Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau

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Guide to STN Patent Databases
=> E INPUTS/TT 5
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM
-- --------- -- ----
E1 41 INPUT/OUTPUT/TT
E2 1 INPUT/OUTPUT,/TT
E3 0 2 --> INPUTS/TT
E4 0 2 INPUTTING/TT
E5 1 INPUT_SHAFT/TT
=> E INPUTS+USE/TT
E1 0 --> Inputs/TT
E2 324615 USE INPUT/TT
********** END **********
=> E INPUT+UF/TT
E1 324615 --> INPUT/TT
E2 0 UF Inputs/TT
E3 0 UF Inputting/TT
********** END **********
Hyphenated terms are also entered into the /TT field; using EXPAND the various writings can be found:
=> E IN-LINE/TT 5
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM
-- --------- -- ----
E1 1 IN-FLIGHT/TT
E2 1 IN-HOUSE/TT
E3 1626 1 --> IN-LINE/TT
E4 1 IN-MOULD/TT
E5 309 1 IN-PHASE/TT
=> E INLINE/TT 5
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM
-- --------- -- ----
E1 1 INLET-OUTLET/TT
E2 0 2 INLETS/TT
E3 16 --> INLINE/TT
E4 3 INMARSAT/TT
E5 1 INMARSAT-A/TT
For every section of the abstract, e.g. /NOV, /TECH, there are special search fields, e.g.:
=> S ((PERMANENT MAGNET?) (P) (INDUCTION HEAT?))/NOV
L1 6 ((PERMANENT MAGNET?) (P) (INDUCTION HEAT?))/NOV
To link search terms in one section of the abstracts (P) proximity is recommended. Left truncation is available.
In Derwent World Patents Index, publication level, there are fields for the original data:
=> S LICHTBOGEN/TIDE
L4 504 LICHTBOGEN/TIDE
Apart from the /TI and /AB fields there is a special Basic Index, /BIEX. As the text may be in German, French or
Spanish these languages should be considered. In order to include all text fields into the search both index fields
must be combined:
=> S (?SCREWDRIVER? OR ?SCHRAUBENZIEHER?)/BI,BIEX
5662 ?SCREWDRIVER?/BI
2062 ?SCREWDRIVER?/BIEX
0 ?SCHRAUBENZIEHER?/BI
286 ?SCHRAUBENZIEHER?/BIEX
L7 6377 (?SCREWDRIVER? OR ?SCHRAUBENZIEHER?)/BI,BIEX
The original data are available only from some of the patent offices:
Title:
German patent applications, patents and utility models (DE-A1, DE-B1/B2/B3/B4, DE-C1/C2 and DE-U1)
from 1968
European applications and patents (EP-A1/A2, EP-B1/B2) from 1978 (available in English, German,
French)