Search options available in STN databases - FIZ Karlsruhe
Search options available in STN databases - FIZ Karlsruhe
Search options available in STN databases - FIZ Karlsruhe
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USA:<br />
Types of search<br />
As the number series of US publications overlap a letter should be appended to the number when<br />
search<strong>in</strong>g certa<strong>in</strong> types of IP publications (INPADOCDB, INPAFAMDB, DWPI). In the US <strong>databases</strong> a<br />
letter may be appended <strong>in</strong> the search query, however it is removed by SEARCH EDIT. The display<br />
format of the document numbers is dependent on the database (see appendix Publication Numbers).<br />
Document type SEARCH<br />
Reissues before Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US35217E/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnNE/PN<br />
Reissues from Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US37166E/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnNE/PN<br />
Defensive Publications<br />
S US105702T/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnNT/PN<br />
Statutory Invention Registration before Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US1889H/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnNH/PN<br />
Statutory Invention Registration from Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US1942H/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnNH/PN<br />
Design Patents before Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S 548425D/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnND/PN<br />
Design Patents from Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US444511D/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnND/PN<br />
Plant Patents before Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US10968P/PN<br />
S USnnnnnnNP/PN<br />
Plant Patents from Jan. 2, 2001<br />
S US20010011386P/PN<br />
S US20YYNNNNNNNP/PN<br />
In USPATOLD there are special number formats<br />
for Reissues: USRENNNNNN<br />
L6 ANSWER 1 OF 28310 USPATOLD on <strong>STN</strong><br />
PI US RE028552 A 19750916<br />
and for very old patents: USXNNNNNNN<br />
L8 ANSWER 1 OF 1 USPATOLD on <strong>STN</strong><br />
PI US X0009019 A 18350817<br />
More publication numbers with appended codes may exist. With INPADOCDB, INPAFAMDB now cover<strong>in</strong>g<br />
patent applications start<strong>in</strong>g from 1836, overlapp<strong>in</strong>g ranges of publication numbers are more likely (see<br />
INPADOCDB/INPAFAMDB Numbers with appended codes and Number formats (Publication numbers) ).<br />
20.5.2 Note on JP document numbers<br />
Japanese publication numbers before 2000 appear on the orig<strong>in</strong>al document like this:<br />
6 11796<br />
EE NNNNNN<br />
The first number denotes the year of the Emperor (EE), the second part is the actual number. Conversion between<br />
the year of the Emperor and the Western year is as follows:<br />
Emperor Era First year of reign Conversion<br />
Hirohito Showa 1926 +1925<br />
Akihito Heisei 1989 +1988<br />
From May 1996 (for patents) and from 2000 (for applications) only the Western year is used. On how to use the<br />
Number formats (publication numbers)<br />
Document type SEARCH DISPLAY (<strong>STN</strong> format)<br />
A- and T-documents<br />
S JP06011796/PN JP 06011796 A<br />
(before 2000):<br />
S JPEENNNNNN/PN JP EENNNNNN A<br />
A- and T-documents<br />
S JP2002012345/PN JP 2002012345 A<br />
(from 2000):<br />
S JP20YYNNNNNN/PN JP 20YYNNNNNN A<br />
B-documents<br />
S JP06011796B/PN JP 06011796 B<br />
(published exam<strong>in</strong>ed application, until March 1996) S JPEENNNNNNB/PN JP EENNNNNN B<br />
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