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

29 Subject search example
29.1 Example 1
What inventions about brakes for in-line skates do exist?
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29.1.1 Subject classification using IPC codes
A Section Section A HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63 Class SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
A63C Subclass SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE [5]
A63C 17 Group Roller skates; Skate-boards [4]
A63C 17/00 Main Group Roller skates; Skate-boards [4]
A63C 17/01 Sub Group . Skate-boards (A63C17/02 to A63C17/28 take precedence) [4]
A63C 17/02 Sub Group . with wheels arranged in two pairs
A63C 17/04 Sub Group . with wheels arranged otherwise than in two pair
A63C 17/06 Sub Group . . single-track type
A63C 17/08 Sub Group . . . ingle-wheel type
A63C 17/10 Sub Group . with endless tracks
A63C 17/12 Sub Group . with driving mechanisms
A63C 17/14 Sub Group . with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches
A63C 17/16 Sub Group . for use on specially shaped or arranged runways
A63C 17/18 Sub Group . convertible into ice or snow-running skates
These IPC codes are used for searching:
A63C 17/04 -
A63C 17/14
The following IPC symbols (B60T) should be considered:
B Section PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60 Class VEHICLES IN GENERAL
B60T Subclass VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS, OR
PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicles, in general B60L;
brakes perse, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators,
F16D)
29.1.2 Keywords
The keywords to be searched in the patent databases can be arranged in these groups:
1. Expressions for skates/roller skates,
2. -
3. Expressions for brakes.
We use the following English words for searching:
1. Skate, Rollerskate, Roller skate, Rollerblade, Roller blade, Roller shoe
2. In-line, Inline, Aligned, Single-row, One-row, Single-track, One-track
3. Brake, Braking, Stop
The English words are partly used in German publications, too. For the German language databases we should
additionally use the corresponding German words:
1. Rollschuhe
2. Einspurig, einreihig
3. Brems-, Abbrems-, Anhalt-
The words from groups (1) and (2) will be linked by a proximity operator.
The classification codes will be linked to the text search by AND (see below).