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

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31 Numeric Property Search example
31.1 Example 1
Search in the context of the fulltext: To make Italian espresso a water pressure exceeding 9 bar must be used. We
are searching espresso machines working at that pressure.
Proximity operators can be used as in a normal text search.
=> S PRES>9BAR (S) (COFFEE? OR EXPRESSO? OR ESPRESSO? OR NESPRESSO? )
L3 227 PRES>9BAR (S) (COFFEE? OR KAFFEE? OR EXPRESSO? OR ESPRESSO? OR
NESPRESSO? )
=> S L3 AND A47J0031/IPC
L4 96 L3 AND A47J0031/IPC
In addition the search result is limited to apparatus for making
beverages with A47J0031.
=> D 10 TI PA KWIC
L4 ANSWER 10 OF 96 PCTFULL COPYRIGHT 2011 LNU on STN
TIEN PUMP MOUNT IN A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE
TIFR MONTAGE DE POMPE DANS UNE MACHINE DE PREPARATION DE BOISSON
PA NESTEC S.A., Avenue Nestle 55, CH-1800 Vevey, CH, [NAT: CH, RES: CH],
for all designated states except US;
MOeRI, Peter, Burghubelstrasse 1, CH-3272 Walperswil, CH, [NAT: CH, RES:
CH], for US only;
LANG, Markus, Nesslerenweg 80, CH-3084 Wabern, CH, [NAT: CH, RES: CH],
for US only
IPCI A47J0031-46 [I,A]; A47J0031-44 [I,A]; A47J0031-44 [I,C]
DETDEN . . .
1 illustrates different parts of a beverage preparation machine. Typically,
this type of beverage preparation machine is suitable to prepare coffee,
tea and/or other hot beverages including soups and like food preparations.
The pressure of the liquid circulated to the brewing chamber may for instance
reach about 10 to 20 bar. The various parts of the beverage preparation
machine and its assembly is disclosed in WO 2009/130099, the. . .
31.2 Example 2
Automatic conversion of units: In a search for 30-40 degrees Celsius (unit of temperature) the unit is automatically
converted and the correct range in Fahrenheit or Kelvin (SI unit) is searched.
=> S 30-40 CELSIUS/TEMP
L2 136689 30-40 CELSIUS/TEMP
=> D KWIC
L2 ANSWER 1 OF 136689 PCTFULL COPYRIGHT 2011 LNU on STN
DETDEN . . .
temperature. The mixture was heated to 35 °C for 3 h.. . .
L2 ANSWER 3 OF 136689 PCTFULL COPYRIGHT 2011 LNU on STN
DETDEN . . .
formed hydrogels after incubating at 37 °C for 24 hr as. . .
L2 ANSWER 12 OF 136689 COPYRIGHT 2011 LNU on STN
DETDEN . . .
to a temperature from about 50 degrees Fahrenheit to about 550 degrees
Fahrenheit.. . .
L2 ANSWER 32 OF 136689 COPYRIGHT 2011 LNU on STN
DETDEN . . .
temperature is within the range 263 Kelvin to 333 Kelvin
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