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

20 Search by name
Types of search
20.1 Important fields for a name search
Databases SEARCH DISPLAY Notes Index form (see below)
AUPATFULL, CANPATFULL, /IN
IN
Inventor
Mixed index
DWPI, EPFULL, FRANCEPAT,
FRFULL, GBFULL, INPADOCDB,
INPAFAMDB, KOREAPAT,
LITALERT, PATDPA,
PATDPAFULL, PCTFULL,
/AU
AU
(Author)
RUSSIAPAT, USGENE,
/PA
PA
Assignee
Mixed index with system
USPATOLD
/CS
CS
(Corporate Source)
interpretation
INPADOCDB, INPAFAMDB /INS INS Inventor in INPADOC
standard
Mixed Index
/PAS PAS Assignee in INPADOC Mixed index with system
standard
interpretation
CA, DPCI, DGENE,
/IN
IN
Inventor
ENCOMPPAT2, IFIPAT*,
/AU
AU
(Author)
JAPIO, USPATFULL, USPAT2 /PA
PA
Assignee
Mixed index with system
/CS
CS
(Corporate Source)
interpretation
PCTGEN, RDISCLOSURE /PA, /CS PA, CS Assignee Mixed index with system
interpretation;
no inventors
DWPI, DPCI, DGENE /PACO in PA Assignee Code
CANPATFULL, DWPI, PATDPA, /AG AG Agent Mixed index with system
EPFULL, PATDPAFULL,
USPATFULL, USPAT2
interpretation
IFIPAT, FRANCEPAT /AG AG Agent Word index
PATDPA, EPFULL /OP OP Opponent** Mixed index
(In the individual patent databases, a great variety of further name fields are available. To list them all would exceed
the limits of this publication. It is recommended to keep informed by means of the documentation of the individual
databases.)
* In IFIPAT there is another field for applications, /PPA (Probable Patent Assignee).
** In INPADOCDB and INPAFAMDB an opponent can be searched in the /LSOP field. If the applicant name
changes, e.g. due to a company merger, this can often be seen from the Legal Status in the LSPA field, however, the
name may remain unchanged in the PA field.
20.2 Index types in name fields
Word Index: This index form considers solely the single words of a name. Normally the (S) proximity operator is
predefined. If the search statement is S Procter & Gamble/PA, then Procter and Gamble may appear
in any order of succession in the relevant name field of the same record.
Phrase Index: In this case names are only available as bound phrases. If you enter S Fischer Artur/IN,
the system will search accordingly (watch out for punctuation!). Consequently, the searcher should closely
follow the rules of the database searched.
Mixed Index: In a mixed index the names are listed both broken up in single words and in full (as a phrase).
When entering S Fischer/IN, the word Fischer is searched, entering S Fischer Artur/IN will
result in a search for that very phrase.
Mixed Index where the System interprets the Query: As in the mixed index above, single words and phrases
are listed together. Here, however, the query S Procter & Gamble/PA results in a search by single
words using implied (S) proximity. Entering S "Procter & Gamble"/PA (using quotation marks) will
lead to a search with bound phrases. New or redesigned databases will in most cases be set up with this
type of index for the Patent Assignee (/PA) field.
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