLARISATION<br />
(POLARISATION OR POLARISATIONS)<br />
47418 POLARIZATION<br />
(POLARIZATION OR POLARISATION)<br />
L6 4141 LASER(L)POLARIZATION<br />
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Simultaneous left and right truncation<br />
Simultaneous left and right truncation (SLART) is supported in the Basic Index (/BI), the Title<br />
(/TI) and the Abstracts (/AB).<br />
=> S ?TEST?/AB<br />
L1 262688 ?TEST?/AB<br />
=> S ?TEST?/TI<br />
L2 236041 ?TEST?/TI<br />
=> S ?TEST?/BI<br />
L3 421384 ?TEST?/BI<br />
=> S HOLOGRA?<br />
L1 21113 HOLOGRA?<br />
=> S ?HOLOGRA?<br />
L2 21290 ?HOLOGRA?<br />
=> S L2 NOT L1<br />
L3 177 L2 NOT L1<br />
=> D KWIC 9-11<br />
TI . . . BIOHOLOGRAPHIC ZONES ON THE LONG BONES OF HUMAN BODY.<br />
AB Diagnostic, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of<br />
bioholographic zones on the long bones of human body has a<br />
novelty in that the axis (3) with a thrust (4) is set on a<br />
bioholographic zone of a long bone and by pressing a cylindrical<br />
body (1) over a support (8), a cover with a. . . a thrust, that over a<br />
spring support (9) and the axle (3) is transmitted to the thrust (4),<br />
that impacts bioholographic zone for diagnostics and therapy.<br />
L7 ANSWER 2 OF 177 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Vorrichtung zur Herstellung eines Reflektionshologramms .<br />
ABDE Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung eines<br />
Reflexionshologramms mit einem Masterhologramm 1,<br />
welches zumindest eine farbsensitive, reflektierende Schicht umfasst, mit<br />
einem auf das Masterhologramm aufgebrachten photosensitiven<br />
Film 2 sowie mit einem auf dem Film angeordneten Filter 3, durch welchen<br />
.....<br />
L7 ANSWER 3 OF 177 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI GROSSE ZUSAMMENGESETZTE ANZEIGENHOLOGRAMME UND VERFAHREN.<br />
L7 ANSWER 4 OF 177 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AB . . . converting, and, restoring, of single and groups of a plurality<br />
of wavelengths. The optical switch elements are preferably voltage<br />
controlled Electroholography based optical switches. Three<br />
dimensional spatial representations of system structure and function are<br />
provided.<br />
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Expand with and without left truncation:<br />
=> E HOLOGRA<br />
E4 1 HOLOGPHIC/BI<br />
E5 3 HOLOGR/BI<br />
E6<br />
1 --> HOLOGRA/BI<br />
E7 2 HOLOGRAAFILINE/BI<br />
E8 1 HOLOGRAFADA/BI<br />
E9 3 HOLOGRAFI/BI<br />
E10 10 HOLOGRAFIA/BI<br />
E11 1 HOLOGRAFIAR/BI<br />
E12 2 HOLOGRAFIAS/BI<br />
E13 1 HOLOGRAFIC/BI<br />
E14 45 HOLOGRAFICA/BI<br />
E15 1 HOLOGRAFICAMENTE/BI<br />
=> E LEFT HOLOGRA/BI 25<br />
E16 1 HOLOGPHIC/BI<br />
E17 3 HOLOGR/BI<br />
E18 1 --> HOLOGRA/BI<br />
E19 2 HOLOGRAAFILINE/BI<br />
E20 1 HOLOGRAFADA/BI<br />
E21 3 HOLOGRAFI/BI<br />
E22 1 ULTRALJUDHOLOGRAFI/BI<br />
E23 10 HOLOGRAFIA/BI<br />
E24 1 HOLOGRAFIAR/BI<br />
E25 2 HOLOGRAFIAS/BI<br />
E26 1 HOLOGRAFIC/BI<br />
E27 45 HOLOGRAFICA/BI<br />
E28 1 HOLOGRAFICAMENTE/BI<br />
E29 14 HOLOGRAFICAS/BI<br />
E30 1 IMAGENSHOLOGRAFICAS/BI<br />
E31 5 HOLOGRAFICE/BI<br />
E32 1 HOLOGRAFICKE/BI<br />
E33 35 HOLOGRAFICO/BI<br />
E34 1 HOLOGRAFICOE/BI<br />
E35 9 HOLOGRAFICOS/BI<br />
E36 1 HOLOGRAFICZNEJ/BI<br />
E37 1 HOLOGRAFICZNYM/BI<br />
E38 7 HOLOGRAFIE/BI<br />
E39 1 DOPPELBELICHTUNGSHOLOGRAFIE/BI<br />
E40 1 REFLEXIONSHOLOGRAFIE/BI<br />
EXPAND LEFT and the number 25<br />
show 25 terms containing the string<br />
HOLOGRA.<br />
Bold terms can only be found by using<br />
SLART in the search for HOLOGRA<br />
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The (T)-operator<br />
The (T)-operator allows to connect parts of a term ( T= tight). This helps to easily search for terms<br />
that are either hyphenated or written in one word. (T) is very useful for instance to search for<br />
chemical names.<br />
=> S ?ETHYLEN?(T)?CARBONATE?<br />
310805 ?ETHYLEN?<br />
115865 ?CARBONATE?<br />
L2 48 ?ETHYLEN?(T)?CARBONATE?<br />
=> D KWIC=10 1 3 4 5<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 48 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AB . . . 50% of one selected from a group consisting of<br />
dimethylcarbonate, ethylenemethylenecarbonate,<br />
diethylcarbonate, methylpropylcarbonate, ethylpropionate, methylacetate,<br />
ethylacetate, propylacetate, dimethylester, 1,3-dioxolane, THF and. . .<br />
L2 ANSWER 3 OF 48 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AB . . . from the group consisting of polyglycolide, polylactide,<br />
polycaprolactone, polydioxanon, polyglycolate,<br />
polytrimethylenecarbonate, polylactate, poly(ortho ester),<br />
poly(anhydro), poly(phosphagen), poly(amino acid), chitosan, cellulose<br />
derivatives,. . .<br />
L2 ANSWER 4 OF 48 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AB . . . by adding at least one of 0.01-10wt% selected from an<br />
ethylenetrithiocarbonate or induction material to a non-aqueous<br />
electrolyte solution for a. . .<br />
L2 ANSWER 5 OF 48 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AB . . . solvent. The organic solvent get to use selectively one of<br />
ethylenecarbonate, propylenecarbonate, dimethylcarbonate,<br />
diethylcarbonate, -butyrolactone or methyl-ethylcarbonate, with weight<br />
ratio of. . .<br />
However, an additional EXPAND is always recommended:<br />
=> E ETHYLENCARB<br />
E1 2 ETHYLENC/BI<br />
E2 5 ETHYLENCALLY/BI<br />
E3<br />
0 --> ETHYLENCARB/BI<br />
E4 28 ETHYLENCARBONAT/BI<br />
E5 2 ETHYLENCARBONATE/BI<br />
E6 1 ETHYLENCARBONATS/BI<br />
E7 1 ETHYLENCARBONHYDRICOPOLYMER/BI<br />
E8 1 ETHYLENCARBONT/BI<br />
E9 4 ETHYLENCARBONYL/BI<br />
E10 1 ETHYLENCARBONYLE/BI<br />
E11 1 ETHYLENCARBOSYLSYRECOPOLYMER/BI<br />
E12 5 ETHYLENCHLORHYDRIN/BI<br />
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Classifications<br />
International Patent Classification (IPC)<br />
Structure of the IPC<br />
The International Patent Classification (IPC) is hierarchical:<br />
A Section HUMAN NECESSITIES, PERSONAL OR DOMESTIC ARTICLES C<br />
A47 Class FURNITURE (arrangements of seats for, or adaptation of seats to, vehicles C<br />
B60N); DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE<br />
MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (ladders E06C)<br />
A47L Sub-Class DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or C<br />
of other hollow articles of one kind B08B 9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION<br />
CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)<br />
A47L13 Group Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings C<br />
(brushes, their handles or fastenings<br />
A47L 13/00 Main-Group Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings C<br />
(brushes, their handles or fastenings<br />
A47L 13/02 Sub-Group · Scraping C<br />
A47L 13/10 Sub-Group · Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing C<br />
A47L 13/20 Sub-Group · · Mops C<br />
A47L 13/22 Sub-Group · · · with liquid-feeding devices A<br />
A47L 13/23 Sub-Group · · · · connectible to the water mains A<br />
The IPC is administered by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). On January 1,<br />
2006, Version 8 was introduced. It offers many enhancements compared to version 7 (as regards,<br />
for example, structure, classification rules, revisions, database updates). The IPC is available on a<br />
Core Level (C) and an Advanced Level (A). The Core Level is a relatively stable subset of about<br />
20 000 entries, in addition to this, the dynamic advanced level covers the entire set of entries in the<br />
IPC. This advanced level is continuously updated. The Advanced Level is assigned by large patent<br />
authorities (PCT minimum documentation). It is planned to revise the Core Level, which is<br />
applied by smaller patent offices in three-year intervals, next time in 2010. Some patent offices<br />
only classify up to sub-class level (according to a WIPO survey only Monaco up to now).<br />
Documents can be classified as follows:<br />
Advanced Levels only<br />
Core Levels only<br />
Advanced und Core Levels<br />
Subclass Levels only<br />
Hint<br />
The IPC is also available as an IPC Thesaurus in STN patent databases (see<br />
below).<br />
The advanced level is available on the internet:<br />
https://depatisnet.dpma.de/ipc/init.do<br />
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/<br />
The internet version offers additional information, like additional definitions, chemical structure<br />
formulas, graphics, and references.<br />
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Revisions to the classification will be announced by the WIPO about two or three months in<br />
advance.<br />
WIPO provides helpful tools related to IPC:<br />
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en<br />
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IPC Classification concepts<br />
Old concept<br />
Patent documents must be assigned a main notation denoting the main features of the invention, as<br />
described in the main claim. This main notation is printed on the original document in bold. If<br />
necessary, secondary notations are assigned which describe further aspects of the invention.<br />
Accordingly, patent databases distinguish between Main IPC, field ICM, and Secondary IPC, field<br />
ICS. The entries from ICM and ICS can be searched and displayed together in the IC field. Some<br />
patent authorities assign Additional IPCs (field ICA) and Index IPCs (field ICI), providing<br />
additional information on the content of the patent document (non mandatory, non-invention).<br />
These classifications are listed on the document after a separator //.<br />
The format of an IPC (IPC 1-7) is ANNAnnN/NNnnn<br />
A: Letter<br />
N: Digit<br />
n: Optional digit, if the digits are not needed, the space is left empty (not filled with 0 on the<br />
original document)<br />
Section Class Sub-Class Group Sub-Group<br />
A NN A nnN / NNnnn<br />
A-H 01-99 A-Z 1-999 00-99999<br />
New concept<br />
The new IPC concept came into force at the first of January 2006.The so called IPC2006 is the 8th<br />
IPC version and is therefore sometimes also refered to as IPC8.<br />
An IPC (one or more notations) denoting the main features of the invention (invention IPC) is<br />
assigned for both Core and the Advanced Level. The entire document is classified, not only the<br />
claims as in the old IPC versions. Besides the invention IPC, non-invention („additional“) IPCs<br />
are assigned for both levels. The codes according to WIPO ST.10/C appear on the document as<br />
follows:<br />
Italic: Advanced Level Codes<br />
Non-italic = Core Level Codes<br />
Bold = Invention IPC<br />
Non-bold = non-invention IPC<br />
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Documents can be classified with:<br />
Advanced Level only<br />
Core Level only<br />
Advanced and Core Level<br />
Sub-Class Level only (small patent offices)<br />
Document with Advanced Level Codes:<br />
Version indicator<br />
The format of a notation is: ANNAnnnN/NNnnnn<br />
A: letter<br />
N: digit<br />
n: optional digit; if the digits are not needed, the space is left empty (not filled with 0 on the<br />
original document)<br />
Section Class Sub-Class Group Sub-Group<br />
A NN A nnnN / NNnnnn<br />
A-H 01-99 A-Z 1-9999 00-999999<br />
The format of the version indicator on the document is: (YYYY.MM)<br />
YYYY: year<br />
MM: month<br />
The core level indicator only quotes the year.<br />
Additional related information is included in the meta data provided by the patent authorities and<br />
is available for search and display in the databases.<br />
Documents already present in the databases are continuously updated to match the current version<br />
of the IPC.<br />
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Reclassification<br />
Reference database MCD<br />
Backfile data are reclassified when a new IPC version comes into force. Reclassification of the<br />
complete backfile was conducted when IPC8 was introduced and all future revisions of the IPC<br />
require subsequent reclassifications. To cope with this vast effort only one patent of a patent<br />
family is reclassified. This new classification is then transferred to the other members of this<br />
family.<br />
This transfer is based on the EPO reference database MCD, Master Classification Database. An<br />
Advanced-to-Core-Level roll-up is conducted in the MCD which means, that for each advanced<br />
level code a corresponding core level code is assigned.<br />
Since these reclassification codes are generated by machine, each rolled-up notation is labeled<br />
with the meta data entry „MACHINE“ (see section „New IPC search concept“).<br />
To transfer the new classification to the patent family the following EPO family definition is used:<br />
Same priority/priorities (“simple family“-concept).<br />
STN’s concept: Backfile<br />
All old notations (IPC 1-7) are kept in all STN patent databases. The search and display fields<br />
ICM, ICS, ICA, ICI and IC are maintained for the backfile.<br />
Reclassification of the backfile has been conducted in INPADOCDB. However there are still gaps<br />
for a few minor offices and reclassification of some old documents is very time-consuming. About<br />
78% of the backfile are reclassified, most of the missing documents are old ones published before<br />
1968. But please notice that in older days no classification exists.<br />
New search and display fields, related to IPC codes and additional IPC information, were<br />
introduced for the IPC8. They can be applied to reclassified backfile and new documents.<br />
STN’s concept: New documents<br />
The new IPC8 is adopted in all STN patent files. Either new search and display fields for IPC<br />
codes and additional IPC information are introduced or the old fields are used for the IPC8.<br />
In all patent files, new documents contain the original data assigned by the responsible patent<br />
office.<br />
New IPC search concept<br />
To comply with the new IPC8 requirements, and to offer a homogeneous search concept for the<br />
old and new IPC data, two new IPC search fields have been implemented on STN:<br />
• In the IPC field all types of IPC codes (IPC 1-8) can be searched, independent of their<br />
attributes. The search in /IPC covers the old fields /ICM, /ICS, /ICA, /ICI plus the new IPC8<br />
content.<br />
• The IPC.KW field contains standardized key words describing attributes of both the old and<br />
the new IPC codes.<br />
When searching for both the IPC codes and its attributes, the two search fields can be linked by<br />
means of the proximity operator (S).<br />
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Example: Search with the IPC code B60R 21/01 in the IPC field and limit to „Invention“ for new<br />
IPC8 codes of 2006 or later:<br />
=> S B60R0021-01/IPC<br />
L1 14668 B60R0021-01/IPC<br />
=> S B60R021-01/IPC(S)INVENTION/IPC.KW AND PY>=2006<br />
14668 B60R021-01/IPC<br />
(B60R0021-01/IPC)<br />
46282035 INVENTION/IPC.KW<br />
2836261 PY>=2006<br />
L2 1922 L9 AND PY>=2006<br />
A search in the IPC field retrieves the broadest answer set. By using the IPC.KW field limitation<br />
to specific attributes (see table 1) is possible. IPC code and corresponding IPC attribute have to be<br />
linked with the (S) proximity operator.<br />
IPC codes can be entered with 7 or 8 digits before the hyphen (e.g., G02C0005-00/IPC or<br />
G02C005-00/IPC) - reformatting is done automatically in STN.<br />
Table: IPC attributes in the IPC.KW field<br />
Content of the IPC.KW field Abbreviation<br />
MAIN<br />
ICM<br />
IPC1-7 Code Attributes SECONDARY<br />
ICS<br />
ADDITIONAL<br />
ICA<br />
INDEX<br />
ICI<br />
INITIAL<br />
IPCI<br />
Status of the IPC Codes RECLASSIFICATION R<br />
CURRENT *)<br />
CUR<br />
ORIGINAL<br />
O<br />
DELETED<br />
D<br />
Indexing Patent Office PC (z.B. DE, EP, WO) -<br />
CORE<br />
C<br />
IPC8 Code Level<br />
ADVANCED<br />
A<br />
SUBCLASS<br />
S<br />
FIRST<br />
F<br />
Position of IPC8 Code LATER<br />
L<br />
INVENTION<br />
I<br />
Value<br />
NON-INVENTION N<br />
HUMAN -<br />
How was the code assigned MACHINE -<br />
SOFTWARE -<br />
Rolled-up Core Rolled up core RC<br />
*) WPINDEX only; not in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
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Search with Core Level Codes<br />
The new IPC8 has been implemented in the STN patent files in such a way that for each advanced<br />
level code the corresponding core level code is generated. For reclassified IPC data, these core<br />
level codes are created by the EPO. For new patent publications the corresponding core level code<br />
is automatically generated by STN with the help of a concordance list. Only for DOCDB these<br />
Rolled-up core level codes for new documents are also received from the patent office. This<br />
means that, when using core level codes in a search, the corresponding advanced level codes are<br />
automatically included.<br />
Section of the IPC8 hierarchy from the subclass G02C Spectacles: advanced level<br />
G02C 5/00 constructions of non-optical parts Core<br />
G02C 5/02 . Bridges; Browbars; Intermediate bars ... Advanced<br />
G02C 5/04 .. with adjustable means Advanced<br />
G02C 5/06 .. with resilient means Advanced<br />
G02C 5/08 .. foldable Advanced<br />
G02C 5/10 .. intermediate bar or bars between bridge and side-members Advanced<br />
Example: Search with Core Level Symbol G02C 5/00<br />
=> S G02C0005-00/IPC<br />
L1 10597 G02C0005-00/IPC<br />
A search with core level code G02C 5/00 automatically includes the corresponding advanced level<br />
codes G02C 5/02, G02C 5/04, G02C 5/06, G02C 5/08 and G02C 5/10.<br />
Searching with core level codes has various advantages:<br />
• Core level codes are only revised every three years.<br />
• Changes of the corresponding advanced level codes are automatically considered during the<br />
search.<br />
• A search with core level codes includes all patent publications.<br />
• Core level codes are very well suited for SDIs.<br />
A disadvantage is that the answer sets may be too large.<br />
.<br />
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Search with Advanced Level Codes<br />
Searches carried out using advanced level codes have the great advantage that specific answer sets<br />
are generated. However, when searching, following issues have to be taken into account:<br />
• Advanced level codes have to be checked for validity. Changes of the advanced level are<br />
announced by the WIPO six months in advance.<br />
• The search does not include publications of smaller patent offices who only do core level<br />
classification. If completeness is required it is essential to include the corresponding core level<br />
code in the search.<br />
Example:: Comprehensive search with Advanced Level Code G02C 5/08<br />
=> S G02C0005-08/IPC OR G02C0005-00/IPC(S)HUMAN/IPC.KW<br />
454 G02C0005-08/IPC<br />
10597 G02C0005-00/IPC<br />
2597909 HUMAN/IPC.KW<br />
218 G02C0005-00/IPC(S)HUMAN/IPC.KW<br />
L1 670 G02C0005-08/IPC OR G02C0005-00/IPC(S)HUMAN/IPC.KW<br />
The search term G02C0005-00/IPC(S)HUMAN/IPC.KW finds both documents classified with<br />
advanced level code G02C 5/08 and documents classified by the indexing patent office with the<br />
corresponding core level code (IPC.KW = HUMAN: code assigned by the patent examiner).<br />
Search with main IPC symbols<br />
In the old IPC system it was obligatory to classify a patent publication with a main IPC symbol.<br />
The main notation no longer exists in the new IPC system, but patent offices may add the<br />
attributes FIRST or LATER to an invention symbol. However, as FIRST is used and interpreted<br />
differently by the various patent offices, it cannot be considered a real equivalent to the main<br />
notation. In the meantime patent offices, except for Italy and Israel, agreed to label the main code<br />
consistently with FIRST. However the realization of this agreement will require some more time.<br />
Example: Search for publications with the main IPC code G02C 5/08<br />
=> S G02C0005-08/IPC(S)(F OR ICM)/IPC.KW<br />
244 G02C0005-08/IPC<br />
104735 F/IPC.KW<br />
32243783 ICM/IPC.KW<br />
L1 191 G02C0005-08/IPC(S)(F OR ICM)/IPC.KW<br />
F- FIRST; ICM – main notation of the IPC1-7<br />
New IPC display options<br />
New display formats were developed to display old and new IPC data. They show the new IPC8<br />
codes either in abbreviated form or with all their attributes.<br />
The display format IPC provides both the old and the new IPC data. Here the most important<br />
attributes for IPC8 symbols are shown in brackets. Included are the fields IPCI, IPC8 data of the<br />
original, and IPCR, re-classified IPC data of the latest version.<br />
Example 7: IPC data from the INPADOCDB file for a document published in 2006<br />
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=> D IPC<br />
IPCI H01L0021-8247 [I,A]; H01L0027-22 [I,A]<br />
H01L0021-70 [I,C*]; H01L0027-22 [I,C*]<br />
C* - automatically generated core level codes (Rolled-Up Core, attribute=MACHINE)<br />
Example: IPC data from the INPADOCDB file for a document published before 2006<br />
=> D PI IPC<br />
AN 29072192 INPADOCDB UP 20061129<br />
PI IT 1248974 B 19950211<br />
IC.V 6<br />
ICM B42D<br />
IPCR D21H0021-48 [I,A]; G06K0019-12 [I,A]; G07D0007-04 [I,A]; G07F0007-08<br />
[I,A]<br />
D21H0021-40 [I,C*]; G06K0019-12 [I,C*]; G07D0007-00 [I,C*]; G07F0007-08<br />
[I,C*]<br />
EPC D21H0021-48; G06K0019-12; G07D0007-04; G07F0007-08B<br />
The inclusion of the re-classified backfile data in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>, offers significant<br />
advantages to the searchers. The above example perfectly demonstrates that there may be<br />
fundamental differences between re-classified data and the original IPC data. Patent documents<br />
from Italy, for example, which have been classified with sub-class codes, now have much more<br />
detailed IPC codes available. The re-classification enormously improves the chances of finding<br />
relevant documents. Thus, differences in the classification practice of the different patent offices<br />
become partially irrelevant.<br />
.<br />
Example: The display format IPC.TAB gives a table of the IPC Symbols with all their attributes<br />
=> D PI IPC.TAB<br />
PI EP-----1628341 A2 20060222<br />
IPC CODE VERSION LEVEL INV POS CC ASSIGNM. DATE STAT<br />
---- --------------- ---------- -------- --- --- -- --------- -------- ---<br />
IPCI H01L0021-8247 (200601) Advanced I F EP Human 20051128 O<br />
H01L0027-22 (200601) Advanced I L EP Human 20051128 O<br />
H01L0021-70 (2006) Core* I F - Machine 20051128 O<br />
H01L0027-22 (2006) Core* I L - Machine 20051128 O<br />
IPC version (IPC.VER) and classification date (IPC.ACD) are special search fields; attributes are<br />
searchable in the IPC keyword field (IPC.KW).<br />
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New SELECT options for statistics<br />
For statistic evaluations and trend analyses, IPC codes have to be selectable. In addition to the<br />
SELECT options for IPC information from version 1-7, new SELECT fields were created for the<br />
IPC8 data.<br />
Table: Summary of the new IPC SELECT fields<br />
IPC.F selects ICM-Codes (IPC1-7) and IPC8 Codes FIRST<br />
IPC.A selects all advanced level codes<br />
IPC.AI selects all advanced level codes, invention<br />
IPC.C selects all core level codes<br />
IPC.CI selects all core level codes, invention<br />
IPC.ACD selects Action Dates<br />
IPC.VER selects IPC Version<br />
IPC.KW selects IPC Keywords (meta data)<br />
With the new field IPC.F, only one significant IPC code per document is selected, either the IPC<br />
main notation of older documents, or the IPC8 code with the attribute FIRST of new documents.<br />
However, when working with IPC.F, one has to keep in mind that FIRST does not necessarily<br />
stand for the main code of the invention. The way FIRST is used and interpreted varies from one<br />
patent office to the other.<br />
Example: Technology analysis of the company Syngenta by means of the IPC<br />
INPADOCDB<br />
=> FIL INPADOCDB<br />
=> S SYNGENTA/PA,PAS<br />
6262 SYNGENTA/PA<br />
6271 SYNGENTA/PAS<br />
L1 6286 SYNGENTA/PA,PAS<br />
=> SET ICFORMAT ON<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
=> ANA L1 IPC.F<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- IPC.F : 612 TERMS<br />
SET ICFORMAT ON – important for<br />
statistical analyses, because all old IPC<br />
data have to be displayed with 8 digits<br />
(default display for old IPC data has 7<br />
digits)<br />
=> D 1-<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- IPC.F : 612 TERMS<br />
TERM # # OCC # DOC % DOC IPC.F<br />
------ ------- ------ ------ ---------------<br />
1 616 616 9.80 A01H0005-00<br />
2 217 217 3.45 C12N0015-82<br />
3 168 168 2.67 A01H0001-00<br />
4 146 146 2.32 C12N0015-09<br />
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5 144 144 2.29 A01N0025-30<br />
6 104 104 1.65 A01N0043-40<br />
7 97 97 1.54 A01N0043-90<br />
8 91 91 1.45 A01N0025-04<br />
9 91 91 1.45 C07D0277-20<br />
10 89 89 1.42 A01N0041-10<br />
......<br />
This simple analysis shows rapidly that plant biotechnology is one of Syngenta„s main fields of<br />
technology.<br />
Particularly suited for carrying out an analysis according to fields of technology is the IPC.CI<br />
field. It selects all core level codes with the attribute Invention which means that the analysis is<br />
based on significant IPC codes but at a less detailed level.<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
The same analysis was carried out in the <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> file. Here the analysis results in the<br />
number of inventions for an IPC, thus giving a better overview.<br />
By adding “LEN8” to the analyse command IPCs are analysed only up to digit 8, which<br />
means IPC group level. (But be aware that this analysis is time consuming because 1<br />
patent family records can have many family members!)<br />
=> FIL <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
=> S SYNGENTA/PA,PAS<br />
1720 SYNGENTA/PA<br />
1715 SYNGENTA/PAS<br />
L1 1724 SYNGENTA/PA,PAS<br />
IPC.F: First IPC given on original<br />
document<br />
=> ANA L1 LEN8 IPC.F<br />
........<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- IPC IPC.F LEN 8 8 : 1119 TERMS<br />
=> D<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- IPC.F LEN 8: 1119 TERMS<br />
TERM # # OCC # DOC % DOC IPC IPC.F<br />
------ ------- ------ ------ ---------------<br />
4 2000 388 22.51 A01H0005<br />
5 1631 274 15.89 A01N0043<br />
11 1312 222 12.88 C12N0015<br />
14 1262 155 8.99 A01N0025<br />
16 655 153 8.87 A01H0001<br />
21 197 119 6.90 A01N<br />
33 130 77 4.47 C07D<br />
38 631 69 4.00 A01N0037<br />
41 162 68 3.94 C12Q0001<br />
53 94 52 3.02 A61K0031<br />
In <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> DOC shows the<br />
number of inventions/patent families!<br />
OCC shows the number of occurrences<br />
in inventions/patent families 1.<br />
.<br />
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The IPC Thesaurus and its applications<br />
Together with the IPC8, an IPC thesaurus for IPC versions 1-8 were included in all STN patent<br />
files. The IPC Thesaurus is a very helpful tool to search or display ranges from the IPC hierarchy.<br />
Possible applications for the IPC Thesaurus:<br />
• hierarchical IPC searches can be carried out on all hierarchy levels<br />
• defined ranges within the IPC can easily be searched for<br />
• the IPC8 Thesaurus display considers the correlation between Advanced and Core Level<br />
• the IPC Thesaurus includes the WIPO IPC keyword index; by using key words appropriate<br />
IPC codes can be identified<br />
Valuable online help is provided by HELP THESAURUS and HELP RCODES (information<br />
about the content of the thesaurus and on the meaning and usage of Relationship Codes).<br />
Example: Hierarchical search with the 2-dot subgroup G03F 7/027, all appropriate sub-groups<br />
should be included in the search<br />
Excerpts from the IPC8 hierarchy of class G03 - Photography<br />
G03F 7/027 ..non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds Core<br />
G03F 7/028 …with photosensitivity-increasing substances Core<br />
G03F 7/029 ....Inorganic compounds; Onium compounds Core<br />
G03F 7/031 ....Organic compounds not covered by group G03F 7/029 Core<br />
G03F 7/032 ...with binders Core<br />
G03F 7/033 ....the binders being polymers Core<br />
G03F 7/035 ....the binders being polyurethanes Advanced<br />
G03F 7/037 ....the binders being polyamides or polyimides Advanced<br />
=> E G03F0007-027/IPC<br />
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM<br />
-- --------- -- ----<br />
E38 368 2 G03F0007-025/IPC<br />
E39 1 G03F0007-0269/IPC<br />
E40 13917 2 --> G03F0007-027/IPC<br />
E41 5083 2 G03F0007-028/IPC<br />
E42 5929 2 G03F0007-029/IPC<br />
E43 1 G03F0007-03/IPC<br />
E44 5857 2 G03F0007-031/IPC<br />
E45 6880 2 G03F0007-032/IPC<br />
E46 6374 2 G03F0007-033/IPC<br />
1. An EXPAND on the IPC symbol<br />
shows if the symbol is part of the<br />
IPC thesaurus. The column AT hints<br />
to the IPC thesaurus.<br />
1= old entry IPC1-7<br />
2= IPC8<br />
2. The relationship code +NT displays<br />
=> E G03F0007-027+NT/IPC<br />
all „narrower terms“.<br />
E50 13917 --> G03F0007-027/IPC<br />
. . Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds<br />
having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic<br />
compounds (G03F0007-075 takes precedence)<br />
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CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E51 5083 NT1 G03F0007-028/IPC<br />
. . . with photosensitivity-increasing substances, e.g.<br />
photoinitiators<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E52 5929 NT2 G03F0007-029/IPC<br />
. . . . Inorganic compounds; Onium compounds; Organic<br />
compounds having hetero atoms other than oxygen,<br />
nitrogen or sulfur<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E53 5857 NT2 G03F0007-031/IPC<br />
. . . . Organic compounds not covered by group<br />
G03F0007-029<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E54 6880 NT1 G03F0007-032/IPC<br />
. . . with binders<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E55 6374 NT2 G03F0007-033/IPC<br />
. . . . the binders being polymers obtained by<br />
reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated<br />
bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E56 897 NT2 G03F0007-035/IPC<br />
. . . . the binders being polyurethanes<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E57 1528 NT2 G03F0007-037/IPC<br />
. . . . the binders being polyamides or polyimides<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> S G03F0007-027+NT/IPC<br />
L1 30709 G03F0007-027+NT/IPC (8 TERMS)<br />
3. The relationship code +NT can also be<br />
used to include all narrower terms in the<br />
search.<br />
Example: IPC range search – search for all IPC codes from G03F 7/027 to G03F 7/039<br />
=> S G03F0007-027-G03F0007-039/IPC<br />
L2 53088 G03F0007-027-G03F0007-039/IPC (10 TERMS)<br />
(G03F0007-027+NEXT9/IPC)<br />
=> D TI IPC<br />
L2 ANSWER 2 OF 53088 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI VERBESSERUNG BEI DER HALTBARKEIT VON PHOTOINITIATOREN.<br />
IPCI C07D0295-10 [I,A]; C07D0295-12 [I,A]; C08F0002-46 [I,A]; C09D0011-10<br />
[I,A]; G03F0007-028 [I,A]; C07D0295-00 [I,C*]; C08F0002-46<br />
[I,C*]; C09D0011-10 [I,C*]; G03F0007-028 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR C07D0295-096 [I,A]; C07D0295-112 [I,A]; C08F0002-50 [I,A]; G03F0007-00<br />
[I,A]; G03F0007-031 [I,A]<br />
G03F0007-00 [I,C*]; G03F0007-031 [I,C*]<br />
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Hint<br />
Only valid IPC symbols can be entered as initial and final codes in IPC range<br />
searches.<br />
Example: Which core level code corresponds to advanced level code G03 F/035?<br />
2. The relationship code +BT displays<br />
all „broader terms“.<br />
=> E G03F0007-035+BT/IPC<br />
E# FILE FREQUENCY TERM<br />
-- ---- --------- ----<br />
E1 INPADOCDB 246213 BT5 G03F/IPC<br />
PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF ....<br />
E2 INPADOCDB 37997 BT4 G03F0007-00/IPC<br />
Photomechanical, e.g. photolitho...<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT (IPC<br />
EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E3 INPADOCDB 36457 BT3 G03F0007-004/IPC<br />
. Photosensitive materials<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT (IPC<br />
EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E4 INPADOCDB 13917 BT2 G03F0007-027/IPC<br />
. . Non-macromolecular...<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT (IPC<br />
EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E5 INPADOCDB 6880 BT1 G03F0007-032/IPC<br />
. . . with binders<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT (IPC<br />
EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
E6 INPADOCDB 897 --> G03F0007-035/IPC<br />
. . . . the binders being polyurethan<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT( IPC<br />
EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
The relationship code BT (broader terms) shows all higher-level IPC codes up to sub-class level.<br />
The hierarchy clearly shows the relationship between advanced and core level.<br />
Example: How to search conveniently for the advanced level G03F0007-035 and the<br />
corresponding core level without using the ICP thesaurus?<br />
=> S G03F0007-035+CORE/IPC<br />
L1 7065 G03F0007-035+CORE/IPC (2 TERMS)<br />
=> S G03F0007-035/IPC OR G03F0007-032/IPC<br />
908 G03F0007-035/IPC<br />
7026 G03F0007-032/IPC<br />
L2 7065 G03F0007-035/IPC OR G03F0007-032/IPC<br />
The relationship code CORE can be used with EXPAND and SEARCH. It shows/searches<br />
advanced plus corresponding core level IPC codes.<br />
With +CORE the corresponding corel<br />
level IPC code is included in the search.<br />
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Example: Identification of relevant IPC classes for the chemical treatment of wood<br />
1. EXPAND on keywords in the IPC<br />
=> E WOOD/IPC<br />
E# FILE FREQUENCY AT TERM<br />
field<br />
-- ---- --------- -- ----<br />
E1 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOGGLES/IPC<br />
E2 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOLFRAM/IPC<br />
E3 INPADOCDB 0 1 --> WOOD/IPC<br />
E4 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOOD * ABRASIVE GRINDING OR POLISHING<br />
OF WOOD/IPC<br />
2. EXPAND on relevant keywords with<br />
E5 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOOD * ARTIFICIAL WOOD/IPC<br />
E6 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOOD * CHEMICAL the OR relationship PHYSICAL TREATMENT code +KT shows<br />
OF WOOD/IPC relevant IPCs<br />
E7 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOOD * CHIPBOARD/IPC<br />
E8 INPADOCDB 0 1 WOOD * CUTTING SCREW-THREADS ON<br />
WOOD/IPC<br />
=> E E6+KT<br />
E# FILE FREQUENCY TERM<br />
-- ---- --------- ----<br />
E1 INPADOCDB 0 --> WOOD * chemical or physical treatment<br />
of WOOD/IPC<br />
E2 INPADOCDB 27136 KT B27K/IPC<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> E B27K+ED/IPC<br />
E# FILE FREQUENCY TERM<br />
-- ---- --------- ----<br />
E1 INPADOCDB 27136 --> B27K/IPC<br />
3. EXPAND on relevant IPC class with<br />
the relationship code +ED shows the title<br />
of the IPC symbol<br />
PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF<br />
SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING,<br />
DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR<br />
MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR<br />
SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS,<br />
NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (applying<br />
liquids or other fluent materials to<br />
surfaces in general B05; coating wood or<br />
similar material B44D); CHEMICAL OR<br />
PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED,<br />
STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS<br />
Search tips<br />
95 % of the reclassification for the newer data stock since 1968 is complete. This means<br />
that INPADOCDB can be searched with the current IPC version.<br />
Prior to each search, the IPC8 Codes, especially the advanced level codes, ought to be<br />
checked for validity. Die WIPO will announce changes of the advanced level two or three<br />
months in advance.<br />
It is advisable to check whether the used IPC codes are advanced or core level codes and to<br />
adapt the search strategy accordingly (see examples 2 and 3).<br />
SDIs have to be adapted to new search fields, and the IPC codes have to be checked for<br />
validity. Ideally, core level codes are used for SDIs. To monitor entire IPC ranges or<br />
hierarchies, you can benefit from the IPC thesaurus (see examples 11 and 12). It is<br />
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advisable to formulate search queries for SDIs in such a way that changes in the advanced<br />
level are automatically considered. This can be accomplished by adding “+NT” to your<br />
IPC search term. All narrower terms of the IPC thesaurus are then included in your search.<br />
In addition to the full IPC, the IPC symbols are also stored on sub-class and group level in the<br />
database index:<br />
Sub-class level<br />
Group level<br />
Full IPC Symbol<br />
G01R/IPC<br />
G01R0023/IPC<br />
G01R0023-00/IPC<br />
Therefore, no truncation is required when searching on these levels. For a search on a higher IPC<br />
level, class or even section, masking with “!” is required (e.g. “G01!” or “G!!!”).<br />
A look into the database index with the EXPAND command clearly shows the IPC structure:<br />
=> EXP G01R/IPC<br />
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM<br />
-- --------- -- ----<br />
E1 1 G01Q0033-53/IPC<br />
E2 1 G01Q0033-68/IPC<br />
E3 449182 2 --> G01R/IPC<br />
E4 38616 G01R0001/IPC<br />
E5 7440 2 G01R0001-00/IPC<br />
E6 1 G01R0001-01/IPC<br />
E7 9764 2 G01R0001-02/IPC<br />
E8 6948 2 G01R0001-04/IPC<br />
E9 6727 2 G01R0001-06/IPC<br />
E10 8497 2 G01R0001-067/IPC<br />
E11 1 G01R0001-0673/IPC<br />
E12 2 G01R0001-067E/IPC<br />
Detailed information on the IPC Thesaurus is available in the STN News and in the presentations<br />
on the internet.<br />
.<br />
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European Patent Classifications (EPC, ICO, IDT)<br />
When classifying the technical content of an invention the examiners of the EPO assign the<br />
European Patent Classification EPC (also known as ECLA) and the internal secondary<br />
classification ICO (In Computer Only). Old documents may also contain IDT (Indeling der<br />
Techniek).<br />
EPC (ECLA)<br />
The European Patent Classification (about 130,000 terms) is based on the International Patent<br />
Classification IPC ( about 75,000 terms) and was initially used by the EPO‟s patent examiners for<br />
internal searches. Today the EPC is publicly available.<br />
<strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong> offers the description of the ECLA (EPC and ICO) for download in zipped PDFfiles.<br />
Links to the monthly updated files are shown in the INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> file<br />
banner. Quarterly complete files are replaced with a more current version, in between updates are<br />
offered as supplements. New, changed and deleted classifications are labeled with N (new), C<br />
(changed) or D (deleted). The labeling also gives information when the change took place, e.g.<br />
[N0801] means new in January 2008.<br />
The following example shows the IPC and the additional EPC entries (bold and in italics) for the<br />
subclass H04L (extract from the ECLA PDF-files).<br />
H04L NT5 TI: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC<br />
COMMUNICATION (typewriters (see ECLA/ICO: B41J);<br />
………<br />
H04L0001-00 NT7 TI: Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the<br />
information received (correcting synchronisation (see<br />
ECLA/ICO: H04L0007-00); [N:for digital computers (see<br />
ECLA/ICO: G06F0011-00)]; arrangements in the transmission<br />
path (see ECLA/ICO: H04B))<br />
H04L0001-00A NT8 [N: Systems modifying transmission characteristics according<br />
to link quality (adaptive data allocation for multicarrier<br />
modulation (see ECLA/ICO: H04L27/26M1P); controlling<br />
transmission power for radio systems (see ECLA/ICO:<br />
H04B7/005B))] [N9911] [C0508]<br />
H04L0001-00A1 NT9 [N: by adapting the transmission rate] [N9911]<br />
H04L0001-00A1M NT10 [N: by switching between different modulation schemes]<br />
[N9911]<br />
H04L0001-00A3 NT9 [N: by adapting the transmission format] [N9911]<br />
H04L0001-00A3L NT10 [N: by modifying the frame length] [N9911]<br />
H04L0001-00A5 NT9 [N: by adapting the channel coding ( (see ECLA/ICO:<br />
H04L0001-18D) takes precedence)] [N9911] [C0307]<br />
H04L0001-00A7 NT9 [N: by adapting the source coding] [N9911]<br />
H04L0001-00A9 NT9 [N: characterised by the signalling] [N0508]<br />
H04L0001-00A9A NT10 [N: Transmission of mode-switching indication] [N0508]<br />
H04L0001-00A9B NT10 [N: Transmission of channel quality indication] [N0508]<br />
In INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the EPC and ICO are displayed in IPC8 format.<br />
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Search question: Search for EPC H04L1/00A1M .<br />
=> E H04L/EPC<br />
E1 919 H04K0003/EPC<br />
E2 919 H04K0003-00/EPC<br />
E3 562427 --> H04L/EPC<br />
E4 64565 H04L0001/EPC<br />
E5 1104 H04L0001-00/EPC<br />
E6 7 H04L0001-00+IDT/EPC<br />
E7 2507 H04L0001-00A/EPC<br />
E8 2706 H04L0001-00A1/EPC<br />
E9 128 H04L0001-00A13/EPC<br />
E10 146 H04L0001-00A13B/EPC<br />
E11 36 H04L0001-00A13D/EPC<br />
E12 96 H04L0001-00A15/EPC<br />
=> S E8<br />
L1 2320 H04L0001-00A1/EPC<br />
=> D TI PI IND 1-5<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 2320 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI DATA COMMUNICATION WITH CONTROL OF THE TRANSMISSION RATE OF DATA.<br />
COMMUNICATION DE DONNEES AVEC UNE REGULATION DU DEBIT DE TRANSMISSION DE<br />
DONNEES.<br />
PI WO 2008015501 A1 20080207<br />
AN 55743920 INPADOCDB ED 20080214 EW 200807 UP 20080214 UW 200807<br />
IPCI H04L0001-00 [I,A]; H04L0001-00 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04L0001-00A3L; H04L0001-00A1; H04L0001-00A9A<br />
L1 ANSWER 2 OF 2320 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Power Control for Reverse Packet Data Channel in CDMA Systems.<br />
PI US 20080025265 A1 20080131<br />
AN 55739750 INPADOCDB ED 20080214 EW 200807 UP 20080214 UW 200807<br />
IPCI H04B0007-216 [I,A]; H04B0007-204 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR H04B0007-005 [I,A]; H04L0001-00 [I,A]; H04L0001-08 [N,A]; H04L0001-20 [I,A]<br />
H04B0007-005 [I,C*]; H04L0001-00 [I,C*]; H04L0001-08 [N,C*]; H04L0001-20 [I,C*]<br />
NCL 370335000<br />
EPC H04B0007-005B2Q4; H04B0007-005B2E; H04B0007-005B3B4; H04L0001-00A1;<br />
H04L0001-00A9A; H04L0001-20<br />
ICO T04B0007:005B1L2; T04B0007:005B1N; T04L0001:08<br />
L1 ANSWER 3 OF 2320 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI RATE SELECTION FOR EIGENSTEERING IN A MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.<br />
SELECTION DE DEBIT POUR GUIDAGE EN MODE PROPRE DANS UN SYSTEME DE<br />
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MIMO.<br />
PI CA 2607606 A1 20061123<br />
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AN 55716262 INPADOCDB ED 20080214 EW 200807 UP 20080214 UW 200807<br />
IPCI H04B0007-02 [I,A]; H04B0007-02 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04L0001-00A9B; H04L0001-00A1; H04L0001-06<br />
ICO T04L0001:16F15<br />
L1 ANSWER 4 OF 2320 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI VORWAeRTSVERBINDUNGSZUWEISUNG IN EINEM DRAHTLOSEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYTEM.<br />
PI DE 60132074 D1 20080207<br />
AN 55713194 INPADOCDB ED 20080207 EW 200806 UP 20080207 UW 200806<br />
IPCI H04B0007-26 [I,A]; H04Q0007-38 [I,A]; H04B0007-26 [I,C*]; H04Q0007-38 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR H04B0001-707 [I,A]; H04B0007-005 [I,A]; H04L0001-00 [I,A]; H04L0012-28 [I,A]<br />
H04B0001-707 [I,C*]; H04B0007-005 [I,C*]; H04L0001-00 [I,C*]; H04L0012-28 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04W0072-12; H04B0007-005B1N; H04L0001-00A1; H04L0012-28W; H04Q0007-38C6<br />
ICO T04B0007:005B2Q; T04W0052:04<br />
L1 ANSWER 5 OF 2320 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI ADAPTACION DE SUB-PAQUETES EN UN SISTEMA DE COMUNICACION INALAMBRICO.<br />
PI ES 2288916 T3 20080201<br />
AN 55697755 INPADOCDB ED 20080207 EW 200806 UP 20080207 UW 200806<br />
IPCI H04L0001-00 [I,A]; H04L0001-00 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR H04J0003-00 [I,A]; H04B0007-26 [I,A]; H04L0001-08 [I,A]; H04L0001-18<br />
[I,A]; H04L0012-56 [I,A]<br />
H04J0003-00 [I,C*]; H04B0007-26 [I,C*]; H04L0001-08 [I,C*]; H04L0001-16<br />
[I,C*]; H04L0012-56 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04L0001-00A1; H04L0001-00A3; H04L0001-00A5; H04L0001-00A9A;<br />
H04L0001-00A9B; H04L0001-08; H04L0001-18D2<br />
ICO T04L0001:00B7K3; T04L0001:00B7P; T04L0001:18D; T04L0001:18R3C<br />
Since the EPC is available on STN in the IPC8 format, the IPC can be selected and searched for as<br />
EPC:<br />
=> SEL L1 IPC.F 1-100<br />
E1 THROUGH E41 ASSIGNED<br />
=> D SEL<br />
E1 10 H04L0001-00/IPC<br />
E2 9 H04J0013-00/IPC<br />
E3 7 H04B0007-26/IPC<br />
E4 6 H04B0001-69/IPC<br />
E5 5 H04L0001-18/IPC<br />
E6 5 H04Q0007-38/IPC<br />
E7 4 H04B0007-005/IPC<br />
E8 4 H04L0012-56/IPC<br />
E9 4 H04L0029-08/IPC<br />
E10 4 H04Q0007-20/IPC<br />
E11 3 H04B0001-707/IPC<br />
E12 3 H04L0001-16/IPC<br />
E13 2 H04B0007-204/IPC<br />
E14 2 H04J0003-00/IPC<br />
E15 2 H04J0013-04/IPC<br />
....<br />
=> S E1-E10/IPC,EPC<br />
More comprehensive search<br />
results are obtained by<br />
searching IPCs of the answer<br />
sets in the EPC field<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 47
L3<br />
48442 H04L0001-00/IPC<br />
1055 H04L0001-00/EPC<br />
25372 H04J0013-00/IPC<br />
1740 H04J0013-00/EPC<br />
116311 H04B0007-26/IPC<br />
1036 H04B0007-26/EPC<br />
11657 H04B0001-69/IPC<br />
1114 H04B0001-69/EPC<br />
10676 H04L0001-18/IPC<br />
1057 H04L0001-18/EPC<br />
144914 H04Q0007-38/IPC<br />
782 H04Q0007-38/EPC<br />
28907 H04B0007-005/IPC<br />
1442 H04B0007-005/EPC<br />
137607 H04L0012-56/IPC<br />
1730 H04L0012-56/EPC<br />
58752 H04L0029-08/IPC<br />
49 H04L0029-08/EPC<br />
41865 H04Q0007-20/IPC<br />
519 H04Q0007-20/EPC<br />
461677 (H04L0001-00/IPC,EPC OR H04J0013-00/IPC,EPC OR H04B0007-26/IPC,E<br />
PC OR H04B0001-69/IPC,EPC OR H04L0001-18/IPC,EPC OR H04Q0007-38/<br />
IPC,EPC OR H04B0007-005/IPC,EPC OR H04L0012-56/IPC,EPC OR H04L002<br />
9-08/IPC,EPC OR H04Q0007-20/IPC,EPC)<br />
=> S E1-E10/IPC<br />
48442 H04L0001-00/IPC<br />
25372 H04J0013-00/IPC<br />
116311 H04B0007-26/IPC<br />
11657 H04B0001-69/IPC<br />
10676 H04L0001-18/IPC<br />
144914 H04Q0007-38/IPC<br />
28907 H04B0007-005/IPC<br />
137607 H04L0012-56/IPC<br />
58752 H04L0029-08/IPC<br />
41865 H04Q0007-20/IPC<br />
L4 461533 (H04L0001-00/IPC OR H04J0013-00/IPC OR H04B0007-26/IPC OR H04B00<br />
01-69/IPC OR H04L0001-18/IPC OR H04Q0007-38/IPC OR H04B0007-005/<br />
IPC OR H04L0012-56/IPC OR H04L0029-08/IPC OR H04Q0007-20/IPC)<br />
=> S L3 NOT L4<br />
L5<br />
144 L3 NOT L4<br />
=> D TI IND 3-5<br />
144 additional documents<br />
retrieved if IPC symbols are<br />
also searched in the EPC field!<br />
L5 ANSWER 3 OF 144 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI CODE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING IN A SINGLE-CARRIER FREQUENCY DIVISION<br />
MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM.<br />
MULTIPLEXAGE PAR REPARTITION EN CODE DANS UN SYSTEME D'ACCES MULTIPLE PAR<br />
REPARTITION EN FREQUENCE A PORTEUSE UNIQUE.<br />
AN 52686525 INPADOCDB ED 20070712 EW 200728 UP 20080807 UW 200832<br />
FN 35255782<br />
IPCI H04J0011-00 [I,A]; H04B0001-707 [I,A]; H04L0027-26 [I,A]; H04J0011-00<br />
[I,C*]; H04B0001-707 [I,C*]; H04L0027-26 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04B0001-69 ; H04J0011-00<br />
ICO T04B0001:69A; T04J0011:00D4<br />
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L5 ANSWER 4 OF 144 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Wireless data acquisition network.<br />
AN 52648467 INPADOCDB ED 20070215 EW 200707 UP 20080124 UW 200804<br />
FN 8252526<br />
IPCI H04Q0007-24 [I,A]; H04Q0007-24 [I,C*]<br />
NCL 370338000<br />
EPC H04L0029-08<br />
L5 ANSWER 5 OF 144 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Mixed wireless and cabled data acquisition network.<br />
AN 52648466 INPADOCDB ED 20070215 EW 200707 UP 20080828 UW 200835<br />
FN 8252434<br />
IPCI H04Q0007-24 [I,A]; H04Q0007-24 [I,C*]<br />
NCL 370338000<br />
EPC H04L0029-08<br />
In addition to IPC and<br />
EPC national patent<br />
classifications are<br />
available for search<br />
and display in the<br />
NCL field.<br />
Just like for the IPCs, the EPC and ICO classification symbols are additionally also stored on subclass<br />
and group level in the database index, i.e.subclass and main group symbols can be searched<br />
without truncation.<br />
=> E G05C0002/EPC<br />
E25 1 G05B0049/EPC<br />
E26 1 G05B0049-00G26/EPC<br />
E27 0 --> G05C0002/EPC<br />
E28 130754 G05D/EPC<br />
E29 20379 G05D0001/EPC<br />
E30 160 G05D0001-00/EPC<br />
E31 12 G05D0001-00+IDT/EPC<br />
E32 142 G05D0001-00B/EPC<br />
E33 6 G05D0001-00B2/EPC<br />
E34 807 G05D0001-00C/EPC<br />
E35 376 G05D0001-00D/EPC<br />
E36 850 G05D0001-00D2/EPC<br />
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A copy of one pdf page containing chemical structures:<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 50
"Linked" EPC<br />
The „+“ notation is used in EPC/ECLA to combine subject matters that are individually covered<br />
by separate entries in one classification symbol. The „+“-notation is only present for some defined<br />
technical fields – most of them in organic chemistry. Their meaning is roughly comparable with<br />
the linked indexing codes in the IPC. Possible combinations are explained in particular in the<br />
ECLA description. E.g.,C07C ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS: “[N: Note (1) In<br />
this filed a combined notation between the groups dealing with preparation and purification<br />
(C07C0001-00 to C07C0007-00) and the groups dealing with products (C07C0009-00 to<br />
C07C0015-00) is used in order to indicate the products or the class of the products which are<br />
prepared or purified…”<br />
The „+M“ notation is used to indicate additional details about the subject matter classified. For<br />
compositions containing one or more known active ingredients, e.g. formulations, synergistic<br />
mixtures, the symbol +M is added to the classification symbol, e.g. A01N0039/0002+M.<br />
Other “+letter” classifications occur, for example, in subclass C10G (CRACKING<br />
HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY<br />
DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION) in the<br />
ECLA scheme.<br />
The following list shows all possible “+letter” notations for C10G:<br />
+ B Obtained product gasoline<br />
+ D Obtained product diesel oil<br />
+ G Obtained product gasoil<br />
+ J Obtained product Jet fuel<br />
+ L Obtained product lubricating oil<br />
+ L1 Obtained product electrical isolation oil<br />
+ L2 Obtained product white oil, eating oil<br />
+ R Starting material Residues<br />
+ S Obtained product Solvents<br />
+ X1 Obtained product C2-C4 olefins<br />
+ X2 Obtained product higher olefins<br />
+ X3 Obtained product acetylene and homologues<br />
+ Y1 Obtained product fuel gas<br />
+ Y2 Obtained product propane and butane<br />
+ Z Obtained product aromatics<br />
As syntax of the “+M” and “+letter” notations may vary, a look in the index is recommended.<br />
=> E C10G0009-00/EPC 25<br />
E1 198 C10G0007-12/EPC<br />
E2 9523 C10G0009/EPC<br />
E3 1900 --> C10G0009-00/EPC<br />
E4 833 C10G0009-00+IDT/EPC<br />
E5 13 C10G0009-00+L/EPC<br />
E6 2 C10G0009-00+P/EPC<br />
E7 1 C10G0009-00+R/EPC<br />
E8 157 C10G0009-00+X1/EPC<br />
E9 8 C10G0009-00+X1&Z/EPC<br />
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E10 2 C10G0009-00+X1X3Z/EPC<br />
E11 3 C10G0009-00+X1Y1/EPC<br />
E12 1 C10G0009-00+X1Z/EPC<br />
E13 24 C10G0009-00+X2/EPC<br />
E14 4 C10G0009-00+X2Z/EPC<br />
E15 18 C10G0009-00+Y1/EPC<br />
E16 7 C10G0009-00+Y1X1/EPC<br />
E17 23 C10G0009-00+Z/EPC<br />
E18 11 C10G0009-00+ZX1/EPC<br />
E19 631 C10G0009-00C/EPC<br />
E20 80 C10G0009-00C+X1/EPC<br />
E21 9 C10G0009-00C+X3/EPC<br />
E22 3 C10G0009-00C+X3X1/EPC<br />
E23 13 C10G0009-00C+Y1+X1/EPC<br />
E24 404 C10G0009-00L/EPC<br />
E25 14 C10G0009-00L+R/EPC<br />
=> E X1/EPC.KW<br />
E1 5 V/EPC.KW<br />
E2 11 X/EPC.KW<br />
E3 2130 --> X1/EPC.KW<br />
E4 5 X1&Y1/EPC.KW<br />
E5 18 X1&Z/EPC.KW<br />
E6 50 X1X2/EPC.KW<br />
E7 13 X1X3/EPC.KW<br />
E8 2 X1X3Z/EPC.KW<br />
E9 3 X1Y/EPC.KW<br />
E10 45 X1Y1/EPC.KW<br />
E11 1 X1Y1Y2/EPC.KW<br />
E12 1 X1Y1Z/EPC.KW<br />
In “+M” and “+letter” notations the linked IPC codes given after the „+“ sign are mostly indicated<br />
in a shortened version. On STN the complete code (e.g. C10G0009-00C+Y1+X1) and the first<br />
code without linked notations (e.g. C10G0009-00C) is indexed in EPC. The linked notations (e.g.<br />
Y1 and X1) are indexed separately in EPC.KW field.<br />
This offers two different search options:<br />
=> S C10G0009-00C+Y1+X1/EPC<br />
or<br />
=> S C10G0009-00C/EPC(S)(Y1(S)X1)/EPC.KW EPC and linked notations are<br />
combined by S-proximity operator<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 52
For „+“ notations the complete code (e.g. B01D0009-00B4+/00C6+/00E+/02) and also all other<br />
complete versions of the shortened notations are indexed in EPC. Short forms of the linked<br />
notations are indexed in EPC.KW:<br />
B01D0009-00B4+/00C6+/00E+/02/EPC<br />
B01D0009-00B4/EPC<br />
B01D0009-00C6/EPC<br />
B01D0009-00E/EPC<br />
B01D0009-02/EPC<br />
B01D0009/EPC<br />
00C6/EPC.KW<br />
00E/EPC.KW<br />
02/EPC.KW<br />
For more information please have a look into the pdf- files of the EPC and ICO indicated in the<br />
INPADOC file banners. You can search in the pdf files for the terms:<br />
"+" sign<br />
sign "+"<br />
additional symbol<br />
and find there more hints about the linked ECLA in the NOTES.<br />
Example:<br />
K61M202/04 NT8 TI: Liquids<br />
Note: The codes can be followed by additional<br />
symbols. The symbols have the meaning as listed<br />
below:<br />
+A fluid entering a filter;<br />
+B fluid leaving the cross-flow filter without<br />
having<br />
passed through the filtering element [N9408];<br />
+C filtrate, i.e. the fluid passing through the<br />
filter;<br />
+D residue retained by the filter due to size;<br />
+E retained by adsorption;<br />
+F changed by biological action;<br />
+H product to be retained or harvested, e.g. by<br />
pheresis;<br />
+K changed by chemical action:<br />
+W product washed out;<br />
+Z starting product created by centrifuging.<br />
L05D451/00 NT7 TI: Type of carrier, type of coating (Multilayers)<br />
Note: For multilayers the types of coating are<br />
indicated with letters separated by a "+" sign.<br />
The letters are chosen from the list in the Note<br />
after group (see ECLA/ICO: L05D401/00) and<br />
added one after the other in the order of the<br />
layers.<br />
example:<br />
substrate)<br />
(see ECLA/ICO: L05D451/00)+BDF<br />
B = first layer (closer to the<br />
D =<br />
F =<br />
(see IDT=2nd) layer<br />
(see IDT=3rd) layer<br />
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The ICO Classification (ECLA K-Y; In Computer Only)<br />
ICO (In Computer Only) notations describe secondary aspects of an invention, for example, its<br />
technical realization. They were developed by EPO examiners for their internal use and are based<br />
on ECLA classification symbols. For distinction the initial letters are different:<br />
K (ECLA A)<br />
L (ECLA B)<br />
M (ECLA C)<br />
N (ECLA D)<br />
P (ECLA E)<br />
R (ECLA F)<br />
S (ECLA G)<br />
T (ECLA H)<br />
ICO codes also have been standardized to IPC8 format, for example M12Q0001-68D4<br />
For documents from 2004 onwards, there is the additional ICO section Y: Nanotechnology:<br />
Y01N0002<br />
Y01N0004<br />
Y01N0006<br />
Y01N0008<br />
Y01N0010<br />
Y01N0012<br />
Nanobiotechnology<br />
Nanotechnology for information processing, storage and transmission<br />
Nanotechnology for materials and surface science<br />
Nanotechnology for interacting, sensing or actuating<br />
Nanooptics<br />
Nanomagnetics<br />
Example: Document with ICO classification Y01N0002 (Nanobiotechnology) from INPADOCDB<br />
=> E Y/ICO<br />
...<br />
E3<br />
0 --> Y/ICO<br />
E4 13935 Y01N0002:00/ICO<br />
E5 27874 Y01N0004:00/ICO<br />
E6 27684 Y01N0006:00/ICO<br />
E7 10883 Y01N0008:00/ICO<br />
E8 12883 Y01N0010:00/ICO<br />
E9 9551 Y01N0012:00/ICO<br />
**** END OF FIELD ****<br />
=> S E4<br />
L2<br />
12533 "Y01N0002:00"/ICO<br />
=> D TI IND<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 12533 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Functionalized carbon nanotubes, a process for preparing the same and<br />
their use in medicinal chemistry.<br />
IPCI A61K0038-08 [I,A]; A61K0031-403 [I,A]; C07K0007-06 [I,A]; A61K0038-08<br />
[I,C*]; A61K0031-403 [I,C*]; C07K0007-00 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR A61K0047-48 [I,A]; A61P0031-00 [I,A]; A61P0037-00 [I,A]; A61P0043-00<br />
[I,A]; C01B0031-02 [I,A]; G01N0033-543 [I,A]; G01N0033-551 [I,A]<br />
A61K0047-48 [I,C*]; A61P0031-00 [I,C*]; A61P0037-00 [I,C*]; A61P0043-00<br />
[I,C*]; C01B0031-00 [I,C*]; G01N0033-543 [I,C*]; G01N0033-551 [I,C*]<br />
NCL X514410000; X977746000; X548416000; 514017000; X530329000<br />
EPC A61K0047-48W14B; C01B0031-02B; G01N0033-543F; G01N0033-551<br />
ICO Y01N0002:00 ; Y01N0006:00<br />
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The IDT Classification (Indeling der Techniek)<br />
The old Dutch IDT Classification (literally, Indeling der Techniek) was used by the Institut<br />
International des Brevets (IIB) and served to develop the ECLA. EPO converted many IDT entries<br />
into the ECLA but for some areas of organic chemistry this was not possible. IDT was only<br />
assigned until 1991, but it my still be a helpful tool in retrieval.<br />
A zipped PDF-file with descriptions of the IDT (11,000 entries in total – mostly in French) is<br />
available on STN.<br />
The link can be found in the INPADOC file banners.<br />
Example document with IDT 12D:<br />
IDT - 12D<br />
XIDT- 012_D<br />
TI - Clarification, séparation, filtration (filtres et filtres-presses).<br />
Notes<br />
A partir des 2 juillet 1976, 29 mars et 18 octobre 1979 et 8 avril<br />
1983, la sous-classe 12 D est clôturée et remplacée par B01D, B01J et<br />
C01B<br />
Les groupes clôturés correspondent globalement aux groupes de B01D<br />
,B01J et C01B de la façon suivante :<br />
12 D 25 : B01D 39/00<br />
12 D 25 F : B01J 20/00<br />
12 D 25 F 6 : B01J 20/10<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E - E 2 : C01B 33/28B<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 A : C01B 33/28B2<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 B : C01B 33/28B4<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 B 1 : C01B 33/28B4B<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 B 2 : C01B 33/28B4D<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 C : C01B 33/28B6<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 D : C01B 33/28B8<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 E : C01B 33/28B10<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 F : C01B 33/28B12<br />
12 D 25 F 6 E 2 G : C01B 33/28B14<br />
Matériaux filtrants et leur épuration.<br />
IDT - 12D25<br />
XIDT- 012_D025<br />
TI - Matériaux filtrants, adsorbants, accessoires pour filtres et<br />
échangeurs d'ions (VIDE).<br />
Remarque<br />
Les échangeurs d'ions contenant une partie minérale et une partie<br />
organique, p.ex. les phosphates contenant de l'acide citrique,<br />
acitates,<br />
etc. sont rangés dans la dernière place possible; donc dans le groupe<br />
des échangeurs organiques appropriés.<br />
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National Patent Classification (NCL)<br />
In addition to IPC and EPC, INPADOCDB and <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> records can include national patent<br />
classifications assigned by national patent authorities. They are not standardized and therefore<br />
need to be searched in the format displayed within the INPADOCDB record.<br />
Table of authorities with national classification (NCL) in more than 100,000 records (April 2009):<br />
Country<br />
Number of applications with NCL<br />
US 5.518.000<br />
GB 578.000<br />
CH 466.000<br />
CA 462.000<br />
DE 432.000<br />
AT 359.000<br />
DK 128.000<br />
Example for a document with US classification (given are the originally assigned classifications):<br />
=> S 349 73/NCL<br />
L2 90 349 73/NCL<br />
=> D TI PA PIT PI IND<br />
L9 ANSWER 1 OF 90 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF.<br />
PA CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.<br />
PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
PI US 20080284947 A1 20081120<br />
AN 57478467 INPADOCDB ED 20081204 EW 200849 UP 20081204 UW 200849<br />
FN 37361640<br />
IPCI G02F0001-133 [I,A ]; G09G0005-00 [I,A ]; G02F0001-13 [I,C*];<br />
G09G0005-00 [I,C*]<br />
NCL X345 13; 349 73<br />
There are about 1 million documents present in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> with national<br />
classifications that have been neither classified according to IPC, nor according to EPC:<br />
=> S NCL/FA NOT IPC/FA<br />
7891687 NCL/FA<br />
48668890 IPC/FA<br />
L14 1023164 NCL/FA NOT IPC/FA<br />
=> S L14 NOT EPC/FA<br />
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L15<br />
29899892 EPC/FA<br />
1011383 L14 NOT EPC/FA<br />
=> D BIB IND<br />
L15 ANSWER 1 OF 1011383 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 52940335 INPADOCDB ED 20070405 EW 200714 UP 20080703 UW 200827<br />
FN 35400867<br />
TI Trial access for media files from a media list.<br />
TL English<br />
IN MALIK DALE<br />
INS MALIK DALE, US<br />
PA BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION<br />
PAS BELLSOUTH INTELLECT PTY CORP<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 20070067243 A1 20070322 English<br />
PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20070322 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI US 2005-229897 A 20050919<br />
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 2005-229897 A 20050919 (USA, 20070405)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
AN 52940335 INPADOCDB ED 20070405 EW 200714 UP 20080703 UW 200827<br />
FN 35400867<br />
NCL 705059000<br />
EPC G06Q0030-00C<br />
Hint<br />
Also use the US national calssification when searching for new US records,<br />
because the IPC is not always available! The use of EXPAND is<br />
recommended, as the format of national classification symbols in NCL is not<br />
standardized.<br />
An US national classification thesaurus is available in CAPLUS and<br />
USPATFULL. There you can check meaning and hierarchy of codes in the<br />
field /NCL.<br />
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Applicant and inventor names<br />
NAME SEARCH<br />
Names searches can be conducted in the inventor name ( /IN, /INS) and applicant name ( /PA,<br />
PAS) fields. /INS (inventor) and /PAS (applicant) are name fields standardized by EPO. They are<br />
recommended for complementary use together with the non-standardized name fields. The<br />
standardization offers support for the formulation of the search query and the fields IN and PA are<br />
sometimes empty or contain unexpected spellings due to different transliterations of Asian names<br />
for example. For complete results, the essential parts of the name should be identified using<br />
EXPAND and then linked with (S) Proximity.<br />
In the inventor field a mixed index is used, i.e., the same index contains the entire name as a<br />
phrase and individual parts of the name as a word. If several parts of an inventor name are entered,<br />
there is no automatic proximity applied, but the words are searched exactly as entered, as one<br />
phrase. In order to consider all cases for the search where the first and second name have been<br />
entered in reversed order a proximity explicitly (usually (S) proximity) has to be mentioned.<br />
Search question: Search the inventor/applicant Wolfgang Schneider…<br />
=> E SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG/IN,INS<br />
E1 2 SCHNEIDER WOLFBERG DR/INS<br />
E2 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFBERG DR D 6900 HEIDELBERG DE/IN<br />
E3 395 --> SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG/IN<br />
E4 651 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG/INS<br />
E5 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 2300 KIEL/IN<br />
E6 3 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 31675 BUECKEBURG DE/IN<br />
E7 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 38350 HELMSTEDT DE/IN<br />
E8 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 40764 LANGENFELD DE/IN<br />
E9 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 4170 GELDERN/IN<br />
E10 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 4170 GELDERN DE/IN<br />
E11 1 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 47608 GELDERN DE/IN<br />
E12 2 SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG 4952 PORTA WESTFALICA DE/IN<br />
=> E WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/IN,INS<br />
E13 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIBER/IN<br />
E14 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDEL/INS<br />
E15 109 --> WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/IN<br />
E16 25 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/INS<br />
E17 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER DIPL KOEBMAND/IN<br />
E18 3 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER DR/IN<br />
E19 3 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER DR/INS<br />
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E20 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER DR ING/IN<br />
E21 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER DR ING/INS<br />
E22 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER ET HANS GEORG SCHACHNER/IN<br />
E23 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER JOSEF PETERS ET KARL GAFFAL/IN<br />
E24 1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER JURGEN HABERMEIER KURT AMSLER ET H/IN<br />
=> S E15<br />
L1<br />
109 "WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER"/IN<br />
An entry in INS can have a<br />
maximum lenth of 30 characters.<br />
=> D IN INS 1-5<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 109 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
IN GERT SPRUNER V MERTZ; WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER<br />
INS MERTZ GERT SPRUNER V; SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG<br />
L1 ANSWER 2 OF 109 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
IN FRANK RUNKEL; WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER ; OLIVER SCHMIDT; GEORG<br />
MAXIMILIAN ENGELHARD<br />
INS RUNKEL FRANK; SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG; SCHMIDT OLIVER; ENGELHARD GEORG<br />
MAXIMILIAN<br />
L1 ANSWER 3 OF 109 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
IN FRANK RUNKEL; WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER ; OLIVER SCHMIDT; GEORG<br />
MAXIMILIAN ENGELHARD<br />
INS RUNKEL FRANK; SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG; SCHMIDT OLIVER; ENGELHARD GEORG<br />
MAXIMILIAN<br />
L1 ANSWER 4 OF 109 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
IN WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER<br />
INS SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG<br />
L1 ANSWER 5 OF 109 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
IN WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER<br />
INS SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG<br />
=> S (WOLFGANG (S) SCHNEIDER)/IN,INS<br />
230569 WOLFGANG/IN<br />
227932 WOLFGANG/INS<br />
51666 SCHNEIDER/IN<br />
51453 SCHNEIDER/INS<br />
L2 900 (WOLFGANG (S) SCHNEIDER)/IN,INS<br />
As shown above, it is necessary to search for all possible combinations of first and last name plus<br />
the initials.<br />
Hint Entries in fields INS and PAS have a maximum length of 30<br />
characters!<br />
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It is recommended to search for inventors also in the applicant field. For example in utility model<br />
applications the inventor is only given in the applicant field.<br />
=> S (WOLFGANG (S) SCHNEIDER)/PA,PAS<br />
39022 WOLFGANG/PA<br />
33726 WOLFGANG/PAS<br />
27398 SCHNEIDER/PA<br />
26031 SCHNEIDER/PAS<br />
L3 160 (WOLFGANG (S) SCHNEIDER)/PA,PAS<br />
=> S L2-3<br />
L4 938 (L2 OR L3)<br />
A mixed index with interpretation is used for patent applicants in the fields PA and PAS. Names<br />
are indexed as complete phrases, e.g. The Procter and Gamble Company, and in addition also<br />
fragmented in single words, e.g. the words THE; PROCTER; AND; GAMBLE; and COMPANY<br />
also appears in the index. If there are several entries in the name field, each name is treated as one<br />
sentence. Automatic (S) proximity is used during the search process:<br />
=> S FISCHER & PORTER/PA<br />
35374 FISCHER/PA<br />
5487 PORTER/PA<br />
L5 978 FISCHER & PORTER/PA<br />
((FISCHER(S)PORTER)/PA)<br />
The & sign is automatically<br />
eliminated!<br />
The EXPAND shows the various spelling variants in the PA field. The PAS field, however, contains only<br />
standardized spellings and therefore significantly less variations of one name. Special characters, e.g. the<br />
&, are not considered in the search index.<br />
=> E FISCHER PORTER/PA, PAS<br />
=> e fisher porter/pa,pas<br />
E1 2 FISHER PIUS A/PAS<br />
E2 1 FISHER PLASTICS LTD H/PAS<br />
E3<br />
0 --> FISHER PORTER/PA<br />
E4 0 FISHER PORTER/PAS<br />
E5 1 FISHER PORTER CO/PA<br />
E6 5 FISHER PORTER CO US/PA<br />
E7 4 FISHER PORTER COMPANY/PA<br />
E8 4 FISHER PORTER COMPANY/PAS<br />
E9 3 FISHER PORTER GMBH/PA<br />
E10 1 FISHER PORTER PTY LTD/PA<br />
E11 12 FISHER POWER WAVE LIMITED/PA<br />
E12 3 FISHER POWER WAVE LIMITED/PAS<br />
=> S E9<br />
L1<br />
3 "FISHER PORTER GMBH"/PA<br />
=> D HIT<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 3 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PA FISHER & PORTER GMBH<br />
If the entered name is to be searched as a phrase, it has to be put in quotation marks in the PA/PAS<br />
field:<br />
=> S FISCHER PORTER/PA<br />
35856 FISCHER/PA<br />
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L1<br />
5593 PORTER/PA<br />
971 FISCHER PORTER/PA<br />
((FISCHER(S)PORTER)/PA)<br />
=> S "FISCHER PORTER"?/PA<br />
L2 844 "FISCHER PORTER"?/PA<br />
=> S "FISCHER PORTER" ?/PA<br />
L3 828 "FISCHER PORTER" ?/PA<br />
Truncation signs, e.g. ?, have to be put<br />
immediately behind the quotation marks.<br />
Otherwise, the blank is considered for the search<br />
and all records which end after “FISCHER<br />
PORTER” are not retrieved.<br />
But note that the search for FISCHER PORTER without quotation marks retrieves additional<br />
records due to the search with the S-proximity operator. In the fields PA, PAS and PASS S-<br />
proximity is automatically chosen if more than one term is entered.<br />
=> S "FISCHER PORTER"?/PAS<br />
L1 955 "FISCHER PORTER"?/PAS<br />
=> S FISCHER PORTER/PAS<br />
34264 FISCHER/PAS<br />
5803 PORTER/PAS<br />
L2 1018 (FISCHER(S)PORTER)/PAS<br />
=> S L2 NOT L1<br />
L3 63 L2 NOT L1<br />
=> D HIT 1-3<br />
L3 ANSWER 1 OF 63 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PAS OTIC FISCHER & PORTER<br />
L3 ANSWER 2 OF 63 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PAS OTIC FISCHER & PORTER<br />
L3 ANSWER 3 OF 63 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PAS BAILEY FISCHER & PORTER GMBH, DE<br />
If the applicant‟s name changes, e.g. due to a company aquisition, this is often indicated in the<br />
legal status in the LSPA field (see there), but it is not necessarily changed in the PA field. For this<br />
reason it can be sensible to include LSPA in an applicant search:<br />
=> S BAYER/LSPA<br />
L1 19159 BAYER/LSPA<br />
=> D PA.M PAS.M HIT<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT indicates that this is<br />
only a part of LS<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 19159 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA ON STN<br />
PAS D HALLUIN KATHLEEN; VANDERSTRAETEN CHANTAL; RUITER RENE<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 52806654 INPADOCDB<br />
20061018 USAS ASSIGNMENT<br />
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V., BELGIUM<br />
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:D'HALLUIN,<br />
KATHLEEN;VANDERSTRAETEN, CHANTAL;RUITER,<br />
RENE;REEL/FRAME:018430/0368;SIGNING DATES FROM 20061011<br />
TO 20061013<br />
CHG CHANGE OF OWNER, INVENTOR, APPLICANT<br />
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200713.................................20070329<br />
L1 ANSWER 2 OF 19159 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA ON STN<br />
PA SANYO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.<br />
PAS SANYO ELECTRONIC CO LTD, JP<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 52729032 INPADOCDB<br />
20060322 USAS ASSIGNMENT<br />
BAYER HEALTHCARE AG, GERMANY<br />
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GOLZ,<br />
STEFAN;BRUGGEMEIER, ULF;SUMMER, HOLGER;<br />
REEL/FRAME:017693/0471;SIGNING DATES FROM 20050804 TO<br />
20050824<br />
CHG CHANGE OF OWNER, INVENTOR, APPLICANT<br />
.......................................20070301<br />
For convenient, parallel search of PA, PAS and LSPA the super search field /PASS was<br />
established. Accordingly the super search field /INSS for comprehensive inventor name search<br />
covers IN, INS and LSIN:<br />
=> S FISCHER PORTER/PASS<br />
35554 FISCHER/PA<br />
33913 FISCHER/PAS<br />
4131 FISCHER/LSPA<br />
39637 FISCHER/PASS<br />
(FISCHER/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
5519 PORTER/PA<br />
5687 PORTER/PAS<br />
1475 PORTER/LSPA<br />
7653 PORTER/PASS<br />
(PORTER/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
L12 1040 (FISCHER (S) PORTER)/PASS<br />
=> S WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/INSS<br />
112 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/IN<br />
31 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/INS<br />
1 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/LSIN<br />
L1 136 WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/INSS<br />
(WOLFGANG SCHNEIDER/IN,INS,LSIN)<br />
=> S (WOLFGANG (S) SCHNEIDER)/INSS<br />
242656 WOLFGANG/IN<br />
239877 WOLFGANG/INS<br />
3631 WOLFGANG/LSIN<br />
244134 WOLFGANG/INSS<br />
(WOLFGANG/IN,INS,LSIN)<br />
54407 SCHNEIDER/IN<br />
54140 SCHNEIDER/INS<br />
707 SCHNEIDER/LSIN<br />
54747 SCHNEIDER/INSS<br />
(SCHNEIDER/IN,INS,LSIN)<br />
L2 965 (WOLFGANG (S) SCHNEIDER)/INSS<br />
In PASS implied (S) proximity is<br />
implemented: Search terms are automatically<br />
combined with the (S) proximity operator.<br />
In INSS no implied proximity is<br />
implemented. (S) proximity has to be typed<br />
in the search querey if desired.<br />
The combination of first name and last name<br />
by (S) proximity yields additional 829<br />
answers, e.g. those records where the name is<br />
entered in the format “last name, first name”.<br />
=> S L2 NOT L1<br />
L3 829 L2 NOT L1<br />
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=> D HIT<br />
L3 ANSWER 1 OF 829 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
IN SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG; BITTGER DIRK<br />
INS SCHNEIDER WOLFGANG, DE; BITTGER DIRK, DE<br />
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Address information<br />
Depending on the patent country address information for inventors and applicants may be<br />
displayed in IN or PA display fields. They can be searched in the fields /INA and /PAA.<br />
Standardized country codes are displayed in INS and PAS. The index is mixed, that means<br />
addresses are indexed as the complete phrase and also fragmented into single terms. The<br />
commands SELECT and ANALYZE extract complete phrases.<br />
=> E LONDON/INA,PAA<br />
E20 1 LONDO/PAA<br />
E21 1 LONDOBERRY/INA<br />
E22 7130 --> LONDON/INA<br />
E23 30136 LONDON/PAA<br />
E24 1 LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM ENGINEERING SURVEYING SERVIC/INA<br />
E25 1 LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM ENGINEERING SURVEYING SERVIC/PAA<br />
E26 1 LONDON BRICK COMPANY LIMITED STEWARTBY BEDFORD MK43 9/INA<br />
E27 1 LONDON BRIDGE LONDON SE1 9RT/PAA<br />
E28 1 LONDON CHAMBERS GILLINGHAM KENT ME7 1HJ/PAA<br />
E29 1 LONDON COURT APARTMENT 86 MERRIMACK NH 03054/INA<br />
E30 1 LONDON E ROAD RT 1 SHELBY OHIO/INA<br />
E31 1 LONDON EC1M 5PX/INA<br />
=> S E22 AND E23<br />
7130 LONDON/INA<br />
30136 LONDON/PAA<br />
L1 4770 LONDON/INA AND LONDON/PAA<br />
=> D BIB<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 4770 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA ON STN<br />
AN 28509769 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 8197493<br />
TI APPARATUS FOR TRAPPING FISH.<br />
TL ENGLISH<br />
IN LEONARD OLIVER QUILL, 65 GROVE HILL SOUTH WOODFORD LONDON, E18 2JA<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
INS QUILL LEONARD OLIVER, GB<br />
PA LEONARD OLIVER QUILL, 65 GROVE HILL SOUTH WOODFORD LONDON, E18 2JA<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
PAS QUILL LEONARD OLIVER, GB<br />
DT PATENT<br />
PI IE 2005000157 A1 20051130<br />
PIT IEA1 PATENT APPLICATION SPECIFICATION AS FILED<br />
DAV 20051130 UNEXAMINED-PRINTED-WITHOUT-GRANT<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI IE 2005-157 A 20050322<br />
AIT IEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PRAI GB 2004-7037 A 20040329 (GBA)<br />
PRAIT GBA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
=> SEL L1 INA 1<br />
E1 THROUGH E1 ASSIGNED<br />
=> D SEL<br />
E1 1 65 GROVE HILL SOUTH WOODFORD LONDON, E18 2JA UNITED KINGDOM/INA<br />
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Special search fields are available to search for inventor or assignee country. ISO country codes,<br />
e.g. GB for United Kingdom, are searchable in /IN.CNY and /PA.CNY fields, displayed is the<br />
standardized country information in display fields INS and PAS.<br />
IN.CNY and PA.CNY are valid codes for SELECT and ANALYZE.<br />
=> E UNITED KINGDOM/IN.CNY,PA.CNY<br />
E32 664 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/IN.CNY<br />
E33 436 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/PA.CNY<br />
E34 705716 --> UNITED KINGDOM/IN.CNY<br />
E35 790088 UNITED KINGDOM/PA.CNY<br />
E36 4478292 UNITED STATES/IN.CNY<br />
E37 4841512 UNITED STATES/PA.CNY<br />
E38 3 UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS/IN.CNY<br />
E39 22 UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS/IN.CNY<br />
E40 39 UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS/PA.CNY<br />
E41 1 UR/IN.CNY<br />
E42 871 URUGUAY/IN.CNY<br />
E43 1199 URUGUAY/PA.CNY<br />
=> E GB/IN.CNY,PA.CNY<br />
E44 31 GAMBIA/IN.CNY<br />
E45 22 GAMBIA/PA.CNY<br />
E46 705716 --> GB/IN.CNY<br />
E47 790088 GB/PA.CNY<br />
E48 1 GC/IN.CNY<br />
E49 24 GD/IN.CNY<br />
E50 16 GD/PA.CNY<br />
E51 718 GE/IN.CNY<br />
E52 462 GE/PA.CNY<br />
E53 718 GEORGIA/IN.CNY<br />
E54 462 GEORGIA/PA.CNY<br />
E55 86100 GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC/IN.CNY<br />
=> SEL IN.CNY PA.CNY<br />
…<br />
E56 THROUGH E124 ASSIGNED<br />
=> D SEL E56-66<br />
E56 912 US/IN.CNY<br />
E57 560 DE/IN.CNY<br />
E58 491 US/PA.CNY<br />
E59 354 DE/PA.CNY<br />
E60 313 JP/IN.CNY<br />
E61 205 KR/IN.CNY<br />
E62 188 CN/IN.CNY<br />
E63 175 FR/IN.CNY<br />
E64 144 JP/PA.CNY<br />
E65 136 CN/PA.CNY<br />
E66 129 FR/PA.CNY<br />
The example given above shows that standardized ISO country codes are extracted and displayed<br />
with the corresponding field qualifier.<br />
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Super search fields<br />
In INPADOCDB and <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> five super search fields, /APPS, /INSS, /PASS, /PATS and<br />
/PCS are available. A super search field covers several related search fields. The search in a super<br />
search field is automatically carried out in all fields included in the super search field.<br />
Note, that super search fields can only be used with SEARCH, not with EXPAND!<br />
Search field name<br />
Super search field<br />
code<br />
Searches the following fields<br />
Application Number Group /APPS AP, PRN<br />
Inventor Group /INSS IN, INS, LSIN<br />
Patent Assignee Group /PASS PA, PAS, LSPA<br />
Patent Number Group /PATS PN, RPN<br />
Patent Countries /PCS PC, DS<br />
Examples:<br />
=> S FI 1982-507/APPS<br />
1 FI82-507/AP<br />
2 FI82-507/PRN<br />
L1 2 FI 1982-507/APPS<br />
(FI82-507/AP,PRN)<br />
=> S DE/PCS AND TOYOTA/PASS<br />
5673132 DE/PC<br />
2986997 DE/DS<br />
8660129 DE/PCS<br />
(DE/PC,DS)<br />
135053 TOYOTA/PA<br />
127485 TOYOTA/PAS<br />
7675 TOYOTA/LSPA<br />
139663 TOYOTA/PASS<br />
(TOYOTA/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
L2 17013 DE/PCS AND TOYOTA/PASS<br />
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<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>: Familiy related indexes and displays<br />
As <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is a family database, all indexes in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> are family based.<br />
Consequently search terms combined with AND may appear in different publications for one<br />
invention. Therefore <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> may be used to find inventions rather than publications.<br />
Search question:<br />
Search US applications or patents of the company BAYER published in<br />
2004<br />
=> FIL <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
=> S BAYER/PASS AND US/PC(L)2004/PY<br />
49728 BAYER/PA<br />
49765 BAYER/PAS<br />
13999 BAYER/LSPA<br />
51600 BAYER/PASS<br />
(BAYER/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
7638000 US/PC<br />
1513838 2004/PY<br />
(2004/PY)<br />
382403 US/PC(L)2004/PY<br />
L1 1439 BAYER/PASS AND US/PC(L)2004/PY<br />
=> S BAYER/PA,PAS (L) US/PC(L)2004/PY<br />
L2 559 BAYER/PA,PAS (L) US/PC(L)2004/PY<br />
A search for BAYER in /PASS<br />
(/PA, /PAS, /LSPA) retrieves<br />
significantly more documents<br />
than the combined search in /PA<br />
and /PAS.<br />
=> S L1 NOT L2<br />
L3 880 L1 NOT L2<br />
=> D FFAM.US<br />
L3 ANSWER 1 OF 880 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 26<br />
-----------<br />
AN 35542150 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
DN 49664589<br />
TI Compounds with sulphonamide group and pharmaceutical compositions<br />
containing these compounds.<br />
TL English<br />
IN ELGER WALTER; HILLISCH ALEXANDER; HEDDEN ANNEMARIE; SCHWARZ<br />
SIGFRID; SCHOLLKOPF KLAUS<br />
INS ELGER WALTER, DE; HILLISCH ALEXANDER, DE; HEDDEN ANNEMARIE, DE;<br />
SCHWARZ SIGFRID, DE; SCHOLLKOPF KLAUS, DE<br />
PA ELGER WALTER; HILLISCH ALEXANDER; HEDDEN ANNEMARIE; SCHWARZ<br />
SIGFRID; SCHOLLKOPF KLAUS<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 20040014781 A1 20040122<br />
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PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20040122 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI US 2003-296973 A 20030801<br />
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 2000-10027887 A 20000531 (DEA)<br />
WO 2001-EP5169 W 20010508 (WOWW)<br />
PRAIT DEA Patent application<br />
WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM A61K0031-49<br />
ICS A61K0031-335; A61K0031-47; A61K0031-70<br />
IPCR A61K0047-48 [I,A ]; A61P0033-06 [I,A ]; A61P0043-00 [I,A ];C07J0041-00 [I,A ]<br />
A61K0047-48 [I,C*]; A61P0033-00 [I,C*]; A61P0043-00 [I,C*];C07J0041-00 [I,C*]<br />
NCL 514304; X546159; X514313; X546134; X514 23; X514452<br />
EPC C07J0041-00C3; C07J0041-00C4; C07J0041-00C6<br />
FA AB; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; NCL; PA;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
Example: Answer found only through the search for BAYER in the Legal Status Patent<br />
Assignee field (/LSPA); the legal status entry for the changed patent assignee is present in the<br />
legal status of the EP family member<br />
L3 ANSWER 1 OF 880 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 35542150 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
TI VERBINDUNGEN MIT EINER SULFONAMIDGRUPPE UND DIESE VERBINDUNGEN<br />
ENTHALTENDE PHARMAZEUTISCHE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN.<br />
COMPOUNDS WITH A SULPHONAMIDE GROUP AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS<br />
CONTAINING THESE COMPOUNDS.<br />
COMPOSES AYANT UN GROUPE SULFONAMIDE ET COMPOSITIONS PHARMACEUTIQUES<br />
CONTENANT CES COMPOSES.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN ELGER, WALTER; HILLISCH, ALEXANDER; HEDDEN, ANNEMARIE; SCHWARZ, SIGFRID;<br />
SCHOELLKOPF, KLAUS<br />
INS ELGER WALTER, DE; HILLISCH ALEXANDER, DE; HEDDEN ANNEMARIE, DE; SCHWARZ<br />
SIGFRID, DE; SCHOELLKOPF KLAUS, DE<br />
PA SCHERING AG<br />
PAS SCHERING AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1294402 B1 20060111 German<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DAV 20060111 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
DS R: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR<br />
AI EP 2001-943329 A 20010508<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 2000-10027887 A 20000531 (DEA)<br />
WO 2001-EP5169 W 20010508 (WOWW)<br />
PRAIT DEA Patent application<br />
WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
IPCI A61K0047-20 [I,A ]; A61K0031-4045 [I,A ]; A61K0031-49 [I,A ];<br />
A61K0031-565 [I,A ]; A61K0031-566 [I,A ]; A61K0031-568 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0043-00 [I,A ]; A61K0031-403 [I,C*]; A61K0031-49 [I,C*];<br />
A61K0031-565 [I,C*]; A61K0031-566 [I,C*]; A61K0031-568 [I,C*];<br />
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A61K0047-20 [I,C*]; A61P0043-00 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR A61K0047-48 [I,A ]; A61P0033-06 [I,A ]; C07J0041-00 [I,A ]<br />
A61K0047-48 [I,C*]; A61P0033-00 [I,C*]; C07J0041-00 [I,C*]<br />
EPC C07J0041-00C3; C07J0041-00C4; C07J0041-00C6<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; EPC; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI; IPCR; LA; PA; In PAS; 2007 PI; the PIT; patent assignee<br />
PRAI; TI<br />
changed from “Schering AG” to<br />
“Bayer Schering Pharma<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
Aktiengesellschaft”; the new<br />
AN 35542150 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
20070314 EPRAP2 PATENT OWNER REASSIGNMENT (CORRECTION) Patent Assignee name is only<br />
BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT present in /LSPA.<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200711.................................20070315<br />
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SEARCH FOR NUMBERS AND DATES<br />
Patent-relevant numbers<br />
Records contain various patent-relevant numbers, namely patent numbers, application numbers,<br />
and priority numbers. As corresponding information for them codes designating the type of<br />
document or application, and the corresponding dates are given. Sometimes, not all of these data<br />
are available for old documents. In these cases, the EPO uses dummy numbers and in some of<br />
these cases, the dates may be missing.<br />
=> D IBIB<br />
ACCESSION NUMBER:<br />
FAMILY NUMBER: 8198825<br />
TITLE:<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE:<br />
INVENTOR(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.:<br />
STANDARDIZED:<br />
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.:<br />
STANDARDIZED:<br />
PATENT INFORMATION:<br />
52368057 INPADOCDB<br />
ED 20080327 EW 200813 UP 20080327 UW 200813<br />
VERFAHREN ZUR STRUKTURIERUNG EINES FUNKTIONALEN<br />
MATERIALS AUF EIN SUBSTRAT.<br />
METHOD OF PATTERNING A FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL ON TO A SUBSTRATE.<br />
PROCEDE DE FORMATION DE MOTIFS D'UN MATERIAU<br />
FONCTIONNEL SUR UN SUBSTRAT.<br />
German; English; French<br />
BUCKLEY, ALASTAIR ROBERT; GIEBELER, CARSTEN; VOIGT,<br />
MONIKA; LIDZEY, DAVID GEORGE; BOEHLEN, KARL LUKAS;<br />
FIERET, JACOB<br />
BUCKLEY ALASTAIR ROBERT, GB; GIEBELER CARSTEN, GB;<br />
VOIGT MONIKA, GB; LIDZEY DAVID GEORGE, GB; BOEHLEN<br />
KARL LUKAS, GB; FIERET JACOB, GB<br />
EXITECH LIMITED<br />
EXITECH LTD, GB<br />
NUMBER KIND DATE<br />
--------------------------------<br />
EP 1735854<br />
B1 20080326 English<br />
PATENT INFO. TYPE: EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DATE OF AVAILABILITY: 20080326 printed-with-grant<br />
PATENT STATUS:<br />
GRANTED<br />
DESIGNATED STATES:<br />
R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT<br />
LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
APPLICATION INFO.: EP 2005-734213 A 20050414<br />
APPL. INFO. TYPE: EPA Patent application<br />
PRIORITY APPL. INFO.: WO 2005-GB1416 W 20050414 (WOWW, 20071213, N)<br />
GB 2004-8569 A 20040416 (GBA, 20070726, Y)<br />
PRIO. APPL. INFO. TYPE: WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
GBA Patent application<br />
The extended IBIB format gives a convenient overview of all patent-relevant numbers. If the<br />
fields are displayed individually, data are shown in a short table-like form.<br />
In the following example numbers are displayed in the STN number format.<br />
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In INPADOCDB PI.M shows PI for all<br />
publication stages of a national application;<br />
PI would show only information for the most<br />
recent publication, in this example only for<br />
EPB1<br />
=> D PI.M AI PRAI<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 617 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI EP 1735854 A2 20061227<br />
PI EP 1735854 B1 20080326<br />
AI EP 2005-734213 A 20050414<br />
PRAI WO 2005-GB1416 W 20050414 (WOWW, 20071213, N)<br />
GB 2004-8569 A 20040416 (GBA, 20070726, Y)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 71
Changing patent number formats<br />
The format in which patent, application and priority numbers are displayed can be selected with<br />
the set command SET PATENT. Users may choose between STN and DERWENT format. STN<br />
format is the default setting. Derwent format numbers have a defined length of 10 digits. Shorter<br />
numbers are filled by a hyphens (-) or zeros to a 10-digits number.<br />
The above example in DERWENT format:<br />
=> SET PATENT DERWENT<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
=> D IBIB<br />
ACCESSION NUMBER:<br />
FAMILY NUMBER: 8198825<br />
TITLE:<br />
TITLE LANGUAGE:<br />
INVENTOR(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.:<br />
STANDARDIZED:<br />
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):<br />
NON-STANDARD.:<br />
STANDARDIZED:<br />
PATENT INFORMATION:<br />
52368057 INPADOCDB<br />
ED 20080327 EW 200813 UP 20080327 UW 200813<br />
VERFAHREN ZUR STRUKTURIERUNG EINES FUNKTIONALEN<br />
MATERIALS AUF EIN SUBSTRAT.<br />
METHOD OF PATTERNING A FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL ON TO A SUBSTRATE.<br />
PROCEDE DE FORMATION DE MOTIFS D'UN MATERIAU<br />
FONCTIONNEL SUR UN SUBSTRAT.<br />
German; English; French<br />
BUCKLEY, ALASTAIR ROBERT; GIEBELER, CARSTEN; VOIGT,<br />
MONIKA; LIDZEY, DAVID GEORGE; BOEHLEN, KARL LUKAS;<br />
FIERET, JACOB<br />
BUCKLEY ALASTAIR ROBERT, GB; GIEBELER CARSTEN, GB;<br />
VOIGT MONIKA, GB; LIDZEY DAVID GEORGE, GB; BOEHLEN<br />
KARL LUKAS, GB; FIERET JACOB, GB<br />
EXITECH LIMITED<br />
EXITECH LTD, GB<br />
NUMBER KIND DATE<br />
--------------------------------<br />
EP-----1735854 B1 20080326 English<br />
PATENT INFO. TYPE: EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DATE OF AVAILABILITY: 20080326 printed-with-grant<br />
PATENT STATUS:<br />
GRANTED<br />
DESIGNATED STATES:<br />
R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT<br />
LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
APPLICATION INFO.: 2005EP-000734213 A 20050414<br />
APPL. INFO. TYPE: EPA Patent application<br />
PRIORITY APPL. INFO.: 2005WO-GB0001416 W 20050414 (WOWW, 20071213, N)<br />
2004GB-000008569 A 20040416 (GBA, 20070726, Y)<br />
PRIO. APPL. INFO. TYPE: WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
GBA Patent application<br />
=> D PI.M AI PRAI<br />
PI EP-----1735854 A2 20061227<br />
PI EP-----1735854 B1 20080326<br />
AI 2005EP-000734213 A 20050414<br />
PRAI 2005WO-GB0001416 W 20050414 (WOWW, 20071213, N)<br />
2004GB-000008569 A 20040416 (GBA, 20070726, Y)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 72
Patent numbers<br />
Document numbers, can vary significantly in structure. Depending on the issuing patent office<br />
they can consist of simple, sequential numbers, numbers with the year as a prefix, numbers ending<br />
with the year, numbers identical to the file reference, etc. For the distinction of different<br />
publication levels within the patent procedure, the document kind code is often quoted as well. A<br />
list of document kind codes for the present countries is available in the appendix.<br />
Examples for publication number structures:<br />
DE 19919951 A1<br />
EP 0 050 443 B1<br />
US 4,718,426<br />
WO 99/12345 A1<br />
WO 00/04255 A1<br />
All patent numbers in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> are provided in the so-called Year2000<br />
format. Patent numbers containing a year earlier than 2000 can be searched with 2- and as well<br />
with the 4-digit year specification. For post-2000 records only the 4-digit format is valid.<br />
All STN International databases use the following formats for document number searches<br />
(SEARCH field /PN):<br />
• For serial numbers with up to 7 digits:<br />
CCnnnnnnN<br />
• For serial numbers with 8 digits:<br />
CCNNNNNNNN<br />
• for serial numbers starting/ending with a year (19YY) *) :<br />
CCYYNNNNN<br />
• for serial numbers starting/ending with a year (20YY) *) :<br />
CC20YYNNNNNN<br />
CC<br />
n<br />
N<br />
YY/YYYY<br />
country (tow-letter code)<br />
optional digit<br />
mandatory digit<br />
year (two or four digits)<br />
*)<br />
a year quoted in the end is transferred to the beginning of the number (see the following example<br />
for Australia)<br />
Serial numbers up to 7 digits numbers have to be entered without leading zeros or hyphen.<br />
However, leading zeros due to the Japanese emperor year, should be used.<br />
The document kind code normally has to be omitted in a patent number search. However, in some<br />
cases, e.g. for utility models and for countries with overlapping serial numbers for different types<br />
of publications, it is necessary to include the document kind code.<br />
The examples for different publication number structures mentioned above, have to be reformatted<br />
for the search in /PN.<br />
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DE 19919951A1<br />
=> S DE19919951/PN<br />
EP 0 050 443 B1 => S EP50443/PN<br />
US 4,718,426<br />
=> S US4718426/PN<br />
WO 99/12345 A1 => S WO9912345/PN OR S WO199912345/PN<br />
WO 00/04255A1<br />
=> S WO2000004255/PN<br />
Adjacent years have to be put at the beginning of the number, e.g. for Australia:<br />
Original: AU6138780<br />
=> S AU198061387/PN<br />
L3 1 AU198061387/PN<br />
(AU8061387/PN)<br />
It is recommended to use this standardized number formats for search, but also non-standard<br />
entries can be handled successfully by the STN retrieval system. So called search field edits in /PN<br />
are responsible for the automatic reformatting to a standardized publication number format:<br />
=> S WO99-12345/PN<br />
L6 1 WO99-12345/PN<br />
(WO9912345/PN)<br />
=> S WO1999-12345/PN<br />
L7 1 WO1999-12345/PN<br />
(WO9912345/PN)<br />
=> S US 4,718,426/PN<br />
L8 1 US 4,718,426/PN<br />
(US4718426/PN)<br />
Special cases:<br />
Overlapping series within the 180 years covered in INPADOCDB in some cases require the<br />
addition of kind codes to the number to avoid ambiguity.<br />
Examples:<br />
• Utility Models<br />
In some countries, the same number ranges are used for patent and utility model publications. In<br />
this case a U is added to the utility model number, for example:<br />
=> S FI 9500103U/PN<br />
L16<br />
1 FI 9500103U/PN<br />
(FI9500103U/PN)<br />
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This is also considered with priority numbers if it is a utility model priority (also see PRK and<br />
PRAIT fields).<br />
1. China:<br />
•Overlapping Series of Different Publication Types:<br />
Overlapping numbers occurred for examined and unexamined patent publications form China.<br />
Therefore, a “C” was added to the numbers of the examined patent applications (Patent Kind Code<br />
CNC).<br />
=> EXPAND CN1060261/PN<br />
...<br />
E34 1 CN1060260/PN<br />
E35 1 CN1060260C/PN<br />
E36 1 --> CN1060261/PN<br />
E37 1 CN1060261C/PN<br />
E38 1 CN1060262/PN<br />
E39 1 CN1060262C/PN<br />
E40 1 CN1060263/PN<br />
E41 1 CN1060263C/PN<br />
=> D<br />
...<br />
AN 16891265 INPADOCDB UP 20061115<br />
FN 4696619<br />
TI Pumping of liquified gas.<br />
TL English<br />
INS PEVZNER BORIS, US<br />
PAS PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY INC, US<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI CN 1078540 A 19931117<br />
PIT CNA UNEXAMINED APPLICATION FOR A PATENT FOR INV.<br />
DAV 19931117 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI CN 1993-105270 A 19930416<br />
AIT CNA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 1992-870462 A 19920417 (USA)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
AN 16891265 INPADOCDB UP 20061115<br />
FN 4696619<br />
TI Method and apparatus for pumping volatilizing gas from container to pump.<br />
TL English<br />
IN B. PEVZNER<br />
INS PEVZNER B, US<br />
PA PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.<br />
PAS PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY INC, US<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI CN 1060260C C 20010103<br />
PIT CNC GRANTED PATENT FOR INVENTION<br />
DAV 20010103 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI CN 1993-105270 A 19930416<br />
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AIT CNA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 1992-870462 A 19920417 (USA)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
2. Hungary, Lithuania, Monaco:<br />
Also for the countries Hungary, Lithuania and Monaco the patent kind code is added to the<br />
number for a better distinction.<br />
Example:<br />
PK PN<br />
HUA3 HU2005001071A3<br />
LTR3 LT2658R3<br />
MCE MC210E<br />
3. USA:<br />
Since March 2001, the numbers of applications for plant patents ( Patent Kind Code USP1) end<br />
with a „P“, because the same number series were also used for “normal“ patent applications.<br />
Example:<br />
US20010011386P<br />
USYYYYNNNNNNNP<br />
USPTO delivers the new series with 7 digits, starting with 0000001. The number is displayed and<br />
indexed completely with 11 digits, in accordance to WPINDEX. If a number is entered in the old<br />
10 digits format, it edited automatically to the current 11 digits format by a SEARCH/EXPAND<br />
edit during the search process.<br />
=> S US 20040000001/PN<br />
L1<br />
1 US 20040000001/PN<br />
(20040000001/PN)<br />
=> S US 2004000001/PN<br />
L2<br />
1 US 2004000001/PN<br />
(20040000001/PN)<br />
=> D<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 49656955 INPADOCDB UP 20070105<br />
FN 9256710<br />
TI Collapsible swimsuit.<br />
TL English<br />
IN HOLLAND DAVID C.<br />
INS HOLLAND DAVID C, US<br />
PA HOLLAND DAVID C.<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 20040000001 A1 20040101<br />
PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20040101 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI US 2002-185230 A 20020628<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 76
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 2002-185230 A 20020628 (USA)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
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Japanese patent numbers<br />
Japanese publication numbers before the year 2000 are quoted as follows in the original<br />
document:<br />
6–11796<br />
EE–NNNNNN<br />
The number before the dash denotes the year of the emperor (EE), and the second part is the<br />
publication number. Conversion of the year of the emperor to the western years is as follows:<br />
Emperor Era Start in the year Calculate<br />
Hirohito Showa 1926 EE + 1925<br />
Akihito Heisei 1989 EE + 1988<br />
Hint<br />
Emperor years must be entered with two digits, one-digit year<br />
designations have to be filled with a leading zero.<br />
After the year 2000 western years are used in Japanese publication numbers.<br />
In INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> Japanese patent numbers are provided as described in the<br />
following table:<br />
Patent Numbers SEARCH DISPLAY<br />
(STN Format)<br />
A- and T-documents<br />
(before year 2000):<br />
S JP06011796/PN<br />
S JPEENNNNNN/PN<br />
JP 06011796<br />
JP EENNNNNN<br />
A- and T-documents<br />
(after year 2000):<br />
B-documents<br />
(polished examined applications,<br />
before March 1996)<br />
B2-documents<br />
(published patents, from May<br />
1996)<br />
B1-documents<br />
(published patents without A)<br />
C-documents<br />
(granted patent )<br />
S JP2002012345/PN<br />
S JP20YYNNNNNN/PN<br />
S JP06011796B/PN<br />
S JPEENNNNNNB/PN<br />
S JP2763879B/PN<br />
S JPNNNNNNNB/PN<br />
S JP2852740/PN<br />
S JPNNNNNNN/PN<br />
S JP2139594/PN<br />
S JPNNNNNNN/PN<br />
JP 2002012345<br />
JP 20YYNNNNNN<br />
JP 06011796 B4<br />
JP EENNNNNN B<br />
JP 2763879 B2<br />
JP NNNNNNN B2<br />
JP 2852740 B1<br />
JP NNNNNNN B1<br />
JP 2139594<br />
A search with truncation is possible for all kinds of documents, for example.<br />
=> S JP06011796?/PN<br />
It is always advisable to carry out an EXPAND.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 78
=> E JP 2139594/PN<br />
E154 1 JP2119394/PN<br />
E155 1 JP2119395/PN<br />
E156 1 --> JP2139594/PN<br />
E157 1 JP2500001B/PN<br />
E158 1 JP2500001U/PN<br />
E159 1 JP2500002B/PN<br />
E160 1 JP2500002U/PN<br />
E161 1 JP2500003B/PN<br />
Publications use separate number series for each document type. This means that<br />
or<br />
• documents of different publication levels which belong to the same national patent family,<br />
have different publication numbers<br />
• that documents which do have the same publication number but different publication levels<br />
(Kind Code) probably do not belong to the same family.<br />
Therefore, to clearly identify the documents, not only the publication number but also the<br />
document kind code needs to be considered.<br />
Due to a change in the Japanese patent system, publications with document kind code B,<br />
consecutively numbered and starting with number 2,500,001, are present since May 1996. The<br />
publication of examined patent applications, with three months period for opposition before grant,<br />
was replaced by publication of patent documents with six months opposition period after they<br />
have been granted.<br />
The application number can serve to merge all publications for one national Japanese family.<br />
However, this is not necessary in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>. Here a database record/family<br />
member contains all publication levels for one application number.<br />
Example: INPADOCDB database record for a Japanese patent application<br />
AN 56682290 INPADOCDB UP 20080718 UW 200829<br />
FN 12499381<br />
TI METHOD FOR MACHINING PRINTED WIRING BOARD.<br />
TL English<br />
IN UCHIDA YUICHI; TANAKA KENICHIRO; KUBO MASAO; MIYAMOTO ISAMU<br />
INS UCHIDA YUICHI; TANAKA KENICHIRO; KUBO MASAO; MIYAMOTO ISAMU<br />
PA MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD; MIYAMOTO ISAMU<br />
PAS MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD; MIYAMOTO ISAMU<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI JP--2001102720 A 20010413<br />
PIT JPA DOC. LAID OPEN TO PUBL. INSPEC. [PUBLISHED FROM 1971 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20010413 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI 2000JP-000142410 A 20000315<br />
AIT JPA Patent application<br />
PRAI 2000JP-000142410 A 20000315 (JPA, 20080718, Y)<br />
1999JP-000211445 A 19990727 (JPA, 20080731, Y)<br />
PRAIT JPA Patent application<br />
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AN 56682290 INPADOCDB UP 20080718 UW 200829<br />
FN 12499381<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI JP----3756723B B2 20060315<br />
PIT JPB2 GRANT. PATENT WITH A [FROM NO. 2500000 ONWARDS, FROM 1996]<br />
DAV 20060315 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI 2000JP-000142410 A 20000315<br />
AIT JPA Patent application<br />
PRAI 2000JP-000142410 A 20000315 (JPA, 20080718, Y)<br />
1999JP-000211445 A 19990727 (JPA, 20080731, Y)<br />
PRAIT JPA Patent application<br />
On original Japanese documents, the publication number and the publication date with year of the<br />
emperor and western year in Arabic numerals are printed. On B documents in addition<br />
corresponding data of earlier publications (Code A, T) are printed.<br />
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Application and priority numbers<br />
The table below shows the general STN and DERWENT formats for searching application and<br />
priority numbers in STN patent databases, represented by EP and PCT applications as an example:<br />
Year Range STN Format DERWENT Format<br />
until 2000<br />
for PCT<br />
from 2000<br />
for PCT<br />
from 2004<br />
EP1999-123456<br />
WO1999-US12345<br />
EP2000-123456<br />
WO2000-JP1242<br />
WO2004-US12345<br />
1999EP-000123456<br />
1999WO-US0012345<br />
2000EP-000123456<br />
2000WO-JP0001242<br />
2004WO-US0012345<br />
Application and priority numbers filed before 2000 can be searched with two- or four-digits year<br />
notations. After 2000 four-digits years have to be used. In INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the index<br />
contains solely four-digits year notations in priority and application numbers, also for documents<br />
filed before 2000. In the display application and priority numbers are always shown with fourdigit<br />
year designations.<br />
PCT application numbers also include the code of the country or authority where the patent was<br />
filed.<br />
=> E DE93-12345/AP<br />
E1 1 DE1993-12343/AP<br />
E2 1 DE1993-12344/AP<br />
E3<br />
1 --> DE1993-12345/AP<br />
E4 1 DE1993-12347/AP<br />
E5 1 DE1993-12348/AP<br />
E6 1 DE1993-12349/AP<br />
E7 1 DE1993-1235/AP<br />
E8 1 DE1993-12350/AP<br />
E9 1 DE1993-12351/AP<br />
E10 1 DE1993-12352/AP<br />
E11 1 DE1993-12353/AP<br />
E12 1 DE1993-12355/AP<br />
=> S E3<br />
L1<br />
1 DE1993-12345/AP<br />
=> D AI<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AI DE 1993-12345 U 19930818 (DEU, Y)<br />
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If only the application number is known, but not the year, it is possible to search with the<br />
exclamation mark (!) as a wild card.<br />
=> S DE!!!!-12345/AP<br />
L2<br />
6 DE!!!!-12345/AP<br />
=> SEL AP<br />
E1 THROUGH E6 ASSIGNED<br />
STN format must be<br />
used to truncate year<br />
notations in application<br />
or priority numbers<br />
=> D SEL<br />
E15 1 DE1984-12345/AP<br />
E16 1 DE1985-12345/AP<br />
E17 1 DE1988-12345/AP<br />
E18 1 DE1991-12345/AP<br />
E19 1 DE1992-12345/AP<br />
E20 1 DE1993-12345/AP<br />
E21 1 DE1994-12345/AP<br />
SEL AP selects the<br />
application number<br />
from the answers<br />
(display format)<br />
Special cases:<br />
Utility model numbers have a „U“ at the end in order to distinguish them from patent<br />
applications with the same number.<br />
=> D TI PI AI PRAI<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 8 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Terminal crimping apparatus.<br />
PI US 5414926 A 19950516<br />
AI US 1993-132356 A 19931006<br />
PRAI JP 1992-70658U U 19921009 (JPU, Y)<br />
JP 1992-272070 A 19921009 (JPA, Y)<br />
If a „preliminary“ US application is mentioned as priority, the corresponding priority number<br />
has a „P“ at the end. This has been adopted for all STN patent files where priority kind codes<br />
are present.<br />
<br />
=> S US 1998-93292P/PRN<br />
L28<br />
=> D PRAI PRAIT 5<br />
42 US 1998-93292P/PRN<br />
(US1998-93292P/PRN)<br />
ANSWER 5 OF 42 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PRAI US 2007-894800 A 20070820 (USA, 20080821, N)<br />
US 2006-389361 A 20060324 (USA1, 20080821, N)<br />
US 2005-246392 A 20051007 (USA1, 20080124, N)<br />
US 2004-927814 A 20040826 (USA1, 20080124, N)<br />
US 1999-354344 A 19990716 (USAB, 20080124, Y)<br />
US 1998-97527P P 19980821 (USP, 20080124, Y)<br />
US 1998-93292P P 19980717 (USP, 20070816, Y)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
USA1 Prior application claimed for continuation<br />
USAB Claimed for continuation ---ABANDONED<br />
USP Provisional application<br />
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Kind of Documents<br />
Each INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> entry contains a Patent/Publication Kind Code (/PK)<br />
indicating the document type. As most countries use the same or similar kind code designations<br />
the country code must be considered for a search. An excerpt from the /PK index in the example<br />
below shows that a string consisting of country code and kind code is indexed. The Patent<br />
Information Type display (PIT) and search field (/PIT) includes the description of the kind code.<br />
A complete list of patent kind codes is available in the appendix of this manual.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> use the so-called DOCDB definition for kind codes, they are often<br />
different from the old INPADOC definition.<br />
=> E EPA/PK<br />
...<br />
E3 483 --> EPA/PK<br />
E4 1145668 EPA1/PK<br />
E5 631314 EPA2/PK<br />
E6 464776 EPA3/PK<br />
E7 142322 EPA4/PK<br />
E8 1114 EPA8/PK<br />
E9 513 EPA9/PK<br />
E10 843172 EPB1/PK<br />
E11 12443 EPB2/PK<br />
E12 1989 EPB8/PK<br />
=> E EPA/PIT<br />
E13 1900 EEB1 GRANTED PATENT/PIT<br />
E14 10321 EGA PATENT FOR INVENTION / PATENT OF ADDITION/PIT<br />
E15 0 --> EPA/PIT<br />
E16 1145668 EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT/PIT<br />
E17 631314 EPA2 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT/PIT<br />
E18 464776 EPA3 SEARCH REPORT/PIT<br />
E19 142322 EPA4 SUPPLEMENTARY SEARCH REPORT/PIT<br />
E20 1114 EPA8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE/PIT<br />
E21 513 EPA9 MODIFIED COMPLETE SPECIFICATION/PIT<br />
E22 843172 EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION/PIT<br />
E23 12443 EPB2 NEW PATENT SPECIFICATION/PIT<br />
E24 1989 EPB8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE GRANTED PATENT/PIT<br />
Kind codes are also present for application and priority numbers. They are searchable in<br />
Application Kind Code (/AK) and Priority Kind Code (/PRK) fields respectively.<br />
=> E DEA/AK<br />
E25 5605 DDU/AK<br />
E26 1 DE2/AK<br />
E27 3445404 --> DEA/AK<br />
E28 881 DEB/AK<br />
E29 6181 DEC/AK<br />
E30 473249 DED/AK<br />
E31 2 DEE/AK<br />
E32 1 DEF/AK<br />
E33 57 DEK/AK<br />
E34 7579 DEQ/AK<br />
E35 445358 DET/AK<br />
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E36 1246742 DEU/AK<br />
=> E DEA/PRK<br />
E37 16 DDU/PRK<br />
E38 2 DE/PRK<br />
E39 4613878 --> DEA/PRK<br />
E40 1 DEAD/PRK<br />
E41 4 DEB/PRK<br />
E42 5498 DEC/PRK<br />
E43 430089 DED/PRK<br />
E44 175 DEE/PRK<br />
E45 2229 DEF/PRK<br />
E46 37 DEK/PRK<br />
E47 259 DEQ/PRK<br />
E48 233 DET/PRK<br />
Corresponding to the Patent Information Type (/PIT) field Application Information Type (/AIT)<br />
and Priority Information Type (/PRAIT) are available for search and display to give information<br />
on the Application and Priority Kind Codes.<br />
=> D TI PI PIT AI AIT PRAI PRAIT<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI STEIGE ZUM TRANSPORTIEREN VON PRODUKTEN UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN<br />
HERSTELLUNG.<br />
TRAY FOR TRANSPORTING PRODUCTS, AND METHOD FOR ITS FABRICATION.<br />
PLATEAU POUR LE TRANSPORT DE PRODUITS ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION.<br />
PI EP 1028063 B1 20010606<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
AI EP 1998-946464 A 19981005<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI WO 1998-ES272 W 19981005 (WOWW, N)<br />
ES 1997-2081 A 19971007 (ESA, Y)<br />
PRAIT WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
ESA Patent application<br />
The display field PRAIT can give useful information, e.g. to determine the mother patent of a<br />
divisional US application (USA3/PRK):<br />
AN 49648370 INPADOCDB ED 20081113 EW 200846 UP 20081113 UW 200846<br />
FN 7580717<br />
TI Benzylated PDE4 inhibitors.<br />
TL English<br />
IN LAUENER RONALD W; BURGOYNE DAVID L; REBSTEIN PATRICK J; MACKENZIE LLOYD<br />
F; ZHOU YUANLIN; SHEN YAPING<br />
INS LAUENER RONALD W, CA; BURGOYNE DAVID L, CA; REBSTEIN PATRICK J, CA;<br />
MACKENZIE LLOYD F, CA; ZHOU YUANLIN, CA; SHEN YAPING, CA<br />
PA BIOLIPOX AB<br />
PAS BIOLIPOX AB, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 7446129 B2 20081104 English<br />
PIT USB2 REEXAM. CERTIF., N-ND REEXAM. or GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND<br />
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PUBLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20081104 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI US 2003-391685 A 20030318<br />
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 2003-391685 A 20030318 (USA, 20070920, N)<br />
US 2001-810085 A 20010316 (USA3, 20070920, Y)<br />
US 2000-190337P P 20000316 (USP, 20070920, Y)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
USA3 Prior application claimed for a division<br />
USP Provisional application<br />
REC 56. THERE ARE 56 CITED REFERENCES (28 PATENT, 28 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE<br />
FOR THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
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“Dates of Availability” (DAV) field<br />
About 560 different publication types have been classified in 12 categories. In the DATA<br />
AVAILABILITY (DAV) field the category is entered beside the publication date.<br />
PI DE 19928770 C2 20031120<br />
PIT DEC2 PATENT SPECIFICATION (SECOND PUBL.)<br />
DAV 20031120 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623<br />
AIO DE19928770<br />
AIT DEA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 1999-19907169 A 19990219 (DEA1)<br />
DE 1999-19913240 A 19990323 (DEA1)<br />
DE 1999-19928770 A 19990623 (DEA, 20070322)<br />
PRAO 199 07 169.1<br />
199 13 240.2<br />
PRAIT DEA1 Domestic priority claimed for patent<br />
This category information can be searched in the DAV field:<br />
=> E A/DAV 20<br />
**** START OF FIELD ****<br />
E3<br />
0 --> A/DAV<br />
E4 820713 CLAIMS-ONLY-AVAILABLE/DAV<br />
E5 7667179 EXAMINED-PRINTED-WITHOUT-GRANT/DAV<br />
E6 1869256 GAZETTE REFERENCE/DAV<br />
E7 939619 GAZETTE-PUB-ANNOUNCEMENT/DAV<br />
E8 30660 MODIFIED-COMPLETE-SPEC-PUB/DAV<br />
E9 36720 MODIFIED-FIRST-PAGE-PUB/DAV<br />
E10 162467 NOT-PRINTED-WITH-GRANT/DAV<br />
E11 26645921 PRINTED-WITH-GRANT/DAV<br />
E12 1060353 SUPPLEMENTAL-SREP-REFERENCE/DAV<br />
E13 1384092 UNEXAMINED-NOT-PRINTED-WITHOUT-GRANT/DAV<br />
E14 24840818 UNEXAMINED-PRINTED-WITHOUT-GRANT/DAV<br />
**** END OF FIELD ****<br />
=> S MODIFIED-FIRST-PAGE-PUB/DAV<br />
L2 36720 MODIFIED-FIRST-PAGE-PUB/DAV<br />
A list with explanations can be displayed using => HELP DAV.<br />
DAV<br />
gazette-reference<br />
abstract-reference<br />
supplemental-srep-reference<br />
gazette-pub-announcement<br />
Explanation<br />
date of announcement of filed application in gazette<br />
date of separate publication of an abstract<br />
date of separate publication of a supplementary search<br />
report<br />
date of announcement of a granted application in a gazette<br />
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modified-first-page-pub<br />
unexamined-not-printed-withoutgrant<br />
examined-not-printed-without-grant<br />
unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
examined-printed-without-grant<br />
printed-with-grant<br />
claims-only-available<br />
not-printed-with-grant<br />
date of separate publication of a modified first page report<br />
date of making available to the public by viewing or<br />
copying on request, an unexamined document on which<br />
no grant has taken place on or before the said date<br />
date of making available to the public by viewing or<br />
copying on request, an examined document on which no<br />
grant has taken place on or before the said date<br />
date of publication by printing or similar process of an<br />
unexamined document on which no grant has taken place<br />
on or before the said date<br />
date of publication by printing or similar process of an<br />
examined document on which no grant has taken place on<br />
or before the said date<br />
date of publication by printing or similar process of<br />
document on which grant has taken place on or before the<br />
said date<br />
date of publication by printing or similar process of the<br />
claims only of a document<br />
date of making available to the public by viewing or<br />
copying on request of a document on which grant has<br />
taken place on or before the said date<br />
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The “Patent Status” (STA) field<br />
The information given in the Patent Status field (STA) is based on the Data Availability (DAV)<br />
information. The publication type categories were classified as “granted” and “pre-grant<br />
publication”. Thus the STA field offers a convenient possibility to limit answer sets for example to<br />
granted patents („GRANTED/STA).<br />
=> E A/STA<br />
**** START OF FIELD ****<br />
E1 0 --> A/STA<br />
E2 27265417 GRANTED/STA<br />
E3 32843892 PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION/STA<br />
**** END OF FIELD ****<br />
=> S LASER (1A) CUTT? AND GRANTED/STA<br />
264635 LASER<br />
15285 LASERS<br />
269404 LASER<br />
(LASER OR LASERS)<br />
450633 CUTT?<br />
3192 LASER (1A) CUTT?<br />
27265417 GRANTED/STA<br />
L1 1477 LASER (1A) CUTT? AND GRANTED/STA<br />
A text search can be combined with the search in the<br />
status (/STA) field to limit search results e.g. to<br />
granted patents.<br />
The proximity operator “(1A)” means that the two<br />
searched terms are allowed to appear in any order with<br />
one or no word between them.<br />
=> D KWIC L1 1-5<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1477 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI LASER CUTTING DEVICE USING POLYGON MIRROR.<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
L1 ANSWER 2 OF 1477 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Case-hardened drive pins fastening method, involves attaching counter<br />
bores extending shearing blades at side into through-holes by laser<br />
cuttings, and fastening drive pins by material flow resulting from<br />
associated riveted bolts.<br />
Verfahren zur Befestigung eines einsatzgehaerteten Antriebszapfens am<br />
gehaerteten. . .<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AB The method involves producing through-holes (12, 13) by laser<br />
cuttings in shearing blades (2, 3). Counter bores (20, 21) extending<br />
the shearing blades at a side are attached into the through-holes by the<br />
laser cuttings. Case-hardened drive pins (16, 17) are fastened by a<br />
material flow resulting from associated riveted bolts, where laser<br />
flame cuttings are utilized as the laser cuttings. Production of<br />
the counter bores takes place with a large surface roughness.<br />
L1 ANSWER 3 OF 1477 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AB . . . ring adjacent to cutting elements by a laser cladding process<br />
whereby the cutting elements have insufficient heat transfer from the<br />
laser cutting process to reduce their hardness properties.<br />
…<br />
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The “Filing Details” (FDT) field<br />
For DE and PCT publications details for the kind of application are indicated in the “Filing<br />
Details” (FDT) field.<br />
Examples:<br />
L12 ANSWER 1 OF 70383 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CASE<br />
AND BLANKING DEVICE.<br />
DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE, PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN BOITIER DE<br />
DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE, ET DISPOSITIF DE DECOUPAGE A LA PRESSE.<br />
PI WO 9967979 A1 19991229<br />
AI WO 1999-JP3237 W 19990617<br />
FDT WO100000 With international search report<br />
L12 ANSWER 2 OF 70383 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI VERFAHREN ZUM BESCHICHTEN VON LEITERPLATTEN ODER DERGLEICHEN SUBSTRATEN.<br />
METHOD FOR COATING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS OR SIMILAR SUBSTRATES.<br />
PROCEDE POUR RECOUVRIR DES CARTES DE CIRCUITS OU DES SUBSTRATS<br />
SIMILAIRES.<br />
PI WO 9967978 A1 19991229<br />
AI WO 1999-EP4044 W 19990611<br />
FDT WO100000 With international search report;<br />
WO030000 Before expiration of time limit for amending the claims and to<br />
be republished in the event of the receipt of the amendments<br />
L11 ANSWER 1 OF 9 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI NOVEL USE OF TAUROLINE.<br />
PI WO 8701591 A2 19870326<br />
AI WO 1986-EP545 W 19860919<br />
FDT WO400000 With declaration under article 17(2)(a). Without abstract; title<br />
not checked by the International Searching Authority<br />
L11 ANSWER 2 OF 9 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIMUM MAINTENANCE AND PROJECTION SYSTEMS<br />
FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION, ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS REMOTE HEAT<br />
SUPPLY SYSTEMS.<br />
PI WO 8504781 A2 19851107<br />
AI WO 1985-HU24 W 19850415<br />
FDT WO200000 With declaration under article 17(2)(a). Without classification<br />
and without abstract; title not checked by the International Searching<br />
Authority<br />
The following tables list all FDT codes and their meanings.<br />
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FDT codes for German applications:<br />
Country Kind Extended Definition<br />
DE C1 D1 Grant of a patent without OS<br />
DE C2 D2 Grant of a patent after the examination procedure<br />
DE C2 D3 Limited patent maintenance (without OS)<br />
DE C3 D4 Limited patent maintenance (with OS)<br />
DE C2 D5 Patent changed in the restriction procedure No OS, no changed PS<br />
DE C3 D6 Patent changed in the restriction procedure No OS, changed PS<br />
DE C3 D7<br />
Patent changed in the restriction procedure With OS, without changed<br />
PS<br />
DE C4 D8 Patent changed in the restriction procedure With OS, with changed PS<br />
FDT codes for PCT applications before 2003:<br />
Value<br />
Position<br />
Explanation<br />
1 1 With international search report<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
With declaration under art. 17(2)(a)<br />
Without classification and without abstract; title not checked by the<br />
International Searching Authority<br />
Without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of<br />
that report<br />
With declaration under Article 17(2)(a).<br />
Without abstract; title not checked by the International Searching Authority<br />
2 1 With amended claims<br />
2 With amended claims and statement<br />
3<br />
Before expiration of time limit for amending the claims and to be<br />
republished in the event of the receipt of the amendments<br />
3 1 in English translation (filed in XXX)<br />
4 1<br />
Before the expiration of the time limit referred to in Article 21(2)(a) on the<br />
request of the applicant<br />
5 1 Upon request of the applicant under article 64(3)(c)(i)<br />
2<br />
In accordance with Art. 64 (3)(c)(ii)<br />
upon the publication of a patent based on the international application<br />
referred to herein, issued by the United States Patents and Trademark<br />
Office on ....... ...................under serial number ..................<br />
6 1 With a request for rectification under Rule 91.1 (f)<br />
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In 2003 WIPO changed the FDT codes for PCT applications; numbers were replaced by letters.<br />
The codes appearing after the heading "Published/Publiée" or “Declaration(s)/Déclaration(s)”<br />
indicate that the corresponding text matter was published on the front page of the PCT pamphlet.<br />
FDT codes for PCT applications from 2003:<br />
a With amended claims.<br />
b<br />
c<br />
d<br />
e<br />
f<br />
g<br />
h<br />
i<br />
k<br />
m<br />
n<br />
p<br />
q1<br />
q2<br />
r<br />
s<br />
t<br />
u<br />
v<br />
x<br />
z<br />
With amended claims and statement.<br />
Before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the<br />
event of receipt of amendments.<br />
Upon request of the applicant under Article 64(3)(c)(i).<br />
In accordance with Article 64(3)(c)(ii) upon publication of a patent based on the international<br />
application, issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on under serial<br />
number .<br />
Upon request of the applicant, before the expiration of the time limit referred to in Article<br />
21(2)(a).<br />
Without classification; title and abstract not checked by the International Searching Authority.<br />
With declaration under Article 17(2)(a); without classification and without abstract; title not<br />
checked by the International Searching Authority.<br />
With declaration under Article 17(2)(a); without abstract; title not checked by the International<br />
Searching Authority.<br />
Under Rule 91.1(f), with a request for rectification.<br />
With (an) indication(s) in relation to deposited biological material furnished under Rule 13bis<br />
separately from the description.<br />
With a declaration as to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty.<br />
With an indication in relation to a priority claim considered not to have been made.<br />
Published entirely in electronic form (except for the front page) and available upon request<br />
from the International Bureau.<br />
Sequence listing part of description published separately in electronic form and available<br />
upon request from the International Bureau.<br />
Declaration as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)).<br />
Declaration as to applicant’s entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)).<br />
Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application<br />
(Rule 4.17(iii)).<br />
Declaration of inventorship for the purposes of the designation of US only (Rule 4.17(iv)).<br />
Declaration as to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty (Rule 4.17(v))<br />
With international search report<br />
Without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 91
Additional FDT codes for PCT applications from 2007:<br />
s1<br />
with information concerning incorporation by reference of missing parts and/or elements<br />
s2<br />
s3<br />
s4<br />
s5<br />
s6<br />
s7<br />
s8<br />
the filing date of the international application is within two months from the date of<br />
expiration of the priority period<br />
with information concerning request for restoration of the right of priority in respect of<br />
one or more priority claims; the decision of the receiving Office regarding the request for<br />
restoration is pending and will be published separately once available<br />
with information concerning request for restoration of the right of priority in respect of<br />
one or more priority claims<br />
with information submitted by the applicant concerning one or more priority claims<br />
with information concerning one or more priority claims considered void<br />
with information concerning refusal to authorize the rectification of an obvious mistake<br />
under Rule 91.1<br />
with information concerning authorization of rectification of an obvious mistake under<br />
Rule 91.1<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 92
Country designations<br />
All country designations from publication, application and priority numbers are searchable:<br />
Publication country<br />
/PC<br />
Designated country in an international or European procedure /DS<br />
Application country<br />
/AC<br />
PCT application country<br />
/AC.WO<br />
Priority country<br />
/PRC<br />
PCT priority country<br />
/PRC.WO<br />
Searches for countries should always be carried out using the two-letter country code. The query<br />
should be immediately linked to another query, for example, a limitation to a time range.<br />
Otherwise so many answers may be retrieved, that system limits are reached easily.<br />
=> S LASER AND DE/AC<br />
…<br />
230050 LASER<br />
(LASER OR LASERS)<br />
5625455 DE/AC<br />
L1 12781 LASER AND DE/AC<br />
In country indexes the country name is also available in full length.<br />
=> E DE/PC<br />
E1 141258 CZECHOSLOVAKIA/PC<br />
E2 235003 DD/PC<br />
E3 5653743 --> DE/PC<br />
E4 336365 DENMARK/PC<br />
E5 336365 DK/PC<br />
E6 1402 DZ/PC<br />
E7 6555 EA/PC<br />
E8 5765 EE/PC<br />
E9 10321 EG/PC<br />
E10 10321 EGYPT/PC<br />
E11 1777477 EP/PC<br />
E12 728615 ES/PC<br />
=> E<br />
E13 5765 ESTONIA/PC<br />
E14 6555 EURASIAN PATENT CONVENTION/PC<br />
E15 1777477 EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE/PC<br />
E16 205309 FI/PC<br />
E17 205309 FINLAND/PC<br />
E18 2264298 FR/PC<br />
E19 2264298 FRANCE/PC<br />
E20 2651854 GB/PC<br />
E21 246 GC/PC<br />
E22 235003 GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC/PC<br />
E23 5653743 GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF/PC<br />
E24 93935 GR/PC<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 93
For a comprehensive view of the patent situation in a certain country it is necessary to look for the<br />
country as a publication country (/PC) and as a designated state in the international or European<br />
patent procedure (/DS). The super search field /PCS is suited for this purpose as it comprises<br />
Publication Country (/PC) and Designated States (/DS).<br />
=> S DK/PCS<br />
336365 DK/PC<br />
2018335 DK/DS<br />
L5 2354700 DK/PCS<br />
(DK/PC,DS)<br />
Please note, that for EP and PCT applications at first all belonging countries are designated<br />
automatically. The applicant only needs to choose the designated countries at a later date. Changes<br />
of designated states are indicated in the legal status.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 94
Dates<br />
Several date specifications are available for search in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>.<br />
Publication date<br />
/PD<br />
Application date<br />
/AD<br />
Priority date<br />
/PRD<br />
Priority date first<br />
/PRDF<br />
Date of advertizing German Utilities /DF<br />
When searching for dates, the standard date format should be used:<br />
YYYYMMDD<br />
19990909<br />
(YYYY<br />
MM<br />
DD<br />
year, four digits (a two-digit entry is automatically edited)<br />
month, two digits<br />
day, two digits)<br />
It is possible to search date fields for time ranges (weeks, months).<br />
=> S 19990601-19990630/PD<br />
L7 158395 19990601-19990630/PD<br />
(19990601-19990630/PD)<br />
For the date fields PD, AD, PRD, and PRDF additionally year based search fields are provided.<br />
Publication year<br />
/PY<br />
Application year<br />
/AY<br />
Priority year<br />
/PRY<br />
Priority year first<br />
/PRYF<br />
To search for complete years it is possible to conduct a range search in the date fields, but it is<br />
more efficient to make use of the corresponding year based fields.<br />
Date Edit<br />
A date to be searched can be entered in STN in several formats. The search system recognizes<br />
these formats and transforms them in the standard date format.<br />
=> S MARCH 1999/PD<br />
L1 149056 MARCH 1999/PD<br />
(19990300-19990399/PD)<br />
=> S 88 JUNE/PD<br />
L2 127462 88 JUNE/PD<br />
(19880600-19880699/PD)<br />
=> S JAN 1999- MARCH 1999/PD<br />
L3 387770 JAN 1999- MARCH 1999/PD<br />
(19990100-19990399/PD)<br />
=> S JAN - MARCH 1999/PD<br />
L4 387770 JAN - MARCH 1999/PD<br />
(19990100-19990399/PD)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 95
=> S 15-31 MARCH 2000/AD<br />
L5 25545 15-31 MARCH 2000/AD<br />
(20000315-20000331/AD)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 96
CITATION SEARCH<br />
Citations are as important in patent matters as they are in scientific literature:<br />
• The inventor characterizes thereby the state of the art on which he has based his invention<br />
• The patent examiner identifies patents which could impede the granting of a new patent<br />
and “cites them against the application“.<br />
If a patent document is published, the text and/or the title page contain references to earlier<br />
publications. These references may have been included<br />
• by the inventor (or applicant) and are to be found in several places in the text<br />
or<br />
• by the examiner who has cited the prior patents, because they may impede the granting of<br />
the patent. This information is to be found on the title page of the publication and in the so<br />
called search report.<br />
These citations can be displayed with the display code RE, which will show REP, cited patents,<br />
REN, cited non-patent (npl) literature, and REXP, XP reference numbers assigned by EPO.<br />
XP reference numbers are references to non-patent literature in European search and examiner‟s<br />
reports. They are usually also contained in the original B documents. These XP numbers refer to<br />
documents stored in an internal database of the EPO. However they might be very useful when<br />
searching for a certain citation.<br />
The total number of citations for a publication is indicated in the REC field.<br />
The FA display field indicates all available information for a publication. It can be used to check<br />
for the presence of REP, REN or REXP.<br />
=> S (REP AND REXP AND REN)/FA AND EP/PC<br />
10025160 REP/FA<br />
374513 REXP/FA<br />
2929156 REN/FA<br />
1777477 EP/PC<br />
L1 109110 (REP AND REXP AND REN)/FA AND EP/PC<br />
=> S L1 AND (DERWENT AND JAPAN)/REN<br />
109725 DERWENT/REN<br />
426518 JAPAN/REN<br />
L2 1440 L1 AND (DERWENT AND JAPAN)/REN<br />
The “.M” display formats show<br />
information from all publications<br />
for a database record<br />
=> D STD.M FA.M 2<br />
L2 ANSWER 2 OF 1440 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 52775469 INPADOCDB ED 20070315 EW 200711 UP 20090305 UW 200910<br />
FN 9289594<br />
TI Probiotische Zusammensetzung.<br />
Probiotic composition.<br />
Composition probiotique.<br />
TL<br />
IN<br />
German; English; French<br />
INOUE, SAYO; FUJII, TOSHIO; FUJIWARA, DAISUKE; SAIKI, AKIRA; TAKAHASHI,<br />
MINORU; YAMAUCHI, KOICHIRO; GOTOU, MASAMI; NISHIDA, SATOSHI; DEUCHI,<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 97
KEIJI; WAKABAYASHI, HIDEYUKI; KOMEDA, TOSHIHIRO<br />
INS INOUE SAYO, JP; FUJII TOSHIO, JP; FUJIWARA DAISUKE, JP; SAIKI AKIRA, JP;<br />
TAKAHASHI MINORU, JP; YAMAUCHI KOICHIRO, JP; GOTO MASAMI, JP; NISHIDA<br />
SATOSHI, JP; DEUCHI KEIJI, JP; WAKABAYASHI HIDEYUKI, JP; KOMEDA TOSHIHIRO, JP<br />
PA KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA<br />
PAS KIRIN BREWERY, JP<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1759597 A2 20070307 English<br />
PIT EPA2 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 20070307 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC<br />
NL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
AI EP 2006-25815 A 20040227<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI EP 2004-715523 A 20040227 (EPA3, 20070315, N)<br />
JP 2003-68943 A 20030313 (JPA, 20070315, Y)<br />
JP 2003-354277 A 20031014 (JPA, 20070315, Y)<br />
PRAIT EPA3 Prior application claimed for a division<br />
JPA Patent application<br />
REC 11. THERE ARE 11 CITED REFERENCES (5 PATENT, 6 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IPCI A23L0001-30 [I,A ]; A23C0009-123 [I,A ]; A61K0035-74 [I,A ]<br />
A23L0001-30 [I,C*]; A23C0009-12 [I,C*]; A61K0035-66 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR A23L0002-52 [I,A ]; A23F0003-16 [I,A ]; A23F0003-34 [I,A ];<br />
A23F0005-24 [I,A ]; A23L0001-28 [I,A ]; A23L0002-02 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0011-02 [I,A ]; A61P0011-06 [I,A ]; A61P0017-00 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0027-02 [I,A ]; A61P0027-14 [I,A ]; A61P0027-16 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0031-00 [I,A ]; A61P0035-00 [I,A ]; A61P0037-08 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0043-00 [I,A ]; C12N0001-20 [I,A ]; C12Q0001-02 [I,A ];<br />
C12R0001-225 [N,A ]<br />
A23L0002-52 [I,C*]; A23F0003-00 [I,C*]; A23F0005-24 [I,C*];<br />
A23L0001-28 [I,C*]; A23L0002-02 [I,C*]; A61P0011-00 [I,C*];<br />
A61P0017-00 [I,C*]; A61P0027-00 [I,C*]; A61P0031-00 [I,C*];<br />
A61P0035-00 [I,C*]; A61P0037-00 [I,C*]; A61P0043-00 [I,C*];<br />
C12N0001-20 [I,C*]; C12Q0001-02 [I,C*]<br />
EPC A23C0009-123D; A23F0003-16E; A23F0003-34; A23F0005-24D; A23L0001-30M;<br />
A23L0002-52; A61K0035-74<br />
ICO K23B0010:02+LP<br />
AN 52775469 INPADOCDB ED 20070329 EW 200713 UP 20090305 UW 200910<br />
FN 9289594<br />
TI Probiotische Zusammensetzung.<br />
Probiotic composition.<br />
Composition probiotique.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
PA KIRIN BEER KABUSHIKI KAISHA<br />
PAS KIRIN BREWERY, JP<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1759597 A3 20070328 English<br />
PIT EPA3 SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 20070328 supplemental-srep-reference<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC<br />
NL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
AI EP 2006-25815 A 20040227<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI EP 2004-715523 A 20040227 (EPA3, 20070315, N)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 98
JP 2003-68943 A 20030313 (JPA, 20070315, Y)<br />
JP 2003-354277 A 20031014 (JPA, 20070315, Y)<br />
PRAIT EPA3 Prior application claimed for a division<br />
JPA Patent application<br />
IPCI A23L0001-30 [I,A ]; A23C0009-123 [I,A ]; A61K0035-74 [I,A ]<br />
A23L0001-30 [I,C*]; A23C0009-12 [I,C*]; A61K0035-66 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR A23L0002-52 [I,A ]; A23F0003-16 [I,A ]; A23F0003-34 [I,A ];<br />
A23F0005-24 [I,A ]; A23L0001-28 [I,A ]; A23L0002-02 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0011-02 [I,A ]; A61P0011-06 [I,A ]; A61P0017-00 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0027-02 [I,A ]; A61P0027-14 [I,A ]; A61P0027-16 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0031-00 [I,A ]; A61P0035-00 [I,A ]; A61P0037-08 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0043-00 [I,A ]; C12N0001-20 [I,A ]; C12Q0001-02 [I,A ];<br />
C12R0001-225 [N,A ]<br />
A23L0002-52 [I,C*]; A23F0003-00 [I,C*]; A23F0005-24 [I,C*];<br />
A23L0001-28 [I,C*]; A23L0002-02 [I,C*]; A61P0011-00 [I,C*];<br />
A61P0017-00 [I,C*]; A61P0027-00 [I,C*]; A61P0031-00 [I,C*];<br />
A61P0035-00 [I,C*]; A61P0037-00 [I,C*]; A61P0043-00 [I,C*];<br />
C12N0001-20 [I,C*]; C12Q0001-02 [I,C*]<br />
EPC A23C0009-123D; A23F0003-16E; A23F0003-34; A23F0005-24D; A23L0001-30M;<br />
A23L0002-52; A61K0035-74<br />
ICO K23B0010:02+LP<br />
AN 52775469 INPADOCDB ED 20090122 EW 200904 UP 20090305 UW 200910<br />
FN 9289594<br />
TI Probiotische Zusammensetzung.<br />
Probiotic composition.<br />
Composition probiotique.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN INOUE, SAYO; FUJII, TOSHIO; FUJIWARA, DAISUKE; SAIKI, AKIRA; TAKAHASHI,<br />
MINORU; YAMAUCHI, KOICHIRO; GOTOU, MASAMI; NISHIDA, SATOSHI; DEUCHI,<br />
KEIJI; WAKABAYASHI, HIDEYUKI; KOMEDA, TOSHIHIRO<br />
INS INOUE SAYO, JP; FUJII TOSHIO, JP; FUJIWARA DAISUKE, JP; SAIKI AKIRA, JP;<br />
TAKAHASHI MINORU, JP; YAMAUCHI KOICHIRO, JP; GOTOU MASAMI, JP; NISHIDA<br />
SATOSHI, JP; DEUCHI KEIJI, JP; WAKABAYASHI HIDEYUKI, JP; KOMEDA<br />
TOSHIHIRO, JP<br />
PA KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA<br />
PAS KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISH, JP<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1759597 B1 20090121 English<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DAV 20090121 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
DS R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC<br />
NL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
AI EP 2006-25815 A 20040227<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI EP 2004-715523 A 20040227 (EPA3, 20070315, N)<br />
JP 2003-68943 A 20030313 (JPA, 20070315, Y)<br />
JP 2003-354277 A 20031014 (JPA, 20070315, Y)<br />
PRAIT EPA3 Prior application claimed for a division<br />
JPA Patent application<br />
IPCI A23L0001-30 [I,A ]; A23C0009-123 [I,A ]; A61K0035-74 [I,A ]<br />
A23L0001-30 [I,C*]; A23C0009-12 [I,C*]; A61K0035-66 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR A23L0002-52 [I,A ]; A23F0003-16 [I,A ]; A23F0003-34 [I,A ];<br />
A23F0005-24 [I,A ]; A23L0001-28 [I,A ]; A23L0002-02 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0011-02 [I,A ]; A61P0011-06 [I,A ]; A61P0017-00 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0027-02 [I,A ]; A61P0027-14 [I,A ]; A61P0027-16 [I,A ];<br />
A61P0031-00 [I,A ]; A61P0035-00 [I,A ]; A61P0037-08 [I,A ];<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 99
EPC<br />
ICO<br />
FA<br />
FA<br />
FA<br />
A61P0043-00 [I,A ]; C12N0001-20 [I,A ]; C12Q0001-02 [I,A ];<br />
C12R0001-225 [N,A ]<br />
A23L0002-52 [I,C*]; A23F0003-00 [I,C*]; A23F0005-24 [I,C*];<br />
A23L0001-28 [I,C*]; A23L0002-02 [I,C*]; A61P0011-00 [I,C*];<br />
A61P0017-00 [I,C*]; A61P0027-00 [I,C*]; A61P0031-00 [I,C*];<br />
A61P0035-00 [I,C*]; A61P0037-00 [I,C*]; A61P0043-00 [I,C*];<br />
C12N0001-20 [I,C*]; C12Q0001-02 [I,C*]<br />
A23C0009-123D; A23F0003-16E; A23F0003-34; A23F0005-24D; A23L0001-30M;<br />
A23L0002-52; A61K0035-74<br />
K23B0010:02+LP<br />
AB; AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI; IPCR; LA;<br />
PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; REN; REP; REXP; TI<br />
AB; AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IPC; IPCI; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI; IPCR; LA; PA;<br />
PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
=> D RE.M 2<br />
L2 ANSWER 2 OF 1440 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
REC 11. THERE ARE 11 CITED REFERENCES (5 PATENT, 6 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP WO 0218542 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
WO 0228402 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
EP 1034788 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
EP 1364586<br />
A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: AP)<br />
KR 20020023886 (SEA, npl, Cat: A)<br />
REXP XP002984613 (SEA, Cat: X)<br />
XP002984614 (SEA, Cat: X)<br />
XP002984615 (SEA, Cat: X)<br />
XP009075612 (SEA, Cat: A)<br />
XP002418020 (SEA, Cat: A)<br />
REN<br />
npl shows that the cited patent<br />
number comes from the REN field<br />
(1) INOUE SAYO ET AL: "Ko-allergy koka no aru nyusankin Lactobacillus<br />
paracasei KW3110-kabu no senbatsu" JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BIOSCIENCE,<br />
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGROCHEMISTRY TAIKAI KOEN YOSHISHU, 5 March 2003<br />
(2003-03-05), page 74, XP002984613 (SEA, Cat: X)<br />
(2) INOUE SAYO ET AL: "Nyusankin Lactobacillus paracasei KW3110-kabu no<br />
dobutsu model deno koka" JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BIOSCIENCE, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND<br />
AGROCHEMISTRY TAIKAI KOEN YOSHISHU, 5 March 2003 (2003-03-05), page 75,<br />
XP002984614 (SEA, Cat: X)<br />
(3) "Kalpis, kirin, kafunsho ya allergy ni taisuru nyusankin koka o<br />
aitsugi nogei kagakukai de happyo" NIKKEI BIOTECHNOLOGY, 3 March 2003<br />
(2003-03-03), XP002984615 (SEA, Cat: X)<br />
(4) BONETTI ANTONELLA ET AL: "ASSESSMENT OF THE PERSISTENCE IN THE HUMAN<br />
INTESTINAL TRACT OF TWO PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLI LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS I<br />
1794 AND LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI I 1688." MICROBIAL ECOLOGY IN HEALTH &<br />
DISEASE, CHICHESTER, GB, volume 14, number 4, November 2002 (2002-11), pages<br />
228-232, XP009075612 (SEA, Cat: A)<br />
(5) DATABASE WPI Week 200281 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN<br />
2002-747895 XP002420230 & KR 2002 023 886 A (PARK S) 29 March 2002<br />
(2002-03-29) (SEA, Cat: A)<br />
(6) KRISTO E ET AL: "Modelling of rheological, microbiological and<br />
acidification properties of a fermented milk product containing a<br />
probiotic strain of Lactobacillus paracasei." INTERNATIONAL DAIRY JOURNAL<br />
13 (7) 517-528 2003 CORRESPONDENCE (REPRINT) ADDRESS, C. G. BILIADERIS,<br />
DEP. OF FOOD SCI. & TECH., FAC. OF AGRIC., ARISTOTLE UNIV., GR-540 06<br />
THESSALONIKI, GREECE. TEL. +30 2310 998785. FAX +30 2310 471257.<br />
E-MAIL BI, 2003, XP002418020 (SEA, Cat: A)<br />
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Cited patents are listed in the REP field. The REN field can contain patent citations from so called<br />
secondary sources, e.g., from a Derwent citation or “Patent Abstracts of Japan“. The patent<br />
numbers of these REN citations may also be indicated in the REP field and its origin is indicated<br />
by “npl” (non-patent literature).<br />
The XP reference numbers used by the EPO are also extracted from the REN field and quoted<br />
additionally in the REXP field.<br />
The type of citation (/SRT, e.g., SEA= Search Report) and the category (/CAT, e.g., X = important<br />
citation) are shown in brackets at the end of each citation.<br />
Search fields for citation information:<br />
/RPN<br />
/RPC<br />
/REXP<br />
/REN<br />
/SRT<br />
/CAT<br />
Publication numbers of cited patents<br />
Country of cited patents<br />
XP reference numbers<br />
Non-patent literature information<br />
Citation type<br />
Citation category<br />
Patent numbers in /RPN have not yet been adapted to STN standards. Therefore, they have to be<br />
searched as quoted; use of the EXPAND command is recommended.<br />
Citation Coverage<br />
There are about 78 million citations in 14 million publications available.<br />
Detailed country coverage (10/2008)<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 101
Status 20090311 (Source: EPO)<br />
CC country<br />
updated citations<br />
since<br />
number of<br />
documents<br />
with<br />
patent<br />
citations<br />
with<br />
NPL<br />
citations<br />
AP ARIPO quarterly 1985-07-03 1.910 1.707 360<br />
AU AUSTRALIA weekly 1975-12-11 1.303.259 197.671 29.740<br />
BE BELGIUM daily 1987-12-15 581.698 10.689 2.740<br />
CH SWITZERLAND daily 1963-06-30 703.309 3.819 683<br />
CY CYPRUS daily 2004-11-12 2.577 9 2<br />
CZ CZECH weekly 2008-03-26 73.121 3.201 267<br />
DE GERMANY daily 1943-09-18 5.003.308 1.095.274 256.348<br />
DK DENMARK daily 1952-05-07 340.858 3.053 7<br />
EP EUROPEAN daily 1978-12-20 2.030.193 1.284.747 788.531<br />
PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
ES SPAIN quarterly 1992-05-01 819.775 30.668 6.171<br />
FI FINLAND daily 1990-12-31 183.267 8 4<br />
FR FRANCE daily 1969-08-29 2.291.069 518.033 139.371<br />
GB GREAT weekly 1980-01-23 2.280.923 278.068 26.468<br />
BRITAIN<br />
GR GREECE daily 1990-01-19 95.466 2.058 1.504<br />
JP JAPAN once 1965-11-09 14.718.659 1.091.410 9.067<br />
LU LUXEMBOURG daily 1998-12-16 60.572 380 124<br />
NL NETHERLANDS daily 1947-02-15 535.218 20.533 4.817<br />
SG SINGAPORE monthly 2001-04-17 46.016 10.699 339<br />
TR TURKEY daily 1987-01-07 40.365 3.079 1.608<br />
US UNITED weekly 1936-04-28 8.898.762 4.786.633 742.920<br />
STATES OF<br />
AMERICA<br />
WO WIPO daily 1987-10-19 1.545.161 1.486.471 572.404<br />
21 TOTALS 41.555.486 10.828.210 2.583.475<br />
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The SRT field indicates the origin of a citation:<br />
Type of a citation (SRT)<br />
SEA from the search report<br />
APP information given by the applicant<br />
EXA during examination<br />
OPP during an opposition claim<br />
115 reference to PCT search report<br />
Example: Reference to PCT search report in /SRT and display of references from PCT publication<br />
=> E A/SRT<br />
**** START OF FIELD ****<br />
E2 5349 115/SRT<br />
E3<br />
0 --> A/SRT<br />
E4 1319066 APP/SRT<br />
E5 129870 EXA/SRT<br />
E6 4121 OPP/SRT<br />
E7 11063701 SEA/SRT<br />
**** END OF FIELD ****<br />
=> S E2<br />
L1 5349 115/SRT<br />
=> D TI PI RE<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 5349 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI FOeRDERBANDREINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG.<br />
CONVEYOR BELT CLEANING DEVICE.<br />
DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE DE BANDE TRANSPORTEUSE.<br />
PI EP 1776299 A1 20070425<br />
REC 2. THERE ARE 2 CITED REFERENCES (1 PATENT, 1 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP EP 0947452 A1 (115, pat)<br />
REN (1) See also references of WO 2005113394A1<br />
WO2005113394 and EP0947452<br />
belong to the same patent family<br />
=> S WO 2005113394/PN<br />
L2<br />
=> D RE<br />
1 WO 2005113394/PN<br />
(WO2005113394/PN)<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
REC 6. THERE ARE 6 CITED REFERENCES (5 PATENT, 1 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP US 6315105 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: XD)<br />
US 6213287 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
EP 1065158 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
DE 29503929 U1 (SEA, pat, Cat: AD)<br />
US 4269301 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
REN (1) See also references of EP 1776299A1<br />
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Category of a citation (CAT)<br />
The examination report states how important the citation is for an evaluation. In most cases a<br />
citation is assigned to a particular claim. The citation category serves to classify the state of the art<br />
and is not an assessment of the nature of invention.<br />
HELP CAT shows the English help text with explanations of the citation category codes, HELP<br />
DCAT the German one.<br />
=> HELP CAT<br />
Special categories of cited documents:<br />
A - document defininig the general state of the art which is<br />
not considered to be of particular relevance<br />
D - document cited in the application<br />
E - earlier application or patent but published on or after<br />
the international filing date<br />
L - document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s)<br />
or which is cited to establish the publication date of<br />
another citation or other special reason (as specified)<br />
O - document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition<br />
or other means<br />
P - document published prior to the international filing date<br />
but later than the priority date claimed<br />
T - later document published after the international filing<br />
date or priority date and not in conflict with the<br />
application but cited to understand the principle or<br />
theory underlying the invention<br />
X - document of particular relevance; the claimed invention<br />
cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered<br />
to involve an inventive step when the document is<br />
taken alone<br />
Y - document of particular relevance; the claimed invention<br />
cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when<br />
the document is combined with one or more other such<br />
documents, such combination being obvious to a person<br />
skilled in the art<br />
The category X is of special importance, as the cited document is rated as presumably noveltydestroying.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 104
=> E A/CAT<br />
**** START OF FIELD ****<br />
E3 2534265 --> A/CAT<br />
E4 650987 D/CAT<br />
E5 116859 E/CAT<br />
E6 10548 L/CAT<br />
E7 1897 O/CAT<br />
E8 422209 P/CAT<br />
E9 22682 T/CAT<br />
E10 1790075 X/CAT<br />
E11 1069970 Y/CAT<br />
**** END OF FIELD ******** END OF FIELD ****<br />
The category can be limited to a certain citation by using the (S) operator.<br />
=> S US5886319/RPN(S)X/CAT<br />
15 US5886319/RPN<br />
1790075 X/CAT<br />
L9<br />
2 US 5886319/RPN(S)X/CAT<br />
=> D RE<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 2 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
REC 15. THERE ARE 15 CITED REFERENCES (15 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP WO 9619313 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 6327875 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: Y)<br />
EP 1447068<br />
A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: YD)<br />
US 2004045323 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
DE 19605888 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 2005098547 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 6388231 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 6433301 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
US 5886319 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 6177648 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: Y)<br />
US 5200592 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 2003006217 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 5357365 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)<br />
US 5262612 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
US 6191382 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)<br />
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FAMILY SEARCHING<br />
What is a patent family?<br />
If an application is filed in several countries, different previous applications with varying claims<br />
can be listed as priorities in these national or regional applications. This can result in patents with<br />
different scopes of protection. The term “patent family“ can be defined in different ways,<br />
depending on the relationship between a patent document and its priority/priorities according to<br />
the Paris Convention.<br />
STN defines patent families for INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> as follows:<br />
All documents that are directly or indirectly related to each other<br />
by one or more identical priorities<br />
belong to the same patent family.<br />
Accordingly, documents 1-5 below represent one family with three priorities:<br />
Document 1 Priority 1<br />
Document 2 Priority 1 Priority 2<br />
Document 3 Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3<br />
Document 4 Priority 2 Priority 3<br />
Document 5<br />
Priority3<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> documents contain data keys which consist of the priority number<br />
(PRN), the type of priority (PRK), and the date of priority (PRD). These keys are utilized to build<br />
the families. When new documents are included in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the database is<br />
checked for documents which are consistent in PRN, PRK and PRD. Then the internal family<br />
number FN is assigned to the documents. FN is a dynamical number, which can be changed if a<br />
patent family is updated. In INPADOCDB FN can be displayed, but is not searchable. In<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the the family number is used as the accession number (AN).<br />
The EPO has another definition for a so-called STRICT FAMILY. This family definition has<br />
indicators "active" and "non-active" for the priorities. A priority that do not add technical detail is<br />
marked as "non-aktive". In a STRICT FAMILY all applications must have the same set of active<br />
priorities.<br />
So one INPADOC patent family can have several STRICT FAMILIES!<br />
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The "SIMPLE FAMILY" of the European Patent Office<br />
The EPO has another definition for a so-called STRICT FAMILY. This family definition uses<br />
indicators for "active" and "non-active" for the priorities. A priority that do not add technical detail<br />
is marked as "non-aktive" by adding "N" in the prioprity information. "Active" priorities are<br />
marked by "Y".<br />
In a STRICT FAMILY all applications must have the same set of active priorities. The Simple<br />
Family Number SFN is display in a record and in the family format SFAM.<br />
So one INPADOC patent family can have several STRICT FAMILIES and are indicated !<br />
=> D SFAM<br />
ANSWER 1<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 35280599 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
=================================<br />
EPO simple family (SFN): 37564718<br />
=================================<br />
+-------- Publications --------+ +-------- Applications --------+<br />
CN 101238091 A 20080806 CN 2006-80028992 A 20060726<br />
EP 1912929 A2 20080423 EP 2006-788502 A 20060726<br />
JP 2009504645 T 20090205 JP 2008-526045 T 20060726<br />
KR 2008034920 A 20080422 KR 2008-7003291 A 20080211<br />
US 20070038001 A1 20070215 US 2005-202975 A 20050812<br />
US 7276621 B2 20071002<br />
WO 2007021475 A2 20070222 WO 2006-US28942 W 20060726<br />
WO 2007021475 A3 20070503<br />
+--------- Priorities ---------+ +------------------+<br />
US 2005-202975 A 20050812 (USA, 20070301, Y)<br />
WO 2006-US28942 W 20060726 (WOWW, 20080424, N)<br />
=================================<br />
EPO simple family (SFN): 39493765<br />
=================================<br />
+-------- Publications --------+ +-------- Applications --------+<br />
US 20070161815 A1 20070712 US 2007-699652 A 20070130<br />
WO 2008094396 A1 20080807 WO 2008-US503 W 20080115<br />
+--------- Priorities ---------+ +------------------+<br />
US 2007-699652 A 20070130 (USA, 20070726, Y)<br />
US 2005-202975 A 20050812 (USA2, 20070301, N)<br />
=================================<br />
EPO simple family (SFN): 39495189<br />
=================================<br />
+-------- Publications --------+ +-------- Applications --------+<br />
US 20080183012 A1 20080731 US 2007-732236 A 20070403<br />
WO 2008123928 A1 20081016 WO 2008-US3855 W 20080324<br />
WO 2008123928 A8 20090625<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 107
+--------- Priorities ---------+ +------------------+<br />
US 2007-732236 A 20070403 (USA, 20080814, Y)<br />
US 2007-699652 A 20070130 (USA2, 20070726, N)<br />
4 priorities, 10 applications, 13 publications<br />
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Family display<br />
INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB on STN offers various formats to display patent families. A detailed online help<br />
(HELP FAMILY) is available. All family display formats present in INPADOCDB are also<br />
available in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>.<br />
=> HELP FAMILY<br />
Display of a family is directly possible with the family<br />
formats after a search in each of the searchable fields.<br />
You can also create a family answer set by searching on the<br />
priority number (field /PRN) or by using the FSEARCH<br />
(family search) command. Enter 'HELP FSEARCH' at an arrow<br />
prompt for details.<br />
For searching priority numbers, both STN and Derwent format<br />
are allowed.<br />
1. Full priced family displays:<br />
FAM - Family format, a table with priority information<br />
matched with application information, and with<br />
application information matched with publication<br />
information<br />
FAM2 - Family format, a table with priority information<br />
matched with publication information, and with<br />
application information matched with publication<br />
information<br />
EFAM - As FAM, but the priority information constitutes<br />
the header information for the AI PI part of the table.<br />
FFAM - Full Family format, full bibliography and legal<br />
status data, where available, for each national or<br />
regional application sequence.<br />
CFAM - Condensed Family format, table of publication<br />
information only<br />
DFAM - Delimited Family format, table of priority,<br />
application and publication information delimited<br />
for post-processing<br />
==== Set line 110 is recommended ====<br />
SFAM - FAM sorted by EPO simple patent family (as headers)<br />
LFAM - Family format, publication information (PI field)<br />
plus legal status information.<br />
MFAM - Full Family format FFAM with abstracts<br />
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2. Reduced priced family displays (equivalence for OS and<br />
countries):<br />
FFAM.PC-----Equivalent for countries, e.g., FFAM.US<br />
----- (all countries possible)<br />
3. Family SDI Display Formats<br />
These display formats show the changes of the current update<br />
week only<br />
FFAMUP - updated information (BIB and/or LS) of a patent<br />
family<br />
FFAMUP.PC - FFAMUP for a specific country only<br />
(PC= AT AU BE CA CH DE DK EP ES FI FR GB<br />
GR IE IL IT JP HU NL NO SE US WO)<br />
FFAMED - new publication levels/new members and/or legal<br />
status changes of a patent family<br />
FFAMED.PC - FFAMED for a specific country only<br />
(PC= AT AU BE CA CH DE DK EP ES FI FR GB<br />
GR IE IL IT JP HU NL NO SE US WO)<br />
LFAMUP - PI plus legal status changes for a patent family<br />
LFAMUP.PC - LFAMUP for a specific country only<br />
(PC= AT AU BE CA CH DE DK EP ES FI FR GB NL NO SE US WO)<br />
4. Default sorting within the patent family display formats:<br />
Formats Default sorted by<br />
-------- -----------------<br />
FAM<br />
PRN (Priority Number)<br />
DFAM<br />
PRN (Priority Number)<br />
EFAM<br />
PRN (Priority Number)<br />
FFAM<br />
LFAM<br />
CFAM<br />
PN (Patent Number) of the highest level<br />
PN (Patent Number) of the highest level<br />
AP (Application Number)<br />
5. Change of the sort parameter for the display:<br />
You can define the sort parameter in family display<br />
formats. Depending on the formats used, options are<br />
priority date (.PRD), publication date (.PD), patent<br />
number (.PN), application number (.AP), application date<br />
(.AD).<br />
The following combinations are available<br />
Format sorted by the parameter<br />
------ ------------------------<br />
FAM.PRD Priority Date<br />
CFAM.PD<br />
DFAM.PRD<br />
Publication Date<br />
Priority Date<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 110
DFAM.AP<br />
DFAM.AD<br />
DFAM.PN<br />
DFAM.PD<br />
EFAM.PRD<br />
Application Number<br />
Application Date<br />
Patent Number<br />
Patent/Publication Date<br />
Priority Date<br />
The following example demonstrates the characteristics of different display formats.<br />
Search question: Display different family formats for the patent DE 20004953<br />
=> FIL INPADOCDB<br />
=> S DE 20004953/PN<br />
L1<br />
1 DE 20004953/PN<br />
(DE20004953/PN)<br />
=> D MAX<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI Lenkrad fuer Kraftfahrzeuge mit einer Schalteinrichtung zum Betaetigen<br />
einer elektrischen Funktionsgruppe eines Kraftfahrzeugs.<br />
TL German<br />
PA PETRI AG<br />
PAS PETRI AG, DE<br />
(INID 47) Utility model entry in patent role: PD<br />
DT Utility Model<br />
PI DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
PIT DEU1 UTILITY MODEL<br />
DAV 20000810 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
(INID 43) Utility model publication<br />
DF 20000914<br />
in patent gazette: DF<br />
AI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310<br />
AIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
PRAIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
REC 8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (8 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP DE 19834375 C1 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 3639166<br />
C2 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 19746298 A1 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 4430276<br />
A1 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 3814903<br />
A1 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 3437110<br />
A1 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 69023122 T2 (SEA, pat)<br />
DE 3586237<br />
T2 (SEA, pat)<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM H01H0001-12<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 111
ICS B60Q0005-00; B60R0016-02; B62D0001-04<br />
IPCR B60R0016-027 [I,A ]; B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ];<br />
H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DF; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IPC; IPCR; PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI;<br />
REP; TI<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 112
Display format FAM<br />
DISPLAY FAM is a table display showing the correlation between priorities and applications and<br />
applications and patent/publication information.<br />
Default order of data in DISPLAY FAM is:<br />
Priority number => Application number =>Patent number.<br />
The FAM table has the following format:<br />
PRAI<br />
AI<br />
AI<br />
PI<br />
=> D FAM<br />
=> D FAM<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
+-------------PRAI-------------+ +--------------AI--------------+<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 BR 2001-9102 A 20010312<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312<br />
EP 2001-919206 A 20010312<br />
ES 2001-919206 T 20010312<br />
JP 2001-565214 T 20010312<br />
US 2002-237991 A 20020910<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 BR 2001-9102 A 20010312<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312<br />
EP 2001-919206 A 20010312<br />
JP 2001-565214 T 20010312<br />
US 2002-237991 A 20020910<br />
+--------------AI--------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
BR 2001-9102 A 20010312 BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 WO 2001066383 A1 20010913<br />
EP 2001-919206 A 20010312 EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
ES 2001-919206 T 20010312 ES 2220749 T3 20041216<br />
JP 2001-565214 T 20010312 JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 2002-237991 A 20020910 US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
3 priorities, 8 applications, 11 publications<br />
Display Browse<br />
To view the patent family in different formats, use DISPLAY BROWSE. The advantage of<br />
DISPLAY BROWSE is that different display formats can be used within a record, and those data<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 113
which were displayed before, are not to be charged for again. Please consider that this only applies<br />
if you have not changed to an other record.<br />
In the Display Browse Mode you<br />
enter the display format after the colon.<br />
=> D BRO<br />
:FFAM<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 1<br />
-----------<br />
AN 11519824 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI<br />
Volante para veiculos a motor, o dito volante compreendendo um<br />
dispositivo de comutacao para acionar um grupo funcional eletrico de um<br />
veiculo a motor.<br />
TL Portuguese<br />
IN HELMUT BONN; HARALD BURDACK<br />
INS BONN HELMUT; BURDACK HARALD<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
PIT BRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
DAV 20021203 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI BR 2001-9102 A 20010312<br />
AIT BRA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 (WOWW, 20090716, N)<br />
PRAIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B60Q0005-00<br />
ICS H01H0001-18<br />
IPCR B60R0016-027 [I,A ]; B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ];<br />
H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
EPC<br />
FA<br />
H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
ABOL; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; PA; PAS; PI;<br />
PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 11519824 INPADOCDB<br />
20081021 BRB09A DECISION: GRANTING<br />
200915.................................20090409<br />
20090407 BRB16A GRANTING PATENT OR CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF INVENTION:<br />
GRANTING A PATENT OR A CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF<br />
INVENTION<br />
PRAZO DE VALIDADE: 20 (VINTE) ANOS CONTADOS A PARTIR DE<br />
12/03/2001, OBSERVADAS AS CONDICOES LEGAIS.<br />
200916.................................20090416<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 2<br />
-----------<br />
The FFAM format lists the complete<br />
bibliographic information available for<br />
each family member plus legal status<br />
information<br />
AN<br />
21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 114
FN 9644453<br />
TI Lenkrad fuer Kraftfahrzeuge mit einer Schalteinrichtung zum Betaetigen<br />
einer elektrischen Funktionsgruppe eines Kraftfahrzeugs.<br />
TL German<br />
PA PETRI AG<br />
PAS PETRI AG, DE<br />
DT Utility Model<br />
PI DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
PIT DEU1 UTILITY MODEL<br />
DAV 20000810 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
DF 20000914<br />
AI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310<br />
AIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
PRAIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
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PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
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DEU Application for a utility model<br />
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IC.V 7<br />
ICM B60Q0005-00<br />
ICS H01H0001-18<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 115
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EINER ELEKTRISCHEN FUNKTIONSGRUPPE EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS.<br />
STEERING WHEEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SAID STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING A<br />
SWITCHING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF A MOTOR<br />
VEHICLE.<br />
VOLANT POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION<br />
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IN BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
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PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
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DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
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DEU Application for a utility model<br />
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B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
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EPC B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS; PI;<br />
PIT; PRAI; REN; TI<br />
AN 23952739 INPADOCDB<br />
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STEERING WHEEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SAID STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING A<br />
SWITCHING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF A MOTOR<br />
VEHICLE.<br />
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VOLANT POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION<br />
POUR ACTIONNER UN GROUPE FONCTIONNEL ELECTRIQUE DU VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1261507 B1 20040506 German<br />
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DS R: DE ES FR GB SE<br />
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AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 (WOWW, 20090716, N)<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
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DEU Application for a utility model<br />
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B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
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FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS; PI;<br />
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ALWAYS HAVING BEEN VOID<br />
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FR: 20060308<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
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20070307 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
GB: 20070307<br />
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200808.................................20080225<br />
20070307 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
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20070308 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
DE: 20070308<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
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20070417 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
ES: 20070417<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
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Payment Year: 08<br />
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MEMBER 5<br />
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AN 25063202 INPADOCDB UP 20080915 UW 200837<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI VOLANTE PARA AUTOMOVILES CON UNA INSTALACION DE CONMUTACION PARA LA<br />
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IN BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI ES 2220749 T3 20041216 Spanish<br />
PIT EST3 TRANSLATION OF GRANTED EUROPEAN PATENT (FORMER B3)<br />
DAV 20041216 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI ES 2001-919206 T 20010312<br />
AIT EST Translation<br />
PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
PRAIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B60Q0005-00<br />
ICS H01H0001-18<br />
IPCR B60R0016-027 [I,A ]; B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ];<br />
H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
FA ABES; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
CHG ABES C<br />
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MEMBER 6<br />
-----------<br />
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FN 9644453<br />
DT Patent<br />
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PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
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H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
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EPC<br />
FA<br />
H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IPC; IPCR; PI; PIT; PRAI<br />
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FN 9644453<br />
DT Patent<br />
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PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 (WOWW, 20090716, N)<br />
PRAIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
IPCI B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ]; H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*]; H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
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-----------<br />
MEMBER 7<br />
-----------<br />
AN 49159390 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI Steering wheel having a switching device for actuating an electrical<br />
functional group of a motor vehicle.<br />
TL English<br />
IN BONN HELMUT; BURDACK HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, US<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
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AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 (WOWW, 20090716, N)<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
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DEU Application for a utility model<br />
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H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
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NCL 200 6154<br />
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FA AB; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; NCL; PA; PAS; PI; PIT;<br />
PRAI; TI<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 120
AN 49159390 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI Steering wheel having a switching device for actuating an electrical<br />
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IN BONN HELMUT; BURDACK HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
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DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
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H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
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LEGAL STATUS<br />
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:BONN,<br />
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MEMBER 8<br />
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EINER ELEKTRISCHEN FUNKTIONSGRUPPE EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS.<br />
STEERING WHEEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SAID STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING A<br />
SWITCHING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF A MOTOR<br />
VEHICLE.<br />
VOLANT POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 121
POUR ACTIONNER UN GROUPE FONCTIONNEL ELECTRIQUE DU VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG; BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE; BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
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PI WO 2001066383 A1 20010913<br />
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AIT WOW International application Number<br />
PRAI DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
PRAIT DEU Application for a utility model<br />
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INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 122
200819.................................20080508<br />
20040506 WOWWG + WIPO INFORMATION: GRANT IN NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
EP 2001919206<br />
200819.................................20080508<br />
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AN 21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
PRIORITY 1 : DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310<br />
+--------------AI--------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
BR 2001-9102 A 20010312 BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 WO 2001066383 A1 20010913<br />
EP 2001-919206 A 20010312 EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
ES 2001-919206 T 20010312 ES 2220749 T3 20041216<br />
JP 2001-565214 T 20010312 JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 2002-237991 A 20020910 US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
PRIORITY 2 : DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312<br />
+--------------AI--------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
PRIORITY 3 : WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312<br />
+--------------AI--------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
BR 2001-9102 A 20010312 BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
EP 2001-919206 A 20010312 EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
JP 2001-565214 T 20010312 JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 2002-237991 A 20020910 US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
3 priorities, 8 applications, 11 publications<br />
: CFAM<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
+--------------PI--------------+<br />
The CFAM format lists patent<br />
information for a patent family in<br />
a table<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 123
BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
ES 2220749 T3 20041216<br />
JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
WO 2001066383 A1 20010913<br />
3 priorities, 8 applications, 11 publications<br />
:<br />
If you do not want to see the whole patent family of all countries/authorities, you can use<br />
FFAM.PC instead of FFAM. PC is the country code for the publication country of the family<br />
member. FFAM.PC will display the entire national family, all patent applications from one<br />
country/authority and/or all publications for one national application.<br />
:FFAM.EP<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
Complete national family for EP<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 4<br />
-----------<br />
AN 23952739 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI LENKRAD FUeR KRAFTFAHRZEUGE MIT EINER SCHALTEINRICHTUNG ZUM BETAeTIGEN<br />
EINER ELEKTRISCHEN FUNKTIONSGRUPPE EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS.<br />
STEERING WHEEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SAID STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING A<br />
SWITCHING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF A MOTOR<br />
VEHICLE.<br />
VOLANT POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION<br />
POUR ACTIONNER UN GROUPE FONCTIONNEL ELECTRIQUE DU VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1261507 A1 20021204 German<br />
PIT EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 20021204 examined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR<br />
AI EP 2001-919206 A 20010312<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 (WOWW, 20090716, N)<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
PRAIT WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
DEU Application for a utility model<br />
REC 1. THERE IS 1 CITED REFERENCE (0 PATENT, 1 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR THIS<br />
RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IC.V 7<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 124
ICM B60Q0005-00<br />
ICS H01H0001-18<br />
IPCR B60R0016-027 [I,A ]; B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ];<br />
H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS; PI;<br />
PIT; PRAI; REN; TI<br />
AN 23952739 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 9644453<br />
TI LENKRAD FUeR KRAFTFAHRZEUGE MIT EINER SCHALTEINRICHTUNG ZUM BETAeTIGEN<br />
EINER ELEKTRISCHEN FUNKTIONSGRUPPE EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS.<br />
STEERING WHEEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SAID STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING A<br />
SWITCHING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF A MOTOR<br />
VEHICLE.<br />
VOLANT POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION<br />
POUR ACTIONNER UN GROUPE FONCTIONNEL ELECTRIQUE DU VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN BONN, HELMUT; BURDACK, HARALD<br />
INS BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PA TAKATA-PETRI AG<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1261507 B1 20040506 German<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DAV 20040506 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
DS R: DE ES FR GB SE<br />
AI EP 2001-919206 A 20010312<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 (WOWW, 20090716, N)<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 (DEU, 20090716, Y)<br />
PRAIT WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
DEU Application for a utility model<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B60Q0005-00<br />
ICS H01H0001-18<br />
IPCR B60R0016-027 [I,A ]; B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ];<br />
H01H0001-18 [I,A ]<br />
B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*];<br />
H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; EPC; ICM; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS; PI;<br />
PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 23952739 INPADOCDB<br />
20021204 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
A1<br />
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE<br />
TR<br />
20021204 EP17P + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED<br />
20020815<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
20040506 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
B1<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 125
DE ES FR GB SE<br />
20040512 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
GBFG4D + GB: EUROPEAN PATENT GRANTED<br />
NOT ENGLISH<br />
20040609 EPREF CORRESPONDS TO:<br />
DE 50102201 P 20040609<br />
20040616 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
IEFG4D<br />
+ IE: EUROPEAN PATENTS GRANTED DESIGNATING IRELAND<br />
GERMAN<br />
20040908 EPGBT + GB: TRANSLATION OF EP PATENT FILED (GB SECTION<br />
77(6)(A)/1977)<br />
20040816<br />
20041216 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
ESFG2A ES: DEFINITIVE PROTECTION<br />
ES 2220749<br />
T3<br />
20041230 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
IEFD4D<br />
- IE: EUROPEAN PATENTS DESIGNATING IRELAND TREATED AS<br />
ALWAYS HAVING BEEN VOID<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20050121 EPET + FR: TRANSLATION FILED<br />
20050427 EP26N + NO OPPOSITION FILED<br />
20050208<br />
20060308 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
FR: 20060308<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
20070307 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
GB: 20070307<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
20070307 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
SE: 20070307<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
20070308 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
DE: 20070308<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
20070417 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
ES: 20070417<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
200808.................................20080225<br />
20080131 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
SE: 20060306<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200807.................................20080214<br />
20080430 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
FR: 20070308<br />
Payment Year: 07<br />
200820.................................20080515<br />
20080530 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
GB: 20080312<br />
Payment Year: 08<br />
200823.................................20080605<br />
20080530 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
SE: 20080306<br />
Payment Year: 08<br />
200823.................................20080605<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 126
20080731 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
DE: 20080306<br />
Payment Year: 08<br />
200832.................................20080807<br />
20080731 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
ES: 20080418<br />
Payment Year: 08<br />
200832.................................20080807<br />
20080731 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
FR: 20080311<br />
Payment Year: 08<br />
200832.................................20080807<br />
20081031 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
GB: 20060308<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200845.................................20081107<br />
:FAM2<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
FAM2 shows the family table in a<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA different on STN way:<br />
PRAI < == > PI<br />
AI < == > PI<br />
+-------------PRAI-------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
ES 2220749 T3 20041216<br />
JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
WO 2001066383 A1 20010913<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
+--------------AI--------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
BR 2001-9102 A 20010312 BR 2001009102 A 20021203<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310 DE 20004953 U1 20000810<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312 DE 50102201 D1 20040609<br />
EP 2001-919206 A 20010312 EP 1261507 A1 20021204<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
ES 2001-919206 T 20010312 ES 2220749 T3 20041216<br />
JP 2001-565214 T 20010312 JP 2003525808 T 20030902<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 2002-237991 A 20020910 US 20040045797 A1 20040311<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312 WO 2001066383 A1 20010913<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 127
3 priorities, 8 applications, 11 publications<br />
=> SET LINE 111<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
Use SET LINE 111 to extend line<br />
length to 111 characters. This is<br />
necessary to avoid line breaks in the<br />
DFAM format.<br />
=> D BRO<br />
:DFAM<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 21519197 INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
+-------------PRAI-------------+;+--------------AI--------------+;+--------------PI--------------+;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;BR 2001-9102 A 20010312;BR 2001009102 A 20021203;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;DE 20004953 U1 20000810;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312;DE 50102201 D1 20040609;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;WO 2001066383 A1 20010913;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;EP 2001-919206 A 20010312;EP 1261507 A1 20021204;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;EP 2001-919206 A 20010312;EP 1261507 B1 20040506;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;ES 2001-919206 T 20010312;ES 2220749 T3 20041216;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;JP 2001-565214 T 20010312;JP 2003525808 T 20030902;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;JP 2001-565214 T 20010312;JP 4272378B B2 20090603;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;US 2002-237991 A 20020910;US 20040045797 A1 20040311;|<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310;US 2002-237991 A 20020910;US 6803533 B2 20041012;|<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312;DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312;DE 50102201 D1 20040609;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;BR 2001-9102 A 20010312;BR 2001009102 A 20021203;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312;DE 50102201 D1 20040609;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;EP 2001-919206 A 20010312;EP 1261507 A1 20021204;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;EP 2001-919206 A 20010312;EP 1261507 B1 20040506;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;JP 2001-565214 T 20010312;JP 2003525808 T 20030902;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;JP 2001-565214 T 20010312;JP 4272378B B2 20090603;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;US 2002-237991 A 20020910;US 20040045797 A1 20040311;|<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312;US 2002-237991 A 20020910;US 6803533 B2 20041012;|<br />
3 priorities, 8 applications, 11 publications<br />
DFAM displays a delimited table format<br />
of PRAI, AI, PI.<br />
The default sort is PRN.<br />
Column separator: Semicolon (;)<br />
Line separator: Pipe sign (|)<br />
DFAM.AD displays the same delimited<br />
table format, but data are ordered by<br />
application date AD<br />
Patent family table displays can be sorted by several fields. See HELP FAMILY for sort options.<br />
Distinct display fields and formats can be applied to the patent family by adding “.F” to the field<br />
code, e.g., PAS.F or STD.F. Please consider, that always the complete family price is charged. For<br />
this reason it is advisable to use these formats together with DISPLAY BROWSE.<br />
=> D BRO<br />
: TI.F<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Method of storing content.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 128
TI<br />
TI<br />
A METHOD OF STORING CONTENT.<br />
METHODE DE STOCKAGE DE CONTENUS.<br />
A METHOD OF STORING CONTENT.<br />
METHODE DE STOCKAGE DE CONTENUS.<br />
1 priority, 2 applications, 3 publications<br />
: PAS.F<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PAS NOKIA CORP<br />
PAS NOKIA CORP, FI; HOLTMANNS SILKE, FI; LAITINEN PEKKA, FI; HAUKKA TAO, FI<br />
PAS NOKIA CORP, FI; HOLTMANNS SILKE, FI; LAITINEN PEKKA, FI; HAUKKA TAO, FI<br />
1 priority, 2 applications, 3 publications<br />
: IND.F<br />
L16 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 1<br />
-----------<br />
AN 57492237 INPADOCDB ED 20081211 EW 200850 UP 20090507 UW 200919<br />
FN 37366659<br />
IPCI H04L0009-00 [I,A ]<br />
H04L0009-00 [I,C*]<br />
NCL 705 51<br />
EPC H04W0012-04; H04L0029-06S6<br />
ICO T04L0029:06S4B; T04W0004:06; T04W0012:02; T04W0088:02<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 2<br />
-----------<br />
AN 57541482 INPADOCDB ED 20081211 EW 200850 UP 20090507 UW 200919<br />
FN 37366659<br />
EPC H04W0012-04; H04L0029-06S6<br />
ICO T04L0029:06S4B; T04W0004:06; T04W0012:02; T04W0088:02<br />
AN 57541482 INPADOCDB ED 20090226 EW 200909 UP 20090507 UW 200919<br />
FN 37366659<br />
IPCI H04L0029-06 [I,A ]<br />
H04L0029-06 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04W0012-04; H04L0029-06S6<br />
ICO T04L0029:06S4B; T04W0004:06; T04W0012:02; T04W0088:02<br />
1 priority, 2 applications, 3 publications<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 129
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
All family display formats present in INPADOCDB can also be used in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>. In<br />
addition deduplicated and hit related family display formats and formats which show only data for<br />
the basic patent are available in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>.<br />
Hint<br />
If a display field code is selected in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>, deduplicated<br />
content for the complete family is displayed. The complete<br />
information, containing duplicates from different family members, is<br />
accessible by adding “.F” to the display code.<br />
D TI for example shows deduplicated titles of the patent family. D<br />
TIEN shows deduplicated English titles of the family. D TI.F displays<br />
all titles of all family members.<br />
The default display format in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is BRIEF. “DISPLAY BRIEF” offers a good<br />
overview of the patent family:<br />
Selected deduplicated bibliographic fields + one abstract in English ( EP/US/WO/GB …) if<br />
available + family table.<br />
=> D BRIEF or => D<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 1 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 9644453 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFB 20090716 UWF 200929<br />
TI Volante para veiculos a motor, o dito volante compreendendo um<br />
dispositivo de comutacao para acionar um grupo funcional eletrico de um<br />
veiculo a motor.<br />
- Lenkrad fuer Kraftfahrzeuge mit einer Schalteinrichtung zum Betaetigen<br />
einer elektrischen Funktionsgruppe eines Kraftfahrzeugs.<br />
- STEERING WHEEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SAID STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING A<br />
SWITCHING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF A MOTOR<br />
VEHICLE.<br />
- VOLANT POUR VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION<br />
POUR ACTIONNER UN GROUPE FONCTIONNEL ELECTRIQUE DU VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
- VOLANTE PARA AUTOMOVILES CON UNA INSTALACION DE CONMUTACION PARA LA<br />
ACTIVACION DE UN GRUPO FUNCIONAL ELECTRICO DE UN AUTOMOVIL.<br />
- Steering wheel having a switching device for actuating an electrical<br />
functional group of a motor vehicle.<br />
INS BONN HELMUT; BURDACK HARALD<br />
- BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
PAS TAKATA PETRI AG, DE<br />
- PETRI AG, DE<br />
- TAKATA PETRI AG<br />
- TAKATA PETRI AG, US<br />
- BONN HELMUT, DE; BURDACK HARALD, DE<br />
IPCI B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ]; H01H0001-18 [I,A ];<br />
B60Q0005-00 [I,C*]; B62D0001-04 [I,C*]; H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR B60R0016-027 [I,A ]; B60Q0005-00 [I,A ]; B62D0001-04 [I,A ];<br />
H01H0001-18 [I,A ]; B60R0016-023 [I,C*]; B60Q0005-00 [I,C*];<br />
B62D0001-04 [I,C*]; H01H0001-12 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B60Q0005-00S2; H01H0001-18<br />
AB (US 20040045797 A1)<br />
A steering wheel for motor vehicle that includes at least one switching<br />
device for actuating an electric functional group such as, for example, a<br />
vehicle horn. The switching device includes two electric contact elements<br />
that can be moved in relation to one another and can be brought into<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 130
contact with one another for actuating the functional group. According to<br />
the invention, one of the contact elements is mounted in a springy manner<br />
and so that one of the contact elements glides along the other element<br />
after the two contact elements have been brought into contact with one<br />
another for actuating the electric functional group.<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
+-------- Publications --------+ +-------- Applications --------+<br />
BR 2001009102 A 20021203 BR 2001-9102 A 20010312<br />
DE 20004953 U1 20000810 DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310<br />
DE 50102201 D1 20040609 DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312<br />
EP 1261507 A1 20021204 EP 2001-919206 A 20010312<br />
EP 1261507 B1 20040506<br />
ES 2220749 T3 20041216 ES 2001-919206 T 20010312<br />
JP 2003525808 T 20030902 JP 2001-565214 T 20010312<br />
JP 4272378B B2 20090603<br />
US 20040045797 A1 20040311 US 2002-237991 A 20020910<br />
US 6803533 B2 20041012<br />
WO 2001066383 A1 20010913 WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312<br />
+--------- Priorities ---------+<br />
DE 2000-20004953 U 20000310<br />
DE 2001-50102201 A 20010312<br />
WO 2001-DE1024 W 20010312<br />
3 priorities, 8 applications, 11 publications<br />
Another examples: Deduplicated and full displays („.F‟)<br />
=> D TI 20<br />
L5 ANSWER 20 OF 210 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FUeR DIE KREISSTEUERUNG DER KRAFT EINER<br />
BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE, DIE EIN FAHRZEUG TREIBT.<br />
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE POWER OF AN INTERNAL<br />
COMBUSTION ENGINE PROPELLING A MOTOR VEHICLE.<br />
- PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR COMMANDER PAR RETROACTION LA PUISSANCE D'UN<br />
MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE ENTRAINANT UN VEHICULE.<br />
- METODO Y DISPOSITIVO PARA EL CONTROL EN CIRCUITO CERRADO DE LA POTENCIA<br />
DE UN MOTOR DE COMBUSTION INTERNA QUE IMPULSA A UN VEHICULO A MOTOR.<br />
- PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE EN BOUCLE FERMEE DE LA PUISSANCE D'UN<br />
MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE PROPULSANT UN VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
=> D TI.F 20<br />
L5 ANSWER 20 OF 210 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FUeR DIE KREISSTEUERUNG DER KRAFT EINER<br />
BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE, DIE EIN FAHRZEUG TREIBT.<br />
TI VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FUeR DIE KREISSTEUERUNG DER KRAFT EINER<br />
BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE, DIE EIN FAHRZEUG TREIBT.<br />
TI VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FUeR DIE KREISSTEUERUNG DER KRAFT EINER<br />
BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE, DIE EIN FAHRZEUG TREIBT.<br />
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE POWER OF AN INTERNAL<br />
COMBUSTION ENGINE PROPELLING A MOTOR VEHICLE.<br />
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR COMMANDER PAR RETROACTION LA PUISSANCE D'UN<br />
MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE ENTRAINANT UN VEHICULE.<br />
TI VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FUeR DIE KREISSTEUERUNG DER KRAFT EINER<br />
BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE, DIE EIN FAHRZEUG TREIBT.<br />
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE POWER OF AN INTERNAL<br />
COMBUSTION ENGINE PROPELLING A MOTOR VEHICLE.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 131
TI<br />
TI<br />
TI<br />
TI<br />
TI<br />
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR COMMANDER PAR RETROACTION LA PUISSANCE D'UN<br />
MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE ENTRAINANT UN VEHICULE.<br />
METODO Y DISPOSITIVO PARA EL CONTROL EN CIRCUITO CERRADO DE LA POTENCIA<br />
DE UN MOTOR DE COMBUSTION INTERNA QUE IMPULSA A UN VEHICULO A MOTOR.<br />
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE EN BOUCLE FERMEE DE LA PUISSANCE D'UN<br />
MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE PROPULSANT UN VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE EN BOUCLE FERMEE DE LA PUISSANCE D'UN<br />
MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE PROPULSANT UN VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE.<br />
Method and device for closed-loop control of the power of an internal<br />
combustion engine propelling a motor vehicle.<br />
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE POWER OF AN INTERNAL<br />
COMBUSTION ENGINE PROPELLING A MOTOR VEHICLE.<br />
2 priorities, 7 applications, 11 publications<br />
=> D INS PAS 8<br />
L5 ANSWER 8 OF 210 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
PAS DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
- DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG<br />
- HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
=> D INS.F PAS.F 8<br />
L5 ANSWER 8 OF 210 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
INS HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
6 priorities, 12 applications, 16 publications<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
PAS<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE; HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG, DE; HABISREITINGER UWE, DE; NORDMANN BERNHARD, DE<br />
6 priorities, 12 applications, 16 publications<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 132
=> S LASER AND PROTOTYPING; D ALL.H 66<br />
L1 ANSWER 66 OF 93 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 1<br />
-----------<br />
ALL.H shows the BIB format for<br />
publications of a family member which<br />
contains the HIT.<br />
The following HIT related formats are<br />
available:<br />
AN 11636111 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
DN 24129362<br />
TI GREIFVORRICHTUNG UND SCHNELLES HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN BIB.H EINES PROTOTYPES IBIB.H DURCH SINTERN.<br />
GRIPPING DEVICE AND FAST PROTOTYPING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STD.H SUCH A<br />
GRIPPING DEVICE BY SINTERING.<br />
IND.H<br />
DISPOSITIF DE PREHENSION ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION PAR FRITTAGE SELON<br />
UNE TECHNIQUE DE PROTOTYPAGE RAPIDE.<br />
ALL.H ALLO.H IALL.H<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
MAX.H<br />
IN MOULE, DOMINIQUE; BERTHELLEMY, LAURENT; DI MINO, FRANCESCO<br />
INS MOULE DOMINIQUE, FR; BERTHELLEMY LAURENT, FR; DI MINO FRANCESCO, FR<br />
PA BEMA INGENIERIE<br />
PAS BEMA INGENIERIE, FR<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1438162 A1 20040721 French<br />
PIT EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 20040721 examined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL<br />
PT SE SK TR<br />
AI EP 2002-795334 A 20021022<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI WO 2002-FR3615 W 20021022 (WOWW)<br />
FR 2001-13598 A 20011022 (FRA)<br />
PRAIT WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
FRA Patent application<br />
REC 1. THERE IS 1 CITED REFERENCE (0 PATENT, 1 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR THIS<br />
RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B25J0015-00<br />
ICS B22F0003-105; B29C0067-00<br />
IPCR B25J0015-00 [I,A ]<br />
B25J0015-00 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B25J0015-00<br />
ICO L22F0998:00+B22F3/105S<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; EPC; ICM; ICO; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; REN; TI<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 2<br />
-----------<br />
AN 11636111 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UP 20070405 UW 200714<br />
DN 27508902<br />
TI Component gripper and manipulator has frame with at least one element of<br />
laser-fritted material.<br />
DISPOSITIF DE PREHENSION D'UNE PIECE, ET PROCEDE POUR SA FABRICATION.<br />
TL English; French<br />
IN MOULE DOMINIQUE; DI MINO FRANCESCO; BERTHELLEMY LAURENT<br />
INS MOULE DOMINIQUE; DI MINO FRANCESCO; BERTHELLEMY LAURENT<br />
PA BEMA INGENIERIE<br />
PAS BEMA INGENIERIE, FR<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI FR 2831087 A1 20030425<br />
PIT FRA1 APPLICATION FOR PATENT OF INVENTION, (FIRST PUBL.) [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
DAV 20030425 examined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI FR 2001-13598 A 20011022<br />
AIT FRA Patent application<br />
MAXO.H IMAX.H<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 133
PRAI FR 2001-13598 A 20011022 (FRA)<br />
PRAIT FRA Patent application<br />
REC 8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (4 PATENT, 4 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM B23Q0007-14<br />
ICS B62D0065-00; B25J0015-00; B22F0003-105<br />
IPCR B25J0015-00 [I,A ]<br />
B25J0015-00 [I,C*]<br />
EPC B25J0015-00<br />
ICO L22F0998:00+B22F3/105S<br />
AB The gripper/manipulator has a frame with an interface fixed to a moving<br />
member such as a robot arm, and at least one gripper for holding a<br />
component (P) in a set geometrical position relative to the frame. The<br />
frame has at least one component made from a fritted material by means of<br />
localised fusion of a powdered polymer or metallic material by the<br />
application of heat. The gripper/manipulator has a frame (12) with an<br />
interface (22) fixed to a moving member (14) such as a robot arm, and at<br />
least one gripper (16) for holding a component (P) in a set geometrical<br />
position relative to the frame. The frame has at least one component made<br />
from a fritted material by means of localised fusion of a powdered<br />
polymer or metallic material by the application of heat, e.g. in the form<br />
of a laser beam.<br />
AL English<br />
AS translation<br />
ABFR Le dispositif de prehension de l'invention comprend un bati (12) qui<br />
presente une interface (22) propre a etre fixee a un organe de<br />
deplacement (14) et qui supporte au moins un organe de prehension (16)<br />
pour maintenir une piece (P) dans une position geometrique definie par<br />
rapport au bati. Le bati (12) comprend au moins un element conforme (18,<br />
20) realise en un materiau fritte obtenu par fusion localisee d'un<br />
materiau en poudre par apport de chaleur. Le dispositif de prehension de<br />
l'invention trouve une application notamment sur les chaines de montage<br />
des vehicules automobiles. .<br />
AL French<br />
AS national office<br />
FA AB; ABFR; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; ICO; ICS; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; PA;<br />
PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; REN; REP; REXP; TI<br />
CHG ABFR A<br />
2 priorities, 3 applications, 4 publications<br />
…<br />
=> D TI ICM IPCI IPCR EPC 65<br />
L1 ANSWER 65 OF 93 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Lasersinterverfahren mit erhoehter Prozessgenauigkeit und Partikel zur Verwendung dabei.<br />
- Partikel und Verfahren fuer die Herstellung eines dreidimensionalen Gegenstandes.<br />
- PARTIKELN UND VERFAHREN FUeR DIE HERSTELLUNG EINES DREIDIMENSIONALEN GEGENSTANDES.<br />
- LASERSINTERVERFAHREN MIT ERH HTER PROZESSGENAUIGKEIT UND PAR TIKEL ZUR VERWENDUNG DABEI.<br />
- LASER SINTERING METHOD WITH INCREASED PROCESS PRECISION, AND PARTICLES USED FOR THE SAME.<br />
- PROCEDE DE FRITTAGE LASER AVEC UNE PLUS GRANDE PRECISION DE TRAITEMENT ET PARTICULES<br />
UTILISEES A CET EFFET.<br />
- PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT.<br />
- PARTICULES ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN OBJET TRIDIMENSIONNEL.<br />
ICM C08J0003-12; B29C0067-00; B01J0002-00<br />
IPCI B29C0067-00 [I,A ]; B29C0065-00 [I,A ]; B32B0037-00 [I,A ];<br />
H05B0006-00 [I,A ]; B29C0067-00 [I,C*]; B29C0065-00 [I,C*];<br />
B32B0037-00 [I,C*]; H05B0006-00 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR B22F0001-00 [I,A ]; B22F0003-105 [I,A ]; B29C0067-00 [I,A ];<br />
C04B0035-634 [I,A ]; C08J0003-12 [I,A ]; B23K0026-00 [I,A ];<br />
C08J0007-04 [I,A ]; B01J0002-00 [I,A ]; B22F0003-16 [I,A ];<br />
C23C0024-08 [I,A ]; C23C0024-10 [I,A ]; B22F0001-00 [I,C*];<br />
B22F0003-105 [I,C*]; B29C0067-00 [I,C*]; C04B0035-63 [I,C*];<br />
C08J0003-12 [I,C*]; B23K0026-00 [I,C*]; C08J0007-00 [I,C*];<br />
B01J0002-00 [I,C*]; B22F0003-12 [I,C*]; C23C0024-00 [I,C*]<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 134
EPC<br />
B22F0001-00A4C; B22F0001-00A4; B22F0003-105S; B29C0067-00L2;<br />
C04B0035-634B8; C04B0035-634D10; B29C0067-00L2D2; B29C0067-00L2F;<br />
B29C0067-00L4D2; B29C0067-00L6B2; B29C0067-00L6B2B<br />
=> D BRIEF BIB.U<br />
L2 ANSWER 2 OF 93 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 36165501 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> EDF 20071206 UPFB 20080327<br />
TI Generic system for optimizing technical components/parts in machines and<br />
plants, has combination of software program and testing device integrated<br />
in self learning feedback for verifying life cycle of components/parts in<br />
machine.<br />
- Anlage und/oder Verfahren zur schnellen Bauteiloptimierung durch Versuch<br />
und Irrtum.<br />
INS FISCHER HERWIG, PL<br />
PAS ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY VENTURE LTD, IE<br />
IPCI G05B0019-02 [I,A ]; G06F0017-50 [I,A ]; G05B0019-02 [I,C*];<br />
G06F0017-50 [I,C*]<br />
EPC G06F0017-50; G05B0019-4099; G06F0017-50C<br />
AB (DE 102006025262 A1)<br />
The system has a combination of a software program such as CAD, and a<br />
testing device verifying a life cycle of technical components/parts in a<br />
machine. The combination of the software program and the testing device<br />
is integrated in a self learning feedback. The components/parts are<br />
assembled in a rapid prototyping e.g. selective laser sinter. A testing<br />
routine considers the variations of material properties of a rapid<br />
prototyping material through variable loading and adjustable cycles,<br />
where the routine runs in a time-lapse procedure.<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
+-------- PUBLICATIONS --------+ +-------- APPLICATIONS --------+<br />
DE 102006025262 A1 20071206 DE 2006-102006025262 A 20060531<br />
+--------- PRIORITIES ---------+<br />
DE 2006-102006025262 A 20060531<br />
BIB.U displays BIB only for the last<br />
updated family member<br />
AN 36165501 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> EW 200749 UP 20080327 UW 200813<br />
DN 55310399<br />
TI Generic system for optimizing technical components/parts in machines and<br />
plants, has combination of software program and testing device integrated<br />
in self learning feedback for verifying life cycle of components/parts in<br />
machine.<br />
Anlage und/oder Verfahren zur schnellen Bauteiloptimierung durch Versuch<br />
und Irrtum.<br />
TL English; German<br />
IN FISCHER, HERWIG<br />
INS FISCHER HERWIG, PL<br />
PA ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY VENTURE LTD.<br />
PAS ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY VENTURE LTD, IE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI DE 102006025262 A1 20071206<br />
PIT DEA1 DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST PUBLICATION)<br />
DAV 20071206 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI DE 2006-102006025262 A 20060531<br />
AIT DEA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 2006-102006025262 A 20060531 (DEA, 20071206)<br />
PRAIT DEA Patent application<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 135
Table: Overview of family display formats available in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
Deduplicated<br />
Formats<br />
.F (=.M) .H .P .U .B<br />
BIB BIB.F BIB.H BIB.P BIB.U BIB.B<br />
IBIB IBIB.F IBIB.H IBIB.P IBIB.U IBIB.B<br />
STD STD.F STD.H STD.P STD.U STD.B<br />
ALL ALL.F ALL.H ALL.P ALL.U ALL.B<br />
ALLO ALLO.F ALLO.H ALLO.P ALLO.U ALLO.B<br />
IALL IALL.F IALL.H IALL.P IALL.U IALL.B<br />
IND IND.F IND.H IND.P IND.U IND.B<br />
UPALL<br />
TRIAL<br />
BRIEF<br />
MAX.F MAX.H MAX.P MAX.U MAX.B<br />
MAXO.F MAXO.H MAXO.P MAXO.U MAXO.B<br />
IMAX.F IMAX.H IMAX.P IMAX.U IMAX.B<br />
PI.PDF.F<br />
PI.PDF<br />
UPALL.F<br />
PI.H<br />
TIPI.H<br />
PI.PDF.H<br />
Meaning of field code extensions:<br />
Without extension deduplicated format<br />
.F information from all family members (synonym „.M“)<br />
.H information of all publications containing hits<br />
.P latest new family member<br />
.U last updated family member<br />
.B earliest publication (basic)<br />
PI.PDF.B<br />
„.F“ extension can be used for all display codes, e.g., PI, AB, not only for predefined display<br />
formats.<br />
All formats containing legal status information (LS), BIBLS, MAX, MAXO and IMAX are not<br />
available in a deduplicated format. For these formats the display codes without extension are<br />
synonym for the display codes with the “.F” extension.<br />
BIBLS = BIBLS.F<br />
MAX =MAX.F<br />
MAXO=MAXO.F<br />
IMAX=IMAX.F<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 136
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>: Display of basic patent and hit patent<br />
Basic patent<br />
In <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the earliest publication was defined as the basic patent of the family.<br />
To display data for the basic patent several display formats are available:<br />
PI.B (PN.B)<br />
BIB.B<br />
STD.B<br />
ALL.B<br />
MAX.B<br />
IMAX.B<br />
=> D BIB.B<br />
L15 ANSWER 1 OF 1 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 36748563 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> ED 20080521 EW 200821 UP 20080918 UW 200838<br />
DN 56345573<br />
TI Laser cutter assembly for e.g. electronic wafer integrated circuit has<br />
program monitor coupled to laser gun interruption switch.<br />
Laserstrahlbearbeitungsanlage.<br />
TL English; German<br />
IN SHIGEMATSU, KOICHI; NEHASHI, KOUICHI<br />
INS SHIGEMATSU KOICHI, JP; NEHASHI KOUICHI, JP<br />
PA DISCO CORPORATION<br />
PAS DISCO CORP, JP<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI DE 102007054577 A1 20080521<br />
PIT DEA1 DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST PUBLICATION)<br />
DAV 20080521 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI DE 2007-102007054577 A 20071115<br />
AIT DEA Patent application<br />
PRAI JP 2006-311839 A 20061117 (JPA, 20080521, Y)<br />
PRAIT JPA Patent application<br />
1 priority, 4 applications, 4 publications<br />
PN.B (synonym PI.B) can be selected.<br />
=> SEL PN.B<br />
E1 THROUGH E1 ASSIGNED<br />
=> D SEL<br />
E1 1 DE102007054577/PN<br />
HIT Patent<br />
In <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> you can monitor patent families by patent numbers. HIT display formats are<br />
available which show data only for the searched publication number:<br />
PI.H<br />
TI.H<br />
TIPI.H<br />
It is convenient to combine the HIT display formats with other family update formats.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 137
=> S US20080233013/PN AND 20081009/UPLS<br />
1 US20080233013/PN<br />
47884 20081009/UPLS<br />
(20081009/UPLS)<br />
L1<br />
1 US20080233013/PN AND 20081009/UPLS<br />
=> D TIPI.H LFAMUP<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI DISPENSING NOZZLE TIP.<br />
PI US 20080233013 A1 20080925<br />
1 priority, 2 applications, 3<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 1<br />
-----------<br />
AN 37132580 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> ED 20081009 EW 200841 UP 20081009 UW 200841<br />
DN 57098192<br />
PI EP 1977831 A2 20081008<br />
LEGAL STATUS CURRENT UPDATE<br />
AN 37132580 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
20081008 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
A2<br />
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT<br />
LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
200841.................................20081009<br />
20081008 EPAX + EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO<br />
AL BA MK RS<br />
200841.................................20081009<br />
20081008 EP17P + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED<br />
20080331<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
200841.................................20081009<br />
1 priority, 2 applications, 2 publications<br />
For PI.H SELECT HIT is available if one of the PI (PC, PN, PK, PY, PD) fields was searched.<br />
=> S LASER WELD? AND 20081002/PD<br />
L1<br />
6 LASER WELD? AND 20081002/PD<br />
=> SEL HIT PN<br />
E1 THROUGH E6 ASSIGNED<br />
=> D SEL<br />
E1 1 DE102004036576/PN<br />
E2 1 DE19618957/PN<br />
E3 1 WO2008014233/PN<br />
E4 1 WO2008052551/PN<br />
E5 1 WO2008116551/PN<br />
E6 1 WO2008117717/PN<br />
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Links to the fulltext in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
The disply format PI.PDF contains direct links to the origional pdf-documents at the EPO. All<br />
different publiucations (different kind code) have sepaated links.<br />
The following formats are available also: PI.PDF.B and PI.PDF.H .<br />
=> D PI.PDF 10<br />
L2 ANSWER 10 OF 26 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI AU 8824466 A 19900215<br />
URL:http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=AU&NR=<br />
2446688&KC=A<br />
PI EP 355200 A1 19900228<br />
URL:http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=EP&NR=<br />
0355200&KC=A1<br />
PI JP 02055053 A 19900223<br />
URL:http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=JP&NR=<br />
2055053&KC=A<br />
If the EPO cannot show the pdf document a message is given:<br />
Original document is not available for AU2446688 (A)<br />
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FSEARCH and FSORT<br />
The commands FSEARCH/FSORT can be used for extended family searches in individual<br />
databases (e.g., INPADOCDB, WPINDEX) or in multi-file family searches (for example, in<br />
WPINDEX and CAPLUS).<br />
Hint<br />
In the family file <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> no FSORT or FSEARCH is required!<br />
One database record represents one family.<br />
FSEARCH automatically selects publication, application, and priority numbers (PN, AP, PRN)<br />
from a previous search result and searches them in the database or databases of interest. Kind<br />
Codes and Dates are not searched. This procedure is repeated until no more additional records are<br />
retrieved. FSEARCH can start from:<br />
a publication number,<br />
an application number,<br />
an E list or an L number (SELECT result),<br />
an L number or an L list or<br />
a search query<br />
Hint<br />
FSEARCH always ends with FSORT!<br />
FSORT groups an answer set (L number) by the publication and application numbers into family<br />
groups. Several records belong to one patent family if they have one publication, application or<br />
priority number in common. FSORT lists patent invention families and the appropriate answer<br />
numbers.<br />
=> FILE INPADOCDB<br />
=> S DE 29723478/PN<br />
L1<br />
1 DE 29723478/PN<br />
(DE29723478/PN)<br />
FSEARCH on DE 29723478 retrieves all<br />
family member records in INPADOCDB<br />
=> FSE<br />
*** ITERATION 1 ***<br />
SET SMARTSELECT ON<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
SET HIGHLIGHTING OFF<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
SEL L1 1- PN,APPS<br />
L2 SEL L1 1- PN APPS : 5 TERMS<br />
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SEA L2<br />
L3<br />
12 L2<br />
*** ITERATION 2 ***<br />
SEL L3 1- PN,APPS<br />
L2 SEL L1 1- PN APPS : 24 TERMS<br />
SEA L2<br />
L3<br />
17 L2<br />
*** ITERATION 3 ***<br />
SEL L3 1- PN,APPS<br />
L2 SEL L1 1- PN APPS : 35 TERMS<br />
SEA L2<br />
L3<br />
FSORT L3<br />
L4<br />
17 L2<br />
17 FSO L3<br />
17 recrods represent the patent family of<br />
DE 29723478 in INPADOCDB<br />
SET SMARTSELECT OFF<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
SET HIGHLIGHTING ON<br />
SET COMMAND COMPLETED<br />
1 Multi-record Family Answers 1-17<br />
0 Individual Records<br />
0 Non-patent Records<br />
Following an FSORT the command D PFAM=1- provides the possibility to display only one<br />
document from each patent family. All standard display formats may be used. See HELP<br />
DISPLAY PFAM for further information.<br />
=> ? DISPLAY PFAM<br />
The DISPLAY PFAMILY command is used to selectively view records from<br />
patent families in an L# answer set containing patents. It is<br />
available only for FSORT L#s, either an L# created directly with FSORT<br />
or one created automatically with FSEARCH.<br />
To use this command, enter DISPLAY n PFAM=x L#, where n is the<br />
records to be displayed from each family, x is the families to be<br />
viewed, and L# is an FSORT L#. The default for n is 1. For example,<br />
to display 1 record from all the patent families, including the<br />
individual patent records, in an FSORT L#, enter D PFAM=1-.<br />
Example:<br />
=> FSO L1<br />
L2<br />
36 FSO L1<br />
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5 Multi-record Families Answers 1-12<br />
Family 1 Answers 1-4<br />
Family 2 Answers 5-6<br />
Family 3 Answers 7-8<br />
Family 4 Answers 9-10<br />
Family 5 Answers 11-12<br />
18 Individual Records Answers 13-30<br />
6 Non-patent Records Answers 31-36<br />
=> D PFAM=1-<br />
The above request will display 1 record from each of the patent<br />
families (PFAM=1-) from the current L# (L2), i.e., records 1, 5, 7,<br />
9, 11, 13-30.<br />
To display 1 record from specific families, enter D PFAM=m-p, where m<br />
is the first family to be used and p is the last. For example, to<br />
display patent records 1, 5, 7, 9, and 11 in L2 above, enter<br />
D PFAM=1-5.<br />
To display x through y records from specific families, enter<br />
D x-y PFAM=m-p. For example, to display patent records 1-2 and 5-12<br />
in L2 above, enter D 1-2 PFAM=1-5.<br />
To display x through y records from a specific family, enter<br />
D x-y PFAM=m. For example, to display patent records 1-4 in L2<br />
above, enter D 1- PFAM=1.<br />
To display all records in an FSORT L#, enter D 1- .<br />
PFAM may also be used in PRINT to print FSORT L# results offline<br />
or have them delivered electronically.<br />
For more information on FSORT, enter HELP FSORT at an arrow prompt<br />
(=>).<br />
Since there is only one family in our example, only one title of the first document is displayed.<br />
=> D PFAM=1- TI<br />
L4 ANSWER 1 OF 17 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN FAMILY DUPLICATE 1<br />
TI Form with integrated card.<br />
Hint<br />
FSEARCH considers only the Publication (PN), Prirority (PRN) and<br />
Application Number (AP). This can lead to incorrect families, if<br />
identical publication numbers are used for different applications, e.g.,<br />
US applications.<br />
The family display formats FAM and FFAM consider all priority data,<br />
Priority Number, Priority Kind Codes and date information. Thus<br />
correct families are displayed even for overlapping Publication<br />
Number series.<br />
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LEGAL STATUS SEARCHING<br />
Legal status information is available in the INPADOCDB database for more than 20 million<br />
records from 58 countries, for 16 of them only the national phases of PCT and/or EP applications<br />
are included. The database contains more than 51 million legal status entries (status July 2009).<br />
About 2,800 different legal events are searchable via legal status codes (/LSC).<br />
In the INPADOCDB and <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> files, all patent publication events (e.g. “date of grant”)<br />
are covered for all of the more than 80 authorities in the legal status display. This extended legal<br />
status makes it easier to get the complete picture of granted patents or other publication events.<br />
A list of countries for which legal status information is provided is contained in the appendix. An<br />
EXCEL list with the current content for each update is available on the EPO server<br />
(http://www.epo.org/patents/patent-information/raw-data/useful-tables.html).<br />
Use the EXPAND command to list legal status codes and their description text.<br />
=> E DE/LSC<br />
E1 1 DDZWAA/LSC<br />
E2 1 DDZWAA REJECTION OF APPLICATION WITHOUT REQUEST FOR EXAMINAT<br />
ION/LSC<br />
E3<br />
0 --> DE/LSC<br />
E4 24 DE5AU/LSC<br />
E5 24 DE5AU NEW APPLICATION NO. (PART 5 OF THE PATENT GAZETTE)/LSC<br />
E6 84821 DE8100/LSC<br />
E7 84821 DE8100 PUBLICATION OF THE EXAMINED APPLICATION WITHOUT PUBLI<br />
CATION OF UNEXAMINED APPLICATION/LSC<br />
E8 4964 DE8101/LSC<br />
E9 4964 DE8101 REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AS TO NOVELTY/LSC<br />
E10 15203 DE8105/LSC<br />
E11 15203 DE8105 SEARCH REPORT AVAILABLE/LSC<br />
E12 264013 DE8110/LSC<br />
Legal status codes contain the country code and a code which indentifies the legal event. Some<br />
codes are displayed with an additional plus (+) or minus (-) sign, indicating a negative or positive<br />
event.<br />
Example:<br />
LSC<br />
Description<br />
DE 5AU A<br />
DE 5AU P<br />
DE 8000<br />
DE 8100<br />
DE 8101<br />
DE 8102<br />
DE 8105<br />
DE 8106<br />
DE 8110<br />
DE 8115<br />
NEW APPLICATION NO. (PART 5 OF THE PATENT GAZETTE)<br />
NEW APPLICATION NO. (PART 5 OF THE PATENT GAZETTE)<br />
+ PCT-APPLICATION DESIGNATING DE<br />
+ PUBLICATION OF THE EXAMINED APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
PUBLICATION OF UNEXAMINED APPLICATION<br />
+ REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AS TO NOVELTY<br />
+ REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AS TO NOVELTY (FOR EP)<br />
+ SEARCH REPORT AVAILABLE<br />
+ SEARCH REPORT AVAILABLE (F<br />
OR EP)<br />
+ REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION PARAGRAPH 44<br />
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DE 8120<br />
DE 8121<br />
DE 8122<br />
DE 8123<br />
DE 8125<br />
DE 8126<br />
DE 8127<br />
DE 8128<br />
DE 8130<br />
DE 8131<br />
DE 8133<br />
- REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION VOID<br />
WILLINGNESS TO GRANT LICENSES PARAGRAPH 23<br />
WILLINGNESS TO GRANT LICENSES PARAGRAPH 23 WITHDRAWN<br />
NONBINDING INTEREST IN GRANTING LICENSES DECLARED<br />
NONBINDING INTEREST IN GRANTING LICENSES WITHDRAWN<br />
CHANGE OF THE MAIN CLASSIFICATION<br />
CHANGE OF THE SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION<br />
NEW PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT<br />
NEW PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE AGENT<br />
- WITHDRAWAL<br />
- REJECTION -<br />
PAYMENT OF THE APPLICATION FEE<br />
The extended legal events, priority, application and publication data, can only be searched via the<br />
bibliographic search fields (PRN, PRC, PRK, PRD, PRY, AP, AC, AK, AD, PN, PK, PY) and not<br />
with legal status codes.<br />
Updates for the extended legal events can be searched/monitored by using the update codes ED,<br />
EDP or EDLS. UPLS can only be used for searching the updates of the normal legal status entries,<br />
not for the extended legal events.<br />
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Legal Status display<br />
There are two legal status display formats:<br />
LS<br />
LS2<br />
Shows the current legal status including the extended legal status events<br />
Content of LS in detailed table format<br />
=> D LS<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
9951128 JPA PRI Patent application<br />
JP 1995-308802 A 19951128<br />
19961127 WOWW PRI Additional PCT application<br />
WO 1996-NL468 WW 19961127<br />
19961127 EPA APP Patent application<br />
EP 1996-938560 A 19961127<br />
19980916 EPA1 PUB APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
EP 863854 A1 19980916<br />
19980916 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
A1<br />
BE DE DK FR GB IT NL SE<br />
19980916 EP17P + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED<br />
19980520<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
19981104 EPRIN1 INVENTOR (CORRECTION)<br />
ISHIKAWA, MIYUKI<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
19981104 EPRIN1 INVENTOR (CORRECTION)<br />
UKACHI, TAKASHI<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
19990428 EP17Q + FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT<br />
19990316<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
20000405 EPRIC1 CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)<br />
7C 03C 25/10 A, 7C 08F 290/06 B<br />
20000419 EPB1 PUB PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
EP 863854 B1 20000419<br />
20000419 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
B1<br />
BE DE DK FR GB IT NL SE<br />
20000419 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED<br />
TIME-LIMIT<br />
NL: 20000419<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20000525 EPREF CORRESPONDS TO:<br />
DE 69607855<br />
20000525 P<br />
20000703 EPITF + IT: TRANSLATION FOR A EP PATENT FILED<br />
BARZANO' E ZANARDO ROMA S.P.A.<br />
20000719 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED<br />
The LS format gives an<br />
overview of legal status<br />
events in chronological<br />
order<br />
Extended legal status<br />
events: priority (PRI),<br />
application (APP) and<br />
publication data (PUB)<br />
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TIME-LIMIT<br />
DK: 20000719<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20000719 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED<br />
TIME-LIMIT<br />
SE: 20000719<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20000804 EPET + FR: TRANSLATION FILED<br />
20000901 EPNLV1 - NL: LAPSED OR ANNULED DUE TO FAILURE TO FULFILL THE<br />
REQUIREMENTS OF ART. 29P AND 29M OF THE PATENTS ACT; NO<br />
LEGAL EFFECT FROM<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20010404 EP26N + NO OPPOSITION FILED<br />
20011031 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
FR: 20011031<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
20011101 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
DE: 20011101<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
20011107 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
GB: 20011107<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
20011218 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
BE: 20011218<br />
Payment Year: 06<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
20020101 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
GBIF02 + GB: EUROPEAN PATENT IN FORCE AS OF 2002-01-01<br />
20021127 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES<br />
GB: 20021127<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20021130 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES<br />
BE: 20021130<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20030531 EPBERE - BE: LAPSED<br />
*DSM N.V.<br />
20021130<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20030531 EPBERE - BE: LAPSED<br />
JAPAN *SYNTHETIC RUBBER CO. LTD<br />
20021130<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20030603 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
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LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES<br />
DE: 20030603<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20030716 EPGBPC - GB: EUROPEAN PATENT CEASED THROUGH NON-PAYMENT OF RENEWAL<br />
FEE<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20030731 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES<br />
FR: 20030731<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
20030912 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
FRST<br />
- FR: LAPSED<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20051127 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES<br />
IT: 20051127<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200804.................................20080124<br />
=> D LS2<br />
The LS2 format shows the legal status<br />
information in form of a table<br />
L2 ANSWER 20000 OF 27448 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2004 EPO on STN<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
PRD 19951128<br />
PRK JPA<br />
PRAIT Patent application<br />
PRAI JP 1995-308802 A 19951128<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
PRD 19961127<br />
PRK WOWW<br />
PRAIT Additional PCT application<br />
PRAI WO 1996-NL468 WW 19961127<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
AD 19961127<br />
AK EPA<br />
AIT Patent application<br />
AI EP 1996-938560 A 19961127<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
PD 19980916<br />
PK EPA1<br />
PIT EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
PI EP 863854 A1 19980916<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
LSD 19980916<br />
LSC EPAK<br />
LSCI +<br />
LSTX DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
LSPI EP<br />
A1<br />
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LSDS BE DE DK FR GB IT NL SE<br />
AN 23555135 INPADOCDB<br />
LSD 19980916<br />
LSC EP17P<br />
LSCI +<br />
LSTX REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED<br />
LSDF 19980520<br />
…<br />
Hint<br />
Each legal status event which entered INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
after the reload/release is marked with the legal status update date,<br />
UPLS, and the legal status entry week, EWLS.<br />
UPLS and EWLS can be linked to the legal status code using the (L)-<br />
proximity operator.<br />
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Legal Status search fields<br />
The following search fields are available for detailed legal status searches:<br />
DISPLAY<br />
FIELD<br />
in format LS<br />
DISPLAY<br />
HEADER<br />
in format LS2<br />
SEARCH<br />
FIELD<br />
CONTENT<br />
UPLS* UPLS UPLS LS update date<br />
EDLS EDLS EDLS LS entry date<br />
EWLS EWLS EWLS LS entry week<br />
LS* LSCY LSCY LS country<br />
LSCC LSCC LS code country<br />
LSC LSC LS code + text<br />
LSC2 LSC LS code categogy<br />
LSTX *) LSTX *) text of LSC *)<br />
LSD LSD LS date INPADOCDB GAZETTE<br />
LSCI LSCI LS indicator (negative/positive)<br />
LSDF LSDF date in force<br />
LSFT LSFT free format text<br />
LSPI LSPC LS publication country<br />
LSPD LS publication date<br />
LSPK LS publication kind code<br />
LSPN LS publication number<br />
LSPY LS publication year<br />
LSDS LSDS designated states<br />
LSAG LSAG representative/agent<br />
LSIN LSIN patent inventor<br />
LSOP LSOP patent opponent<br />
LSPMY LSPMY Payment Year<br />
LSPA LSPA patent assignee<br />
LSSPC LSSPC SPC number<br />
LSSPC.FD<br />
LSSPC.XD<br />
LSSPC.EX<br />
SPC: filing date<br />
SPC: expiry date<br />
US Time Extension date<br />
LSIC LSIC IPC in LS<br />
*: Not available for extended legal status events: priority, application and publication data.<br />
Hint<br />
There is a legal status basic index /LSBI which comprises information from<br />
several fields:<br />
LSBI := LSAG, LSFT, LSIN, LSOP, and LSPA<br />
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The example illustrates which information of a legal status entry is indexed in which search field:<br />
LSCC<br />
20020724 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
LSTX<br />
EP<br />
A1<br />
LSD LSC<br />
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL<br />
PT SE TR<br />
LSDS<br />
20030502 EPAXX + PAYMENT OF EXTENSION FEES<br />
AL: 20020131<br />
LSDS<br />
LSDF<br />
20020724 EP17P + REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED<br />
20010606<br />
LSDF<br />
20020905 EPREF CORRESPONDS TO:<br />
DE 50100013<br />
LSPC<br />
LSPN<br />
20020905 P<br />
LSPD<br />
20030521 EP26 - OPPOSITION FILED<br />
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY<br />
20030325<br />
LSOP<br />
19961231 EPBECA BE: CHANGE OF HOLDER'S ADRESS<br />
960306 *POTEMPA LAWRENCE A.;*ANDERSON BYRON E.:1630<br />
MONTGOMERY DEERFIELD ILLINOIS 600015 ;5801 REBA<br />
MORTON GROVE, IL 60053 (US)<br />
20030702 EPRIN1 INVENTOR (CORRECTION)<br />
SMITH , JOHN, ARTHUR<br />
LSPA<br />
LSIN<br />
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20030305 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
GBCTFG GB: CERTIFICATE GRANTED<br />
SPC/GB02/021<br />
20030210<br />
LSSPC<br />
20140226<br />
LSSPC.XD<br />
LSSPC.FD<br />
20030515 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
CHNV CH: NEW AGENT<br />
BOVARD AG PATENTANWAELTE<br />
LSAG<br />
20030402 EPRIC1 CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)<br />
7A 01B 71/06 B<br />
LSIC<br />
LSDS<br />
20030730 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC<br />
NL PT SE TR<br />
200718.......................... .......20070505<br />
Display HIT:<br />
EWLS<br />
UPLS<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 24006039 INPADOCDB<br />
20031121 US356 + PATENT TERM EXTENSION UNDER 35 U.S.C. 156<br />
PRODUCT NAME: REGRANEX AND BECAPLERMIN CONCENTRATE<br />
20060704<br />
20101029<br />
LSSPC.EX<br />
Display LS2:<br />
AN 24006039 INPADOCDB UPLS 20040722 EWLS 200430<br />
LSD 20031121<br />
LSC US356<br />
LSCI + (positive)<br />
LSTX PATENT TERM EXTENSION UNDER 35 U.S.C. 156<br />
LSFT PRODUCT NAME: REGRANEX AND BECAPLERMIN CONCENTRATE<br />
.XD 20060704<br />
.EX 20101029<br />
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Search examples<br />
Search for legal status information on a national application<br />
Search question: Find the complete patent status for US6329919<br />
including legal status information.<br />
INPADOCDB is the appropriate source for questions related to national applications. To receive<br />
all relevant information, use the MAX display format:<br />
=> FIL INPADOCDB<br />
=> S US6329919/PN<br />
L1<br />
1 US6329919/PN<br />
=> D MAX<br />
AN 48685856 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 33230462<br />
TI System and method for providing reservations for restroom use.<br />
TL English<br />
IN BOIES STEPHEN J.; DINKIN SAMUEL; MOSKOWITZ PAUL ANDREW; YU PHILIP<br />
SHI-LUNG<br />
INS BOIES STEPHEN J, US; DINKIN SAMUEL, US; MOSKOWITZ PAUL ANDREW, US; YU<br />
PHILLIP SHI-LUNG, US<br />
PA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION<br />
PAS IBM, US<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 6329919 B1 20011211<br />
PIT USB1 REEXAM. CERTIF., N-ND REEXAM. or GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION<br />
[FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20011211 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI US 2000-639254 A 20000814<br />
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 2000-639254 A 20000814 (USA, Y)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
REC 5. THERE ARE 5 CITED REFERENCES (5 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD.<br />
REP US 5272474 A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 5864818<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 5948040<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 5963948<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
US 5978770<br />
A (SEA, pat)<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM G08B0023-00<br />
IPCR G06Q0010-00 [I,A ]<br />
G06Q0010-00 [I,C*]<br />
NCL 3405731; X34082529; X34082528; X705 6; X705 5<br />
EPC G06Q0010-00A<br />
AB The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for providing<br />
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AL<br />
AS<br />
FA<br />
reservations for restroom use. In one embodiment, a passenger on an<br />
airplane may submit a reservation request to the system for restroom use.<br />
The reservation system determines when the request can be accommodated<br />
and notifies the passenger when a restroom becomes available. The system<br />
improves airline safety by minimizing the time passengers spent standing<br />
while an airplane is in flight.<br />
English<br />
national office<br />
AB; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; NCL; PA; PAS; PI; PIT;<br />
PRAI; REP; TI<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 48685856 INPADOCDB<br />
20001020 USAS ASSIGNMENT<br />
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, NEW Y<br />
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:BOIES, STEPHEN<br />
J.;DINKIN, SAMUEL;MOSKOWITZ, PAUL ANDREW;AND<br />
OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:011248/0248;SIGNING DATES FROM 20000906<br />
TO 20000919<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200917.................................20090423<br />
20010312 USAS ASSIGNMENT<br />
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, NEW Y<br />
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GREENE, DAVID<br />
P.;BOIES, STEPHEN J.;DINKIN, SAMUEL;AND<br />
OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:011630/0214;SIGNING DATES FROM 20010109<br />
TO 20010115<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
200914.................................20090402<br />
20020402 USCO + COMMISSIONER ORDERED REEXAMINATION<br />
20020212<br />
20020402 USDC - DISCLAIMER FILED<br />
20020227<br />
20021008 USFPB1 - EXPIRED DUE TO REEXAMINATION WHICH CANCELED ALL CLAIMS<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
20060207 USFP - EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE<br />
20051211<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
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Search for legal status events<br />
Legal status events may be searched using the Legal Status Code field (LSC), the Legal Status<br />
Code Category (LSC2) or via the legal status code description in the Legal Status Text (LSTX)<br />
field.<br />
Search question: Locate Bayer patents which have expired due to<br />
failure to pay maintenance fees.<br />
=> S BAYER/PA,PAS AND (EXPIR?(S)FAIL?)/LSTX<br />
149898 BAYER/PA<br />
150431 BAYER/PAS<br />
1788156 EXPIR?/LSTX<br />
1027547 FAIL?/LSTX<br />
867865 (EXPIR?(S)FAIL?)/LSTX<br />
L1 5176 BAYER/PA,PAS AND (EXPIR?(S)FAIL?)/LSTX<br />
Search for the company<br />
and the legal status event<br />
Use (S) Proximity in the<br />
LSTX field.<br />
=> D MAX<br />
AN 48881099 INPADOCDB UP 20070103<br />
FN 7676425<br />
TI Method for producing 4,6-dichloropyrimidine with sulfur compounds and<br />
phosphorus compounds.<br />
TL English<br />
IN MAIS FRANZ-JOSEF; KLAUSENER ALEXANDER; CRAMM GUENTHER; STEFFAN GUIDO<br />
INS MAIS FRANZ-JOSEF, DE; KLAUSENER ALEXANDER, DE; CRAMM GUENTHER, DE;<br />
STEFFAN GUIDO, DE<br />
PA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT<br />
PAS BAYER AG, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 6525198 B1 20030225<br />
PIT USB1 REEXAM. CERTIF., N-ND REEXAM. or GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION<br />
[FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20030225 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
AI US 2002-69089 A 20020207<br />
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI DE 1999-19938500 A 19990813 (DEA)<br />
WO 2000-EP7401 W 20000731 (WOWW)<br />
PRAIT DEA Patent application<br />
WOWW Additional PCT application<br />
REP EP 0745593 A2 (APP, pat)<br />
WO 9529166<br />
A1 (APP, pat)<br />
REXP XP000680903<br />
(APP)<br />
REN (1) "Chlorination of Pyrimidines", Research Disclosure, GB, Industrial<br />
Opportunities Ltd., Havant, Nr. 391, Nov. 1, 1996, Seiten 690-691,<br />
XP000680903, ISSN: 0374-4353 in der Anmeldung erwaehnt Beispiel 2.<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM C07D0239-30<br />
IPCR C07B0061-00 [I,A]; C07D0239-30 [I,A]<br />
C07B0061-00 [I,C*]; C07D0239-00 [I,C*]<br />
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NCL 544334<br />
EPC C07D0239-30B<br />
AB The invention relates to a method for the preparation of<br />
4,6-dichloropyrimidine by reacting 4-chloro-6-methoxypyrimidine with at<br />
least one sulphur-containing chlorinating agent selected from the group<br />
consisting of SCl2, SOCl2, and SO2Cl2 in the presence of at least one<br />
phosphorus compound having the formulain whichR represents C1-C10-alkyl<br />
or C6-C10-aryl, each of which may optionally be substituted by up to five<br />
identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of<br />
fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C1-C4-alkyl, and C1-C4-alkoxy,Y represents<br />
oxygen or sulphur, andn represents zero or 1.<br />
AL English<br />
AS national office<br />
FA AB; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; NCL; PA; PAS; PI; PIT;<br />
PRAI; REN; REP; REXP; TI<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 48881099 INPADOCDB<br />
20070424 USFP - EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE<br />
20070225<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200717.................................20070426<br />
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Search question: Search for oppositions against GlaxoSmithKline in 2003<br />
=> S (GLAXO? OR SMITHKLINE?)/PA,PAS AND<br />
(OPPOSITION(NOTS)NO)/LSTX(L)2003/LSD<br />
26694 GLAXO?/PA<br />
26972 GLAXO?/PAS<br />
33802 SMITHKLINE?/PA<br />
34470 SMITHKLINE?/PAS<br />
1889201 OPPOSITION/LSTX<br />
1875227 NO/LSTX<br />
1021099 2003/LSD<br />
(20030000-20039999/LSD)<br />
9905 (OPPOSITION(NOTS)NO)/LSTX(L)2003/LSD<br />
L7<br />
=> D BIB HIT 12<br />
33 (GLAXO? OR SMITHKLINE?)/PA,PAS AND (OPPOSITION(NOTS)NO)/LSTX(L)<br />
2003/LSD<br />
AN 23537242 INPADOCDB ED 20080228 EW 200809 UP 20080626 UW 200826<br />
FN 1124748<br />
TI ZAHNBUeRSTE.<br />
TOOTHBRUSH.<br />
BROSSE A DENTS.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN HALM, HANS; KRAEMER, HANS<br />
INS HALM HANS, DE; KRAEMER HANS, DE<br />
PA SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH<br />
PAS SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CONSUMER, DE<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 845956 B1 20020502 English<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
D.....<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 23537242 INPADOCDB<br />
20030319 EP26 - OPPOSITION FILED<br />
UNILEVER N.V.<br />
20030124<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
20030326 EPR26 - OPPOSITION FILED (CORRECTION)<br />
UNILEVER N.V.ROTTERDAM/UNILEVER PLC LONDON<br />
20030124<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
20030501 EPNLR1 - NL: OPPOSITION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EPO<br />
UNILEVER N.V.<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
Search for the company and the<br />
legal status event.<br />
The (L) operator is used to link<br />
the LSTX field to the LSD<br />
search term within the same<br />
legal status entry.<br />
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Legal Status Categories (/LSC2)<br />
A systematic search for one legal event has to consider all legal status codes, taking into account<br />
that definitions of codes can change and new codes may be added. Sophisticated strategies and<br />
deep understanding of patent procedures of different authorities are necessary for comprehensive<br />
search results. Legal status categories, /LSC2, provide a convenient alternative for such queries.<br />
<strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong> has introduced legal status categories on the basis of EPO specifications. They are<br />
helpful to monitor the legal status and, displayed at the end of a legal status entry, they can be<br />
useful for a quick overview. Through the classification of legal status codes in 7 categories it is<br />
sufficient to search for the appropriate Legal Status Category.<br />
Legal status categories are searchable in /LSC2 by means of three-character codes<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
LIC Licensing<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
REI Reinstatement or Restoration<br />
SPC Supplemental Protection Certificate, Time Extension<br />
Expiry, opposition, non-payment of annual fees or withdrawal by the applicant are possible<br />
reasons for the expiry or limitation of a patent. The legal status category NIF (Lapses, Expiries,<br />
Withdrawals, Refusals) is appropriate to check for all those events at once. However inspection of<br />
each individual case is necessary as reinstatements and restorations may happen (REI/LSC2).<br />
Please note that legal status information in INPADOCDDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> and all other patent<br />
databases on STN are without commitment. For obligatory information, e.g. if a patent is still in<br />
force, it is indispensible to inquire the patent registers or to access records at the patent authorities.<br />
You can limit the search for a Legal Status Category by combining it with application/publication<br />
country (/AC, /PC) or application/publication number (/AP, /PC) with the AND operator.<br />
=> FIL INPADOCDB<br />
=> S SE/PC AND NIF/LSC2<br />
473375 SE/PC<br />
7730211 NIF/LSC2<br />
L2 91237 SE/PC AND NIF/LSC2<br />
=> D PI LS<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 91237 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI SE 9904860 A 20010701<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 53671906 INPADOCDB<br />
20020416 SENAV - PATENT APPLICATION HAS LAPSED<br />
SE 9904860-5<br />
F<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
.......................................20070802<br />
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Search question:<br />
Search for SPCs of BAYER!<br />
Legal Status Categories can also be employed to search for SPCs. The appropriate category is SPC<br />
(Suppl. Protec. Certificate, Time Extension). <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is used to conduct this inventionrelated<br />
query.<br />
=> FIL INPADFAMDB; SET HIGH OFF<br />
=> S BAYER/PASS<br />
49904 BAYER/PA<br />
49944 BAYER/PAS<br />
14030 BAYER/LSPA<br />
L5 51768 BAYER/PASS<br />
(BAYER/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
Hint: Set highlighting off to<br />
search for BAYER.<br />
Then only family members with<br />
SPC data are displayed with<br />
DISPLAY HIT and not the<br />
complete family.<br />
=> SET HIGH ON ; S L5 AND SPC/LSC2<br />
12183 SPC/LSC2<br />
L6 97 L5 AND SPC/LSC2<br />
=> D HIT 3<br />
L6 ANSWER 3 OF 97 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20010412 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
CHSPCF CH: SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE FILED<br />
CHSPCFBLW-NR. W 6012/31.01.2001, 23.03.2001<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20010822 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
GBCTFF GB: CERTIFICATE FILED<br />
GBCTFFSPC/GB01/031: 20010726<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20020109 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
GBCTFG GB: CERTIFICATE GRANTED<br />
GBCTFGSPC/GB01/031: 20011212, EXPIRES: 20160130<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20031107 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
FRC1 FR: APPLICATION FOR CCP FOR PLANT PROTECTION LAID OPEN TO<br />
THE PUBLIC<br />
03C0022, 20030605<br />
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03C0022<br />
20030605<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20031107 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
FRC1 FR: APPLICATION FOR CCP FOR PLANT PROTECTION LAID OPEN TO<br />
THE PUBLIC<br />
03C0025, 20030708<br />
03C0025<br />
20030708<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20040102 EPREG REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE<br />
FRCP FR: SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE OF PROTECTION FILED<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20011031 DEV448 + APPLICATION OF SPC<br />
PRODUCT NAME: PROPOXYCARBAZONE ALS NATRIUMSALZ;<br />
REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 004915-00/00-001 -<br />
004915-00/00-007; 20010905<br />
101 99 063<br />
20011030<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
200714.................................20070405<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20060321 DEV457 + SPC GRANTED<br />
PRODUCT NAME: PROPOXYCARBAZONE ALS NATRIUMSALZ;<br />
REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 004915-00/00-001 -<br />
004915-00/00-007; 20010905<br />
101 99 063<br />
20011030<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
200714.................................20070405<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
LEGAL STATUS HIT<br />
AN 34427168 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> UPFL 20080417<br />
20060807 DEV448 + APPLICATION OF SPC<br />
PRODUCT NAME: PROPOXYCARBAZONE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE:<br />
4915-00, 20050413<br />
12 2006 000 038<br />
20060807<br />
SPC Suppl. Protect. Certificate, Time Extension<br />
200741.................................20071011<br />
64 priorities, 128 applications, 177 publications<br />
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Note<br />
z<br />
Legal status information in patent databases is always given without any<br />
obligation or warranty. For authoritative information you have to examine the<br />
records of the competent patent authorities!<br />
See original statement by the EPO:<br />
"The EPO does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of data originating<br />
from other authorities than the EPO, including but not exclusively whether they<br />
are complete, up-to-date and fit for specific purposes. For authoritative<br />
information, please refer to the respective patent authorities"<br />
On the following web site you can find for each new update week an overview about the changes<br />
in the last update:<br />
http://www.epo.org/patents/patent-information/raw-data/useful-tables.html<br />
File description File type File size Last updated Download<br />
Contents and coverage of the XLS 961 KB W 32/2009 download<br />
DOCDB bibliographic file<br />
Contents and coverage of the XLS 64 KB W 32/2009 download<br />
INPADOC legal status file<br />
DOCDB ST36 kind codes<br />
statistics<br />
XLS 167 KB W 32/2009 download<br />
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UPDATES AND SETTING UP ALERTS<br />
Document Updates in INPADOCDB<br />
The INPADOCDB file has a static, segmented structure. All national publications of a patent<br />
application are one documentation unit or database record. Each publication of a database record<br />
is assigned an ENTRY DATE, ED, and an ENTRY WEEK, EW. If a new application is entered in<br />
INPADOCDB, a new record is generated and ED for this first publication is also stored in the<br />
ENTRY DATE PATENT, EDP, field.<br />
With first entries, the UPDATE DATE is set to UP=ED=EDP and the UPDATE WEEK to<br />
UW=EW. UPDATE DATE, UP, and the UPDATE WEEK, UW, are updated each time a<br />
publication of the database record is changed or a new publication level is added. It is possible to<br />
distinguish between updates of the complete bibliography (UPBB) and those of the classifications<br />
(IPC, EPC, ICO, IDT, NCL) (UPCC).<br />
Example: Database record for an EP document consisting of two publication levels, application<br />
(EPA1) and granted patent (EPB1)<br />
=> SET ALL.M<br />
AN 57583597 INPADOCDB ED 20081218 EW 200851 UP 20090423 UW 200917<br />
FN 37404938<br />
TI Verfahren und System zur Entregistrierung von ausserhalb der Reichweite<br />
befindlichen Geraeten in einem drahtlosen LAN.<br />
Method and system for deregistering Out-Of-Coverage range devices in a<br />
wireless local area network.<br />
Procede et systeme pour desenregistrer des dispositifs hors de portee de<br />
couverture dans un reseau local sans fil.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN SHATSKY, ALEXANDER<br />
INS SHATSKY ALEXANDER, CA<br />
PA RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED<br />
PAS RES IN MOTION LTD, CA<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 2003916 A1 20081217 English<br />
PIT EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 20081217 examined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT<br />
LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
XS R: AL BA HR MK RS<br />
AI EP 2007-109189 A 20070530<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI EP 2007-109189 A 20070530 (EPA, 20081218, Y)<br />
PRAIT EPA Patent application<br />
REC 6. THERE ARE 6 CITED REFERENCES (6 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
IPCR H04W0060-06 [I,A ]<br />
H04W0060-00 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04Q0007-38R; H04W0060-06<br />
AB A method for deregistering wireless devices from a registration server<br />
for a wireless local area network, comprising: sending an initial<br />
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AL<br />
AS<br />
FA<br />
CHG<br />
registration request message from a wireless device to the registration<br />
server, the initial registration request message including an initial<br />
expiration interval; measuring radio signal strength at the wireless<br />
device; and, determining whether the radio signal strength has decreased<br />
to below a predetermined level and, if so, sending an updated<br />
registration request message from the wireless device to the registration<br />
server, the updated registration request message including an updated<br />
expiration interval less than the initial expiration interval thereby<br />
allowing timely deregistering of the wireless device by the registration<br />
server.<br />
English<br />
EPO<br />
AB; AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; ED; EPC; EW; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; REP; TI<br />
IPC A<br />
AN 57583597 INPADOCDB ED 20090212 EW 200907 UP 20090806 UW 200932<br />
FN 37404938<br />
TI Verfahren und System zur Entregistrierung von ausserhalb der Reichweite<br />
befindlichen Geraeten in einem drahtlosen LAN.<br />
Method and system for deregistering Out-Of-Coverage range devices in a<br />
wireless local area network.<br />
Procede et systeme pour desenregistrer des dispositifs hors de portee de<br />
couverture dans un reseau local sans fil.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN SHATSKY, ALEXANDER<br />
INS SHATSKY ALEXANDER, CA<br />
PA RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED<br />
PAS RES IN MOTION LTD, CA<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 2003916 B1 20090211 English<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DAV 20090211 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
DS R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT<br />
LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
XS R: AL BA HR MK RS<br />
AI EP 2007-109189 A 20070530<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI EP 2007-109189 A 20070530 (EPA, 20081218, Y)<br />
PRAIT EPA Patent application<br />
IPCI H04W0004-00 [I,A ]<br />
H04W0004-00 [I,C*]<br />
IPCR H04W0060-06 [I,A ]<br />
H04W0060-00 [I,C*]<br />
EPC H04Q0007-38R; H04W0060-06<br />
ABEQ (EP 2003916 A1)<br />
A method for deregistering wireless devices from a registration server<br />
for a wireless local area network, comprising: sending an initial<br />
registration request message from a wireless device to the registration<br />
server, the initial registration request message including an initial<br />
expiration interval; measuring radio signal strength at the wireless<br />
device; and, determining whether the radio signal strength has decreased<br />
to below a predetermined level and, if so, sending an updated<br />
registration request message from the wireless device to the registration<br />
server, the updated registration request message including an updated<br />
expiration interval less than the initial expiration interval thereby<br />
allowing timely deregistering of the wireless device by the registration<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 162
AL<br />
AS<br />
FA<br />
CHG<br />
server.<br />
English<br />
EPO<br />
AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; ED; EPC; EW; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI; IPCR; LA; PA; PAS;<br />
PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
AIOR A; PA A; IN A; DS A<br />
If a priority is added - also the first one - , an ENTRY DATE PRIORITY, EDPR, is registered.<br />
This date is given only for priority numbers entered in the database after the reload.<br />
AN 55297951 INPADOCDB ED 20070301 EW 200709 UP 20071206 UW 200749<br />
FN 11602196<br />
TI Apparatus for and method of measuring clock skew.<br />
TL English<br />
IN YAMAGUCHI TAKAHIRO; ISHIDA MASAHIRO; SOMA MANI<br />
INS YAMAGUCHI TAKAHIRO, JP; ISHIDA MASAHIRO, JP; SOMA MANI, US<br />
PA ADVANTEST CORPORATION<br />
PAS ADVANTEST CORP<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI US 20070036256 A1 20070215 English<br />
PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001 ONWARDS] The date EDPR is shown in brackets<br />
DAV 20070215 unexamined-printed-without-grant in the PRAI field beside the PRAIT<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
abbreviation.<br />
AI US 2002-585526 A 20020319<br />
AIT USA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 2002-585526 A 20020319 (USA, 20071206, N)<br />
WO 2002-JP2591 W 20020319 (WOW, 20071206, N)<br />
US 2001-813923 A 20010320 (USA1, 20070301, Y)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
WOW International application Number<br />
USA1 Prior application claimed for continuation<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 163
If the legal status is updated, the UPDATE DATE LEGAL STATUS, UPLS, is displayed together<br />
with the legal status.<br />
All updates - no matter where - can be found via the UPDATE MAXIMUM search code, UPM.<br />
This means that UPM corresponds to all modifications of UP and UPLS. This field was especially<br />
created for alerts (SDIs) in order to capture all possible changes.<br />
To look for new publications and/or legal status updates, use the new update field EDLS, which<br />
considers ED and UPLS.<br />
All possible document related update codes for INPADOCDB are summarized in the following<br />
list. This information is also available via HELP UPDATE.<br />
Procedure<br />
Update Code<br />
New patent application (first entry) EDP=ED=UP* )<br />
New priority entry<br />
New publications of a publication series<br />
EDPR<br />
ED=UP<br />
Updates of publications (BIB, IND) UP *)<br />
Updates of BIB (except for classification updates)<br />
Updates of classifications (IND)<br />
New legal status information<br />
Updates of publications and/or legal status (all<br />
changes)<br />
UPBB<br />
UPCC<br />
UPLS<br />
UPM=UP+UPLS **)<br />
New publications and legal status updates EDLS=ED+UPLS **)<br />
*) UP=UPBB+UPCC<br />
**) suited for SDI<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 164
Search and display field “Change” (CHG)<br />
What exactly was changed last in an INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> record can be easily viewed with the<br />
display format CHG. CHG shows which fields have been updated during the last change of the database<br />
record. This is not necessarily the latest update date. The database record may have been changed earlier<br />
and remained unchanged while the last update. In order to display the latest changes for all publication<br />
levels CHG.M has to be used.<br />
CHG is also a search code. Indexed in /CHG are all last changed fields together with an additional<br />
code, A (AMENDED/MODIFIED) or C (CHANGED/NEW)<br />
=> E A/CHG 25<br />
**** START OF FIELD ****<br />
E3 0 --> A/CHG<br />
E4 2 ABDE C/CHG<br />
E5 9097 ABEN A/CHG<br />
E6 6467 ABEN C/CHG<br />
E7 140829 ABFR A/CHG<br />
E8 372268 ABFR C/CHG<br />
E9 24 ABOL C/CHG<br />
E10 4083 AI A/CHG<br />
E11 39296 AIOR A/CHG<br />
E12 101 AIOR C/CHG<br />
E13 101856 CIT A/CHG<br />
E14 24854 CIT C/CHG<br />
E15 69 DF A/CHG<br />
E16 21313 DS A/CHG<br />
E17 65 DS C/CHG<br />
E18 271549 EPC A/CHG<br />
E19 85348 EPC C/CHG<br />
E20 9475 IC A/CHG<br />
E21 1391 IC C/CHG<br />
E22 89734 ICO A/CHG<br />
E23 60341 ICO C/CHG<br />
E24 296 IDT A/CHG<br />
E25 118 IDT C/CHG<br />
=> S IN C/CHG AND PA C/CHG AND EPC C/CHG<br />
=> D BIB.M CHG.M<br />
L11 ANSWER 1 OF 114 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 52716568 INPADOCDB ED 20070301 EW 200709 UP 20071029 UW 200743<br />
FN 35147423<br />
TI ANTENNA DEVICE AND MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE.<br />
TL English<br />
IN YAMADA AKIKO; HIGAKI MAKOTO; SEKINE SHUICHI<br />
INS YAMADA AKIKO; HIGAKI MAKOTO; SEKINE SHUICHI<br />
PA TOSHIBA CORP<br />
PAS TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI JP 2007020093 A 20070125<br />
PIT JPA DOC. LAID OPEN TO PUBL. INSPEC. [PUBLISHED FROM 1971 ON]<br />
DAV 20070125 unexamined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
AI JP 2005-201915 A 20050711<br />
AIT JPA Patent application<br />
PRAI JP 2005-201915 A 20050711 (JPA)<br />
PRAIT JPA Patent application<br />
CHG EPC C; PAS C; PA C; INS C; IN C; TI C<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 165
For the following fields the changes are indicated:<br />
ABDE Abstract in German<br />
ABEN Abstract in English<br />
ABES Abstract in Spanish<br />
ABFR Abstract in French<br />
ABOL Abstract in original language<br />
ABOR Abstract in original non-ASCII character set<br />
AI Application information<br />
AIOR Application information, original form<br />
CIT Citations<br />
DF Date in Force (Advertizing German Utilities)<br />
DS Designated States<br />
EPC European Patent Classification (ECLA A-H)<br />
IC International Patent Classification version 1-7<br />
ICO In Computer Only (ECLA K-Y)<br />
IDT Indeling der Techniek<br />
IN Inventor<br />
INOR Inventor, original character set<br />
INS Inventor, standardized<br />
IPC International Patent Classification (current and old)<br />
NCL National Patent Classification<br />
PA Patent Assignee<br />
PAOR Patent Assignee, original character set<br />
PAS Patent Assignee, standardized<br />
PI Patent information<br />
PRAI Priority information<br />
PRAO Priority information, original form<br />
TI Title<br />
TIOR Title, original character set<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 166
Patent family updates in INPADOCDB<br />
In addition to the update codes for document updates there are also update codes for patent family<br />
updates in INPADOCDB - assigned to all family members. These codes and the corresponding<br />
display formats allow for a targeted monitoring of patent families.<br />
Update codes for patent families<br />
Update codes can be used for manual and automatic SDIs. The following list gives an overview of<br />
all family update codes and the corresponding dates.<br />
Procedure<br />
First entry of patent family<br />
New record assigned to patent family<br />
New publication added to a patent family record<br />
Updates of the bibliographic part of patent family<br />
records (including classification updates)<br />
Legal status updates within the patent family<br />
New publication level and legal status updates within<br />
the patent family<br />
All updates within a patent family<br />
Date<br />
EDF<br />
UPFD<br />
UPFP<br />
UPFB<br />
UPFL<br />
UPFE<br />
UPFA<br />
Remarks<br />
The update codes are hierarchical, which means that different entries are generated according to<br />
the events:<br />
EDF generates additional entries in UPFD, UPFP, UPFB; UPFE, UPFA<br />
UPFD generates additional entries in UPFP, UPFB; UPFE, UPFA<br />
UPFP generates additional entries in UPFB,UPFE, UPFA<br />
UPFB generates additional entries in UPFA<br />
Use DISPLAY UPALL to display the list of updates for each document.<br />
Hint<br />
The EDF field allows to find new inventions, because it shows the first<br />
entry of a patent family (or newly setup of a patent family).<br />
UPFE and UPFA are preferred update codes for SDIs.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 167
Updates in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
In <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> the database record comprises a patent family.<br />
EDF indicates when an <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> database record was first created. UPFB is the appropriate<br />
update code for a change to bibliographic data of any family member. EDF and UPFB and the<br />
corresponding weeks, EWF and UWFB, are displayed at the beginning of a record in the BRIEF<br />
format<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> update codes are comparable with corresponding INPADOCDB family update<br />
codes. In addition to these family related codes, update codes for single family members are also<br />
available in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>.<br />
The following table shows all available <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> update codes.<br />
Procedure<br />
Update codes related to family (database record)<br />
New database record (new patent family)<br />
New member assigned to patent family<br />
New publication added to a patent family member<br />
Updates of the bibliographic part, including<br />
classifications, of a database record (patent family)<br />
Updates of the bibliographic part, except for<br />
classification updates, of a database record (patent<br />
family)<br />
Updates of classifications (IND) of a database record<br />
(patent family)<br />
Legal status updates within a database record (patent<br />
family)<br />
New publication level and legal status updates within<br />
the database record (patent family)<br />
All updates within a database record (patent family)<br />
Date<br />
EDF<br />
UPFD<br />
UPFP<br />
UPFB<br />
UPBB<br />
UPCC<br />
UPFL<br />
UPFE<br />
UPFA<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 168
Display formats for patent family updates in<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
Besides family update display formats covering only the current update week, additional display<br />
formats are accessible which contain data from the last four update weeks.<br />
Display codes for the last four update weeks end with “4”, e.g. FFAMUP4.<br />
Display codes:<br />
FFAMUP/FFAMUP4<br />
IFAMUP/IFAMUP4<br />
FFAMUP.PC<br />
STD and/or LS of new or updated family members or family<br />
members with new legal status entries changed with the current<br />
update/last four update weeks<br />
indented format of FFAMUP/FFAMUP4<br />
country-specific FFAMUP, e.g., FFAMUP.EP<br />
(only valid for the following patent countries:<br />
AT AU BE CA CH DE DK EP ES FI FR GB<br />
GR IE IL IT JP HU NL NO SE US WO)<br />
FFAMED/FFAMED4<br />
IFAMED/IFAMED4<br />
FFAMED.PC<br />
STD and/or LS of family members with new publications and/or<br />
new legal status entries changed with the current update/last four<br />
update weeks<br />
indented format of FFAMED/IFAMED4<br />
country-specific FFAMED, e.g., FFAMED.US<br />
(only valid for the following countries:<br />
PC= AT AU BE CA CH DE DK EP ES FI FR GB<br />
GR IE IL IT JP HU NL NO SE US WO)<br />
LFAMUP/LFAMUP4<br />
LFAMUP.PC<br />
AN, PI, LS of family members with new legal status entries from<br />
the current update week/from the last four update weeks<br />
country-specific LFAMUP, e.g., LFAMUP.FR<br />
(only valid for the following countries:<br />
PC= AT AU BE CA CH DE DK EP ES FI FR GB<br />
GR IE IL IT JP HU NL NO SE US WO)<br />
UPALL<br />
UPALL.M<br />
Table of update dates<br />
Tables of update dates for all publications of one database record<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 169
=> D BIB UPALL<br />
AN 53039753 INPADOCDB ED 20070505 EW 200718 UP 20090709 UW 200928<br />
FN 9171743<br />
TI Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Speicherung und Verteilung von<br />
Verschluesselungsschluesseln.<br />
Method and apparatus for storing and distributing encryption keys.<br />
Procede et dispositif pour stocker et distribuer des cles de cryptage.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN SOWA, HANS CHRISTOPHER; MCDONALD, DANIEL J.; CHATER-LEA, DAVID J.;<br />
KREMSKE, RANDY; PAPPAS, SCOTT J.; JOHUR, JASON; NEWKIRK, DENNIS;<br />
ANDERSON, WALTER F.; WALTON, GLENN BRIAN<br />
INS SOWA HANS CHRISTOPHER, US; MCDONALD DANIEL J, US; CHATER-LEA DAVID J, GB;<br />
KREMSKE RANDY, US; PAPPAS SCOTT J, US; JOHUR JASON, GB; NEWKIRK DENNIS,<br />
US; ANDERSON WALTER F, US; WALTON GLENN BRIAN, GB<br />
PA MOTOROLA, INC.<br />
PAS MOTOROLA INC, US<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 1777870 A3 20070502 English<br />
PIT EPA3 SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 20070502 supplemental-srep-reference<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR<br />
AI EP 2006-26909 A 20020118<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI US 2001-785849 A 20010216 (USA, 20070222, Y)<br />
EP 2002-720815 A 20020118 (EPA3, 20070419, N)<br />
PRAIT USA Patent application<br />
EPA3 Prior application claimed for a division<br />
AN 53039753 INPADOCDB FN 9171743<br />
UP 20090709 UPBB 20070505 UPCC 20090709 ED 20070505 EDP 20070426<br />
UPFB 20090709 UPFP 20090423 UPFD 20090423 EDF 20070222<br />
UPFL 20090806<br />
UPALL<br />
=> D FAM<br />
1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 53039753 INPADOCDB<br />
+-------------PRAI-------------+ +--------------AI--------------+<br />
EP 2002-720815 A 20020118 EP 2006-26909 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26910 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26911 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26912 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26913 A 20020118<br />
US 2001-785849 A 20010216 AT 2002-720815 T 20020118<br />
AU 2002-251789 A 20020118<br />
DE 2002-60218289 A 20020118<br />
DK 2002-720815 T 20020118<br />
EP 2002-720815 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26909 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26910 A 20020118<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 170
EP 2006-26911 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26912 A 20020118<br />
EP 2006-26913 A 20020118<br />
ES 2002-720815 T 20020118<br />
IL 2002-157049 A 20020118<br />
IL 2003-157049 A 20030722<br />
PT 2002-720815 T 20020118<br />
US 2001-785849 A 20010216<br />
US 2007-781310 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781323 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781340 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781360 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781489 A 20070723<br />
WO 2002-US1479 W 20020118<br />
WO 2002-US1479 W 20020118 AU 2002-251789 A 20020118<br />
DE 2002-60218289 A 20020118<br />
DK 2002-720815 T 20020118<br />
EP 2002-720815 A 20020118<br />
IL 2002-157049 A 20020118<br />
IL 2003-157049 A 20030722<br />
US 2007-781310 A 20070723 US 2007-781310 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781323 A 20070723 US 2007-781323 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781340 A 20070723 US 2007-781340 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781360 A 20070723 US 2007-781360 A 20070723<br />
US 2007-781489 A 20070723 US 2007-781489 A 20070723<br />
+--------------AI--------------+ +--------------PI--------------+<br />
AT 2002-720815 T 20020118 AT 354898T T 20070315<br />
AU 2002-251789 A 20020118 AU 2002251789 A1 20020904<br />
DE 2002-60218289 A 20020118 DE 60218289 D1 20070405<br />
DE 60218289 T2 20071031<br />
DK 2002-720815 T 20020118 DK 1362444 T3 20070618<br />
EP 2002-720815 A 20020118 EP 1362444 A2 20031119<br />
EP 1362444 A4 20040707<br />
EP 1362444 B1 20070221<br />
EP 2006-26909 A 20020118 EP 1777870 A2 20070425<br />
EP 1777870 A3 20070502<br />
EP 2006-26910 A 20020118 EP 1775905 A2 20070418<br />
EP 1775905 A3 20070516<br />
EP 2006-26911 A 20020118 EP 1775876 A2 20070418<br />
EP 1775876 A3 20070516<br />
EP 2006-26912 A 20020118 EP 1775877 A1 20070418<br />
EP 2006-26913 A 20020118 EP 1775878 A2 20070418<br />
EP 1775878 A3 20070516<br />
ES 2002-720815 T 20020118 ES 2280528 T3 20070916<br />
IL 2002-157049 A 20020118 IL 157049 D0 20040208<br />
IL 2003-157049 A 20030722 IL 157049 A 20081229<br />
PT 2002-720815 T 20020118 PT 1362444 E 20070531<br />
US 2001-785849 A 20010216 US 20020154781 A1 20021024<br />
US 7266687 B2 20070904<br />
US 2007-781310 A 20070723 US 20080013740 A1 20080117<br />
US 2007-781323 A 20070723 US 20080013734 A1 20080117<br />
US 2007-781340 A 20070723 US 20080013735 A1 20080117<br />
US 2007-781360 A 20070723 US 20080013736 A1 20080117<br />
US 2007-781489 A 20070723 US 20080013737 A1 20080117<br />
WO 2002-US1479 W 20020118 WO 2002067486 A2 20020829<br />
WO 2002067486 A3 20021024<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 171
8 priorities, 21 applications, 30 publications<br />
=> D FFAMUP<br />
L9 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2009 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 5<br />
-----------<br />
AN 24053658 INPADOCDB UP 20090709 UW 200928<br />
FN 9171743<br />
PI EP 1362444 A2 20031119<br />
AN 24053658 INPADOCDB UP 20090709 UW 200928<br />
FN 9171743<br />
PI EP 1362444 A4 20040707<br />
AN 24053658 INPADOCDB ED 20070222 EW 200708 UP 20090709 UW 200928<br />
FN 9171743<br />
PI EP 1362444 B1 20070221<br />
LEGAL STATUS CURRENT UPDATE<br />
AN 24053658 INPADOCDB<br />
20090731 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
BE: 20090225<br />
Payment Year: 08<br />
200932.................................20090806<br />
20090731 EPPG25 - LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT<br />
INFORM. FROM NAT. OFFICE TO EPO<br />
LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED<br />
TIME-LIMIT<br />
CY: 20070221<br />
NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals<br />
200932.................................20090806<br />
8 priorities, 21 applications, 30 publications<br />
=> D FFAMUP.US<br />
The country specific FFAMUP for US, FFAMUP.US, should show<br />
BIB and LSUP of all US family members changed with the current<br />
update.<br />
If no data are displayed, no changes to US family members have<br />
=> D LFAMUP.EP<br />
been made in the current update week. If nothing is displayed,<br />
L13 ANSWER 1 OF 129 INPADOCDB nothing COPYRIGHT is billed. 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 53039753 INPADOCDB ED 20070426 EW 200717 UP 20070505 UW 200718<br />
PI EP 1777870 A2 20070425<br />
AN 53039753 INPADOCDB ED 20070505 EW 200718 UP 20070505 UW 200718<br />
PI EP 1777870 A3 20070502<br />
LEGAL STATUS CURRENT UPDATE<br />
AN 53039753 INPADOCDB<br />
20070502 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 172
EP<br />
A3<br />
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE<br />
TR<br />
200718.................................20070505<br />
AN 52983185 INPADOCDB ED 20070419 EW 200716 UP 20070419 UW 200717<br />
PI EP 1775876 A2 20070418<br />
LEGAL STATUS CURRENT UPDATE<br />
AN 52983185 INPADOCDB<br />
20070502 EPRIC1 CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)<br />
H04L 9/08 20060101AFI20070314BHEP<br />
200718.................................20070505<br />
20070502 EPRIC1 CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)<br />
H04Q 7/38 20060101ALI20070328BHEP<br />
200718.................................20070505<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 173
The table below shows the family update events and the family display formats which display the<br />
related information:<br />
Family<br />
Updates<br />
EPA1<br />
(new<br />
member)<br />
WOA2<br />
(bib.*<br />
updated)<br />
EPB1<br />
(LS<br />
update)<br />
US<br />
(bib.*<br />
updated)<br />
WO<br />
(LS<br />
update)<br />
DE<br />
(new<br />
publication)<br />
EPB1<br />
(new<br />
publication<br />
and LS<br />
update)<br />
Family SDI Display Formats<br />
FFAMUP FFAMED LFAMUP FFAMUP.DE FFAMUP.EP LFAMUP.WO<br />
= displayed in family display format<br />
* = bibliographic data<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 174
Setting up of an automatic alert<br />
Automatic monitoring of technologies, activities of specific assignees or changes to the legal<br />
status of a single publication is possible via automatic SDIs. The setup of an automatic alert,<br />
automatic SDI, will be demonstrated at the following search question.<br />
Search Question:Monitor all new patent applications (new national<br />
applications) for “LASER CUTTING“<br />
=> FIL INPADOCDB<br />
FILE 'INPADOCDB' ENTERED AT 22:10:43 ON 07 MAY 2007<br />
COPYRIGHT (C) 2007 European Patent Office / <strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
FILE LAST UPDATED: 05 MAY 2007 <br />
05 MAY 2007 <br />
MOST RECENT DOCDB WEEK: 200718 <br />
FILE COVERS 1836 TO DATE.<br />
>>> YOU ARE IN THE NEW INPADOCDB FILE WHICH REPLACES INPADOC<br />
See NEWS > FOR PRICE INFORMATION ENTER HELP COST > FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE:<br />
http://www.stn-international.de/stndatabases/details/inpadocdb.html<br />
>>> See HELP CHANGE for new search and display capabilities > Display in DERWENT format not available yet > The database summary sheet is available at<br />
query and checking of<br />
http://www.stn-international.de/stndatabases/sum_sheet/INPADOCDB.pdf answer set for relevance<br />
=> S LASER(2A) CUTT? OR LASERSCHNEID? OR (LASER (2A) SCHNEID?) OR<br />
( (CUTT? OR SCHNEID?) AND LASER AND B23K/IPC)<br />
…<br />
L1<br />
=> D TI 1-5<br />
4457 LASER(2A) CUTT? OR LASERSCHNEID? OR (LASER (2A) SCHNEID?) OR<br />
( (CUTT? OR SCHNEID?) AND LASER AND B23K/IPC)<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 4457 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Wafer singulation process.<br />
L1 ANSWER 2 OF 4457 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LASER CUTTING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE<br />
OF CARRIERS FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.<br />
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE DECOUPE AU LASER SELON UN ANGLE AIGU DE SUPPORTS<br />
DE COMPOSANTS ELECTRONIQUES.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 175
L1 ANSWER 3 OF 4457 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI CUTTING UNIT WITH MODULAR STRUCTURE.<br />
UNITE DE DECOUPE A STRUCTURE MODULAIRE.<br />
L1 ANSWER 4 OF 4457 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Apparatus for generating a rotating laser beam.<br />
L1 ANSWER 5 OF 4457 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI LASERBEARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT.<br />
LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE.<br />
PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT LASER ET DISPOSITIF SEMI-CONDUCTEUR.<br />
=> SDI<br />
ENTER QUERY L# FOR SDI REQUEST OR (END):L1<br />
ENTER UPDATE FIELD CODE (UP) OR ?:edls<br />
ENTER SDI REQUEST NAME, (AA016/S), OR END:lasercut/s<br />
ENTER COST CENTER (NONE) OR NONE:.<br />
ENTER TITLE (NONE):laser cutting<br />
ENTER METHOD OF DELIVERY (OFFLINE), ONLINE, OR EMAIL:email<br />
ENTER EMAIL ID (…):nn@company.com<br />
NN@COMPANY.COM<br />
RECEIVE DELIVERY NOTIFICATION? (Y)/N:.<br />
ELIMINATE PREVIOUSLY SEEN ANSWERS WITH EACH SDI RUN? Y/(N):n<br />
ENTER PRINT FORMAT (BIB.M) OR ?:iall ls<br />
HIGHLIGHT HIT TERMS? (Y)/N:y<br />
ARCHIVE ANSWERS? Y/(N):n<br />
REDISTRIBUTE ANSWERS? Y/(N):n<br />
ENTER MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HITS TO BE PRINTED PER RUN (100):.<br />
SORT SDI ANSWER SET (N)/Y?:y<br />
ENTER SORT FIELDS AND SORT DIRECTION, OR (?):pas<br />
SEND SDI WITH NO ANSWERS? (Y)/N:y<br />
ENTER SDI EXPIRATION DATE 'YYYYMMDD' OR (NONE):20071001<br />
QUERY L1 HAS BEEN SAVED AS SDI REQUEST 'LASER/S'<br />
SDI setup:<br />
Several parameters are<br />
requested<br />
Update code EDLS retrieves<br />
new publications and legal<br />
status changes<br />
Display format for retrieved<br />
documents can be selected:<br />
IALL shows bibliographic<br />
data, classification<br />
information, abstracts and<br />
indication of changes during<br />
the last update in indented<br />
format with text labels, LS<br />
displays the legal status<br />
=> D SAVE/S<br />
NAME CREATED NOTES/TITLE<br />
D SAVE/S provides a list of<br />
-------------- ----------- ------------------------------------ all automatic SDIs<br />
LASERCUT/S 07 MAY 2007 SDI REQUEST FOR FILE INPADOCDB<br />
LASER CUTTING<br />
=> D LASER/S<br />
NAME CREATED NOTES/TITLE<br />
-------------- ----------- ------------------------------------<br />
LASERCUT/S 07 MAY 2007 SDI REQUEST FOR FILE INPADOCDB<br />
LASER CUTTING<br />
COST CENTER<br />
NONE<br />
UPDATE QUALIFIER<br />
EDLS<br />
METHOD OF DELIVERY<br />
EMAIL<br />
EMAIL ID(S)<br />
NN@COMPANY.COM<br />
NOTIFICATION<br />
YES<br />
PRINT FORMAT<br />
IALL LS<br />
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HITS<br />
TO BE PRINTED 100<br />
HIGHLIGHTING<br />
YES<br />
SDI parameter entries<br />
can be corrected with<br />
the SDI EDIT<br />
command.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 176
DUPLICATE ELIMINATION NO<br />
PRINT FILE BACKGROUND NO<br />
SDI SORT PARAMETERS<br />
PAS A<br />
SEND SDI WITH NO ANSWERS YES<br />
DISPLAY QUERY WITH RESULTS YES<br />
SDI EXPIRATION DATE 20071001<br />
=> SDI EDIT LASER/S<br />
PARAMETER<br />
SETTING<br />
--------------------------- ----------------------------------------<br />
SDI NAME AND CREATION DATE LASER/S 07 MAY 2007<br />
SDI REQUEST FOR FILE INPADOCDB<br />
1 TITLE LASER CUTTING<br />
2 COST CENTER NONE<br />
3 UPDATE QUALIFIER EDLS<br />
4 METHOD OF DELIVERY EMAIL<br />
5 EMAIL ID(S) NN@COMPANY.COM<br />
6 MAXIMUM HITS TO BE PRINTED 100<br />
7 PRINT FORMAT IALL LS<br />
8 SDI SORT PARAMETERS NOT SPECIFIED<br />
9 ARCHIVE ANSWERS 0<br />
10 REDISTRIBUTE ANSWERS 0<br />
11 NOTIFICATION YES<br />
12 HIGHLIGHTING YES<br />
13 SEND SDI WITH NO ANSWERS YES<br />
14 DUPLICATE ELIMINATION NO<br />
15 DISPLAY QUERY WITH RESULTS YES<br />
16 SDI EXPIRATION DATE 20071001<br />
--------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
17 L1 QUE ABB=ON PLU=ON LASER(2A) CUTT? OR LASERSCHNEID? OR (LASER (2A)<br />
SCHNEID?) OR (CUTT? OR SCHNEID?) AND LASER AND B23K/IPC<br />
ENTER LINE NUMBER(S) FOR CHANGE, END, OR (?)<br />
If email delivery is<br />
chosen, SDI results<br />
are sent as an email<br />
which contains links<br />
to the retrieved<br />
documents.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 177
Legal status monitoring with "PROXIMITY LINKED SDI"<br />
The legal status update date is linked to legal status entries by the (L) proximity.<br />
In automatic SDIs the query and the update date are automatically linked with AND. If the search<br />
for distinct legal status data is linked with AND to the update date UPLS too many documents<br />
would be retrieved. All documents will be found which were last updated and contain the searched<br />
legal status data, also if the legal status event happened in the past.<br />
To solve this problem, a symbolic name, “update_field_code/LAST“, was introduced. Automatic<br />
legal status SDIs require UPLS/LAST in the search query. In the search query the necessary<br />
linking of legal status event and update code with (L) proximity is possible.Then only records<br />
which obtained the legal status entry at the last legal status update date are taken into account<br />
when processing the SDI.<br />
Automatic SDI:<br />
=> QUERY EP17P/LSC (L) UPLS/LAST<br />
UPLS/LAST<br />
(20070917-20080917/UPLS)<br />
L1 QUE EP17P/LSC (L) UPLS/LAST<br />
=> SDI<br />
ENTER QUERY L# FOR SDI REQUEST OR (END):L1<br />
ENTER UPDATE FIELD CODE (UP) OR ?:UPLS<br />
ENTER SDI REQUEST NAME, (AA001/S), OR END:EP17P/S<br />
…<br />
ELIMINATE PREVIOUSLY SEEN ANSWERS WITH EACH SDI RUN? Y/(N):N<br />
ENTER PRINT FORMAT (BIB.M) OR ?:BIB LSUP<br />
…<br />
In automatic legal status<br />
SDIs with UPLS/LAST<br />
only data from the most<br />
recent legal status update<br />
date are requested.<br />
In an online search<br />
UPLS/LAST is<br />
automatically transferred<br />
to a range search of the<br />
last year.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 178
Manual Monitoring<br />
Manual SDIs are recommended, if a long period of time has to be monitored or if the query often<br />
needs to be adapted to new requirements. For this kind of search the usage of scripts is<br />
advantageous. More information on the usage of scripts is available under http<br />
http://www.stn-international.com/fileadmin/be_user/STN/pdf/presentations/Bern2004_STN_Scripts.pdf<br />
and<br />
http://www.stn-international.com/fileadmin/be_user/STN/pdf/presentations/SCRIPTS_Patente.zip<br />
Search question: Monitor legal status updates and new publications in<br />
various countries for lists of patent numbers in INPADOCDB.<br />
Use existing scripts for STN EXPRESS and family SDI formats.<br />
Searching with family SDI formats<br />
Step 1<br />
The patent numbers are stored in the<br />
FAMLIST.TXT file. The current date _TODAY is<br />
given in the first line and is used as a parameter for<br />
the file name of the log files.<br />
Step 2<br />
The UPFAM.SC script checks the patent numbers<br />
for patent family updates and displays them in the<br />
appropriate format.<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 179
….. . .<br />
OPEN /R<br />
read _TODAY<br />
The EXPAND command is used to find<br />
the last update date for the family<br />
update.<br />
capture on <br />
=> DEL SEL Y<br />
=> EXP 22/UPFP,UPFL<br />
=> S E1 or E2 \>_UP<br />
capture off <br />
\* Open the data file for reading<br />
@readloop<br />
\* Read PN search statements from the data file line-by-line.<br />
READ _PN<br />
\* If a search statement was read, send the SEARCH commands to STN.<br />
IF (_$filerror = 0)<br />
BEGIN<br />
capture on <br />
=> S _PN/PN and _UP \>_PN1<br />
capture off <br />
capture on <br />
if (#_PN1=0)<br />
begin<br />
=><br />
GOTO @LABB<br />
end<br />
capture off <br />
The DISPLAY command is only used if<br />
the search _PN1 was successful.<br />
capture on <br />
\* Display of the query plus new publications and legal status changes<br />
\* Divider in the transcript between patent families<br />
ECHO " ================== _PN =============================="<br />
=> D TI PI.M FFAMED.DE FFAMED.EP FFAMED.WO FFAMED.US NOH<br />
capture off <br />
@LABB<br />
=> DEL _PN1 Y<br />
GOTO @readloop<br />
END<br />
CLOSE<br />
capture off <br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 180
GOTO @LEND<br />
@LEND<br />
….<br />
Saved search query:<br />
%^STN;HighlightOn= ***;HighlightOff=***;<br />
=> DEL SEL Y<br />
=> EXP 22/UPFP,UPFL<br />
E1 164668 20040730/UPFP<br />
E2 497837 20040730/UPFL<br />
E3<br />
0 --> 20220000/UPFP<br />
E4 0 20220000/UPFL<br />
**** END OF FIELD ****<br />
=> S E1 or E2<br />
L1<br />
164668 20040730/UPFP<br />
497837 20040730/UPFL<br />
604620 20040730/UPFP OR 20040730/UPFL<br />
=> => S US2002007634/PN and L1<br />
L2<br />
1 US2002007634/PN<br />
1 US2002007634/PN AND L1<br />
=> DEL L2 Y<br />
….<br />
Result:<br />
====================== US2002007634 ===================================<br />
=> D TI PI.M FFAMED.DE FFAMED.EP FFAMED.WO FFAMED.US NOH<br />
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2004 EPO on STN<br />
ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2004 EPO on STN<br />
TI PYROTECHNIC ACTUATOR WITH A DEFORMABLE MEMBRANE.<br />
PI US 2002007634 AA 20020124<br />
PI US 6397595 BB 20020604<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 2<br />
-----------<br />
Searched patent number<br />
Family update<br />
LEVEL 1<br />
AN 238604275 INPADOCDB ED 20040730 EW 200431 UP 20040730 UW 200431<br />
TI Pyrotechnic actuator with deformable membrane.<br />
Actionneur pyrotechnique a membrane deformable.<br />
Pyrotechnischer Aktuator mit verformbarer Membran.<br />
IN BENOIT, EMMANUEL; BEAU, JEAN-FRANCOIS; LE FLOCH, ERWAN<br />
INS BENOIT EMMANUEL; BEAU JEAN-FRANCOIS; LE FLOCH ERWAN<br />
INA FR; FR; FR<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 181
PA EADS SPACE TRANSPORTATION SA<br />
PAS EADS SPACE TRANSP SA<br />
PAA FR<br />
TL English; French; German<br />
LA French<br />
DT Patent<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT<br />
PI EP 1160461 B1 20040728<br />
DS R: DE GB<br />
AI EP 2001-401364 A 20010523<br />
PRAI FR 2000-6827 A 20000529 (20011211)<br />
ICM (7) F15B015-19<br />
EPC F15B15/10; F16K13/06; F15B15/19<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 238604275 INPADOCDB<br />
20040428 EPRAP1 APPLICANT REASSIGNMENT (CORRECTION)<br />
EADS SPACE TRANSPORTATION SA<br />
...........................................20040730<br />
20040728 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
B1<br />
DE GB<br />
...........................................20040730<br />
=> ==================================================================<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 182
APPENDICES<br />
Online Helps in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
List of all online help messages available in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>:<br />
Displayed We is the HELP messages list<br />
for INPADOCDB. All messages are<br />
also available in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>.<br />
The following HELP messages are available to obtain information<br />
on the INPADOCDB file:<br />
? DIR<br />
HELP ABSTRACT - Statistic of abstracts included in INPADOCDB<br />
HELP ACCESSION - INPADOCDB accession number formats<br />
HELP CATEGORY - special categories for cited documents<br />
HELP CHANGE - changes in INPADOCDB<br />
HELP CONTENT - general INPADOCDB file description<br />
HELP COST - price schedule for the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP COUNTRY<br />
HELP ACOUNTRY - patent countries in INPADOCDB<br />
HELP BCOUNTRY - countries with legal status information in INPADOCDB<br />
HELP CCOUNTRY - designated states in INPADOCDB<br />
HELP CROSSOVER - file crossover searching in INPADOCDB<br />
HELP DAV - Dates-Of-Availability (DAV) definition<br />
HELP DCATEGORY - special categories for cited documents (German)<br />
HELP DESK - information on INPADOCDB file user assistance<br />
HELP DFIELDS - list of display field codes<br />
HELP EFIELDS - list of select fields<br />
HELP FIELDS - list of field and format help messages for the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP FAMILY - information on patent families<br />
HELP FORMAT - predefined formats for display and print<br />
HELP HIGHLIGHT - Highlighting information for the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP KIND - patent kind codes in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP (L) - (L) operator use in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP (P) - (P) operator use in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP LEGSTAT - information on legal status of patents<br />
HELP RANGE - RANGE parameters for the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP RCODE - relationship codes available in the thesaurus in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP (S) - (S) operator use in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP (T) - (T) operator use in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP (W) - (W) operator use in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP SFIELDS - list of search field codes<br />
HELP SRTFIELDS - list of sortable fields in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP TITLES - list of the titles in INPADOCDB and in the published documents<br />
HELP THESAURUS - decription of thesaurus in the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP UPDATE/SDI - manual and automatic update searching<br />
HELP UPS - statistics of new entries of the current INPADOC week<br />
HELP USAGETERMS - use and distribution restrictions applicable to the INPADOCDB file<br />
HELP UTILITY - UTILITY Model Number FORMAT<br />
For a list of more general help topics such as command usage,<br />
enter 'HELP MESSAGES' at an arrow prompt (=>).<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 183
Online helps on proximity operators<br />
Online helps on proximity operators<br />
List of online helps on the use of proximity operators in INPADOCDB:<br />
=> HELP (S)<br />
Use (S) proximity to link priority information in the same priority enty<br />
Example: => SEARCH WOW/PRK(S)1999/PRY<br />
... Use (S) proximity to link terms of name entries in / IN,<br />
/INS, /LSIN, and /INSS<br />
Example: => SEARCH (WALTER(S)SMITH)/INSS<br />
Use (S) proximity to link terms in the same legal status text fields<br />
/LSTX, /LSBI, and LSFT<br />
Examples: => SEARCH (GRANT(S)EXAMIN?)/LSTX<br />
=> SEARCH (US(S)NATIONAL(S)ASSOCIATION)/LSBI<br />
=> HELP (P)<br />
Use (P) proximity to link information from different search<br />
fields for PI, PRAI<br />
Example: => SEARCH WOA3/PK(P)19990805/PD<br />
Use (P) proximity to link terms in same title fields<br />
Example: => SEARCH LASER(P)CUTTING/TI<br />
=> HELP (L)<br />
The (L) operator can be used to link terms from different<br />
search fields in one publication<br />
Example: => SEARCH DE1972-2262171/PRN(L)DEA/AK<br />
Use (L) proximity to link for the same entry LS with other<br />
legal status search fields<br />
Example => S PHILLIPS/LSBI (L) ORE/LSC2<br />
S PHILLIPS/LSOP,LSBI (L) EPNLR1/LSC<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 184
=> HELP (T)<br />
The (T) operator can be used e.g. for searching word fragments in<br />
chemical names.<br />
Example: => S ?METHYL?(T)?AMINO?<br />
Retrieves: e.g. heteroarylaminomethyl, dimethylaminoglycine,<br />
dialkylaminomethyl<br />
For "linked" SDI see also:<br />
=> HELP UPDATE<br />
• • •<br />
The SDI setup allows so-called "linked" SDIs for certain data,<br />
where a hit is only generated if the query terms are in the<br />
portion of INPADOCDB that has been updated. In a "linked" SDI, the<br />
query needs to be linked by proximity to update code/LAST.<br />
This is very usefull to monitor recent legal status events, e.g.:<br />
=> QUE L10 AND EPPG25/LSC (L) UPLS/LAST<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 185
( Field PC ; status 200929)<br />
Number of records per country<br />
14863586 JAPAN<br />
14863586 JP<br />
9043929 US<br />
9043929 UNITED STATES<br />
5516911 DE<br />
5516911 GERMANY, FEDERAL<br />
REPUBLIC OF<br />
2721740 CHINA<br />
2721740 CN<br />
2705886 GB<br />
2705886 UNITED KINGDOM<br />
2301732 FRANCE<br />
2301732 FR<br />
2076428 EP<br />
2076428 EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
1804489 CANADA<br />
1804489 CA<br />
1598484 WORLD INTELLECTUAL<br />
PROPERTY<br />
ORGANIZATION (WIPO)<br />
1598484 WO<br />
1524221 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF<br />
1524221 KR<br />
1167112 USSR<br />
1167112 SU<br />
1080710 AUSTRALIA<br />
1080710 AU<br />
865115 AT<br />
865115 AUSTRIA<br />
830139 ES<br />
830139 SPAIN<br />
704832 SWITZERLAND<br />
704832 CH<br />
603654 ITALY<br />
603654 IT<br />
583899 BELGIUM<br />
583899 BE<br />
537355 NETHERLANDS<br />
537355 NL<br />
521874 SWEDEN<br />
521874 SE<br />
490696 BRAZIL<br />
490696 BR<br />
441372 RUSSIAN FEDERATION<br />
441372 RU<br />
350687 DK<br />
350687 DENMARK<br />
342363 TW<br />
342363 TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF<br />
CHINA<br />
235115 DD<br />
235115 GERMAN DEMOCRATIC<br />
REPUBLIC<br />
227425 POLAND<br />
227425 PL<br />
224073 SOUTH AFRICA<br />
224073 ZA<br />
210611 FINLAND<br />
210611 FI<br />
202994 NO<br />
202994 NORWAY<br />
156712 MX<br />
156712 MEXICO<br />
146498 IL<br />
146498 ISRAEL<br />
141260 CS<br />
141260 CZECHOSLOVAKIA<br />
124877 HU<br />
124877 HUNGARY<br />
95723 GR<br />
95723 GREECE<br />
95242 NEW ZEALAND<br />
95242 NZ<br />
81496 IRELAND<br />
81496 IE<br />
79994 PORTUGAL<br />
79994 PT<br />
76939 ARGENTINA<br />
76939 AR<br />
73791 CZECH REPUBLIC<br />
73791 CZ<br />
68247 HONG KONG<br />
68247 HK<br />
61714 LUXEMBOURG<br />
61714 LU<br />
59017 RO<br />
59017 ROMANIA<br />
54353 INDIA<br />
54353 IN<br />
47812 UA<br />
47812 UKRAINE<br />
47114 BULGARIA<br />
47114 BG<br />
46768 SG<br />
46768 SINGAPORE<br />
40367 TURKEY<br />
40367 TR<br />
31536 YUGOSLAVIA<br />
31536 YU<br />
22818 PH<br />
22818 PHILIPPINES<br />
22497 SLOVAKIA<br />
22497 SK<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 186
17003 SLOVENIA<br />
17003 SI<br />
14639 INDONESIA<br />
14639 ID<br />
12898 OA<br />
12898 AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL<br />
PROPERTY<br />
ORGANIZATION (OAPI)<br />
11057 EG<br />
11057 EGYPT<br />
10595 CROATIA<br />
10595 HR<br />
9620 MALAYSIA<br />
9620 MY<br />
9360 MOROCCO<br />
9360 MA<br />
7243 IS<br />
7243 ICELAND<br />
6557 EURASIAN PATENT<br />
CONVENTION<br />
6557 EA<br />
6391 URUGUAY<br />
6391 UY<br />
6051 ESTONIA<br />
6051 EE<br />
4894 EC<br />
4894 ECUADOR<br />
4701 AP<br />
4701 AFRICAN REGIONAL<br />
IND. PROPERTY<br />
ORGANIZATION (ARIPO)<br />
4655 LATVIA<br />
4655 LV<br />
4446 MD<br />
4446 MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF<br />
3826 CL<br />
3826 CHILE<br />
3560 LT<br />
3560 LITHUANIA<br />
2731 ZAMBIA<br />
2731 ZM<br />
2712 MC<br />
2712 MONACO<br />
2639 ZIMBABWE<br />
2639 ZW<br />
2576 CYPRUS<br />
2576 CY<br />
2186 CU<br />
2186 CUBA<br />
2087 PA<br />
2087 PANAMA<br />
1455 DZ<br />
1455 ALGERIA<br />
1350 KENYA<br />
1350 KE<br />
1269 GUATEMALA<br />
1269 GT<br />
732 MW<br />
732 MALAWI<br />
683 EL SALVADOR<br />
683 SV<br />
545 MALTA<br />
545 MT<br />
413 GC<br />
413 COOPERATION COUNCIL<br />
FOR THE ARAB STATES<br />
OF THE GULF<br />
373 TJ<br />
373 TAJIKISTAN<br />
294 CR<br />
294 COSTA RICA<br />
265 PERU<br />
265 PE<br />
233 MN<br />
233 MONGOLIA<br />
216 BOSNIA AND<br />
HERZEGOVINA<br />
216 BA<br />
197 NICARAGUA<br />
197 NI<br />
164 VIET NAM<br />
164 VN<br />
135 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<br />
135 DO<br />
5 KAZAKHSTAN<br />
5 KZ<br />
3 TT<br />
3 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO<br />
3 BELARUS<br />
3 BY<br />
1 GEORGIA<br />
1 GE<br />
1 UZBEKISTAN<br />
1 UZ<br />
1 SERBIA<br />
1 RS<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 187
Country Codes (/PC) and Kind Codes (/PK)<br />
PLEASE NOTE<br />
Multiple texts for code explanations are separated by the word "or". Limitations to dates and<br />
number ranges are coded with square brackets ("[" "]").<br />
Status June 2009<br />
AP<br />
APA<br />
APD0<br />
APU<br />
AR<br />
ARA1<br />
ARA2<br />
ARA3<br />
ARA4<br />
ARA5<br />
ARA6<br />
ARA7<br />
ARB1<br />
ARB2<br />
ARB3<br />
ARB4<br />
ARB5<br />
ARB6<br />
ARM<br />
ARQ<br />
AT<br />
ATA1<br />
ATA2<br />
ARIPO<br />
PATENT<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
ARGENTINA<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION or<br />
INDEPENDENT PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[NEW LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[NEW LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[NEW LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
INDEPENDENT UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [NEW LAW FROM<br />
250996 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [NEW LAW FROM<br />
250996 ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [NEW LAW FROM<br />
250996 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION / CERTIFICATE<br />
OF ADDITION<br />
INDEPENDENT PATENT [NEW LAW<br />
FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL PATENT [NEW LAW FROM<br />
250996 ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL PATENT [NEW LAW<br />
FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
INDEPENDENT UTILITY MODEL [NEW<br />
LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL UTILITY MODEL [NEW<br />
LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL UTILITY MODEL [NEW<br />
LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
SUPPL. PROTECTION CERTIFICATE<br />
[NEW LAW FROM 250996 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT OF IMPORTATION<br />
AUSTRIA<br />
PUBLICATION OF APPLICATION WITH<br />
SEARCH REPORT [FROM 01082005<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PUBLICATION OF APPLICATION<br />
WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT [FROM<br />
01082005 ONWARDS]<br />
ATA3 SEARCH REPORT [FROM 01082005<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
ATA4 LIKE A2, BUT PUBLISHED ON SAME<br />
DAY AS B1 DOC. [FROM 01082005<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
ATA5 PUBL. SUPPL. SEARCH REPORT FOR<br />
INT. APPLICATION HAVING ENTERED<br />
NATIONAL PHASE AS PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 01082005<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
ATA8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE [FROM<br />
01082005 ONWARDS]<br />
ATA9 MODIFIED COMPLETE SPECIFICATION<br />
[FROM 01082005 ONWARDS]<br />
ATB<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION or PATENT<br />
[FROM 01082005 ONWARDS]<br />
ATB1 PATENT GRANTED [FROM 01082005<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
ATB2 PUBLICATION OF PATENT<br />
RESTRICTED AFTER OPPOSITION<br />
[FROM 01082005 ONWARDS]<br />
ATB8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE GRANTED<br />
PATENT<br />
ATB9 CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
PATENT<br />
ATD<br />
DOCUMENT LAID OPEN<br />
ATT<br />
TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
SPECIFICATION or EP PATENT VALID<br />
IN AT [FROM 01082005 ONWARDS]<br />
ATU1 UTILITY MODEL WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT<br />
ATU2 UTILITY MODEL WITHOUT SEARCH<br />
REPORT<br />
ATU3 SEARCH REPORT ONLY<br />
ATU8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
ATU9 MODIFIED COMPLETE SPEC. UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
AU<br />
AUA<br />
AUA1<br />
AUA2<br />
AUA3<br />
AUA4<br />
AUSTRALIA<br />
OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION<br />
OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION [FROM<br />
24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AMENDED POST OPEN TO PUBL.<br />
INSPEC. [FROM 24052001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PETTY PATENT APPLICATION<br />
GRANTED OPI INNOVATION PATENT<br />
[FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 188
AUA5 PRE-GRANT OPI INNOVATION PATENT<br />
[FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUA6 AMENDED POST GRANT OPI [FROM<br />
24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUA8 CORRECTED FIRST PAGE [FROM<br />
24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUA9 CORRECTED COMPLETE DOCUMENT<br />
[FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUB1 PATENT NOT PRECEEDED BY A1-<br />
LAPSED or PATENT NOT PROCEEDED<br />
BY OPI [FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUB2 PATENT PRECEEDED BY A1 or PATENT<br />
PROCEEDED BY OPI [FROM<br />
24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUB3 PETTY PATENT PRECEEDED BY A3 or<br />
GRANTED PETTY PATENT [FROM<br />
24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUB4 CERTIFIED INNOVATION PATENT<br />
[FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUB8 CORRECTED FIRST PAGE OF GRANTED<br />
DOC. [FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUB9 CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
DOC. [FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUC<br />
AMENDED PATENT<br />
AUC1 AMENDED GRANTED PETTY PATENT<br />
[FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUC4 AMENDED CERTIFIED INNOVAT.<br />
PATENT [FROM 24052001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
AUC8 CORRECTED AMEND. GRANTED FIRST<br />
PAGE [FROM 24052001 ONWARDS]<br />
AUC9 CORRECTED AMEND. GRANT.<br />
COMPLETE DOC. [FROM 24052001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
AUD0 PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
AUS<br />
DESIGN<br />
AW<br />
AWA1<br />
BA<br />
BAA<br />
BAB<br />
BAB1<br />
BD<br />
BDA<br />
BDS<br />
BE<br />
BEA<br />
BEA0<br />
ARUBA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
PATENT RIGHT FORMER SZP:010392<br />
BANGLADESH<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DESIGN<br />
BELGIUM<br />
PATENT UNDEFINED [UNDER<br />
1000000]<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 1000000 ]<br />
BEA1 20 YEAR PATENT-ORIGINAL TEXT<br />
[FROM 1000000 ] or PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION IN FRENCH [UNDER<br />
1000000]<br />
BEA2 20 YEAR PATENT-MODIFIED TEXT<br />
[FROM 1000000 ] or PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION IN DUTCH [UNDER<br />
1000000]<br />
BEA3 AB WITH SEARCH REPORT [FROM<br />
1000000 ] or PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
IN GERMAN [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BEA4 AC WITH SEARCH REPORT [FROM<br />
1000000 ] or PATENT OF<br />
IMPROVEMENT [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BEA5 20 YEAR PATENT-MODIFIED CLAIMS<br />
[FROM 1000000 ] or PATENT OF<br />
IMPROVEMENT [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BEA6 6 YEAR PATENT-ORIGINAL TEXT<br />
[FROM 1000000 ] or PATENT OF<br />
IMPROVEMENT [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BEA7 6 YEAR PATENT-MODIFIED TEXT<br />
[FROM 1000000 ] or PATENT OF<br />
IMPORTATION [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BEA8 PATENT OF IMPORTATION [UNDER<br />
1000000]<br />
BEA9 PATENT OF IMPORTATION [UNDER<br />
1000000]<br />
BEB1 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A1 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BEB2 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A2 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BEB3 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A3 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BEB4 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A4 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BEB5 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A5 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BEB6 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A6 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BEB7 SECOND LEVEL AFTER A7 [FROM<br />
1000000 ]<br />
BED PATENT ( 1 NUMB. FOR 2<br />
APPLICATION)<br />
BET1 PATENT OF INVENTION FROM EP IN<br />
FRENCH [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BET2 PATENT OF INVENTION FROM EP IN<br />
DUTCH [UNDER 1000000]<br />
BG<br />
BGA<br />
BGA1<br />
BGA2<br />
BGA3<br />
BGA4<br />
BULGARIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION LAID OPEN<br />
[FROM DEC. 1993 ONWARDS]<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
PARENT PATENT [PUBLISHED BEFORE<br />
1980] or PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL PATENT<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 189
BGB1<br />
BGB2<br />
BGU<br />
BGU1<br />
BGY1<br />
BGY2<br />
BO<br />
BOA<br />
BOB<br />
BOS<br />
BOS1<br />
BOU<br />
BOY<br />
BR<br />
BRA<br />
BRA2<br />
BRA8<br />
BRA9<br />
BRB<br />
BRB1<br />
BRB8<br />
BRB9<br />
BRC1<br />
BRC2<br />
BRC3<br />
BRC4<br />
PATENT 2ND LEVEL OF PUBLICATION<br />
PATENT 1ST LEVEL OF PUBLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION LAID<br />
OPEN [FROM DEC. 1993 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED REGISTERED UTILITY<br />
MODEL [FROM 09.11.2006<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
UTILITY PATENT 2ND LEVEL OF<br />
PUBLICATION<br />
UTILITY PATENT 1ST LEVEL OF<br />
PUBLICATION<br />
BOLIVIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FOR A PATENT<br />
OF INVENTION [FROM 01.01.1917<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1920 ONWARDS]<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
BRAZIL<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION / PIPELINE PATENT<br />
PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE OF<br />
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION / PIPELINE PATENT [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
MODIFIED COMPLETE SPECIFICATION<br />
OF APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION / PIPELINE PATENT [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
GRANTED PATENT / GRANTED<br />
PIPELINE PATENT [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE GRANTED<br />
PATENT / PIPELINE PATENT [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
PATENT / PIPELINE PATENT [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
SECOND ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
THIRD ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
FOURTH ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
BRC5<br />
BRC6<br />
BRC7<br />
BRC8<br />
BRC9<br />
BRD0<br />
BRE2<br />
BRE8<br />
BRE9<br />
BRF1<br />
BRF8<br />
BRF9<br />
BRG8<br />
BRG9<br />
BRS<br />
BRS1<br />
BRU<br />
BRU2<br />
BRU8<br />
FIFTH ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
SIXTH ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
SEVENTH ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
EIGTH' ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE or SECOND MODIFIED<br />
FIRST PAGE GRANTED PATENT /<br />
PIPELINE PATENT [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
NINTH ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE or SECOND CORRECTED<br />
GRANTED PATENT / PIPELINE PATENT<br />
[FROM 11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT/UTILITY MODEL FILING<br />
APPLICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF<br />
ADDITION OF INVENTION PUBLISHED<br />
WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE<br />
SPECIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE<br />
SPECIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION<br />
OF INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE OF GRANTED<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
SECOND MODIFIED FIRST PAGE OF<br />
GRANTED CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION<br />
OF INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
SECOND CORRECTED GRANTED<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
DESIGN PATENT<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE<br />
SPECIFICATION OF UTILITY MODEL<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 190
BRU9<br />
BRY<br />
BRY1<br />
BRY8<br />
BRY9<br />
BRZ8<br />
BRZ9<br />
CA<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE<br />
SPECIFICATION OF UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
UTILITY MODEL PATENT<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE GRANTED<br />
UTILITY MODEL [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
UTILITY MODEL [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
SECOND MODIFIED FIRST PAGE<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
11.11.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
SECOND CORRECTED GRANTED<br />
UTILITY MODEL [FROM 11.11.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CANADA<br />
CAA PATENT (PUBLISHED BEFORE 1973)<br />
[FROM 1 TO 1275150]<br />
CAA1 PATENT (PUBLISHED FROM 1973<br />
ONWARDS) [FROM 1 TO 1275150] or<br />
APPLICATION LAID OPEN [FROM<br />
2000001 ONWARDS]<br />
CAA2 DIVISION OF PATENT [FROM 1 TO<br />
1275150]<br />
CAB<br />
REISSUE OF PATENT [FROM 1 TO<br />
1275150]<br />
CAC<br />
PATENT (PUBLISHED FROM<br />
16.10.1990 ONWARDS) [FROM<br />
1275151 TO 2000000] or PATENT<br />
(SECOND LEVEL) [FROM 2000001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CAC2 DIVISION OF PATENT [FROM<br />
1275151 TO 2000000]<br />
CAE<br />
REISSUE PATENT (FIRST LEVEL)<br />
CAF<br />
REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE<br />
CH<br />
CHA<br />
CHA1<br />
CHA2<br />
CHA3<br />
SWITZERLAND<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION [FROM<br />
01.11.1888 - 15.01.1929] or PATENT<br />
WITHOUT EXAMINATION<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM 01.07.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT [FROM 01.07.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
SEPARATE SEARCH REPORT WITH<br />
FIRST PAGE OF PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 01.07.2008 ONWARDS] or<br />
DOCUMENT LAID OPEN (FIRST<br />
CHA5<br />
CHA8<br />
CHA9<br />
CHB<br />
CHB1<br />
CHB2<br />
CHB5<br />
CHB8<br />
CHB9<br />
CHC1<br />
CHC2<br />
CHC3<br />
CHC9<br />
CHD<br />
CHE<br />
CHH1<br />
CHH2<br />
CHH3<br />
CHH9<br />
CHI2<br />
CHI3<br />
CHS1<br />
CL<br />
CLA1<br />
CLA2<br />
CLA3<br />
LEVEL,SEARCHED AND PRELIMINARY<br />
EXAMINATION)<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (GRANTED<br />
WITHOUT PRELIMINARY<br />
EXAMINATION) [FROM 28.02.1975 -<br />
30.06.2008]<br />
RECTIFIED FIRST PAGE OF A<br />
DOCUMENT<br />
RECTIFIED A DOCUMENT<br />
PATENT WITH EXAMINATION [FROM<br />
31.07.1962 - 14.02.1975]<br />
ASSIGNED PATENT [FROM<br />
01.07.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
MODIFIED PATENT [FROM<br />
01.07.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (SECOND<br />
LEVEL) [FROM 28.02.1975 -<br />
30.06.2008]<br />
RECTIFIED FIRST PAGE OF B<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01.07.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
RECTIFIED B DOCUMENT [FROM<br />
01.07.2008 ONWARDS]<br />
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF CH PATENT<br />
PARTIAL ANNULMENT OF CH PATENT<br />
SECOND PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF<br />
CH PATENT [FROM 01.07.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL CH PATENT<br />
MODIFIED<br />
DOCUMENT LAID OPEN ( FIRST<br />
LEVEL, SEARCHED AND PRELIMINARY<br />
EXAMINATION) [FROM 15.02.1962 -<br />
31.08.1977]<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION [FROM 1 TO<br />
699]<br />
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF CH/EP<br />
PATENT<br />
PARTIAL ANNULMENT OF CH/EP<br />
PATENT<br />
SECOND PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF<br />
EP PATENT GRANTED FOR<br />
SWITZERLAND [FROM 01.07.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
RECTIFIED H DOCUMENT [FROM<br />
01.01.2006 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED SUPPLEMENTAL<br />
PROTECTION CERTIFICATE<br />
SPC BASED ON EP PATENT VALID IN<br />
CH / LI<br />
GRANTED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
CHILE<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
14.08.1991 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL PATENT<br />
REVALIDATION PATENT APPLICATION<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 191
CLB GRANTED PATENT [FROM 09.09.1840<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CLP<br />
PRECAUTIONAL PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 01.01.1991 - 31.12.2004]<br />
CLS1 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
CLS2 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
CLU<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
14.08.1991 ONWARDS]<br />
CLY UTILITY MODEL [FROM 01.01.1991<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CN<br />
CNA<br />
CNB<br />
CNC<br />
CNK1<br />
CHINA<br />
UNEXAMINED APPLICATION FOR A<br />
PATENT FOR INV.<br />
EXAMINED APPLICATION USED UNTIL<br />
1993<br />
GRANTED PATENT FOR INVENTION<br />
NON.OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CN<br />
.A DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CNK2 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CN -<br />
B DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CNK3 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CN -<br />
C DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CNK4 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CN -<br />
U DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CNK5 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CN -<br />
Y DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CNK6 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CN -<br />
S DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CNS<br />
CNU<br />
CNY<br />
CO<br />
COA1<br />
COA2<br />
COA3<br />
COS<br />
DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION USED<br />
UNTIL 93<br />
GRANTED PATENT FOR UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
COLUMBIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1925 ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION DERIVED FROM A PCT<br />
APPLICATION<br />
DIVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN [FROM<br />
01.01.1993 ONWARDS]<br />
COU UTILITY MODEL [FROM 01.01.1991<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CR<br />
CRA<br />
CRS<br />
COSTA RICA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
30.06.1896 ONWARDS]<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
CRU<br />
CS<br />
CSA1<br />
CSA2<br />
CSA3<br />
CSA5<br />
CSB1<br />
CSB2<br />
CSB3<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
05.04.1983 ONWARDS]<br />
CZECHOSLOVAKIA<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 01.01.1973<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1973 ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT [FROM<br />
1991 ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT [FROM<br />
87001 TO 01.01.1973]<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
BASIC PATENT [FROM 87001 TO<br />
01.01.1973] or PATENT [FROM<br />
01.01.1973 ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE [FROM 87001 TO<br />
01.01.1973] or DEPENDENT<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE [FROM<br />
01.01.1973 ONWARDS]<br />
CSB4 ADDITIONAL PATENT [FROM 87001<br />
TO 01.01.1973] or DEPENDENT<br />
PATENT [FROM 01.01.1973<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CSB5<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION [FROM<br />
87001 TO 01.01.1973]<br />
CSB6 PATENT SPECIFICATION [FROM 1991<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CSC PATENT SPECIFICATION [FROM 461<br />
TO 87000]<br />
CU<br />
CUA<br />
CUA1<br />
CUA2<br />
CUA3<br />
CUA4<br />
CUA5<br />
CUA6<br />
CUA7<br />
CUB6<br />
CUB7<br />
CUBA<br />
ALL TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS [FROM<br />
01.01.1907 - 31.12.1984]<br />
AUTHOR'S CERTIFICATE [FROM<br />
01.01.1985 ONWARDS]<br />
AUTHOR'S CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION<br />
CERTIFICATE OF PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION<br />
CERTIFICATE OF PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION OF ADDITION<br />
AUTHOR'S CERTIFICATE, MUTUAL<br />
RECOGNITION FROM USSR<br />
APPLICATION FOR AUTHOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL<br />
PRODUCTS [FROM 01.01.1996<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL<br />
PRODUCTS<br />
AUTHOR'S CERTIFICATE FOR<br />
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS<br />
CERTIFICATE FOR PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL<br />
PRODUCTS<br />
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CUS1<br />
CUS2<br />
CY<br />
AUTHOR'S CERTIFICATE FOR<br />
INDUSTRIAL MODEL<br />
CERTIFICATE OF PATENT FOR<br />
INDUSTRIAL MODEL<br />
CYPRUS<br />
CYA PATENT [FROM 06.05.1921 -<br />
31.03.1998]<br />
CYA1 PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.04.1998 ONWARDS]<br />
CYB1 GRANTED PATENT [FROM 01.04.1998<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CYB2 GRANTED PATENT ( SECOND LEVEL)<br />
[FROM 01.04.1998 ONWARDS]<br />
CYI1 SPC APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.04.1998 ONWARDS]<br />
CYI2 SPC [FROM 01.04.1998 ONWARDS]<br />
CYT1 TRANSLATION OF EP GRANTED<br />
PATENT [FROM 01.04.1998<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CYT2 TRANSLATION OF EP CLAIMS [FROM<br />
01.04.1998 ONWARDS]<br />
CZ<br />
CZECH REPUBLIC<br />
CZA3 APPLICATION FOR PATENT [FROM<br />
1993 ONWARDS]<br />
CZB6 PATENT SPECIFICATION [FROM<br />
17.03.93 ONWARDS]<br />
CZK1 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CZ -<br />
A DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CZK2 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CZ -<br />
B DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CZK4 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF CZ -<br />
U DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
CZU1 UTILITY MODEL<br />
DD<br />
DDA1<br />
DDA2<br />
DDA3<br />
DDA4<br />
DDA5<br />
DDA6<br />
DDA7<br />
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC<br />
PROV. ECONOMIC PATENT<br />
(HAUPTPATENT) [PUBLISHED BEFORE<br />
1980] or PROV. ECONOMIC PATENT<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 1980]<br />
PROV. ECONOMIC PATENT<br />
(ADDITIONAL)<br />
ECONOMIC PATENT<br />
ECONOMIC PATENT (ADDITIONAL)<br />
PROV. EXCLUSIVE PATENT or PATENT<br />
APPLICATIONS INCOMPLETE<br />
TREATM.) or PATENT APPLICATIONS<br />
INCOMPLETE TREATM.)<br />
PROV. EXCLUSIVE PATENT<br />
(ADDITIONAL)<br />
EXCLUSIVE PATENT or PATENT<br />
APPLICATIONS LAID OPEN [FROM<br />
DDA8<br />
DDA9<br />
1992 ( DE/DD )] or PATENT<br />
APPLICATIONS LAID OPEN<br />
EXCLUSIVE PATENT (ADDITIONAL)<br />
DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION)<br />
DDB1 ECONOMIC PATENT (SECT. 18 (1))<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 1980] or<br />
GRANTED PATENTS ( NO SUB. EXAM.)<br />
[FROM 1992 ( DE/DD )] or GRANTED<br />
PATENTS ( NO SUB. EXAM.)<br />
DDB2 GRANTED PATENTS ( WITH SUB.<br />
EXAM.)<br />
DDB3 EXCLUSIVE PATENT (SECT. 18 (1))<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 1980]<br />
DDB5 DOC. LAID OPEN (SECOND PUBL.)<br />
DDB6 REISSUE AFTER LIMITATION<br />
DDC2 ECONOMIC PATENT (SECT. 19)<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 1980]<br />
DDC4 ECONOMIC PATENT (SECT. 19)<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 1980]<br />
DDC5<br />
DDT1<br />
DDT9<br />
DDU<br />
DE<br />
DEA1<br />
DEA5<br />
DEA8<br />
DEA9<br />
DEB<br />
DEB1<br />
DEB2<br />
DEB3<br />
DEB4<br />
DEB8<br />
DEB9<br />
DEC<br />
DEC1<br />
DEC2<br />
DEC3<br />
DEC4<br />
DOC. LAID OPEN (THIRD PUBL.)<br />
TRANSLATION UNDER CMEA<br />
AGREEMENT<br />
TRANSLATION UNDER HAVANA<br />
AGREEMENT<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
FEDERAL REPUBLIC GERMANY<br />
DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION)<br />
REFERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL<br />
PUBLICATION IN GERMAN [FROM<br />
03.05.2007 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE<br />
SPECIFICATION<br />
PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION) [FROM 1,400,000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
DOC. LAID OPEN (SECOND PUBL.)<br />
[FROM 1,400,000 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT (FIRST PUBLICATION)<br />
PATENT (SECOND PUBLICATION)<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE (GRANTED<br />
PATENT)<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE SPEC.<br />
(GRANTED PATENT)<br />
PATENT<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (FIRST PUBL.)<br />
[FROM 1,400,000 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (SECOND<br />
PUBL.)<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (THIRD<br />
PUBL.) [FROM 1,400,000 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION ( FOURTH<br />
PUBL. ) [FROM 1,400,000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
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DEC5<br />
DEC8<br />
DEC9<br />
DED1<br />
DED2<br />
DEI1<br />
DEI2<br />
DET0<br />
DET1<br />
DET2<br />
DET3<br />
DET4<br />
DET5<br />
DET8<br />
DET9<br />
DEU<br />
DEU1<br />
DEU8<br />
DEU9<br />
REVISED PATENT<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE REVISED<br />
PATENT<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE SPEC.<br />
REVISED PATENT<br />
GRANTED EP NUMBER IN BULLETIN<br />
[FROM 1,400,000 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED PCT NUMBER IN BULLETIN<br />
[FROM 1,400,000 ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION SUPPL. PROTECTION<br />
CERTIFICATE [FROM 1,400,000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED SUPPL. PROTECTION<br />
CERTIFICATE [FROM 1,400,000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRANSLATION OF PUBL. OF<br />
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
1,400,000 ONWARDS]<br />
TRANSLATION OF EP CLAIMS (EPTD)<br />
or TRANSLATION OF PUBLISHED<br />
EP/WO APPLICATION<br />
TRANSLATION OF EP PATENT<br />
TRANSLATION OF EP PATENT AFTER<br />
OPPOSITION [FROM 1,400,000<br />
ONWARDS] or TRANSLATION OF EP<br />
PATENT AFTER MODIFICATION<br />
TRANSLATION OF CORRECTED EP<br />
PATENT [FROM 1,400,000<br />
ONWARDS] or TRANSLATION OF EP<br />
PATENT OR CORRECTED EP PAT.<br />
TRANSLATION OF PUBL. OF<br />
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE TRANSLATED<br />
EP/WO PATENT<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE SPEC.<br />
TRANSLATED EP/WO PATENT)<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE SPEC. UTLITY<br />
MODEL<br />
DKB9<br />
DKC<br />
DKD0<br />
DKL<br />
DKT1<br />
DKT2<br />
DKT3<br />
DKT4<br />
DKT5<br />
DKU1<br />
DKU3<br />
DKU4<br />
DKY3<br />
DKY4<br />
DKY5<br />
DKY6<br />
DKZ5<br />
DKZ6<br />
DO<br />
DOA<br />
DOS<br />
DOU<br />
DZ<br />
DZA1<br />
GRANTED AND AMENDED<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
TRANSLATIONS OF CLAIMS OF<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION<br />
CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF<br />
CLAIMS OF EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
APPLICATION<br />
TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
SPECIFICATION<br />
TRANSLATION OF AMENDED<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION MADE<br />
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC<br />
UTILITY MODEL SPECIFICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL SPECIFICATION, REG.<br />
UTILITY MODEL WITH EXAM.<br />
UTILITY MODEL SPECIFICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL SPECIFICATION, REG.<br />
UTILITY MODEL WITH EXAM.<br />
AMENDED REGISTERED UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
AMENDED REGISTERED UTILITY<br />
MODEL WITH EXAMINATION<br />
AMENDED REGISTERED UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
UTILITY MODEL SPECIFICATION, REG.<br />
UTILITY MODEL WITH EXAM.<br />
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1978 ONWARDS]<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
ALGERIA<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
DK<br />
DENMARK<br />
EA<br />
EURASIAN PATENT OFFICE<br />
DKA<br />
DKB<br />
DKB1<br />
DKB2<br />
DKB3<br />
DKB4<br />
DKB5<br />
DKB6<br />
DKB7<br />
DKB8<br />
PATENT APPLICATION MADE<br />
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC<br />
DOCUMENT LAID OPEN TO PUBLIC<br />
INSPECTION<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION AMENDED<br />
AFTER OPPOSITION<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION AMENDED<br />
AFTER ADMINISTRATIVE REEXAM.<br />
GRANTED AND AMENDED<br />
GRANTED AND AMENDED<br />
GRANTED AND AMENDED<br />
GRANTED AND AMENDED<br />
GRANTED AND AMENDED<br />
EAA1<br />
EAA2<br />
EAA3<br />
EAB1<br />
EAB2<br />
EC<br />
ECA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT<br />
PUB. OF APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT<br />
PUBLIC. OF SEARCH REPORT<br />
PATENT<br />
AMENDED SPECIFICATION OF AN<br />
EURASIAN PATENT<br />
ECUADOR<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1920 ONWARDS]<br />
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ECS<br />
ECU<br />
EE<br />
EEA<br />
EEA1<br />
EEB1<br />
EEB2<br />
EEB3<br />
EEU<br />
EEU1<br />
EEU2<br />
EEU3<br />
EG<br />
EGA<br />
EM<br />
EMS<br />
EP<br />
EPA1<br />
EPA2<br />
EPA3<br />
EPA4<br />
EPA8<br />
EPA9<br />
EPB1<br />
EPB2<br />
EPB3<br />
EPB8<br />
EPB9<br />
ES<br />
ESA1<br />
ESA2<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 01.01.1993 ONWARDS]<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1920 ONWARDS]<br />
ESTONIA<br />
PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
AMENDED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
AMENDED GRANTED PATENT (FIRST)<br />
AMENDED GRANTED PATENT<br />
(SECOND)<br />
REGISTERED UTILITY MODEL [UNTIL<br />
15.10.1996]<br />
REGISTERED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
16.10.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
REGISTERED UTILITY MODEL,<br />
DESCRIPTION MODIFIED (FIRST)<br />
[FROM 16.10.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
REGISTERED UTILITY MODEL,<br />
DESCRIPTION MODIFIED (SECOND)<br />
[FROM 16.10.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
EGYPT<br />
PATENT FOR INVENTION / PATENT OF<br />
ADDITION<br />
OHIM<br />
DESIGN<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE<br />
APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH<br />
SEARCH REPORT<br />
APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT<br />
SEARCH REPORT<br />
SUPPLEMENTARY SEARCH REPORT<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE<br />
MODIFIED COMPLETE SPECIFICATION<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
NEW PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
AFTER LIMITATION PROCEDURE<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE GRANTED<br />
PATENT<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
PATENT<br />
SPAIN<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [FINISHED<br />
IN1996] or PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
[FROM 2,000,000]<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION [FINISHED<br />
IN 1989] or PATENT APPLICATION<br />
ESA3<br />
ESA4<br />
ESA6<br />
ESB1<br />
ESB2<br />
ESB3<br />
ESD0<br />
ESH1<br />
ESH3<br />
ESK1<br />
ESK2<br />
ESK4<br />
ESK5<br />
ESK6<br />
ESR<br />
EST1<br />
EST2<br />
EST3<br />
EST4<br />
EST5<br />
EST6<br />
ESU<br />
ESU4<br />
PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
PATENT OF IMPORTATION [FINISHED<br />
IN 1989]<br />
TRANSLATION OF THE CLAIMS WITH<br />
DRAWINGS OF EUROPEAN<br />
APPLICATIONS [FINISHED IN1991]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION (WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT) [FINISHED WITH<br />
2.126.538] or PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
PATENT PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT<br />
PATENT PUBLISHED AFTER<br />
EXAMINATION<br />
TRANSLATION OF GRANTED<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT [FINISHED IN<br />
1992]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
PRIVILEGE OF INVENTION [FINISHED<br />
IN 1878]<br />
PRIVILEGE OF IMPORTATION<br />
[FINISHED IN 1878]<br />
NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF ES-A<br />
DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF ES-B<br />
DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF ES-U<br />
DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF ES-Y<br />
DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF ES-S<br />
DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY PATENT<br />
OFFICE<br />
SEPARATELY PUBLISHED SEARCH<br />
REPORT<br />
TRANSLATION OF THE CLAIMS WITH<br />
DRAWINGS OF EUROPEAN<br />
APPLICATIONS (FORMER A4)<br />
[STARTED IN 1992]<br />
REVISED TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
CLAIMS AND DRAWINGS IN<br />
EUROPEAN APPLICATIONS<br />
TRANSLATION OF GRANTED<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT (FORMER B3)<br />
REVISED TRANSLATION OF GRANTED<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
TRANSLATION OF MODIFIED<br />
EUROPEAN PATENT [STARTED IN<br />
1996]<br />
TRANSLATION OF A PCT<br />
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
[STARTED IN 1998]<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
SAME AS AN U DOCUMENT BUT FOR<br />
DUPLICATED DOSSIERS [FROM 1929]<br />
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ESX1<br />
ESX2<br />
ESX3<br />
ESY<br />
ESY4<br />
FI<br />
FIA<br />
FIB<br />
FIB1<br />
FIC<br />
FID0<br />
FIL<br />
FIU1<br />
FIV0<br />
FR<br />
FRA<br />
FRA1<br />
FRA2<br />
FRA3<br />
FRA4<br />
FRA5<br />
FRA6<br />
FRA7<br />
FRA8<br />
FRB1<br />
SAME AS AN A1 DOCUMENT BUT FOR<br />
DUPLICATED DOSSIERS [FINISHED<br />
IN1996]<br />
SAME AS A2 DOCUMENT BUT FOR<br />
DUPLICATED DOSSIERS [FINISHED IN<br />
1989]<br />
SAME AS A3 DOCUMENT BUT FOR<br />
DUPLICATED DOSSIERS [FINISHED IN<br />
1989]<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
SAME AS AN Y DOCUMENT BUT FOR<br />
DUPLICATED DOSSIERS [FROM 1929]<br />
FINLAND<br />
PATENT [FROM 1 TO 37835] or<br />
UNEXAMINED APPLICATION OPEN TO<br />
PUBL. INSPEC. [FROM 40001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
EXAMINED APPLICATION [FROM<br />
40001 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT [FROM 100000 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT [FROM 40001 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED [FROM<br />
40001 ONWARDS]<br />
ABSTRACT PUBLISHED<br />
UTILITY MODEL GRANTED<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION FILED<br />
FRANCE<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [UNDER<br />
2,000,000]<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION, (FIRST PUBL.) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
APPLICATION FOR CERT. OF<br />
ADDITION TO A PATENT, (FIRST<br />
PUBL.) [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF<br />
UTILITY,( FIRST PUBL.) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
APPLICATION FOR A CERT.OF ADD. TO<br />
A CERT. OF UTILITY, (FIRST PUBL)<br />
[FROM 2,000,000]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION, (FIRST AND<br />
ONLY PUBLICATION) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
CERT. OF ADDITION TO A PATENTOF<br />
INV., (FIRST AND ONLY PUBL.) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
CERTIFICATE OF UTILITY (FIRST AND<br />
ONLY PUBLIC.) [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
CERT. OF ADDITION TO A CERT. OF<br />
UTIL. (FIRST AND ONLY PUBL.) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION (SECOND<br />
PUBLICATION) [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
FRB2<br />
FRB3<br />
FRB4<br />
FRE<br />
FRF<br />
FRM<br />
GB<br />
GBA<br />
GBA8<br />
GBA9<br />
GBB<br />
GBB8<br />
GBC<br />
GBC2<br />
GBC3<br />
GBD0<br />
GBS<br />
GC<br />
GCA<br />
GE<br />
GEA<br />
GEB<br />
CERT. OF ADDITION TO A PATENT OF<br />
INV. (SECOND PUBLIC.) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
CERTIFICATE OF UTILITY (SECOND<br />
PUBL.) [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADD. TO A CERT. OF<br />
UTILITY (SECOND PUBLIC.) [FROM<br />
2,000,000]<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION TO A<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [UNDER<br />
100,000]<br />
CERTTIFICATE OF ADDITION TO A<br />
SPECIAL PATENT FOR MEDICAMENT<br />
[UNDER 1,000]<br />
SPECIAL PATENT FOR MEDICAMENT<br />
[UNDER 10,000]<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION [UNDER<br />
2,000,000] or PUBLISHED PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE PUBLISHED<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE PUBLISHED<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
[UNDER 2,000,000] or PATENT<br />
SPECIFICATION [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
CORRECTED FIRST PAGE PATENT<br />
SPECIFICATION [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
AMENDED OR CORRECTED PATENT<br />
SPECIFICATION [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
"COMPLETE RE-ISSUE OF A RE-<br />
ISSUED GRANTED ""C""<br />
SPECIFICATION " [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
"COMPLETE RE-ISSUE OF A RE-<br />
ISSUED GRANTED ""C2""<br />
SPECIFICATION " [FROM 2,000,000]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
DESIGN<br />
"COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE<br />
ARAB STATES OF THE GULF"<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
GEORGIA<br />
PUBLISHED APPLICATION FOR INV.<br />
(1ST PUB.) [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS] or PATENT FOR<br />
INVENTION (1ST AND ONLY PUB.)<br />
[FROM 01012000 ONWARDS] or<br />
IMPORTED PATENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT FOR INVENTION ( 2ND PUB.)<br />
[FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
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GES<br />
PUB.APPLICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL<br />
DESIGN ( 1ST PUB.) [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS] or PATENT<br />
FOR INDUSTRIAL DES. ( 1ST AND<br />
ONLY PUB.) [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
GES1 PATENT FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (<br />
2ND PUB.) [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
GEU<br />
PUBL. APPLICATION FOR UTILITY<br />
MODEL ( 1ST PUB.) [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS] or PATENT<br />
FOR UTILITY MODEL (1ST AND ONLY<br />
PUB.) [FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
GEY<br />
PATENT FOR UTILITY MODEL ( 2ND<br />
PUB.) [FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
GR<br />
GRA<br />
GRA1<br />
GRA7<br />
GRB<br />
GRB1<br />
GRB2<br />
GRT1<br />
GRT3<br />
GRT6<br />
GRT7<br />
GRU<br />
GRY<br />
GT<br />
GREECE<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [NEW LAW]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
PATENT [NEW LAW]<br />
PATENT NOT PRECEEDED BY AN A<br />
[NEW LAW]<br />
PATENT PRECEEDED BY AN A [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
TRANSLATION OF EP CLAIMS [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
TRANSLATION OF EP PATENT [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
TRANSLATION OF PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [NEW LAW]<br />
TRANSLATION OF PATENT [NEW LAW]<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
UTILITY MODEL PATENT [NEW LAW]<br />
GUATEMALA<br />
GTA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION / DIVISIONAL<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1948 ONWARDS]<br />
GTS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION /<br />
DIVISIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
APPLICATION<br />
GTU UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION /<br />
DIVISIONAL UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 01.01.1960<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HK<br />
HKA<br />
HKA1<br />
HKA2<br />
HONG KONG<br />
UK PATENTS REGISTERED<br />
GRANTED STANDARD PATENT [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
GRANTED SHORT TERM PATENT [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
HN<br />
HNA<br />
HNB<br />
HNS1<br />
HNS2<br />
HNU<br />
HNY<br />
HR<br />
HONDURAS<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
30.09.1909 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
CROATIA<br />
HRA2 PATENT APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT<br />
HRA8 MODIFIED PATENT APPLICATION or<br />
CORRECTED FRONT PAGE OF A HR-A<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRA9 COMPLETE REPRINT OF A HR-A<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRB1 REQUEST RECORDING GRANT RIGHTS<br />
or GRANTED PATENT [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRB2 GRANTED PATENT MAINTAINED (OR<br />
MODIFIED) AFTER NULLITY<br />
PROCEDURE [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRB3 SHORT TERM CONSENSUAL PATENT<br />
[FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRB4 CORRECTED FRONT PAGE OF A<br />
CONSENSUAL PATENT [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRB5 COMPLETE REPRINT OF A<br />
CONSENSUAL PATENT [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRB6 AMENDED CONSENSUAL PATENT<br />
[FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRB8 CORRECTED FRONT PAGE OF A HR-B<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRB9 COMPLETE REPRINT OF A HR-B<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRC1 CONVERTED CONSENSUAL PATENT<br />
[FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRC2 PIPELINE PATENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRC6 AMENDED CONVERTED<br />
CONSENSUAL PATENT [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
HRC8 CORRECTED FRONT PAGE OF C<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HRC9 COMPLETE REPRINT OF A C<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
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HRT1<br />
HRT2<br />
HRT3<br />
HRT4<br />
HRT5<br />
HRT8<br />
TRANSLATION OF THE CLAIMS OF AN<br />
EP INTO CROATIAN [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF THE<br />
CLAIMS OF AN EP INTO CROATIAN<br />
[FROM 01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
TRANSLATION OF AN EP PATENT INTO<br />
CROATIAN [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRANSLATION OF AN AMENDED EP<br />
PATENT INTO CROATIAN [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF AN EP<br />
PATENT INTO CROATIAN [FROM<br />
01012000 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED FRONT PAGE OF A T<br />
DOCUMENT [FROM 01012000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
IEA2<br />
IEB1<br />
IEB2<br />
IED0<br />
IEL<br />
IL<br />
ILA<br />
ILD0<br />
IN<br />
INA1<br />
INE<br />
IS<br />
SHORT TERM PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
SHORT TERM PATENT<br />
FILING APPLICATION<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
ISRAEL<br />
APPLICATION OF PATENT FOR<br />
INVENTION<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
INDIA<br />
PATENT<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
ICELAND<br />
HU<br />
HUNGARY<br />
HUA1 UNEXAMINED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
(DEFERRED EXAM.) [FROM JUNE 1982<br />
ONWARDS] or PATENT APPLICATION<br />
WITH SEARCH REPORT [NEW LAW]<br />
HUA2 EXAMINED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM JUNE 1982 ONWARDS] or<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT [NEW LAW]<br />
HUA3 IMPORTED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM JUNE 1982 ONWARDS] or<br />
SEARCH REPORT PUBLISHED [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
HUB PATENT / 2ND PUBLICATION [BEFORE<br />
JUNE 1982 ] or PATENT WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM JUNE 1982<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HUB1 PATENT WITHOUT PREVIOUS PUBL.<br />
[NEW LAW]<br />
HUB3 IMPORTED PATENT [FROM JUNE 1982<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HUD0 FILING APPLICATION [FROM JUNE<br />
1982 ONWARDS]<br />
HUU UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
PUBLISHED [FROM JUNE 1982<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
HUV0 APPLICATION FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
FILED [FROM JUNE 1982 ONWARDS]<br />
ID<br />
IDA<br />
IDB<br />
IDS<br />
IE<br />
INDONESIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PATENT<br />
SIMPLE PATENT<br />
IRELAND<br />
ISA<br />
ISA7<br />
ISB<br />
ISB2<br />
ISB3<br />
ISB6<br />
ISB7<br />
ISB8<br />
ISB9<br />
ISL<br />
IST1<br />
IST2<br />
IST3<br />
IST4<br />
IST5<br />
PATENT APPLICATION MADE<br />
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC<br />
[STARTING 1991]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION MADE<br />
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC [FROM<br />
1923 - 1990]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
AFTER OPPOSITION<br />
AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
AFTER LIMITATION REQUESTED BY<br />
THE PROPRIETOR<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
CORRECTION OF PATENT ON THE<br />
FIRST PAGE<br />
CORRECTION OF PATENT RESULTING<br />
IN A PARTIAL OR COMPLETE REPRINT<br />
OF PATENT DOCUMENT<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS IN AN EP<br />
APPLICATION INTO ICELANDIC<br />
CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF<br />
CLAIMS IN AN EP APPLICATION INTO<br />
ICELANDIC<br />
TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS OF AN EP<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION INTO<br />
ICELANDIC AND / OR OTHER PARTS<br />
INTO ICELANDIC OR ENGLISH<br />
TRANSLATION OF AN AMENDED EP<br />
PATENT SPEC.:CLAIMS INTO<br />
ICELANDIC AND / OR OTHER PARTS<br />
INTO ICELANDIC OR ENGLISH<br />
CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF AN EP<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION: CLAIMS<br />
INTO ICELANDIC AND / OR OTHER<br />
PARTS INTO ICELANDIC OR ENGLISH<br />
IEA1<br />
PATENT APPLICATION SPECIFICATION<br />
AS FILED<br />
IT<br />
ITALY<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> on STN International | Page 198
ITA1<br />
ITA2<br />
ITA3<br />
ITA4<br />
ITB<br />
ITB1<br />
ITB2<br />
ITD0<br />
ITT1<br />
ITT2<br />
ITT3<br />
ITU1<br />
ITU2<br />
ITU3<br />
ITU4<br />
ITV0<br />
ITY1<br />
ITZ2<br />
JP<br />
APPLICATION FO PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION<br />
DIVISIONAL APPLICATION<br />
APPLICATION ALSO FILED AS UTILITY<br />
APPLICATION TRANSFORMED<br />
PATENT FOR INVENTION<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
COMPLEM.PROTECTION CERTIFICATE<br />
FILING APPLICATION<br />
TRANSLATED PUBLISHED PATENT<br />
APPLICATION<br />
TRANSLATED GRANTED PATENT<br />
TRANSLATED UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT OF UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
DIVISIONAL UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION ALSO<br />
FILED AS PATENT APPLICATION<br />
APPLICATION TRANSFORMED<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION<br />
PATENT FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
JAPAN<br />
JPA<br />
DOC. LAID OPEN TO PUBL. INSPEC.<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 1971 ON]<br />
JPB<br />
PUBLD. EXAMINED PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
1971 ON]<br />
JPB1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED AFTER<br />
EXAMINATION [PUBLISHED BEFORE<br />
1971] or GRANT. PATENT WITHOUT A<br />
JPB2 GRANT. PATENT WITH A [FROM<br />
2500000 ONWARDS, FROM 1996]<br />
JPC GRANTED PATENT [FROM 1000000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
JPC1,2 GRANTED PATENT [PUBLISHED<br />
BEFORE 1971]<br />
JPH<br />
CORRECTED PATENT<br />
JPI<br />
CORRECTED UTILITY MODEL PUBL.<br />
JPS<br />
DESIGN PUBLICATION<br />
JPT<br />
UNEXAM. PAT APPLICATION ON<br />
FOREIGN APPL. [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
1971 ON]<br />
JPT1 TRANSLATED DOC. LAID OPEN TO<br />
PUBL. INSPEC. [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
1971 ON]<br />
JPT3 TRANSLATED PUBL. EXAMINED<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [PUBLISHED<br />
FROM 1971 ON]<br />
JPT4 TRANSLATED GRANT. PATENT [FROM<br />
2500000 ONWARDS, FROM 1996]<br />
JPT5 TRANSLATED GRANT. PATENT [FROM<br />
1000000 ONWARDS]<br />
JPT6<br />
JPT7<br />
JPT8<br />
JPT9<br />
JPU<br />
JPU3<br />
JPY1<br />
JPY2<br />
JPZ1,2<br />
KE<br />
KEA<br />
KED<br />
KR<br />
KRA<br />
KRB1<br />
KRS<br />
KRU<br />
KRY1<br />
LT<br />
LTA<br />
LTB<br />
LTR3<br />
LU<br />
LUA1<br />
LUA2<br />
LUA7<br />
LUA9<br />
TRANSLATED UNEXAM. UTILITY<br />
MODEL APPLICATION<br />
TRANSLATED UNEXAM. UTILITY<br />
MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
3000000 ONWARDS, FROM1994]<br />
TRANSLATED EXAM. UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 2500000<br />
ONWARDS, FROM 1996]<br />
TRANSLATED EXAM. UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION<br />
UNEXAM. UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION<br />
UNEXAM. UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 3000000<br />
ONWARDS, FROM 1994]<br />
UTILITY MODEL PUBLISHED AFTER<br />
EXAM. [PUBLISHED BEFORE 1971] or<br />
EXAM. UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION(<br />
1ST PUBL. ) or EXAM. UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION( 1ST PUBL. )<br />
EXAM. UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION(<br />
2ND PUBL. )<br />
UTILITY MODEL PATENT [PUBLISHED<br />
BEFORE 1971]<br />
KENYA<br />
PATENT<br />
PATENT (1 NUMBER FOR 2 APPLICS.)<br />
REPUBLIC OF KOREA<br />
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE<br />
UNEXAMINED PATENTS<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DESIGN<br />
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE<br />
UNEXAMINED UTILITY MODELS<br />
UTILITY MODEL SPECIFICATION<br />
LITHUANIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION [DATE RANGE<br />
FROM 250894]<br />
REREGISTRATION OF SU PATENT<br />
[FROM 2001 TO 2664 INCLUSIVE]<br />
LUXEMBOURG<br />
PATENT APPLICATION or PATENT<br />
APPLICATION WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
[FROM 1.10.1998 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT [FROM 1.10.1998<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE<br />
COMPLETE CERTIFICATE FOR<br />
PROTECTION<br />
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LUD<br />
LV<br />
LVA<br />
LVA3<br />
LVA4<br />
LVB<br />
LVB4<br />
MA<br />
MAA1<br />
MAA7<br />
MC<br />
PATENT APPLICATION (1 NUMB. FOR<br />
2 APPLICATION)<br />
LATVIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
REREGISTERED PATENTS<br />
(IMPORTATION ?)<br />
PATENT APPLICATION UNDER<br />
AGREEMENT LV - USA<br />
PATENT PUBLICATION<br />
PATENT UNDER AGREEMENT LV - USA<br />
MOROCCO<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
CERTIFICATE OF INVENTION<br />
MONACO<br />
MDY1<br />
MDY2<br />
MDZ<br />
MDZ1<br />
MDZ2<br />
MN<br />
MNA1<br />
MNA6<br />
MNA7<br />
MNA8<br />
PUBL. EXAM. UTILITY. APPLICATION<br />
WITHOUT U PUBL.<br />
PUBL. EXAM. UTILITY. APPLICATION<br />
PRECEEDED BY U<br />
ISSUED SHORT-TERM PATENT FOR<br />
INVENTION [FROM 04.10.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
UTILITY MOD. NOT PRECEEDED BY Y1<br />
OR Y2<br />
UTILITY MODEL PRECEEDED BY Y1 OR<br />
Y2<br />
MONGOLIA<br />
PATENT<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE OF<br />
ADDITION<br />
MCA<br />
MCE<br />
MD<br />
MDA<br />
MDB1<br />
MDB2<br />
MDC1<br />
MDC2<br />
MDE<br />
MDF1<br />
MDF2<br />
MDF3<br />
MDG1<br />
MDG2<br />
MDI1<br />
MDI2<br />
MDP<br />
MDU<br />
MDW1<br />
MDW2<br />
MDY<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION<br />
MOLDOVA<br />
PUBLISHED NON-EXAMINED PATENT<br />
APPLICATION<br />
PUBL. EXAM. PATENT APPLICATION<br />
WITHOUT A PUBL.<br />
PUBL. EXAM. PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PRECEEDED BY A<br />
PATENT NOT PRECEEDED BY A AND B<br />
PATENT PRECEEDED BY B1 OR B2<br />
PUBL. UNEXAMINED PLANT<br />
APPLICATION (FIRST LEVEL)<br />
DEC. OF GRANT WITHOUT EX. AND<br />
WITHOUT A<br />
DEC. OF GRANT WITHOUT EX. AND<br />
WITH A<br />
PUBL. EX. PLANT APPLICATION<br />
(SECOND LEVEL)<br />
PATENT WITHOUT EX. AND WITHOUT<br />
F<br />
PATENT WITHOUT EX. AND WITH F<br />
UTILITY MODEL WITHOUT EX. AND<br />
WITHOUT W<br />
UTILITY MODEL WITHOUT EX. AND<br />
WITH W<br />
PLANT PATENT (THIRD LEVEL)<br />
PUBLISHED NON-EXAMINED UTILITY<br />
APPLICATION<br />
DEC. OF GRANT WITHOUT EX. AND<br />
WITHOUT U<br />
DEC. OF GRANT WITHOUT EX. AND<br />
WITH U<br />
GRANTED SHORT-TERM PATENT FOR<br />
INVENTION [FROM 04.10.2008<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
MT<br />
MTA<br />
MW<br />
MWA1<br />
MWE<br />
MX<br />
MALTA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
MALAWI<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF<br />
ADDITION<br />
MEXICO<br />
MXA PATENT OF INVENTION [FROM 1976<br />
ONWARDS] or PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[NEW LAW OF 1991]<br />
MXB GRANTED PATENT/ GRANTED UTILITY<br />
MODEL [NEW LAW OF 1991]<br />
MXE CERTIFICATE OF INVENTION<br />
MXR<br />
MXU<br />
MY<br />
MYA<br />
MYA1<br />
NI<br />
PATENT OF IMPROVEMENT<br />
REGISTERED UTILITY MODEL [NEW<br />
LAW OF 1991]<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
UK PATENTS REGISTERED<br />
GRANTED PATENTS<br />
NICARAGUA<br />
NIA<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [FROM<br />
01.01.1899 ONWARDS]<br />
NIS<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
NIU UTILITY MODEL [FROM 19.09.2000<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
NL<br />
NLA<br />
NETHERLANDS<br />
PATENT APPLICATION LAID OPEN<br />
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NLA1 REGISTERED SPECIFICATION LAID<br />
OPEN [LAW 1995 FROM 1000001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
NLB<br />
PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
NLC<br />
PATENT<br />
NLC1 PATENT WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT -<br />
6 YEAR [LAW 1995 FROM 1000001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
NLC2 PATENT WITH SEARCH REPORT - 20<br />
YEAR [LAW 1995 FROM 1000001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
NLC8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE [LAW 1995<br />
FROM 1000001 ONWARDS]<br />
NLC9 MODIFIED PATENT [LAW 1995 FROM<br />
1000001 ONWARDS]<br />
NLI1 SUPPL. PROTECTION CERTIFICATE<br />
APPLICATION [LAW 1995 FROM<br />
1000001 ONWARDS]<br />
NLI2 GRANTED SUPPL. PROTECTION<br />
CERTIFICATE [LAW 1995 FROM<br />
1000001 ONWARDS]<br />
NO<br />
NORWAY<br />
NOA PATENT APPLICATION MADE<br />
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC<br />
NOB DOCUMENT LAID OPEN FOR PUBLIC<br />
INSPECTION [FROM 115001 TO<br />
300000]<br />
NOB1 GRANTED PATENTS [FROM 300001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
NOB2 GRANTED AFTER OPPOSITION [FROM<br />
300001 ONWARDS]<br />
NOB3 GRANTED WITH ADMIN. LIMITATION<br />
[FROM 300001 ONWARDS]<br />
NOC GRANTED PATENT [FROM 2841 TO<br />
113574] or PATENT<br />
NOD0 PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
NOI1 SUPPL. PROTECTION CERTIFICATE<br />
APPLICATION<br />
NOI2 GRANTED SUPPL. PROTECTION<br />
CERTIFICATE<br />
NOL<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
NOT1 TRANSLATED UNEXAMINED<br />
APPLICATION<br />
NOT2 TRANSLATED EXAMINED<br />
APPLICATION<br />
NOT3 TRANSLATED GRANTED PATENT<br />
NZ<br />
NZA<br />
NZD0<br />
OA<br />
OAA<br />
OAE<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
OAPI<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
ADDITON FOR PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
PA<br />
PAA1<br />
PAA2<br />
PAA3<br />
PAR<br />
PAS<br />
PAU<br />
PE<br />
PANAMA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
24.09.1946 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION<br />
REVALIDATION PATENT APPLICATION<br />
SEARCH REPORT PUBLISHED [FROM<br />
01.01.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
10.05.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
PERU<br />
PEA1 PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
11.02.1939 ONWARDS]<br />
PEB GRANTED PATENT [FROM 30.01.1939<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PER<br />
PATENT OF IMPROVEMENT [FROM<br />
11.02.1939 ONWARDS]<br />
PES<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 24.05.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
PES1 GRANTED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
[FROM 08.05.1968 ONWARDS]<br />
PEY<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
24.01.1984 ONWARDS]<br />
PEZ<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
24.05.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
PH<br />
PHA<br />
PHU<br />
PL<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
PATENT FOR INVENTION (FIRST AND<br />
ONLY PUBL.)<br />
PATENT FOR UTILITY MODEL (FIRST<br />
AND ONLY PUBL.)<br />
POLAND<br />
PLA1 APPLICATION LAID OPEN [1976 -<br />
1979] or APPLICATION [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLA2 APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL<br />
PATENT [FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLA3 APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL<br />
PATENT [FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLA4 APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL<br />
PROVISIONAL PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLA5 SPEC. OF PRINCIPLE INVENTOR'S<br />
PLA6<br />
CERTIFICATE [1976 - 1979]<br />
SPEC. OF ADDITION TO INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE [1976 - 1979]<br />
PLB1 SPEC. OF PRINCIPLE PATENT [1976 -<br />
1979] or PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLB2 PROVISIONAL PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
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PLB3 SPEC. OF PATENT OF ADDITION [1976<br />
- 1979] or ADDITIONAL PATENT<br />
[FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLB4 PROVISIONAL ADDITIONAL PATENT<br />
[FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLC1 PATENT PRECEEDED BY<br />
PROVISIONAL PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLC3 PATENT PREC. BY PROVISIONAL<br />
ADDITIONAL PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLT1 TRANSLATED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLT2 TRANSLATED PATENT [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLT3 TRANSLATED UTILITY MODEL<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLT4 TRANSLATED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLU1 APPLICATION FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
[FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLU3 APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL.<br />
UTILITY MODEL [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PLY1 SPECIFICATION FOR UILITY MODEL<br />
[FROM 1980 ONWARDS]<br />
PLY3 SPECIFICATION FOR ADDITION OF<br />
UTILITY MODEL [FROM 1980<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
PT<br />
PTA<br />
PTA1<br />
PTB<br />
PTB1<br />
PTE<br />
PTT<br />
PTU<br />
PTW<br />
PTY<br />
PORTUGAL<br />
APPLICATION FOR PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 01.01.1896<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF<br />
ADDITION TO A PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION [FROM 01.01.1972 UNTIL<br />
31.12.1995]<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [FROM<br />
01.01.1896 ONWARDS]<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION TO A<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [FROM<br />
01.01.1972 UNTIL 31.12.1995]<br />
AVAILIBILTY OF NATIONAL<br />
TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
[FROM 01.10.1993 ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
[FROM 1992 ONWARDS]<br />
APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
[FROM 01.01.1940 UNTIL<br />
31.12.1991] or GRANTED UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
GRANTED PCT PATENT VALID IN PT<br />
[FROM 01.10.1996 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED NATIONAL UTILITY MODEL<br />
[FROM 01.01.1940 UNTIL<br />
31.12.1991] or GRANTED PCT<br />
PY<br />
PYA<br />
PYR<br />
PYS<br />
PYU<br />
RO<br />
ROA<br />
ROA1<br />
ROA2<br />
ROA3<br />
ROA7<br />
ROB<br />
ROB1<br />
ROB3<br />
ROC<br />
ROC1<br />
RU<br />
PATENT VALID IN PT AS UTILITY<br />
MODEL or EP PATENT VALID IN PT AS<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
PARAGUAY<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION [FROM<br />
01.01.1920 ONWARDS]<br />
REVALIDATION PATENT<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
ROMANIA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [PUBLISHED<br />
FROM 21.01.1992]<br />
DESCRIPTION OF AN INVENTION<br />
[PUBLISHED BEFORE 21.01.1992]<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
[PUBLISHED BEFORE 21.01.1992]<br />
ADDITION TO INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE [PUBLISHED BEFORE<br />
21.01.1992]<br />
COMPLEMENTARY DESCRIPTION OF<br />
AN INVENTION [PUBLISHED BEFORE<br />
21.01.1992]<br />
GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND<br />
PUBLICATION [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
21.01.1992]<br />
GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
21.01.1992]<br />
LATER SUPPLY OF ROMANIAN<br />
ABSTRACT [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
21.01.1992]<br />
GRANTED PATENT AFTER<br />
REVOCATION (2ND PUBL.)<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 21.01.1992]<br />
GRANTED PATENT AFTER<br />
REVOCATION (1ST PUBL.)<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 21.01.1992]<br />
RUSSIAN FEDERATION<br />
RUA<br />
APPLICATION FOR INVENTION<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 14.10.1992]<br />
RUA8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE APPLICATION<br />
FOR INVENTION [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
2005 ONWARDS]<br />
RUA9 REPRINTED APPLICATION FOR<br />
INVENTION<br />
RUC PATENT [UNDER 2000000]<br />
RUC1 PATENT FOR INVENTION [FROM<br />
2000001 ONWARDS]<br />
RUC2 PATENT FOR INVENTION ( 2ND PUBL.)<br />
[FROM 2000001 ONWARDS]<br />
RUC8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE GRANTED<br />
PATENT<br />
RUC9 REPRINTED GRANTED PATENT<br />
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RUS<br />
RUU1<br />
RUU8<br />
RUU9<br />
DESIGN PATENT [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
14.10.1992]<br />
CERTIFICATE FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
[PUBLISHED FROM 14.10.1992]<br />
MODIFIED FIRST PAGE UTILITY<br />
MODEL<br />
REPRINTED UTILITY MODEL<br />
SIT1<br />
SIT2<br />
SK<br />
SKA3<br />
SKB6<br />
TRANSLATION OF EP CLAIMS<br />
TRANSLATION OF AMENDED CLAIMS<br />
SLOVAK REPUBLIC<br />
APPLICATION PUBLISHED<br />
PATENT<br />
SE<br />
SWEDEN<br />
SU<br />
SOVIET UNION<br />
SEA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION MADE<br />
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC [NEW<br />
LAW]<br />
SEB<br />
DOCUMENT LAID OPEN FOR PUBLIC<br />
INSPECTION [FROM 300001 ]<br />
SEB5 CORRECTED EXAMINED APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 300001 ]<br />
SEC GRANTED PATENT [FROM 300001 ]<br />
SEC1 PATENT SPECIFICATION (FIRST LEVEL)<br />
[FROM 1 TO 227869]<br />
SEC2 GRANTED PATENT [FROM 500000<br />
ON]<br />
SEC3 CORRECTED GRANTED PATENT [FROM<br />
500000 ON]<br />
SEC5 CORRECTED GRANTED PATENT [FROM<br />
300001 ]<br />
SED0 PATENT APPLICATION FILED<br />
SEE<br />
AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
[FROM 500000 ON]<br />
SEE1 AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
(2ND) [FROM 500000 ON]<br />
SEE2 AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
(3RD) [FROM 500000 ON]<br />
SEE3 AMENDED PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
(4TH) [FROM 500000 ON]<br />
SEL<br />
ABSTRACT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC<br />
SET1 TRANSLATION OF EP CLAIMS<br />
SET2 CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF EP<br />
CLAIMS<br />
SET3 TRANSLATION OF EP PATENT<br />
SET4 TRANSLATION OF AMENDED EP<br />
PATENT<br />
SET5 CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF EP<br />
PATENT<br />
SG<br />
SGA1<br />
SGA2<br />
SGG<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
TRANSITIONAL PATENT APPLICATION<br />
UK PATENTS REGISTERED<br />
SUA1<br />
SUA2<br />
SUA3<br />
SUA4<br />
SUC<br />
SUT<br />
SV<br />
SVA<br />
SVS<br />
SVU<br />
TH<br />
TJ<br />
TJA<br />
TJB<br />
TJR3<br />
TJU<br />
TN<br />
TNA1<br />
TNA7<br />
TNB1<br />
TNB7<br />
TR<br />
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FOR<br />
AN INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
DESCRIPTION OF THE INV. FOR AN<br />
INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE OF ADD.<br />
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FOR<br />
A PATENT<br />
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FOR<br />
A PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
PATENTS REPLACING INVENTOR'S<br />
CERTIFICATE [PUBLISHED FROM<br />
1981]<br />
TRANSLATED DOCUMENT<br />
EL SALVADOR<br />
PATENT APPLICATION [FROM<br />
01.01.1915 ONWARDS]<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION<br />
THAILAND<br />
TAJIKISTAN<br />
PATENT APPLICATION<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
REREGISTRATION OF SU PATENT<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
TUNISIA<br />
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF<br />
INVENTION<br />
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF<br />
ADDITION<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION<br />
TURKEY<br />
SI<br />
SIA<br />
SIA1<br />
SIA2<br />
SIA8<br />
SIB<br />
SIL<br />
SLOVENIA<br />
PATENT<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
SHORT TERM PATENT<br />
CONVERSION PATENT<br />
AMENDED CLAIMS<br />
PUBLISHED ABSTRACT<br />
TRA<br />
TRA1<br />
TRA2<br />
SPECIFICATION OF INVENTION FOR A<br />
PATENT<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM 1995 ONWARDS]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
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TRA3 SEARCH REPORT [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRB GRANTED PATENT [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRK1 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF TR -<br />
A DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRK2 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF TR -<br />
B DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRK4 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF TR -<br />
U DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRK5 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF TR -<br />
Y DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRT1 TRANSLATION OF WO WITH SEARCH<br />
REPORT [FROM 1995 ONWARDS]<br />
TRT2 TRANSLATION OF WO WITHOUT<br />
SEARCH REPORT [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRT3 TRANSLATED EP CLAIMS [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRT4 TRANSLATED EP B DOCUMENTS<br />
[FROM 1995 ONWARDS]<br />
TRU UTILITY MODEL [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRU1 UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION PCT<br />
ROUTE PHASE 1 [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRU2 UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION PCT<br />
ROUTE PHASE 2 [FROM 1995<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
TRY<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
1995 ONWARDS]<br />
TT<br />
TTB<br />
TTY<br />
TW<br />
TWB<br />
TWY<br />
UA<br />
UAA<br />
UAA1<br />
UAC1<br />
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO<br />
GRANTED PATENT<br />
UTILITY CERTIFICATE<br />
TAIWAN<br />
PATENT<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL<br />
UKRAINE<br />
DECLARATIVE PATENT SPEC. FOR<br />
INVENTION<br />
PATENT GRANTED AFTER RE-REG. OF<br />
USSR INV. CERT.<br />
PATENT GRANTED UPON POS.<br />
DECISION OF USSR<br />
UAC2<br />
UAU<br />
US<br />
USA<br />
USA1<br />
USA2<br />
USA9<br />
USB1<br />
USB2<br />
USB3<br />
USB8<br />
USB9<br />
PATENT GRANT. UPON THE USSR<br />
APPLICATION,FOR WHICH "NO POS.<br />
DEC. MADE NATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
DECLARATIVE / PATENT SPEC. FOR<br />
UTILITY MODEL<br />
USA<br />
PATENT [FROM BEGIN UNTIL END<br />
2000] or PATENT ISSUED AFTER 1ST<br />
PUB. WITHIN THE TVPP<br />
FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
REPUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
REEXAM. CERTIF., N-ND REEXAM. or<br />
GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
REEXAM. CERTIF., N-ND REEXAM. or<br />
GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND<br />
PUBLICATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
REEXAM. CERTIF., N-ND REEXAM. B<br />
WITH SEVEN NUMERALS FOR BACON<br />
CORRECTED FRONT PAGE GRANTED<br />
PATENT [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
CORRECTED COMPLETE GRANTED<br />
PATENT [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USC1 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC2 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC3 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC4 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC5 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC6 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC7 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC8 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USC9 REEXAMINATION [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USE<br />
USE1<br />
USF1<br />
USF2<br />
USF3<br />
REISSUE or DESIGN REISSUE or<br />
PLANT REISSUE<br />
REISSUE [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM.<br />
REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM.<br />
REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. or REEXAM. CERT REISSUE<br />
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N-ND REEXAM. [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USF4 REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USF5 REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USF6 REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USF7 REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USF8 REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USF9 REEXAM. CERT REISSUE N-ND<br />
REEXAM. [FROM 2001 ONWARDS]<br />
USH STATUTORY INVENTION<br />
REGISTRATION (SIR) or STATUTORY<br />
INVENTION REGISTRATION FOR<br />
DESIGN or STATUTORY INVENTION<br />
REGISTRATION FOR PLANT PATENT<br />
USH1 STATUTORY INVENTION<br />
REGISTRATION (SIR) [FROM 2001<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USI1 PATENT PRE-1836<br />
USI2 REISSUE PRE-1836<br />
USI3 ADD. IMPROVEMENT (1838-1868)<br />
USI4 DEFENSIVE PUBLICATION<br />
USI5 PATENT APPLICATION PUBL. WITHIN<br />
THE TVPP [PUB.DATE: 28.01.1975] or<br />
PATENT APPLICATION PUBL. WITHIN<br />
THE TVPP<br />
USP<br />
PLANT PATENTS [FROM NO. 1 TO<br />
11727]<br />
USP1 FIRST PUBLISHED PLANT PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [FROM NO.<br />
2001000000 ONW.]<br />
USP2 FIRST PUBLISHED GRANTED PLANT<br />
PATENT [FROM NO. 11728<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
USP3 SECOND PUBL. GRANTED PLANT<br />
PATENT<br />
USP4 REPUBLISHED PLANT PATENT<br />
APPLICATION<br />
USP9 CORRECTED PLANT PATENT<br />
APPLICATION<br />
USS<br />
DESIGN PATENT D WITH SIX<br />
NUMERALS FOR BACON<br />
USS1 DESIGN PATENT<br />
UY<br />
UYA1<br />
UYA2<br />
UYA3<br />
URUGUAY<br />
PATENT APPLICATION (FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION LEVEL) [FROM<br />
03.12.1941 ONWARDS]<br />
DIVISIONAL APPLICATION (FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION LEVEL) [FROM<br />
03.12.1941 ONWARDS]<br />
REVALIDATION APPLICATION (FIRST<br />
PUBLICATION LEVEL) [FROM<br />
03.12.1941 ONWARDS]<br />
UYB<br />
UYQ<br />
UYS<br />
UYU<br />
UYY<br />
VE<br />
VN<br />
GRANTED PATENT (SECOND<br />
PUBLICATION) [FROM 03.12.1941<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
[FROM 26.07.1976 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN<br />
[FROM 26.07.1976 ONWARDS]<br />
UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION [FROM<br />
26.07.1976 ONWARDS]<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL [FROM<br />
26.07.1976 ONWARDS]<br />
VENEZUELA<br />
VIETNAM<br />
VNA1 PATENT<br />
VNA6 INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE<br />
VNA7 PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
VNA8 INVENTOR'S CERTIFICATE OF<br />
ADDITION<br />
VNB GRANTED PATENT [FROM 1984<br />
ONWARDS]<br />
VNU UTILITY MODEL<br />
VNY<br />
GRANTED UTILITY MODEL<br />
WO<br />
WIPO (P.C.T.)<br />
WOA1 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
PUBLISHED WITH INTERNATIONAL<br />
SEARCH REPORT<br />
WOA2 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
PUBLISHED WITHOUT<br />
INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT or<br />
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
PUBLISHED WITH DECLARATION<br />
UNDER ARTICLE 17 (2) (A)<br />
WOA3 LATER PUBLICATION OF ISR WITH<br />
REVISED FRONT PAGE<br />
WOA4 LATER PUBLICATION OF AMENDED<br />
CLAIMS AND / OR STATEMENT<br />
(ARTICLE 19) REVISED FRONT PAGE<br />
[FROM 01.01.2009 ONWARDS]<br />
WOA8 MODIFIED FIRST PAGE or<br />
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION<br />
REPUBLISHED WITH CORRECTIONS<br />
TO FRONT PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHIC<br />
DATA<br />
WOA9 COMPLETE CORRECTED DOCUMENT<br />
or INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OR<br />
ISR REPUBLISHED WITH<br />
CORRECTIONS, ALTERATIONS OR<br />
SUPPLEMENTS<br />
WOB1 AMENDED CLAIMS<br />
WOK1 NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF WO -<br />
A DOCUMENT, NOT ISSUED BY<br />
PATENT OFFICE<br />
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XF<br />
XH<br />
XHS<br />
XL<br />
XP<br />
JP CODES<br />
HAGUE AGREEMENT<br />
DESIGN<br />
SEARCH RECORDS<br />
NON PATENT LIT.<br />
YUB2<br />
YUC1<br />
YUC2<br />
YUC3<br />
YUMP<br />
ZA<br />
PATENT APPLICATION PUBLISHED<br />
(2ND LEVEL) [FROM 1982]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (3RD LEVEL)<br />
[FROM 1982]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (3RD LEVEL)<br />
[FROM 1982]<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION (3RD LEVEL)<br />
[FROM 1982]<br />
PETTY PATENT [SERBIA AND<br />
MONTENEGRO]<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
XS<br />
YU<br />
YUA<br />
YUA1<br />
MODIFIED ABSTR.<br />
YUGOSLAVIA<br />
ACCEPTED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
(FIRST LEVEL) [FROM 1960 TO 1981]<br />
or PUBLICATION OF PATENT<br />
APPLICATION [SERBIA AND<br />
MONTENEGRO]<br />
PATENT APPLICATION OPEN FOR<br />
INSPECTION (FIRST LEVEL) [FROM<br />
1982]<br />
YUB PATENT SPECIFICATION ( 2ND LEVEL )<br />
[FROM 1960 TO 1981] or<br />
REGISTERED PATENT [SERBIA AND<br />
MONTENEGRO]<br />
YUB1<br />
PATENT APPLICATION PUBLISHED<br />
(2ND LEVEL) [FROM 1982]<br />
ZAA<br />
PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
ZAD PATENT SPEC. (1 NUMBER FOR 2<br />
APPLICATION)<br />
ZM<br />
ZAMBIA<br />
ZMA1 PATENT APPLICATION<br />
ZMD PATENT SPEC. (1 NUMBER FOR 2<br />
APPLICATION)<br />
ZME APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF<br />
ADDITION<br />
ZW<br />
ZWA1<br />
ZWE<br />
ZIMBABWE<br />
PATENT OF INVENTION<br />
PATENT OF ADDITION<br />
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Priority Application Information Type (/PRAIT)<br />
March 2009<br />
Records Code Explanation<br />
INPADOCDB<br />
110 AEA AEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
8 ALA ALA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
100 AMA AMA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 AMF AMF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 AMU AMU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 ANA ANA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
235 APA APA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
251 APAT APAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 APU APU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
28306 ARA ARA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
445 ARAT ARAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
36 ARF ARF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1441 ARU ARU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
342068 ATA ATA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1164 ATAA ATAA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
41516 ATAT ATAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 ATAU ATAU CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM UTILITY TO PATENT<br />
9 ATE ATE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
85 ATF ATF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
17408 ATU ATU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
2 ATUA ATUA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
40 ATUT ATUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
96 ATUU ATUU CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM UTILITY TO PATENT<br />
333462 AUA AUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
172 AUA0 AUA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
14425 AUA3 AUA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
19851 AUAT AUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
7 AUD3 AUD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
12 AUDT AUDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
686 AUF AUF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 AUU AUU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
71 AZA AZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2 AZAT AZAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 AZU AZU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
162 BAA BAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
6 BAA3 BAA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
2 BAD3 BAD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
2 BDA BDA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
109229 BEA BEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
33958 BEAT BEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 BEDT BEDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 BEF BEF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
35648 BGA BGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
48 BGAT BGAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
31 BGF BGF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1653 BGU BGU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
10 BHA BHA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
17 BIA BIA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5 BOA BOA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 BOAT BOAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 BODT BODT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
125564 BRA BRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
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3387 BRAT BRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 BRDT BRDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
164 BRF BRF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
83260 BRU BRU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
4 BRUT BRUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 BSA BSA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2 BWA BWA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
126 BXF BXF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
663 BYA BYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 BYAT BYAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
85 BYU BYU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
919839 CAA CAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
12457 CAA3 CAA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
10 CAA4 CAA4 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION OF A<br />
DIVISION<br />
14 CAA5 CAA5 CLAIMED APPLICATION IS A SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE<br />
37598 CAAT CAAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
4 CAD3 CAD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1 CADT CADT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
773 CAF CAF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 CAQ3 CAQ3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
2 CGA CGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
758182 CHA CHA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
31841 CHA0 CHA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
3242 CHA3 CHA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
86570 CHAT CHAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 CHD3 CHD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
12 CHDT CHDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 CHE CHE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
436 CHF CHF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 CHU CHU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 CIA CIA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1372 CLA CLA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
31 CLAT CLAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
80 CLF CLF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
62 CLU CLU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
747627 CNA CNA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5034 CNAT CNAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1344 CNF CNF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1206399 CNU CNU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
103 CNUT CNUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
279 COA COA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5 COAT COAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
14 COF COF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 COU COU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
60 CRA CRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
7 CRAT CRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 CRU CRU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
144345 CSA CSA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1243 CSA3 CSA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
11020 CSAT CSAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 CSD3 CSD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1 CSF CSF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
192 CSU CSU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
3446 CUA CUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
303 CUAT CUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 CUDT CUDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
70 CYA CYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
17626 CZA CZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
60 CZA3 CZA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
325 CZAT CZAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
5 CZF CZF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
18823 CZU CZU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
3 CZU3 CZU3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
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182432 DDA DDA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1346 DDAT DDAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 DDQT DDQT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
16 DDU DDU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
4436686 DEA DEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
58632 DEA1 DEA1 DOMESTIC PRIORITY CLAIMED FOR PATENT<br />
6 DEA2 DEA2 DOMESTIC PRIORITY CLAIMED FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
4791 DEA3 DEA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
17581 DEAI DEAI PATENT APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
327728 DEAT DEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
33 DEAW DEAW "WIDERRECHTLICHE ENTNAHME" CLAIMED APPLICATION<br />
4 DEBT DEBT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
5478 DECT DECT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 DED1 DED1 DOMESTIC PRIORITY CLAIMED FOR PATENT<br />
55308 DEDT DEDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 DEDW DEDW "WIDERRECHTLICHE ENTNAHME" CLAIMED APPLICATION<br />
181 DEE DEE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
1 DEET DEET TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2503 DEF DEF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
13 DEQT DEQT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1111436 DEU DEU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
824 DEU1 DEU1 DOMESTIC PRIORITY CLAIMED FOR PATENT<br />
22978 DEU2 DEU2 DOMESTIC PRIORITY CLAIMED FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
120 DEU3 DEU3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1 DEUI DEUI PATENT APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR UTILITY MODEL<br />
8859 DEUT DEUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
7 DEUW DEUW "WIDERRECHTLICHE ENTNAHME" CLAIMED APPLICATION<br />
184139 DKA DKA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
364 DKA3 DKA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
7699 DKAT DKAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
353 DKF DKF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
6866 DKU DKU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
5 DKU3 DKU3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
4 DKUT DKUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
18 DOA DOA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
9 DOAT DOAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
269 DZA DZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
707 EAA EAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
151 ECA ECA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 ECAT ECAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
168 ECF ECF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
49 ECU ECU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
536 EEA EEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
22 EEAT EEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 EEF EEF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
837 EEU EEU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
2777 EGA EGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
20 EGAT EGAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 EGF EGF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
6085 EMF EMF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
707639 EPA EPA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
58061 EPA3 EPA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
8942 EPAT EPAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 EPF EPF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 EPU EPU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
252316 ESA ESA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
4 ESA3 ESA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
4467 ESAT ESAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 ESE ESE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
169 ESF ESF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
161605 ESU ESU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
40 ESUT ESUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
230164 FIA FIA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
68 FIA3 FIA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
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1370 FIAT FIAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
391 FIF FIF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
11691 FIU FIU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 FIUT FIUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1872945 FRA FRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
48 FRA3 FRA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
539918 FRAT FRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
42 FRDT FRDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
141 FRE FRE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
4504 FRET FRET TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
781 FRF FRF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 FRFT FRFT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
87 FRMT FRMT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 FRQT FRQT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2823880 GBA GBA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
10570 GBA3 GBA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
225842 GBAT GBAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
7 GBDT GBDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1743 GBF GBF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 GBFT GBFT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 GBU GBU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
83 GCA GCA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
115 GEA GEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
3 GEU GEU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
3 GHA GHA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
49550 GRA GRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
162 GRAT GRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 GRF GRF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2687 GRU GRU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
2 GRUT GRUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
42 GTA GTA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
4 GTAT GTAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 GTU GTU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
3813 HKA HKA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
341 HKA3 HKA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
436 HKAT HKAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
670 HKF HKF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 HNA HNA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5314 HRA HRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
3 HRAT HRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
5 HRF HRF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
15 HTA HTA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
96933 HUA HUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
17 HUA3 HUA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
5137 HUAT HUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 HUDT HUDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
4 HUF HUF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
164 HUP HUP PROVISIONAL APPLICATION<br />
5325 HUU HUU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 HUU3 HUU3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
2 HUUT HUUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 IBF IBF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1464 IDA IDA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
45 IDAT IDAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 IDF IDF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
54854 IEA IEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
7 IEA0 IEA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
920 IEA3 IEA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
20 IEAC IEAC COGNATE APPLICATION<br />
628 IEAT IEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
13 IEF IEF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 IEQ3 IEQ3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
83821 ILA ILA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
400 ILA0 ILA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
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2829 ILA3 ILA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
778 ILAT ILAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
164 ILF ILF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 ILQ0 ILQ0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
5 ILQ3 ILQ3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
43062 INA INA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
79 INA0 INA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
1656 INA3 INA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1 INAC INAC COGNATE APPLICATION<br />
1243 INAT INAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
8 IND3 IND3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
24 INF INF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
21 IQA IQA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
121 IRA IRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
10 IRAT IRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3309 ISA ISA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
8 ISAT ISAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 ISF ISF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
646442 ITA ITA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
32898 ITAT ITAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 ITDT ITDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
13 ITE ITE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
623 ITF ITF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
149731 ITU ITU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
370 ITUT ITUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
5 JMA JMA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
10 JOA JOA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
11922689 JPA JPA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1294 JPA1 JPA1 DOMESTIC PRIORITY<br />
194 JPAA JPAA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
17962 JPAT JPAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 JPDT JPDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
11254 JPF JPF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
30 JPQ1 JPQ1 DOMESTIC PRIORITY<br />
4092415 JPU JPU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
6 JPU1 JPU1 DOMESTIC PRIORITY<br />
87 JPUA JPUA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
286 JPUT JPUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 JPUU JPUU CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM UTILITY TO PATENT<br />
45 KEA KEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
7 KGA KGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
66 KPA KPA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1275853 KRA KRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2 KRA0 KRA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
2040 KRA3 KRA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
4851 KRAA KRAA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
1792 KRAT KRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
6 KRAU KRAU CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM UTILITY TO PATENT<br />
6 KRD3 KRD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
2 KRDA KRDA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
1 KRDU KRDU CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM UTILITY TO PATENT<br />
2667 KRF KRF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 KRP KRP PROVISIONAL APPLICATION<br />
212256 KRU KRU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1564 KRU3 KRU3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
47 KRUA KRUA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
39 KRUT KRUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
301 KRUU KRUU CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM UTILITY TO PATENT<br />
463 KZA KZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2 KZU KZU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
162 LBA LBA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
38 LBAT LBAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
15 LIA LIA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
4 LIAT LIAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
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2 LIF LIF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
228 LKA LKA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
47 LKAT LKAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
17 LKF LKF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 LRA LRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
4 LSA LSA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1906 LTA LTA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
17 LTAT LTAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 LTF LTF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
39080 LUA LUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
38 LUA3 LUA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
4486 LUAT LUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 LUF LUF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2367 LVA LVA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5 LVA3 LVA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
172 LVAT LVAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 LYA LYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2811 MAA MAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
547 MAAT MAAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1788 MCA MCA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
13 MCAT MCAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3609 MDA MDA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
99 MDP MDP PROVISIONAL APPLICATION<br />
196 MDU MDU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 MGA MGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
83 MKA MKA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
222 MNA MNA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 MRA MRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
259 MTA MTA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
19 MTAT MTAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 MUA MUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
116 MWA MWA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
16164 MXA MXA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
253 MXAA MXAA CITED APPLICATION CHANGED FROM PATENT TO UTILITY<br />
823 MXAT MXAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
37 MXF MXF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
723 MXU MXU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
2441 MYA MYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
11 MYAT MYAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
12 MYF MYF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
6 MYU MYU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
26 NGA NGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
16 NIA NIA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 NIAT NIAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
344204 NLA NLA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1379 NLA3 NLA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
55034 NLAT NLAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1395 NLCT NLCT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1228 NLDT NLDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 NLF NLF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 NLU NLU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 NNA NNA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
90680 NOA NOA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
96 NOA3 NOA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
6392 NOAT NOAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
133 NOF NOF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 NOQ3 NOQ3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
42 NOU NOU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
39082 NZA NZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
125 NZA0 NZA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
2667 NZA3 NZA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
136 NZAC NZAC COGNATE APPLICATION<br />
1987 NZAT NZAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
147 NZF NZF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
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1284 OAA OAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
483 OAAT OAAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 OMA OMA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
154 PAA PAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2 PAAT PAAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 PAF PAF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
170 PEA PEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
7 PEAT PEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
122 PEU PEU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
3851 PHA PHA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
7 PHA1 PHA1 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION<br />
11 PHA2 PHA2 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART<br />
85 PHA3 PHA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
12 PHAT PHAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
16 PHDT PHDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
4 PHF PHF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2849 PHU PHU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 PHU3 PHU3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
29 PKA PKA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
4 PKAT PKAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
150722 PLA PLA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 PLA0 PLA0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
910 PLAT PLAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 PLDT PLDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
743 PLE PLE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
20 PLF PLF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
15756 PLU PLU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
7466 PTA PTA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
410 PTAT PTAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
4 PTF PTF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2141 PTU PTU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
18 PYA PYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 PYAT PYAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 QAA QAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
39 RHA RHA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
16 RHAT RHAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
47864 ROA ROA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
482 --> ROAT ROAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 ROF ROF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
30 RSA RSA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
278838 RUA RUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
200 RUAT RUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
13 RUF RUF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
48259 RUU RUU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
16 SAA SAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 SBA SBA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
24 SDA SDA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
539655 SEA SEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
37373 SEAT SEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 SEDT SEDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
483 SEF SEF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2 SEU SEU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
12779 SGA SGA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
4011 SGAT SGAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
34 SGF SGF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
6192 SIA SIA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5 SIAT SIAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
5 SIF SIF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
3681 SKA SKA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
16 SKAT SKAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
431 SKU SKU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
57 SMA SMA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 SRA SRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1207567 SUA SUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
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1470 SUA6 SUA6 DOMESTIC PRIORITY<br />
411 SUAT SUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
4 SUU SUU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
65 SVA SVA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
40 SYA SYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
12 SYAT SYAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
319 THA THA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
3 THAT THAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
40 THF THF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
61 THU THU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
267 TJA TJA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
21 TJU TJU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 TMA TMA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
81 TNA TNA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
201 TNAT TNAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
7370 TRA TRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
51 TRAT TRAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
12 TRF TRF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
9753 TRU TRU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
39 TTA TTA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
8 TTAT TTAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
102520 TWA TWA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
505 TWAT TWAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1194 TWF TWF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
180310 TWU TWU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
203 TWUT TWUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 TZA TZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
20142 UAA UAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 UAAT UAAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 UAF UAF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
25369 UAU UAU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
9903771 USA USA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
240474 USA1 USA1 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION<br />
208414 USA2 USA2 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART<br />
262966 USA3 USA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
16 USA4 USA4 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A SUBSTITUTE<br />
5905 USA5 USA5 CLAIMED APPLICATION IS AN ORIGINAL REISSUE SERIAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
142492 USAB USAB CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION ---ABANDONED<br />
84572 USAC USAC CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART ---ABANDONED<br />
20396 USAD USAD CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION ---ABANDONED<br />
10 USAR USAR REQUEST FOR RE-EXAMINATION NUMBER<br />
266484 USAT USAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
17 USD1 USD1 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION<br />
38 USD2 USD2 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART<br />
22 USD3 USD3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1 USD5 USD5 CLAIMED APPLICATION IS AN ORIGINAL REISSUE SERIAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
42 USDB USDB CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION ---ABANDONED<br />
21 USDC USDC CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART ---ABANDONED<br />
1 USDD USDD CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION ---ABANDONED<br />
78 USDT USDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
8 USE USE APPLICATION WHICH IS BASED ON A AUSSTELLUNGSPRIORITAET<br />
165 USET USET TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
119143 USF USF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
2519 USF1 USF1 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION<br />
4207 USF2 USF2 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART<br />
7920 USF3 USF3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
33 USF5 USF5 CLAIMED APPLICATION IS AN ORIGINAL REISSUE SERIAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
808 USFB USFB CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION ---ABANDONED<br />
742 USFC USFC CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART ---ABANDONED<br />
163 USFD USFD CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION ---ABANDONED<br />
4 USFT USFT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
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1654256 USP USP PROVISIONAL APPLICATION<br />
2899 USP1 USP1 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION<br />
3950 USP2 USP2 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART<br />
100 USP3 USP3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
10 USP4 USP4 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A SUBSTITUTE<br />
1 USP5 USP5 CLAIMED APPLICATION IS AN ORIGINAL REISSUE SERIAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
7 USPB USPB CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION ---ABANDONED<br />
15 USPC USPC CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART ---ABANDONED<br />
2 USPD USPD CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION ---ABANDONED<br />
1 USPR USPR REQUEST FOR RE-EXAMINATION NUMBER<br />
1818 USPT USPT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3 USQ3 USQ3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1457 UYA UYA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
9 UYAT UYAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
446 UYU UYU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
109 UZA UZA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
80 VEA VEA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
15 VEAT VEAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
4 VEF VEF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
141 VNA VNA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
2 VNAT VNAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
66 VNU VNU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
150965 WOW WOW INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION NUMBER<br />
1 WOW0 WOW0 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR AN ADDITION<br />
793 WOW1 WOW1 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION<br />
674 WOW2 WOW2 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR CONTINUATION IN PART<br />
140 WOW3 WOW3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
190742 WOWA WOWA PCT APPLICATION CLAIMED FROM NATIONAL PROCEDURE<br />
8754 WOWT WOWT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
3386384 WOWW WOWW ADDITIONAL PCT APPLICATION<br />
1439 XHF XHF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
16255 YUA YUA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
5 YUA3 YUA3 PRIOR APPLICATION CLAIMED FOR A DIVISION<br />
1606 YUA6 YUA6 DOMESTIC PRIORITY<br />
411 YUAT YUAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
2 YUDT YUDT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
61 YUU YUU APPLICATION FOR A UTILITY MODEL<br />
1 YUUT YUUT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
78106 ZAA ZAA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
3113 ZAAT ZAAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
1 ZADT ZADT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
76 ZAF ZAF DESIGN APPLICATION<br />
1 ZAFT ZAFT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
791 ZMA ZMA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
1 ZRA ZRA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
872 ZWA ZWA PATENT APPLICATION<br />
7 ZWAT ZWAT TECHNICAL PRIORITY<br />
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STN number formats with appended code<br />
Patent numbers<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> contain patent applications going back to 1836. In order to avoid<br />
ambiguity when overlapping number series are present for a country, publication numbers had to<br />
be extended with characters or chararcters and numbers from the patent kind code:<br />
- An U is generally attached to publication numbers for utility models – exception: German<br />
utility models, if the number format already identifies the document as an utility model.<br />
- For technical reasons EPO introduced dummy numbers with an appended D. Thes numbers are<br />
used if the correct number is not known, e.g. if the publication number was derived from the<br />
application number.<br />
Overview patent number formats with appended codes<br />
Kind Code Period Number Format Example<br />
ATT since 1980 APNnnnnnT AT374703T<br />
CNC since 1993 CNZNNNNNNC CN1317092C<br />
DDB1-5 1968-2004 DDNnnnnnB DD222737B<br />
DDC2 1985-1993 DDNnnnnnC2 DD270771C2<br />
DET1 since 1983 DENnnnnnnT1 DE634699T1<br />
DEU, DEU1 1934-1969 DEZNNNNNNU DE1430841U<br />
FRM FRNnnnM FR803M<br />
FRF FRNnnF FR342F<br />
GBA 1900-1915 GBYYNNNNNA GB1422706A<br />
HUA3 1992-1999 HUYYNNNNNA3 HU9903269A3<br />
since 2000 HUYYYYEEEEEEA3 HU2003002737A3<br />
ISB since 1990 ISNnnnB IS2264B<br />
ISB2 since 2000 ISNnnnB2 IS1758B2<br />
ISB6 since 1923 ISNnnnB6 IS1730B6<br />
JPB 1961-1989 JPNnnnnnnnB JP43005888B<br />
1989-1996 JPEEEEEEEEB JP07020436B<br />
JPB1 1950-1983 JPNnnnnnnnB JP42001677B<br />
since 1997 JPNnnnnnnB JP3983790B<br />
JPB2 1962-1989 JPNnnnnnnnB JP37014010B<br />
1989-1996 JPEEEEEEEEB JP3983281B<br />
since 1996 JPNnnnnnnB JP 983805B<br />
KED KENnnnD KE3736D<br />
LTR3 since 1990 LTNnnnR3 LT2661R3<br />
MCE since 1958 MCNnnE MC219E<br />
MDE since 2000 MDYYYYEEEEEEE MD2004000008E<br />
MDF3 since 2003 MDNnnnF3 MD10F3<br />
MXE since 1980 MXNnnnE MX7733E<br />
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OAE since 1966 OANnnnE OA156E<br />
PLB1 since 1973 PLNnnnnnB1 PL194696B1<br />
SEE since 1900 SENnnnnnE SE519853E<br />
USE since 1836 USNnnnnnE US20854E<br />
USE1<br />
USNnnnnnE<br />
USNnnnnE<br />
US39903E<br />
USF1, USF2 USNnnnnE US35860E<br />
USH, USH1 since 1985 USNnnnnnnH US7H<br />
USNnnnH<br />
US1999H<br />
USI3 1838-1869 USNnnnnAI US120AI<br />
USI4 USNnnnnnT US101004T<br />
USI5 USNnnnnnI5 US570382I5<br />
USP1 since 2001 USYYYYEEEEEEEP US20070250971P<br />
USP2, USP3 since 2001 USNnnnnP US18172P<br />
USS USNnnnnnD US533361D<br />
USS1 USNnnnnnnD US444254D<br />
ZAD until 2000 ZAYYNNNNND ZA7207106D<br />
since 2000 ZAYYYYEEEEEED ZA2003002123D<br />
(N:= mandatory digit; n:= optional digit; EEE:= e.g. three-digit figure complemented with zeroes; YYYY:= four-digit<br />
year, before 2000 also two-digit year (YY) possible)<br />
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Application and priority numbers<br />
Overlapping serial numbers are also present for application and priority numbers. Application and<br />
priority kind codes, respectively are attached to the numbers to make them unique.<br />
- An U is attached to all utility model applications.<br />
- Application numbers may be suffixed by D<br />
DOCDB keeps a record of very early publications available in paper only. In the past these<br />
publications were recorded on the basis of publication-identification only. In these instances a<br />
dummy application-identification was derived from the publication-identification by suffixing<br />
the number with the letter D<br />
- Priority numbers may be suffixed by T<br />
DOCDB keeps a record of very early publications available in paper only. In the past these<br />
publications were recorded on the basis of publication-identification only. Where possible EPO<br />
has grouped these very early publications into patent families by examining technical content.<br />
In these instances a dummy priority was derived from one of the publication-identifications in<br />
the family by suffixing the number with the letter T.<br />
Overview application and priority number formats with appended codes<br />
Kind Code Period Number Format Example<br />
HUP since 1990 HUYYYY-NnnnnP HU2002-3929P<br />
MDP since 2000 MDYYYY-NnnnP MD2004-3P<br />
USP since 1995 USYYYY-NnnnnnP US2004-567788P<br />
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Countries with legal status information<br />
For the following countries or patent issuing organizations, legal status information is given in the<br />
INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> files (=> HELP LEGAL):<br />
=> HELP LEGSTAT<br />
For the following countries or patent issuing organizations,<br />
legal status information is given in the INPADOCDB file:<br />
Entry/Non-Entry into the<br />
national phase<br />
Entry in -------+--------<br />
/PC COUNTRY NAME ./LSCC see EP see WO<br />
other LSCC<br />
===========================================================<br />
AT Austria | AT | EP | WO |<br />
AU Australia | AU | | WO |<br />
BE Belgium | BE | EP | WO |<br />
BG Bulgaria | | EP | WO |<br />
BR Brazil | BR | | WO |<br />
BZ Belize | | | WO |<br />
CA Canada | CA | | WO |<br />
CH Switzerland | CH | EP | WO |<br />
CN People's Republic | | | |<br />
of Cina | CN | | WO |<br />
CY Cyprus | | EP | |<br />
CS Czechoslovakia | CS?/LSC| | |<br />
CZ Czech Republic | CZ | EP | WO |<br />
DD Germany (EX_GDR) | DD | | |<br />
DE Germany | DE | EP | WO |<br />
DK Denmark | DK | EP | |<br />
EA Eurasian Pat. Conv. | | | WO |<br />
EE Estonia | EE | EP | |<br />
EG Egypt | | | WO |<br />
EP European Patent | | | |<br />
Office | | EP | WO |<br />
ES Spain | ES | EP | WO |<br />
FI Finland | FI | EP | WO |<br />
FR France | FR | EP | |<br />
GB United Kingdom | GB | EP | WO |<br />
GE Georgia | | | WO |<br />
GR Ellas | | EP | |<br />
HK Hong Kong | HK | EP,CN | |<br />
HU Hungary | HU | EP | |<br />
IE Ireland | IE | EP | |<br />
IL Israel | IL | | WO |<br />
IS Iceland | | EP | |<br />
IT Italy | IT | EP | |<br />
JP Japan | | | WO |<br />
KE Kenya | | | WO |<br />
KR Republic of Korea | | | WO |<br />
LI Liechtenstein | | EP | WO*) |<br />
LT Lithuania | LT | EP | WO |<br />
LU Luxemburg | LU | EP | |<br />
LV Latvia | | EP | WO |<br />
*) LI via CH<br />
. . .<br />
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MC Monaco | MC | | |<br />
MD Moldavia | MD | EP | WO |<br />
MX Mexico | | | WO |<br />
NL Netherlands | NL | EP | |<br />
NO Norway | NO | | |<br />
NZ New Zealand | NZ | | WO |<br />
PH Philippines | PH | | WO |<br />
PL Poland | | EP | WO |<br />
PT Portugal | PT | EP | WO |<br />
RO Romania | | EP | WO |<br />
RU Russia | RU | SU | WO |<br />
SE Sweden | SE | EP | WO |<br />
SI Slovenia | SI | EP | WO |<br />
SK Slowakia | | EP | WO |<br />
TR Turkey | | EP | |<br />
TW Taiwan | TW | | |<br />
US United States | US | | WO |<br />
UZ Uzbekistan | | | WO |<br />
WO WIPO (P.C.T.) | | | WO |<br />
ZA South Africa | | | WO |<br />
*) LI via CH<br />
WIPO PCT data in the LS field<br />
-----------------------------------------------------<br />
(entry and non-entry in national phase):<br />
Country Entry into Non-entry into Update<br />
national phase national phase (Comments)<br />
-----------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Austria since 1981 not covered monthly<br />
Bulgaria since 2001 not covered monthly<br />
Canada since 1990 since 1990 monthly<br />
EPO since 1994 since 1994 weekly<br />
Germany since 1978 since 1978 weekly<br />
Georgia since Sept 1999 not covered monthly<br />
United Kingdom since Apr 1998 not covered weekly<br />
Japan<br />
since Sept 1996 since Sept 1996 monthly<br />
Kenya since 1995 not covered quarterly delivery<br />
(discontinued)<br />
Korea since 2000 since 2000 monthly delivery<br />
(discontinued)<br />
Lithuania since 1998 not covered quarterly<br />
(irregular delivery)<br />
Latvia since 1998 not covered bi- monthly<br />
(irregular delivery)<br />
Romania since 2000 not covered monthly delivery<br />
(discontinued)<br />
Spain since 2001 not covered quarterly<br />
Russia since 2002 not covered monthly<br />
Uzbekistan since 2001 not covered quarterly delivery<br />
(discontinued)<br />
USA since 1993 not covered monthly<br />
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( PCT Newsletter: 141 Staaten June 2009)<br />
Member States PCT<br />
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WO World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):<br />
W: AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BH BR BW BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR<br />
CU CZ DE DK DM DO DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GH GM GT HN HR<br />
HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KM KN KP KR KZ LA LC LK LR LS LT LU<br />
LY MA MD ME MG MK MN MW MX MY MZ NA NG NI NO NZ OM PG PH<br />
PL PT RO RS RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SM ST SV SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ<br />
UA UG US UZ VC VN ZA ZM ZW<br />
RW (ARIPO): BW GH GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW<br />
RW (EAPO): AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM<br />
RW (EPO): AT BE BG CH (1) CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LT LU<br />
LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR<br />
RW (OAPI): BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG<br />
EP European Patent Office (EPO):<br />
EP: R: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT<br />
LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR<br />
Extension states for EP:<br />
AL BA RS<br />
African Reginal Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO):<br />
AP:<br />
BW GH GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW<br />
Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO):<br />
EA:<br />
AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM<br />
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI):<br />
OA:<br />
BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG<br />
http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/members/index.html<br />
http://www.wipo.int/pct/de/forms/request/ed_request.pdf<br />
http://www.european-patent-office.org/epo/members.htm<br />
(1) Switzerland/Liechtenstein:<br />
"In an international application, Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein may only be designated<br />
jointly under Article 4 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Designation of one of the Contracting States shall<br />
be deemed to constitute designation of both of them."<br />
For that reason LI is not liste in PCT DS!<br />
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Title language/original document language<br />
Status October 2008<br />
Country Code Titles in Documents in<br />
AP English English<br />
AR Spanish Spanish<br />
AT German German, English or French<br />
AU English English<br />
BA No English title Russian<br />
BE French or Dutch French, Dutch or German<br />
BG English Bulgarian<br />
BR Portuguese Portuguese<br />
CA English or French English or French<br />
CH German, French or Italian German, French or Italian<br />
CN English Chinese<br />
CS English or Czech Czech or Slovak<br />
CU Spanish or English Spanish<br />
CY English Title Greek<br />
CZ English and Czech Czech<br />
DD German German<br />
DE German German<br />
DK Danish Danish<br />
EA Russian Russian<br />
EE Estonian Estonian<br />
EG English Arabic<br />
EL*<br />
Hellenic (Greek alphabets)<br />
EP English English, German or French<br />
ES Spanish Spanish<br />
FI Swedish Finnish or Swedish<br />
FR French French<br />
GB English English<br />
GR* English/Greek (Latin alphabets) Greek<br />
HK English/Chinese English/Chinese<br />
HR English English<br />
HU English Hungarian<br />
ID Indonesian Indonesian<br />
IE English English<br />
IL English English<br />
IN English English<br />
IS Icelandic Icelandic<br />
IT Italian Italian<br />
JP English Japanese<br />
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Country Code Titles in Documents in<br />
KE English Swahili, English<br />
KR English Korean<br />
LT English Lithuanian<br />
LU French or German French or German<br />
LV English Latvian<br />
MA<br />
MC French French<br />
MD Romanian Romanian<br />
MN English Mongolian<br />
MT English English<br />
MW English English<br />
MX Spanish Spanish<br />
MY English Malayan<br />
NL Dutch Dutch<br />
NO Norwegian Norwegian<br />
NZ English English<br />
OA English or French English or French<br />
PH English English<br />
PL English Polish<br />
PT<br />
English, French, German or<br />
Portuguese<br />
Portuguese<br />
RO French Romanian<br />
RU English Russian<br />
SE Swedish Swedish<br />
SG English English<br />
SI English Slovak<br />
SK English and Slovenian Slovenian<br />
SU English Russian<br />
TJ English Russian and TJ<br />
TR Turkish Turkish<br />
TW English Chinese<br />
US English English<br />
VN English Vietnamese<br />
WO English English, French, German, Japanese or<br />
Russian.<br />
YU Serbian Serbian<br />
ZA English/Afrikaans English/Afrikaans<br />
ZW English English<br />
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Italy: Province coding for application numbers<br />
(Since 1991)<br />
UPICA Code Number UPICA Code Number<br />
Agrigento AG 1 Messina ME 49<br />
Alessandria AL 2 Milano MI 50<br />
Ancona AN 3 Modena MO 51<br />
Aosta AO 4 Napoli NA 52<br />
Arezzo AR 5 Novara NO 53<br />
Ascoli Piceno AP 6 Nuoro NU 54<br />
Asti AT 7 Oristano OR 55<br />
Avellino AV 8 Padova PD 56<br />
Bari BA 9 Palermo PA 57<br />
Belluno BL 10 Parma PR 58<br />
Benevento BN 11 Pavia PV 59<br />
Bergamo BG 12 Perugia PG 60<br />
Biella BI 991 from Pesaro PS 61<br />
1.1.97<br />
Bologna BO 13 Pescara PE 62<br />
Bolzano BZ 14 Piacenza PC 63<br />
Brescia BS 15 Pisa PI 64<br />
Brindisi BR 16 Pistoia PT 65<br />
Cagliari CA 17 Pordenone PN 66<br />
Caltanissetta CL 18 Potenza PZ 67<br />
Campobasso CB 19 Prato PO 995 from 1.1.97<br />
Caserta CE 20 Ragusa RG 68<br />
Catania CT 21 Ravenna RA 69<br />
Catanzaro CZ 22 Reggio Calabria RC 70<br />
Chieti CH 23 Reggio Emilia RE 71<br />
Como CO 24 Rieti RI 72<br />
Cosenza CS 25 Rimini RN 996 from 1.1.97<br />
Cremona CR 26 Roma RM 73<br />
Crotone KR 992 from Rovigo RO 74<br />
1.1.97<br />
Cuneo CN 27 Salerno SA 75<br />
Enna EN 28 Sassari SS 76<br />
Ferrara FE 29 Savona SV 77<br />
Firenze FI 30 Siena SI 78<br />
Foggia FG 31 Siracusa SR 79<br />
Forlì FO 32 Sondrio SO 80<br />
Frosinone FR 33 Taranto TA 81<br />
Genova GE 34 Teramo TE 82<br />
Gorizia GO 35 Terni TR 83<br />
Grosseto GR 36 Torino TO 84<br />
Imperia IM 37 Trapani TP 85<br />
Isernia IS 38 Trento TN 86<br />
L'Aquila AQ 39 Treviso TV 87<br />
La Spezia SP 40 Trieste TS 88<br />
Latina LT 41 Udine UD 89<br />
Lecce LE 42 Varese VA 90<br />
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Lecco LC 993 from Venezia VE 91<br />
1.1.97<br />
Livorno LI 43 Verbania VB 997 from 1.1.97<br />
Lodi LO 994 from Vercelli VC 92<br />
1.1.97<br />
Lucca LU 44 Verona VR 93<br />
Macerata MC 45 Vibo Valentia VV 998 from 1.1.97<br />
Mantova MN 46 Vicenza VI 94<br />
Massa Carrara MS 47 Viterbo VT 95<br />
Matera MT 48 UIBM Dep.Post. DP 96<br />
Example: Publication pre 2000<br />
PIT ITA1 PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION<br />
PI IT 98VC0006 A1 19980608<br />
AI IT 1998-VC6 A 19980310<br />
PRAI IT 1998-VC6 A 19980310<br />
:<br />
Example: Publication after 2000<br />
PI IT 2000VC0006 A1 20000608<br />
.....<br />
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Typical searches in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
This table and the following examples are meant to assist you to choose the appropriate database<br />
and search strategy. The examples show different aspects of both databases. Displayed search<br />
strategies are proposals for solutions. However for a problem possibly more than one strategy is<br />
thinkable and the proposed solutions are not necessarily the ideal search strategies.<br />
When searching…<br />
current State of the Art<br />
by keywords, classification or both<br />
(/bi,/ti, /ab, /ipc, /epc, /ico, …)<br />
patent assignees<br />
by name<br />
(/pa, /pas, /lspa<br />
inventors<br />
by name<br />
(/in, /ins, /lsin<br />
citing documents<br />
by patent number<br />
(/rpn)<br />
in multiple files<br />
with CAPLUS and WPINDEX<br />
single publications<br />
by patent number, inventor…<br />
(/pn, /in…)<br />
patent family information<br />
by patent number (…)<br />
(/pn, /prn, /ap)<br />
legal status for a specific publication<br />
by patent number (…)<br />
(/pn, /prn, /ap)<br />
single documents with a specific legal status<br />
by legal status events<br />
(/lsc, /lsc2, /lstx, …)<br />
invention-based statistics<br />
publication-based statistics<br />
Use…<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB<br />
INPADOCDB<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
INPADOCDB<br />
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Search Examples<br />
Example 1<br />
Combined keyword and classification search in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>:<br />
Question: What is the state of the art concerning laser welding?<br />
=> fil inpafamdb<br />
In international database like <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>,<br />
this is not an exhaustive search strategy.<br />
=> s laser (2a) (welding or bonding) or B23K0026-20/ipc You should always try to cover as many<br />
158271 LASER<br />
languages as possible and include patent<br />
132193 WELDING<br />
classification codes.<br />
80370 BONDING<br />
4398 LASER (2A) (WELDING OR BONDING)<br />
4936 B23K0026-20/IPC<br />
L1 7643 LASER (2A) (WELDING OR BONDING) OR B23K0026-20/IPC<br />
=> d ti 1-5<br />
Displaying titles is free of charge<br />
in INPADOCDB/<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 7643 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Temperaturgesteuertes Mehrwellenlaengen-Laserschweiss- und Heizsystem.<br />
- Temperature controlled multi-wavelength laser welding and heating<br />
As <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
system.<br />
joins several<br />
documents into one entry,<br />
- Systeme de soudure et de chauffage au laser a plusieurs longueurs d'onde<br />
you were able to retrieve<br />
a temperature controlee.<br />
"Laserschweissverfahren"<br />
and "soudage par faisceau<br />
L1 ANSWER 2 OF 7643 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
laser” by searching for laser<br />
TI CAPACITOR.<br />
welding.<br />
- CONDENSATEUR.<br />
You can use this feature to<br />
find keywords to extend your<br />
L1 ANSWER 3 OF 7643 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN search strategy.<br />
TI Laserschweissverfahren mit verbesserter Penetration.<br />
- Laser welding process improving penetration.<br />
- Procede de soudage par faisceau laser a penetration amelioree.<br />
- LASER WELDING PROCESS WITH IMPROVED PENETRATION.<br />
L1 ANSWER 4 OF 7643 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Schutzgas zum Laserschweissen und Laserschweissverfahren.<br />
- Protective gas for laser welding and method for laser welding.<br />
- Gaz de protection pour soudage laser et procede de soudage laser.<br />
L1 ANSWER 5 OF 7643 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Sekundaerbatterie und Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Sekundaerbatterie.<br />
- Secondary battery and secondary battery manufacturing method.<br />
- Batterie secondaire et procede de fabrication de batterie secondaire.<br />
=> s (laser (2a) (welding or bonding)) or laserschweiss? or (soud### (3a) laser)<br />
or B23K0026-20/ipc<br />
158271 LASER<br />
132193 WELDING<br />
80370 BONDING<br />
4398 LASER (2A) (WELDING OR BONDING)<br />
638 LASERSCHWEISS?<br />
39768 SOUD###<br />
158271 LASER<br />
1037 SOUD### (4A) LASER<br />
4936 B23K0026-20/IPC<br />
L2 7919 (LASER (2A) (WELDING OR BONDING)) OR LASERSCHWEISS? OR (SOUD###<br />
(3A) LASER) OR B23K0026-20/IPC<br />
The extended search strategy returned 276<br />
additional records.<br />
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=> d bib 3<br />
L2 ANSWER 3 OF 7919 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN<br />
36748705 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> EDF 20080521 EWF 200821 UPFB 20080710 UWF 200828 ED<br />
20080521 EW 200821 UP 20080528 UW 200822<br />
DN 56347445<br />
TI<br />
Laserschweissverfahren mit verbesserter Penetration.<br />
- Laser welding process improving penetration.<br />
- Procede de soudage par faisceau laser a penetration amelioree.<br />
- LASER WELDING PROCESS WITH IMPROVED PENETRATION.<br />
INS BALLERINI GAIA, FR; LEFEBVRE PHILIPPE, FR; BRIAND FRANCIS, FR<br />
- BALLERINI GAIA; BRIAND FRANCIS; LEFEBVRE PHILIPPE<br />
PAS AIR LIQUIDE, FR<br />
PI EP 1923165 A1 20080521<br />
FR 2908677 A1 20080523 These would have been four<br />
JP 2008126315 A 20080605 separate hits in INPADOCDB.<br />
US 20080116175 A1 20080522<br />
AI EP 2007-301531 A 20071108<br />
FR 2006-54966 A 20061117<br />
JP 2007-294679 A 20071113<br />
US 2007-942135 A 20071119<br />
PRAI FR 2006-54966 A 20061117 (FRA, 20080521)<br />
REC<br />
14. THERE ARE 14 CITED REFERENCES (14 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PIRE FORMAT.<br />
- 8. THERE ARE 8 CITED REFERENCES (8 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PIRE FORMAT.<br />
1 priority, 4 applications, 4 publications<br />
Note<br />
The BIB display format in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is deduplicated, i.e. multiple<br />
identical entries from several documents are only shown once.<br />
Other deduplicated formats are: BRIEF, IBIB, STD, ALL, IALL, ALLO, IND.<br />
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Example 2<br />
Patent assignee search in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>:<br />
Question: How many inventions are patented to the company Ratiopharm?<br />
=> fil inpafamdb<br />
=> s ratiopharm/pass and granted/sta<br />
30 RATIOPHARM/PA<br />
30 RATIOPHARM/PAS<br />
8 RATIOPHARM/LSPA<br />
33 RATIOPHARM/PASS<br />
(RATIOPHARM/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
17502150 GRANTED/STA<br />
L1<br />
9 RATIOPHARM/PASS AND GRANTED/STA<br />
The super search field /PASS includes the PA,<br />
PAS and LSPA fields.<br />
You can use the status field /STA to restrict<br />
your search to granted patents.<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
Searching for Ratiopharm/PASS reveals 33 inventions<br />
published by this company, 9 of them are already<br />
granted patents.<br />
=> s ratiopharm/pass and granted/sta<br />
136 RATIOPHARM/PA<br />
137 RATIOPHARM/PAS<br />
11 RATIOPHARM/LSPA<br />
148 RATIOPHARM/PASS<br />
(RATIOPHARM/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
26236721 GRANTED/STA<br />
L2<br />
42 RATIOPHARM/PASS AND GRANTED/STA<br />
The same search in INPADOCDB yields 148 individual<br />
patent applications for Ratiopharm, including 42<br />
granted patents.<br />
=> fsort l2<br />
SEL L2 1- PN,APPS<br />
L3 SEL L2 1- PN APPS : 104 TERMS<br />
'L3' DELETED<br />
L3<br />
42 FSO L2<br />
6 Multi-record Families Answers 1-39<br />
Family 1 Answers 1-7<br />
Family 2 Answers 8-13<br />
Family 3 Answers 14-24<br />
Family 4 Answers 25-33<br />
Family 5 Answers 34-37<br />
Family 6 Answers 38-39<br />
3 Individual Records Answers 40-42<br />
0 Non-patent Records<br />
FSORT regroups them into the 9 (6+3) prioritybased<br />
families <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> displayed before.<br />
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Example 3<br />
Inventor search in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>:<br />
Question: How many inventions are patented by Dietrich Hänsel?<br />
=> fil inpafamdb<br />
=> e haensel d/in,ins,lsin<br />
E1 1 HAENSEL BRUNO/INS<br />
E2 1 HAENSEL CURT/INS<br />
E3<br />
1 --> HAENSEL D/IN<br />
E4 1 HAENSEL D/INS<br />
E5 0 HAENSEL D/LSIN<br />
E6 4 HAENSEL DETLEF/IN<br />
.<br />
E18 1 HAENSEL DIETER DD/IN<br />
E19 5 HAENSEL DIETRICH/IN<br />
E20 6 HAENSEL DIETRICH/INS<br />
E21 1 HAENSEL DIETRICH DIPL ING/IN<br />
E22 2 HAENSEL DIETRICH DIPL ING/INS<br />
E23 1 HAENSEL DIETRICH DIPL ING 4630 BOCHUM/IN<br />
E24 1 HAENSEL DIETRICH DIPL ING 4630 BOCHUM DE/IN<br />
E25 6 HAENSEL DIETRICH DR ING/IN<br />
E26 7 HAENSEL DIETRICH DR ING/INS<br />
E27 5 HAENSEL DIETRICH DR ING 4630 BOCHUM DE/IN<br />
E28 1 HAENSEL DIETRISCH DR ING/IN<br />
E29 1 HAENSEL DIETRISCH DR ING/INS<br />
E30 1 HAENSEL DIPL ING/IN<br />
E31 1 HAENSEL DIPL ING/INS<br />
E32 1 HAENSEL DIPL ING DETLEF W 4780 LIPPSTADT DEDINGHAUSEN/IN<br />
E33 1 HAENSEL DIPL ING DIETRICH 4630 BOCHUM DE/IN<br />
E34 2 HAENSEL DIPL ING GEORG/IN<br />
(…)<br />
=> e hansel d/in,ins,lsin<br />
E1 1 HANSEL CHRISTIAN/INS<br />
E2 1 HANSEL CURT/IN<br />
E3<br />
0 --> HANSEL D/IN<br />
E4 0 HANSEL D/INS<br />
E5 0 HANSEL D/LSIN<br />
E6 1 HANSEL DANIEL A/IN<br />
.<br />
E13 1 HANSEL DETLEF DIPL ING/INS<br />
E14 1 HANSEL DIETMAR/IN<br />
E15 1 HANSEL DIETMAR/INS<br />
E16 3 HANSEL DONALD C/IN<br />
(…)<br />
s ((haensel or hansel)(s)(dietrich or dietrisch))/inss<br />
715 HAENSEL/IN<br />
L1<br />
716 HAENSEL/INS<br />
14 HAENSEL/LSIN<br />
717 HAENSEL/INSS<br />
(HAENSEL/IN,INS,LSIN)<br />
.<br />
4 DIETRISCH/INSS<br />
Expand names before searching to check for<br />
different versions (e.g. with/without academic<br />
title or middle initial) or different notations.<br />
This could be a typo.<br />
For names with ‘umlauts’ (or any other non-<br />
ASCII characters) you should always check for<br />
alternative spellings.<br />
(DIETRISCH/IN,INS,LSIN)<br />
12 ((HAENSEL OR HANSEL)(S)(DIETRICH OR DIETRISCH))/INSS<br />
Similar to the /PASS super search field,<br />
/INSS includes /IN, /INS and /LSIN.<br />
This should cover all the versions of Mr. Hänsel’s<br />
name in the database…<br />
… but does it also cover all of his inventions?<br />
Let’s include the /PASS super search field in our<br />
query:<br />
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=> s ((haensel or hansel)(s)(dietrich or dietrisch))/inss,pass<br />
715 HAENSEL/IN<br />
L2<br />
716 HAENSEL/INS<br />
14 HAENSEL/LSIN<br />
717 HAENSEL/INSS<br />
(HAENSEL/IN,INS,LSIN)<br />
.<br />
0 DIETRISCH/PASS<br />
Once you have expanded the different possible<br />
spellings (where applicable), this is what a<br />
comprehensive inventor name search might look<br />
like.<br />
(DIETRISCH/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
20 ((HAENSEL OR HANSEL)(S)(DIETRICH OR DIETRISCH))/INSS,PASS<br />
=> s l2 not l1<br />
L3<br />
8 L2 NOT L1<br />
Including the patent assignee fields in our<br />
search yielded an extra eight records for Mr.<br />
Hänsel.<br />
=> d ti in pa 8<br />
L3 ANSWER 8 OF 8 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Filter.<br />
IN VERZICHT DES ERFINDERS AUF NENNUNG<br />
Mr. Hänsel and Mr. Hermstedt both chose not to<br />
PA HAENSEL,DIETRICH; HERMSTEDT,ECKHARD,DR. be named as inventors in this case.<br />
However they appear as patent assignees.<br />
Note<br />
Under most legislations, inventors have the right to remain anonymous. Thus,<br />
depending on the source of the patent information, the IN-fields may be empty<br />
or contain a short remark from the patent authority.<br />
Also, utility models from several countries, including Austria, Germany and<br />
Japan do not list an inventor due to the governing local law.<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
=> s u/dt not in/fa<br />
7355721 U/DT<br />
37935429 IN/FA<br />
L4<br />
5448743 U/DT NOT IN/FA<br />
INPADOCDB contains over five million utility<br />
model documents without an inventor name.<br />
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Example 4<br />
Citation search in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>:<br />
Question: Whose applications cited Kuka’s patents in the past three years?<br />
=> fil inpafamdb<br />
FILE '<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>' ENTERED<br />
COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 European Patent Office / <strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
=> s kuka/pass<br />
583 KUKA/PA<br />
548 KUKA/PAS<br />
245 KUKA/LSPA<br />
L1<br />
637 KUKA/PASS<br />
(KUKA/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
Run a company search for Kuka.<br />
=> tra pn /rpn<br />
L2 TRANSFER L1 1- PN : 2120 TERMS<br />
L3 1814 L2/RPN<br />
Select the patent numbers and search as cited<br />
patent numbers in the /RPN-field.<br />
=> s l3 and py>2005 not kuka/pass<br />
3811454 PY>2005<br />
(PY>2005)<br />
583 KUKA/PA<br />
548 KUKA/PAS<br />
245 KUKA/LSPA<br />
637 KUKA/PASS<br />
(KUKA/PA,PAS,LSPA)<br />
L4<br />
609 L3 AND PY>2005 NOT KUKA/PASS<br />
Exclude self-citations and limit the<br />
search to publication years >2005.<br />
=> ana l4 pas<br />
L5 ANALYZE L4 1- PAS : 1221 TERMS<br />
=> d doc 1-5<br />
L5 ANALYZE L4 1- PAS : 1221 TERMS<br />
The standardized patent assigneefield<br />
/PAS is a suitable extraction<br />
field for an analysis.<br />
TERM # # OCC # DOC % DOC PAS<br />
Display the results by document count<br />
------ ------- ------ ------ ---------------<br />
(D DOC), to see how many families (i.e.<br />
1 187 47 7.72 ABB AB<br />
inventions) cite Kuka’s patents.<br />
2 142 26 4.27 FANUC LTD<br />
3 71 20 3.28 SIEMENS AG<br />
4 61 16 2.63 DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG<br />
5 44 14 2.30 THYSSENKRUPP DRAUZ NOTHELFER G<br />
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Example 5<br />
Completing search results from WPINDEX<br />
Question: We are looking for electronic stethoscopes.<br />
=> fil wpindex<br />
=> e stethoscope/ipc<br />
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM<br />
-- --------- -- ----<br />
E1 0 1 STEROIDS * PRODUCING STEROIDS BY MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCE<br />
SSES/IPC<br />
E2 0 1 STEROIDS * STEROIDS IN WHICH ONE OR MORE CARBOCYCLIC R<br />
INGS ARE REPLACED BY HETEROCYCLIC RINGS/IPC<br />
E3 0 --> STETHOSCOPE/IPC<br />
E4 0 1 STETHOSCOPES/IPC<br />
E5 0 1 STETHOSCOPES * MEDICAL STETHOSCOPES/IPC<br />
E6 0 1 STETHOSCOPES * MICROPHONES FOR STETHOSCOPES/IPC<br />
E7 0 1 STEW PANS/IPC<br />
E8 0 1 STICK(S)/IPC<br />
(…)<br />
=> e e4+kt<br />
E1 0 --> STETHOSCOPES/IPC<br />
E2 658 KT A61B0007-02/IPC<br />
E3 64850 KT H04R/IPC<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> e e2+all<br />
E1 0 BT5 A/IPC<br />
SECTION A - HUMAN NECESSITIES<br />
E2 0 BT5 HEALTH; AMUSEMENT/IPC<br />
E3 0 BT4 A6/IPC<br />
E4 0 BT3 A61/IPC<br />
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE<br />
E5 259744 BT2 A61B/IPC<br />
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION<br />
(…)<br />
E6 1638 BT1 A61B0007-00/IPC<br />
Instruments for auscultation<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E7 658 --> A61B0007-02/IPC<br />
. Stethoscopes<br />
ADVANCED<br />
A61B0007-04 describes best<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC what EDITION: we’re looking for. 1-8 )<br />
E8 776 NT1 A61B0007-04/IPC<br />
. . Electric stethoscopes (microphones, acoustic<br />
transducers therefor H04R)<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> s electronic stethoscope/ti<br />
336987 ELECTRONIC/TI<br />
731 STETHOSCOPE/TI<br />
L1<br />
117 ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE/TI<br />
=> d ti mc<br />
Use the thesaurus to find an IPCclass<br />
for classification searching.<br />
Display the IPC-symbol using the<br />
relationship code +KT<br />
The relationship code +ALL allows you to view<br />
the complete entry for an IPC-symbol.<br />
WPINDEX offers an alternative classification<br />
system, the Manual Codes (/MC).<br />
MCs cannot be browsed as comfortably as<br />
IPCs, but you can find a suitable code by<br />
searching for the topic of interest and<br />
displaying the /MC-field.<br />
((ELECTRONIC(W)STETHOSCOPE)/TI)<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 117 WPINDEX COPYRIGHT 2008 THOMSON REUTERS on STN<br />
TI Contact type electronic stethoscope for auscultation, capable of<br />
suppressing noise due to friction between chest piece and body of patient<br />
MC EPI: S05-D01H; V04-U; V06-V02X; V06-V04A2; V06-V04K<br />
=> e s05-d01h+all/mc<br />
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E1 242051 BT3 S05/MC<br />
DEF ELECTRICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT<br />
E2 1579 BT2 S05-D/MC<br />
DEF ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS<br />
E3 2929 BT1 S05-D01/MC<br />
DEF MEASURING AND RECORDING SYSTEMS<br />
E4 486 --> S05-D01H/MC<br />
DEF STETHOSCOPES<br />
S05-D01H looks like a good choice.<br />
HNTE (1992- )<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> s (ele!tron? (3a) stethos!op##)/bi,biex or A61B007-04/ipc or S05-D01H/mc<br />
S05-D01H STETHOSCOPES<br />
861474 ELE!TRON?/BI<br />
Now that we gathered the necessary<br />
information, this is what our search<br />
375120 ELE!TRON?/BIEX<br />
strategy looks like.<br />
983 STETHOS!OP##/BI<br />
660 STETHOS!OP##/BIEX<br />
241 (ELE!TRON? (3A) STETHOS!OP##)/BI,BIEX The Basic Index Extension (/BIEX)<br />
776 A61B007-04/IPC<br />
allows you to search member level<br />
(A61B0007-04/IPC)<br />
bibliographic data in WPINDEX.<br />
486 S05-D01H/MC<br />
L2 1018 (ELE!TRON? (3A) STETHOS!OP##)/BI,BIEX OR A61B007-04/IPC OR S05-D<br />
01H/MC<br />
D SCAN allows you to check your<br />
=> d scan<br />
results free of charge.<br />
L2 1018 ANSWERS WPINDEX COPYRIGHT 2008 THOMSON REUTERS on STN<br />
TI<br />
Wireless stethoscope type medical auscultation instrument for e.g.(…)<br />
=> fil inpafamdb<br />
=> s (ele!tron? (3a) stethos!op##) or A61B007-04/ipc<br />
531749 ELE!TRON?<br />
There’s no /MC or /BIEX in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>.<br />
1409 STETHOS!OP##<br />
247 ELE!TRON? (3A) STETHOS!OP##<br />
1167 A61B007-04/IPC<br />
(A61B0007-04/IPC)<br />
L3 1219 (ELE!TRON? (3A) STETHOS!OP##) OR A61B007-04/IPC<br />
=> tra l2 pn<br />
L4 TRANSFER L2 1- PN : 2549 TERMS<br />
L5<br />
954 L4<br />
201 more hits in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>!<br />
Let’s see what we’ve missed in WPINDEX:<br />
=> s l3 not l5<br />
Comparing the patent numbers reveals 488<br />
L6<br />
488 L4 NOT L6<br />
patent families in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> that were not<br />
covered in WPINDEX.<br />
=> d ti pn 1,5,12,18,23,32,78,100,459,481 As there where only 201 more results in<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>, this means there were also a lot<br />
L6 ANSWER 1 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT of documents 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> we only found KA in on WPINDEX. STN<br />
PI CN 201064449U Y 20080528 Don’t restrict your search to one file!<br />
L6 ANSWER 5 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Electronic stethoscope.<br />
Chinese utility models…<br />
PI CN 201042437U Y 20080402<br />
L6 ANSWER 12 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI RU 68881U U1 20071210<br />
…and a Russian one…<br />
L6 ANSWER 18 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI STETHOSCOPE ELECTRONIQUE A VISION PANORAMIQUE.<br />
PI BE 551113 A1 19591218<br />
…a Belgian application from 1959…<br />
L6 ANSWER 23 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Stethoscope electronique.<br />
PI DZ 3187 A1 20050130<br />
…and one from Algeria…<br />
L6 ANSWER 32 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI ELECTRONIC STETHOCOPE.<br />
PI KR 90004316U Y1 19900519<br />
…a Korean utility model…<br />
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L6 ANSWER 78 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Electron stethoscope.<br />
- Stetoscop electronic.<br />
- Electronic stethoscope.<br />
…this one’s from Moldova…<br />
PI MD 9500228 A 19960930<br />
PI MD 761 F2 19970731<br />
L6 ANSWER 100 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI JP 59036309U U 19840307<br />
…a Japanese utility model from 1984…<br />
L6 ANSWER 459 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Stethoscope.<br />
PI US 2115478 A 19380426<br />
…a US-application from 1938…<br />
L6 ANSWER 481 OF 488 <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
TI Elektrisches Stethoskop.<br />
PI DE 750602 C 19450120 …and a German patent from 1945.<br />
=> ana l6 pk py<br />
L7 ANALYZE L6 1- PK PY : 157 TERMS<br />
=> d doc pk<br />
L7 ANALYZE L6 1- PK PY : 157 TERMS<br />
TERM # # OCC # DOC % DOC PK PY<br />
------ ------- ------ ------ ---------------<br />
1 127 127 26.02 JPU<br />
2 67 65 13.32 JPA<br />
3 65 65 13.32 CNY<br />
Japanese utility models (JPU, JPY) have been added<br />
4 53 49 10.04 USA<br />
to WPINDEX only in Jan. 2008, Chinese ones (CNU,<br />
5 41 41 8.40 JPY2<br />
CNY) in Oct. 2007.<br />
6 39 37 7.58 DEA1<br />
9 24 24 4.92 JPB<br />
10 26 22 4.51 GBA<br />
11 22 22 4.51 CNU<br />
16 19 19 3.89 FRA<br />
17 19 19 3.89 JPC<br />
=> d doc py<br />
L7 ANALYZE L6 1- PK PY : 157 TERMS<br />
TERM # # OCC # DOC % DOC PK PY<br />
------ ------- ------ ------ ---------------<br />
7 38 37 7.58 1981<br />
8 41 32 6.56 1977<br />
12 22 22 4.51 1992<br />
13 37 20 4.10 1974<br />
14 26 20 4.10 1975<br />
15 25 20 4.10 1970<br />
18 30 18 3.69 1976<br />
19 21 18 3.69 1978<br />
21 26 17 3.48 1973<br />
22 18 17 3.48 1980<br />
23 18 17 3.48 1982<br />
24 17 17 3.48 1979<br />
WPINDEX covers pharmaceutical patents from 1963 on,<br />
other fields of chemistry have been added later. Technical<br />
inventions are covered since 1974.<br />
Coverage is also country-specific, p.e. patents from the US,<br />
Japan or Germany ar e available from 1963 on, European<br />
ones from 1978, Chinese ones from 1987 and Taiwanese<br />
from 1993.<br />
Several smaller countries are not covered at all in<br />
WPINDEX.<br />
Note<br />
With it‟s unique coverage of more than 80 patent issuing authorities,<br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is a vital asset for any exhaustive search.<br />
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Example 6<br />
Displaying bibliographic data of single patent publications<br />
We are looking for European patent no. 854245.<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
=> s ep854245/pn<br />
L1<br />
1 EP854245/PN<br />
=> d<br />
The default display format in INPADOCDB is BIB.M,<br />
displaying the bibliographic information for both<br />
publications of this entry.<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
AN 23545530 INPADOCDB UP 20070914 UW 200737 Full-text<br />
FN 2592997<br />
TI Strukturkonstruktion mit externer Isolierung und Bauverfahren einer<br />
solchen Strukturkonstruktion.<br />
Structure of an externally insulated construction and method for<br />
realizing such s structure construction.<br />
Structure de construction a isolation par l'exterieur, et contruction<br />
mettant en oeuvre une telle structure de construction.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN GABEL, CLAUDE<br />
INPADOCDB is application-based, i.e. one record<br />
INS GABEL CLAUDE, FR<br />
covers the bibliographic data of the published<br />
PA ISOBOX HENRY PRODUCTION<br />
application…<br />
PAS ISOBOX HENRY PRODUCTION, FR<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 854245 A1 19980722 French<br />
PIT EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
DAV 19980722 examined-printed-without-grant<br />
STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION<br />
DS R: AT BE CH DE DK ES GB IE IT LI LU NL PT SE<br />
AI EP 1998-400034 A 19980109<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI FR 1997-492<br />
A 19970117 (FRA)<br />
PRAIT FRA Patent application<br />
REC 4. THERE ARE 4 CITED REFERENCES (4 PATENT, 0 NON PATENT) AVAILABLE FOR<br />
THIS RECORD. ALL CITATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RE FORMAT.<br />
AN 23545530 INPADOCDB Full-text<br />
FN 2592997<br />
TI Wandaufbau mit externer Isolierung und ein ein solchen Wandaufbau<br />
aufweisendes Bauwerk.<br />
Structure of an externally insulated construction and a construction<br />
employing such a structure.<br />
Structure de construction a isolation par l'exterieur, et contruction<br />
mettant en oeuvre une telle structure de construction.<br />
TL German; English; French<br />
IN GABEL, CLAUDE<br />
INS GABEL CLAUDE, FR<br />
PA PLACOPLATRE<br />
…and the corresponding granted patent.<br />
PAS PLACOPLATRE SA, FR<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI EP 854245 B1 20010411 French<br />
PIT EPB1 PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
DAV 20010411 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
DS R: AT BE CH DE DK ES GB IE IT LI LU NL PT SE<br />
AI EP 1998-400034 A 19980109<br />
AIT EPA Patent application<br />
PRAI FR 1997-492<br />
A 19970117 (FRA)<br />
PRAIT FRA Patent application<br />
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Example 7<br />
Retrieving patent family information<br />
We are looking for documents related to European patent no. 854245.<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
=> s ep854245/pn<br />
L1<br />
1 EP854245/PN<br />
=> d cfam ffam<br />
Selecting several family display formats in one<br />
display command incurs only one display-fee.<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PATENT FAMILY INFORMATION<br />
AN 23545530 INPADOCDB<br />
+--------------PI--------------+<br />
AT 200543T T 20010415<br />
DE 69800671 D1 20010517<br />
DE 69800671 T2 20020704<br />
DE 854245T1 T1 19990107<br />
DK 854245 T3 20010730<br />
EP 854245 A1 19980722<br />
EP 854245 B1 20010411<br />
ES 2118701 T1 19981001<br />
ES 2118701 T3 20010616<br />
FR 2758580 A1 19980724<br />
FR 2758580 B1 19990402<br />
PT 854245 T 20010928<br />
D CFAM gives you a concise view of the patent<br />
family.<br />
1 priority, 8 applications, 12 publications<br />
-----------<br />
MEMBER 1<br />
-----------<br />
AN 10095894 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 2592997<br />
TI WANDAUFBAU MIT EXTERNER ISOLIERUNG UND EIN EIN SOLCHEN WANDAUFBAU<br />
AUFWEISENDES BAUWERK.<br />
TL German<br />
IN GABEL, CLAUDE<br />
INS GABEL CLAUDE, FR<br />
PA PLACOPLATRE<br />
PAS PLACOPLATRE SA, FR<br />
DT Patent<br />
PI AT 200543T T 20010415<br />
PIT ATT TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION or EP PATENT VALID IN<br />
AT [FROM 01.08.2005 ONWARDS]<br />
DAV 20010415 printed-with-grant<br />
STA GRANTED<br />
FFAM shows complete bibliographic information<br />
AI AT 1998-400034 T 19980109<br />
including legal status for each family member<br />
AIT ATT Translation<br />
separately.<br />
PRAI FR 1997-492<br />
A 19970117 (FRA)<br />
PRAIT FRA Patent application<br />
IC.V 7<br />
ICM E04B001-76<br />
IPCR E04B0001-76 [I,A ]<br />
E04B0001-76 [I,C*]<br />
EPC E04B0001-76C1<br />
FA AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; TI<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 10095894 INPADOCDB<br />
20010815 ATUEP + PUBLICATION OF TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT<br />
SPECIFICATION<br />
.<br />
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-----------<br />
MEMBER 8<br />
-----------<br />
AN 40765405 INPADOCDB<br />
FN 2592997<br />
TI ESTRUTURA DE CONSTRUCAO COM ISOLAMENTO PELO EXTERIOR E CONSTRUCAO QUE<br />
UTILIZA UMA TAL ESTRUTURA DE CONSTRUCAO.<br />
TL Portuguese<br />
IN CLAUDE GABEL<br />
(…)<br />
1 priority, 8 applications, 12 publications<br />
Note<br />
The same search will retrieve the same results in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong>, at a slightly<br />
higher fee.<br />
The different cost structure suggests using INPADOCDB in this case.<br />
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Example 8<br />
Retrieving legal status information<br />
There were different patent assignees stated in the application and the patent in example 6. What<br />
happened?<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
=> s ep854245/pn<br />
L1<br />
1 EP854245/PN<br />
=> d pi ls<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI EP 854245 A1 19980722<br />
PI EP 854245 B1 20010411<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 23545530 INPADOCDB<br />
19970117 FRA PRI Patent application<br />
FR 1997-492 A 19970117<br />
19980109 EPA APP Patent application<br />
EP 1998-400034 A 19980109<br />
19980722 EPA1 PUB APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT<br />
EP 854245 A1 19980722<br />
19980722 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
A1<br />
AT BE CH DE DK ES GB IE IT LI LU NL PT SE<br />
19980722 EPAX + EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO<br />
AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI<br />
19980930 EPGBC + GB: TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS FILED (GB SECTION 78(7)/1977)<br />
.<br />
19991201 EP17Q + FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT<br />
19991015<br />
EXA Examination, Search Report<br />
20000614 EPRTI1 TITLE (CORRECTION)<br />
STRUCTURE OF AN EXTERNALLY INSULATED CONSTRUCTION AND A<br />
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYING SUCH A STRUCTURE<br />
20010207 EPRAP1 APPLICANT REASSIGNMENT (CORRECTION)<br />
PLACOPLATRE<br />
CHG Change of Owner, Inventor, Applicant<br />
20010411 EPB1 PUB PATENT SPECIFICATION<br />
EP 854245 B1 20010411<br />
20010411 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:<br />
EP<br />
B1<br />
| | |<br />
AT BE CH DE DK ES GB IE IT LI LU NL PT SE<br />
.<br />
LSD | LSC | LSC2 | .<br />
LSTX<br />
| | | .<br />
GBIF02 + GB: EUROPEAN PATENT IN FORCE AS OF 2002-01-01<br />
20020403 EP26N + NO OPPOSITION FILED<br />
20060131 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE<br />
IT: 20060131<br />
Payment Year: 09<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
The application has been reassigned<br />
to Placoplatre on February 7, 2001.<br />
The legal status display is subdivided in four rows, the first<br />
of which contains the date (LSD) of the event.<br />
The 2 nd row shows the legal status codes (FRA = French<br />
application, EPPGFP = European post grant fees paid…).<br />
20061215 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID Legal TO status NATIONAL codes are OFFICE searchable in the LSC field.<br />
AT: 20061215<br />
The 3 rd row contains the legal status code categories (LSC2)<br />
Payment Year: 10<br />
and additional general information. The LSC2-categories<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
unite the 2.800+ LSCs into analogous groups for better<br />
20061218 EPPGFP + POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID handling TO NATIONAL (EXA = examination OFFICE or search report; CHG =<br />
NL: 20061218<br />
Change of owner, applicant or inventor; etc.). The extended<br />
Payment Year: 10<br />
legal events PRI, APP and PUB categories are display-only<br />
200809.................................20080228<br />
legal status events and not searchable in LSC2. Finally, a<br />
(…)<br />
‘+’ in this column denotes a generally positive event, a’-‘ a<br />
negative one (legal status code indicator (LSCI),<br />
searchable).<br />
The last row contains the legal status text field (LSTX),<br />
giving details on the legal status event<br />
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Example 9<br />
Searching by legal status<br />
Was an opposition filed for EP 1733864?<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
=> s EP1733864/pn and (ore/lsc2 (l) oppo?/lstx)<br />
1 EP1733864/PN<br />
178175 ORE/LSC2<br />
2100370 OPPO?/LSTX<br />
165498 ORE/LSC2 (L) OPPO?/LSTX<br />
L1<br />
=> d pi.m pa.m ti ls<br />
1 EP1733864/PN AND (ORE/LSC2 (L) OPPO?/LSTX)<br />
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2008 EPO/<strong>FIZ</strong> KA on STN<br />
PI EP 1733864 A1 20061220<br />
PI EP 1733864 B1 20070718<br />
PA RHODIA ENGINEERING PLASTICS SA<br />
PA<br />
TI<br />
RHODIA ENGINEERING PLASTICS SA<br />
Zusammensetzung fuer die Herstellung hohler Koerper durch<br />
Gasinjektiontechnik.<br />
Moulding material composition for hollow products made by gas-assisted<br />
injection moulding.<br />
Composition pour la fabrication de corps creux par injection-gaz.<br />
LEGAL STATUS<br />
AN 52302313 INPADOCDB<br />
19980925 FRA PRI Patent application<br />
FR 1998-12182 A 19980925<br />
…<br />
20080528 EP26 - OPPOSITION FILED<br />
BASF SE<br />
20080416<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
200822.................................20080528<br />
20080528 EP26 - OPPOSITION FILED<br />
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH<br />
20080417<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
200822.................................20080528<br />
…<br />
Note that you have to use the (L)-operator to<br />
combine LSC2 with LSTX. The search for<br />
OPPO?/LSTX is necessary to identify legal status<br />
entries which are based on an opposition.<br />
20080801 EPNLR1 - NL: OPPOSITION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EPO<br />
BASF SE<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
200833.................................20080814<br />
20080801 EPNLR1 - NL: OPPOSITION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EPO<br />
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH<br />
ORE Opposition, Reexamination<br />
200833.................................20080814<br />
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Example 10<br />
Statistics (invention-centric)<br />
Question: What countries were the most innovative in the past five years in the field of wind power<br />
generation?<br />
=> fil inpafamdb<br />
=> e wind/ipc<br />
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM<br />
Use the IPC-thesaurus to find a suitable IPC class.<br />
-- --------- -- ----<br />
E1 0 1 WINCHES/IPC<br />
E2 0 1 WINCHES * LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS FOR WINCHES/IPC<br />
E3 0 1 --> WIND/IPC<br />
E4 0 1 WIND * MEASURING DIRECTION OF WIND/IPC<br />
E5 0 1 WIND * MEASURING SPEED OF WIND/IPC<br />
E6 0 1 WIND * USING WIND FOR MARINE PROPULSION/IPC<br />
E7 0 1 WIND * WIND -SURFER VESSELS/IPC<br />
E8 0 1 WIND * WIND MOTORS; WIND MILLS/IPC<br />
E9 0 1 WIND * WIND TUNNELS/IPC<br />
E10 0 1 WINDING/IPC<br />
E11 0 1 WINDING * MAKING ARTICLES BY WINDING PAPER OR METAL FO<br />
IL/IPC<br />
E12 0 1 WINDING * MAKING ARTICLES BY WINDING PLASTIC SHEET MAT<br />
ERIAL/IPC<br />
=> e e8+kt<br />
E1 0 --> WIND * WIND motors; WIND mills/IPC<br />
E2 31743 KT F03D/IPC<br />
********** END **********<br />
The relationship code +KT reveals the<br />
appropriate IPC-symbol.<br />
(+ALL would also do)<br />
=> e e2+all<br />
Expanding the IPC-symbol with +ALL allows<br />
E1 32151 --> F03D/IPC<br />
WIND MOTORS<br />
Note<br />
you to browse the classification hierarchy.<br />
(1) In this subclass, the following terms or<br />
expressions are used with the meanings indicated:<br />
- "wind motor" means a mechanism for converting the<br />
energy of natural wind into useful mechanical power,<br />
and the transmission of such power to its point of use;<br />
- "rotor" means the wind-engaging parts of the wind<br />
motor and the rotary member carrying them;<br />
- "rotation axis" means the axis of rotation of the<br />
rotor.<br />
E2 8251 NT1 F03D0001-00/IPC<br />
Wind motors with rotation axis substantially in wind<br />
direction (controlling F03D0007-00)<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E3 1163 NT2 F03D0001-02/IPC<br />
. having a plurality of rotors<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E4 1898 NT2 F03D0001-04/IPC<br />
. having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with<br />
shrouds or channels (F03D0001-02 takes precedence)<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E5 4095 NT2 F03D0001-06/IPC<br />
. Rotors<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E6 8137 NT1 F03D0003-00/IPC<br />
Wind motors with rotation axis substantially at right<br />
angle to wind direction (controlling F03D0007-00)<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
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E7 1429 NT2 F03D0003-02/IPC<br />
. having a plurality of rotors<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E8 2379 NT2 F03D0003-04/IPC<br />
. having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with<br />
shrouds or channels (F03D0003-02 takes precedence)<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E9 4308 NT2 F03D0003-06/IPC<br />
. Rotors<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E10 1439 NT1 F03D0005-00/IPC<br />
Other wind motors (controlling F03D0007-00)<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E11 335 NT2 F03D0005-02/IPC<br />
. the wind-engaging parts being attached to endless<br />
chains or the like<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E12 254 NT2 F03D0005-04/IPC<br />
. the wind-engaging parts being attached to carriages<br />
running on tracks or the like<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E13 344 NT2 F03D0005-06/IPC<br />
. the wind-engaging parts swinging to-and-fro and not<br />
rotating<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E14 7711 NT1 F03D0007-00/IPC<br />
Controlling wind motors<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E15 4066 NT2 F03D0007-02/IPC<br />
. the wind motors having rotation axis substantially in<br />
wind direction<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E16 3233 NT3 F03D0007-04/IPC<br />
. . Regulation, i.e. controlling automatically<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E17 1627 NT2 F03D0007-06/IPC<br />
. the wind motors having rotation axis substantially at<br />
right angle to wind direction<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E18 9079 NT1 F03D0009-00/IPC<br />
Adaptations of wind motors for special use;<br />
Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven<br />
thereby (aspects predominantly concerning driven<br />
apparatus, see the relevant classes for such<br />
apparatus)<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E19 1562 NT2 F03D0009-02/IPC<br />
. the apparatus storing power<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E20 9392 NT1 F03D0011-00/IPC<br />
Details, component parts, or accessories not provided<br />
for in, or of interest apart from, the other groups of<br />
this subclass<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E21 1867 NT2 F03D0011-02/IPC<br />
. Transmission of power, e.g. using hollow exhausting<br />
blades<br />
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ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
E22 3912 NT2 F03D0011-04/IPC<br />
. Mounting structures<br />
ADVANCED<br />
VALID FROM 19680901 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 1-8 )<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> s f03d/ipc and pryf>2003<br />
20746 F03D/IPC<br />
3277553 PRYF>2003<br />
(PRYF>2003)<br />
L1 4663 F03D/IPC AND PRYF>2003<br />
=> ana l1 in.cny pryf<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- IN.CNY PRYF : 75 TERMS<br />
=> tabulate<br />
ENTER ANALYZE OR SELECT L# (L2):.<br />
DISPLAY AS GRID FORMAT (N), Y, OR ?:y<br />
ENTER PRIMARY DISPLAY CODE OR (?):in.cny<br />
ENTER SECONDARY DISPLAY CODE OR (?):pryf<br />
DISPLAY PRIMARY (TOP 10), ENTIRE OR ?:entire<br />
PRIMARY SORT ORDER (CURRENT), DOC, ALPHA, OR ?:doc<br />
PRIMARY SORT DIRECTION (DEFAULT), A, D, OR ?:d<br />
SECONDARY SORT ORDER (CURRENT), DOC, ALPHA, OR ?:alpha<br />
SECONDARY SORT DIRECTION (DEFAULT), A, D, OR ?:a<br />
A FEE WILL BE CHARGED. PROCEED? (Y), N, OR ?:y<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- IN.CNY PRYF : 76 TERMS<br />
Pick the right extraction fields for your<br />
ANALYZE. (The question was where it<br />
was invented, not where the application<br />
was filed)<br />
Use the TABULATE-command to structure your<br />
results. The assisted novice mode is<br />
recommended.<br />
PRYF<br />
------------------------------------------------------<br />
IN.C 1984 1994 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----<br />
CN 0 0 0 0 0 1 177 260 392 336 10<br />
DE 0 0 0 0 0 1 133 139 162 63 0<br />
US 1 1 1 2 1 11 111 153 127 32 1<br />
KR 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 55 85 42 2<br />
DK 0 The pre-2004 0 hits 0 are owed 0 to 0 0 27 31 62 32 1<br />
ES 0 peculiarities 0 of 0 the US-patent 0 system. 0 0 28 47 38 25 7<br />
TW 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 27 62 25 0<br />
GB 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 32 55 16 0<br />
RU 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 39 39 3 0<br />
UA 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 34 31 26 0<br />
JP 0 0 0 0 0 3 33 22 29 11 0<br />
CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 26 8 1<br />
NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 28 6 1<br />
FI 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 11 6 8<br />
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 9 5 0<br />
IT 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 14 0 0<br />
NO 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 5 1 0<br />
AU 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 9 1 0<br />
SE 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 4 0 1<br />
BG 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 6 1 0<br />
AT 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 3 0<br />
CZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 1 3<br />
MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 3 0<br />
HU 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 0 0<br />
CH 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 1 0<br />
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Example 11<br />
Statistics (application-centric)<br />
Question: How did the number of gene therapy-related applications in Germany develop since the<br />
turn of the century?<br />
=> fil inpadocdb<br />
=> e A61K0048-00+all/ipc<br />
E1 22 BT4 A/IPC<br />
SECTION A - HUMAN NECESSITIES<br />
E2 0 BT4 HEALTH; AMUSEMENT/IPC<br />
E3 5 BT3 A6/IPC<br />
E4 1329 BT2 A61/IPC<br />
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE<br />
E5 2275852 BT1 A61K/IPC<br />
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES<br />
(bringing into special physical form A61J; chemical<br />
aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of<br />
air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for<br />
bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical<br />
articles A61L; compounds per se C01, C07, C08, C12N;<br />
soap compositions C11D; micro-organisms per se C12N)<br />
Note<br />
…<br />
(5) Therapeutic activity of medicinal preparations is<br />
further classified in subclass A61P.<br />
Subclass Index<br />
DENTAL PREPARATIONS A61K0006-00<br />
COSMETICS, PERFUMES A61K0008-00<br />
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS<br />
characterised by form A61K0009-00<br />
characterised by active ingredients<br />
organic active ingredients A61K0031-00, A61K0035-00,<br />
A61K0036-00, A61K0038-00<br />
materials from animals, protozoa, bacteria or viruses<br />
A61K0035-00<br />
materials from algae, fungi lichens or plants<br />
A61K0036-00<br />
inorganic active ingredients A61K0033-00, A61K0035-00<br />
obtained by treating material with wave energy or<br />
particle radiation A61K0041-00<br />
for testing A61K0049-00, A61K0051-00<br />
radioactive ingredients A61K0051-00<br />
Vaccines A61K0039-00, A61K0045-00<br />
Carriers A61K0047-00<br />
Medicinal preparations with genetic material, gene<br />
therapy A61K0048-00<br />
-------------------------------------<br />
E6 96426 --> A61K0048-00/IPC<br />
Medicinal preparations containing genetic material<br />
which is inserted into cells of the living body to<br />
treat genetic diseases; Gene therapy<br />
CORE<br />
VALID FROM 19900101 TO PRESENT ( IPC EDITION: 5-8 )<br />
********** END **********<br />
=> s (A61K0048-00/ipc or (gen# (2a) therap?)) and py>1999 and de/pc<br />
95409 A61K0048-00/IPC<br />
103993 GEN#<br />
224907 THERAP?<br />
7491 GEN# (2A) THERAP?<br />
16107725 PY>1999<br />
(PY>1999)<br />
5407075 DE/PC<br />
L1 2795 (A61K0048-00/IPC OR (GEN# (2A) THERAP?)) AND PY>1999 AND DE/PC<br />
=> ana l1 py dt<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- PY DT : 11 TERMS<br />
The IPC thesaurus is helpful to<br />
find the appropriate IPC class.<br />
Combine IPC and keyword search<br />
reach more comprehensive search<br />
results. Limit to documents<br />
published after 1999 in Germany.<br />
Extract publication year and<br />
document type<br />
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=> tab dt py grid doc d alpha a<br />
L2 ANALYZE L1 1- PY DT : 11 TERMS<br />
PY<br />
--------------------------------------------<br />
DT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />
------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----<br />
PATENT 143 162 190 236 266 293 562 483 447<br />
UTILITY MODEL 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 0<br />
Use the TABULATE-command to structure<br />
your results. In the advanced mode all<br />
parameters are entered in one line.<br />
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INPADOCDB<br />
Summary Sheets (1 st page)<br />
Summary Sheets (1 st page)<br />
INPADOCDB (INternational PAtent DOCumentation DataBase) contains the bibliographic and family data<br />
of patent documents and utility models of more than 90 patent-issuing organizations including the European<br />
Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In addition, the legal status<br />
data of 58 patent-issuing organizations are included (42 countries + from 16 countries the nat. phases<br />
PCT/EP). Patent citations from 21 countries are also available.<br />
The database corresponds to the EPO Patent Information Resources (combined DOCDB-XMLdata and<br />
Inpadoc Legal Status Service).<br />
Note: The accession number can change due to corrections/updates of patent relevant numbers and<br />
codes.<br />
SUBJECT COVERAGE<br />
- All areas of science and technology, i.e. all classes of the International Patent Classification<br />
SOURCES<br />
- EPO-Patent Information Resource based on the data supplied by the patent offices<br />
(INPADOC/DOCDB Service)<br />
- INPADOC Legal Status Service<br />
FILE DATA<br />
- 1790 to present for patent records<br />
- 1978 to the present for legal status events; legal status from publication data from the beginning<br />
- more than 55 million records (applications) including national patent families with about 70 million<br />
published patent applications; 37 million families (07/09)<br />
- more than 51 million legal status entries in almost 20 million records (07/09)<br />
- Updated weekly with 70,000-1.000,000 records and 40,000-180,000 legal status data<br />
- Automatic current-awareness searches (SDIs) may be run weekly or monthly. (Weekly is default)<br />
PRODUCER<br />
European Patent Office<br />
Vienna Sub Office<br />
P.O. Box 90<br />
Austria<br />
Phone: +43 1 52126-0<br />
Fax: +43 1 52126-5491<br />
E-mail: inpadoc.help@epo.org<br />
Copyright Holders<br />
SUPPLIER<br />
<strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
P.O. Box 2465<br />
76012 <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
Germany<br />
Phone: +49 7247 808-555<br />
Fax: +49 7247 808-131<br />
E-mail: helpdesk@fiz-karlsruhe.de<br />
USER AIDS<br />
- Online Helps (HELP DIRECTORY lists all help messages available)<br />
- STNGUIDE<br />
- Web site<br />
- ECLA (EPC, ICO) and IDT descriptions in pdf files- updated monthly (see file banner)<br />
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<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong><br />
<strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> (INternational PAtent FAMily DataBase) contains the patent family data of patent documents<br />
and utility models of more than 90 patent-issuing organizations including the European Patent Office (EPO)<br />
and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In addition, the legal status data of 58 patentissuing<br />
organizations are included (including 16 countries with LS from the national phases of PCT/EP<br />
applications only). Patent citations from 21 countries are also available.<br />
The database corresponds to the EPO Patent Information Resources (combined DOCDB-XMLdata and<br />
Inpadoc Legal Status Service).<br />
The database indexes of <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> are based on the patent families, where in INPADOCDB the indexes<br />
are based on the patent applications. The Accession Number AN in <strong>INPAFAMDB</strong> is the family number FN<br />
from INPADOCDB.<br />
Note: The patent family number can change due to corrections/updates of patent relevant numbers and<br />
codes.<br />
SUBJECT COVERAGE<br />
- All areas of science and technology, i.e. all classes of the International Patent Classification<br />
SOURCES<br />
- EPO-Patent Information Resource based on the data supplied by the patent offices<br />
(INPADOC/DOCDB Service)<br />
- INPADOC Legal Status Service<br />
FILE DATA<br />
- 1790 to present for patent publications<br />
- 1978 to the present for legal status events; legal status from publication data from the beginning<br />
- more than 36 million patent families with about 70 million published patent applications; (04/09)<br />
- more than 51 million legal status data in almost 20 million applications (07/09)<br />
- Updated weekly with 70,000-1.000,000 records and 40,000-200,000 legal status data<br />
- Automatic current-awareness searches (SDIs) may be run weekly or monthly. (Weekly is default)<br />
PRODUCER<br />
European Patent Office<br />
Vienna Sub Office<br />
P.O. Box 90<br />
Austria<br />
Phone: +43 1 52126-0<br />
Fax: +43 1 52126-5491<br />
E-mail: inpadoc.help@epo.org<br />
Copyright Holders<br />
SUPPLIER<br />
<strong>FIZ</strong> <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
P.O. Box 2465<br />
76012 <strong>Karlsruhe</strong><br />
Germany<br />
Phone: +49 7247 808-555<br />
Fax: +49 7247 808-131<br />
E-mail: helpdesk@fiz-karlsruhe.de<br />
USER AIDS<br />
- Online Helps (HELP DIRECTORY lists all help messages available)<br />
- STNGUIDE<br />
- ECLA (EPC, ICO) and IDT descriptions in pdf files- updated monthly (see file banner)<br />
July 2009<br />
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Notes:<br />
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