DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

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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.

Classification search combined with a text search is most useful. 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.

Classification search combined with a text search is most useful.

PGPUBS

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

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

U.S. published applications.

Classification search combined with a text search is most useful.

PLUS

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

USPTO search system for U.S. patents.

PLUS (Patent Linguistics Utility System) is a USPTO search system for US patents that produces a list of the most closely related patents to the application searched. The system provides a list of classes/subclasses where the suggested patents are classified.

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.

ACM Digital Library

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

Citations and full text articles from ACM journals, newsletters, and conference proceedings.

ANTE

STN Coverage: 1981 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Abstracts from approximately 350 academic and trade publications from the U.K. and U.S.

CMP Computer Fulltext

Dialog Coverage: 1988 - present, Full Text: 1988 - present

Full text information about the computer, communications, and electronic industries.

CSA Technology Research Database (TRD)

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

Megafile of the technical bibliographic databases provided by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.

Subjects covered include materials science, mechanical engineering, aerospace, and high technology. Includes journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, books and standards.

Dialog Global Reporter

Dialog Coverage: 1997 - present, Full Text: 1997 - present

Global news source.

Covers newspapers, business magazines, and newswires from all regions of the world.

Dissertation Abstracts Online

Dialog Coverage: 1861 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1861 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Subject, title, and author guide to virtually every American dissertation accepted at an accredited institution.

Dissertations and Theses - Full Text

ProQuest Coverage: 1861 - present, Full Text: Dates - vary

Doctoral dissertations and Master's theses.

Ei Compendex

Dialog Coverage: 1970 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Questel Orbit Coverage: 1970 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1970 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Abstracted information from 4,500 journals plus conference proceedings in engineering and technology.

EMA (Engineered Materials Abstracts)

STN Coverage: 1986 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Bibliographic database covering the worldwide literature on the development, processing, and production of ceramic, composite, and polymeric materials.

Gale Group Computer DatabaseTM

Dialog Coverage: 1983 - present, Full Text: 1988 - present

Information about the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.

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.

Gale Group Newsletter DatabaseTM

Dialog Coverage: 1988 - present, Full Text: 1988 - present

Full text of specialized industry newsletters that provide information on companies, products, markets, and technologies.

Includes defense and manufacturing information.

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.

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.

IP.com

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

Defensive disclosures of inventions.

Source of IBM TDS. Also includes disclosure documents from Motorola, Siemens, Sony, Xerox and Air Products and Internet RFCs.

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.

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.

PIRA (Packaging, Paper, Printing and Publishing, Imaging and Nonwovens Abstracts)

Dialog Coverage: 1975 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1975 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Bibliographic database containing information on business and technological developments in packaging, printing, publishing, pulp, paper, imaging, and nonwovens.

RAPRA: Rubber and Plastics

Dialog Coverage: 1972 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Questel Orbit Coverage: 1972 - present, Full Text: - N/A

STN Coverage: 1972 - present, Full Text: - N/A

Covers the technical, academic, and commercial aspects of the rubber, plastics, and adhesives industries, with information on machinery and test equipment, and processing technology.

San Jose Mercury News

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

Full text file provides local, national, and international news coverage with particular emphasis on high technology and industry developments in Silicon Valley.

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.

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