Search options available in STN databases - FIZ Karlsruhe
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Surveys<br />
37 INPADOCDB/INPAFAMDB<br />
Numbers with appended codes<br />
37.1 Patent numbers<br />
With the INPADOCDB database now cover<strong>in</strong>g publications start<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 1836 it becomes more likely that serial<br />
numbers of applications and publications overlap. In order to avoid ambiguities <strong>in</strong> overlapp<strong>in</strong>g serial numbers the<br />
format of patent numbers was adapted to <strong>in</strong>clude letters and/or numbers from the patent k<strong>in</strong>d code, PK (see also:<br />
<strong>Search</strong> by formal data<br />
Utility model numbers have a U appended except Germany where the current publication number<br />
format <strong>in</strong>cludes the <strong>in</strong>formation that this is a utility model number,<br />
For technical reasons the EPO <strong>in</strong>troduced dummy patent numbers with an appended D where the<br />
publication number is unknown and/or was derived from the application number.<br />
In addition to this, a code is appended to the follow<strong>in</strong>g numbers:<br />
K<strong>in</strong>d Code Range Number format Example<br />
ATT from 1980 APnnnnnNT AT374703T<br />
CNC from 1993 CNZNNNNNNC CN1317092C<br />
DDB1-5 1968-2004 DDnnnnnNB DD222737B<br />
DDC2 1985-1993 DDnnnnnNC2 DD270771C2<br />
DET1 from 1983 DEnnnnnnNT1 DE634699T1<br />
DEU, DEU1 1934-1969 DENNNNNNNU DE1430841U<br />
FRM FRnnnNM FR803M<br />
FRF FRnnNF FR342F<br />
GBA 1900-1915 GBYYNNNNNA GB1422706A<br />
HUA3 1992-1999<br />
HUYYNNNNNA3 HU9903269A3<br />
from 2000<br />
HUYYYYNNNNNNA3 HU2003002737A3<br />
ISB from 2000 ISnnnNB2 IS1758B2<br />
ISB6 from 1923 ISnnnNB6 IS1730B6<br />
JPB 1961-1989<br />
JPnnnnnnnNB<br />
JP43005888B<br />
1989-1996<br />
JPNNNNNNNNB<br />
JP07020436B<br />
JPB1 1950-1983<br />
JPnnnnnnnNB<br />
JP42001677B<br />
from 1997<br />
JPnnnnnnNB<br />
JP3983790B<br />
JPB2 1962-1989<br />
1989-1996<br />
from 1996<br />
JPnnnnnnnNB<br />
JPNNNNNNNNB<br />
JPnnnnnnNB<br />
JP37014010B<br />
JP3983281B<br />
JP983805B<br />
KED KEnnnND KE3736D<br />
LTR3 from 1990 LTnnnNR3 LT2661R3<br />
MCE from 1958 MCnnNE MC219E<br />
MDE from 2000 MDYYYYNNNNNNE MD2004000008E<br />
MDF3 from 2003 MDnnnNF3 MD10F3<br />
MXE from 1980 MXnnnNE MX7733E<br />
OAE from 1966 OAnnnNE OA156E<br />
PLB1 from 1973 PLnnnnnNB1 PL194696B1<br />
SEE from 1900 SEnnnnnNE SE519853E<br />
USE from 1836 USnnnnnNE US20854E<br />
USE1 USnnnnnNE US39903E<br />
USF1, USF2 USnnnnNE US35860E<br />
USI3 1838-1869 USnnnnNAI US120AI<br />
USI4 USnnnnnNT US101004T<br />
USI5 USnnnnnNI5 US570382I5<br />
USP1 from 2001 USYYYYNNNNNNNP US20070250971P<br />
USP2, USP3 from 2001 USnnnnNP US18172P<br />
USS USnnnnnND US533361D<br />
USS1 USnnnnnnND US444254D<br />
ZAD to 2000 ZAYYNNNNND ZA7207106D<br />
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