Find Patents
Some of these resources are Lab-only and will require Remote Access (see link at top of page).
Questions?
- 667-5809
US Patents
- Google Patents - search USPTO patents in a Google interface
- USPTO Database (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
- DOE Patents - only patents resulting from DOE-sponsored research
- 7 Step US Patent Search Strategy Guide A guide from the Patent and Trademark Resource Center on how to effectively search for US patents.
- 7 Step Strategy from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Worldwide Patents
- Espacenet Patent Search (European Patent Office)
- WIPO PatentScope – Search international patents
- Free Patents Online
- SciFinder
(from Chemical Abstracts Service)
Ordering Patents
- Derwent Innovation - contact the Library to set up a personal account within our subscription to Derwent Innovation.
- Thomson File Histories (formerly Optipat) - downloadable patent publications from WIPO, Europe, the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and more
