COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION)

Classification 342/350.000 - 465.000 >> view this class definition

U. S. PATENT RESOURCES

As general guidance, a complete search of U. S. patents in this art area will include the following:

1. A classified search of the original classification class and subclass for the subject matter and the other highly relevant art areas in the US patent documents
2. A text search of the US patent documents; patents, PG PUB, and OCR databases:
• Broad text search for the general inventive concept(s), not limited by classification
• Narrow text search for the specific claimed invention
• Boolean text search employing the relevant inventive terms

The resources listed below are internal USPTO search tools. However, the information that they cover is available either commercially, on the USPTO web site, or in the Public Search Facility on the USPTO Headquarters campus and the Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries.

EAST/WEST

EAST Coverage: 1971 - present, Full Text: 1971 - present

WEST Coverage: 1971 - present, Full Text: 1971 - present

Full text patent and inventor searching.

Most cases involve wireless communications and position. GPS (global positioning system) is usually combined with something (for example, GPS and a hand held device) so the subclasses for GPS and the subclasses for hand held devices both need to be searched. There is overlap with Class 455 and Class 375. Typically, choose the best 3 or so subclasses then search outside 342 using broad text searches. Forward and backward citation searching has proven useful for this class.

BRS Search/USOCR Database

EAST Coverage: 1920 - 1970, Full Text: 1920 - 1970

WEST Coverage: 1920 - 1970, Full Text: 1920 - 1970

Full text of U.S. patent grants.

Most cases involve wireless communications and position. GPS (global positioning system) is usually combined with something (for example, GPS and a hand held device) so the subclasses for GPS and the subclasses for hand held devices both need to be searched. There is overlap with Class 455 and Class 375. Typically, choose the best 3 or so subclasses then search outside 342 using broad text searches.

PGPUBS

EAST Coverage: 2001 - present, Full Text: 2001 - present

WEST Coverage: 2001 - present, Full Text: 2001 - present

U.S. published applications.

Most cases involve wireless communications and position. GPS (global positioning system) is usually combined with something (for example, GPS and a hand held device) so the subclasses for GPS and the subclasses for hand held devices both need to be searched. There is overlap with Class 455 and Class 375. Typically, choose the best 3 or so subclasses then search outside 342 using broad text searches.

FOREIGN PATENT RESOURCES

Searched separately from the U.S. Patent Search. These databases consist of abstract documents. Text searching abstracts requires the use of different search logic e.g. the use of broad Boolean and/or operators instead of narrow proximity operators.

Derwent World Patents Index and the contents of the EPO Abstracts and JPO Abstracts are available commercially.

Derwent World Patents Index, Classification and Text Search

EAST Coverage: 1963 - present, Full Text: - N/A

WEST Coverage: 1963 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English abstracts database of patent documents from more than 40 patent-issuing authorities.

Used for text searching.

EPO Abstracts, Text and Classification Search

EAST Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: - N/A

WEST Coverage: 1978 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English abstracts database of patents and published applications from EPO, WO/PCT, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland. USPC searching is limited to documents added to the database from 1978 to September 30, 1995.

Used for text searching.

JPO Abstracts, Text and Classification Search

EAST Coverage: 1976 - present, Full Text: - N/A

WEST Coverage: 1976 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English abstracts database of Japanese published unexamined applications. USPC searching is limited to documents added to the database from 1978 to September 30, 1995.

Used for text searching.

NON-PATENT LITERATURE RESOURCES

The resources listed are those that USPTO staff have found consistently yield the most relevant search results. Commercial databases available through a single vendor can generally be searched simultaneously, although it is preferable to search full text and bibliographic databases in separate groupings. In addition to the use of subscription databases and public Internet sites, it is recommended that books, manuals, standards and specifications be considered in the search for prior art.

CSA Technology Research Database (TRD)

Dialog Coverage: 1963 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Megafile of the technical bibliographic databases provided by CSA. TRD indexes and abstracts the literature of materials science, engineering, aerospace, and high technology.

Indexes and abstracts the literature of materials science, including metals contains journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, books, monographs, standards, and news briefs.

Gale Group New Product Announcements/Plus (NPA/Plus)

Dialog Coverage: 1985 - present, Full Text: 1985 - present

Full text press releases from all industries covering announcements related to products, with a focus on new products and services.

GeoArchive

Dialog Coverage: 1974 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Provides international coverage of over 5,000 serials, books from over 2,000 publishers, geological maps, and doctoral dissertations.

Comprehensive database covering all types of information sources in geoscience, hydroscience, and environmental science.

GEOBASETM

Dialog Coverage: 1980 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Worldwide research literature in physical and human geography, earth sciences, and related disciplines.

GeoRef

Dialog Coverage: 1785 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1785 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Covers worldwide technical literature on geology and geophysics.

Produced by the American Geophysical Institute. Indexes papers from over 13,000 serials and other publications representative of the 29 societies that are members of the AGI.

IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin

EAST/WEST Coverage: 1958 - 1998, Full Text: -

Defensive disclosure database.

IEEE Xplore

IEEE Coverage: 1952 - present, Full Text: 1988 - present

Full text access to technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

Text search and page images of IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, and conference proceedings, and all current IEEE standards.

Inspec (The Database for Physics, Electronics and Computing)

Dialog Coverage: 1898 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Dialog DataStar Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Questel Orbit Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1969 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Inspec (The Database for Physics, Electronics and Computing) corresponds to the three Science Abstracts print publications: Physics Abstracts, Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, and Computer and Control Abstracts.

Institute of Navigation

Institute of Navigation, Inc. Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Non-profit professional society dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of navigation.

Provides information about GPS, etc.

IP.com

IP.com Coverage: 1958 - present, Full Text: 1958 - present

Prior art database.

JICST-EPlus - Japanese Science & Technology

Dialog Coverage: 1985 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1985 - present, Full Text: - N/A

English citations and abstracts covering the literature published in Japan on all fields of science, technology, and medicine.

Index to Japanese scientific and technical journals, conferences, and reports, with English citations and abstracts.

Knovel

Knovel Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: Dates - vary

Science and engineering books and databases.

Full text engineering and scientific reference books with interactive tables and graphs. Titles include Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. This resource may be useful in those cases when a material is claimed.

NTIS: National Technical Information Service

Dialog Coverage: 1964 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1964 - present, Full Text: - N/A

U.S. government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports.

PASCAL

Dialog Coverage: 1973 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Questel Orbit Coverage: 1967 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1977 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Multidisplinary, multilingual bibliographic database covering the major international literature in science, technology, and medicine.

Produced by the French National Research Council. Index to scientific and technical literature. Each citation includes the original title and usually French- and English-translated titles and indexing terms. Most abstracts are in French.

ProQuest Direct

ProQuest Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: 1986 - present

Current periodicals and newspapers, as well as archives of major newspapers.

ScienceDirect®

Elsevier B.V. Coverage: Dates - vary, Full Text: Dates - vary

Full text collection and abstracts database.

SciSearch: A Cited Reference Science Database

Dialog Coverage: 1990 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1974 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Cited reference index.

Cited reference index to the literature of science, technology, biomedicine and related disciplines.

TULSATM (PETROLEUM ABSTRACTS)

Dialog Coverage: 1965 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Questel Orbit Coverage: 1965 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1965 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Bibliographic references to scientific articles, patents, meeting papers and government reports of interest to those in the oil and gas exploration and production industry.

xreferplus

xrefer Coverage: - , Full Text: Dates - vary

Online reference collection from over 50 publishers.

Provides definitions, synonyms, and background information.

INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS

An Internet search should be considered when a search of the resources listed above fails to locate relevant prior art. A preliminary Internet search may be performed to obtain an overview of the technology, and to identify additional search terms and related product information.

Google TM

Google Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Internet search engine.

This resource may provide useful information.

Internet Archive

Internet Archive Coverage: - N/A, Full Text: - N/A

Provides permanent access to historical collections that exist in digital format.

Useful for dating web pages discovered during search engine search.

Public Comments on the Search Templates

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