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Locate A Complete Patent Family in INPADOC/Patent Families & Legal Status?

TOPIC: In this example, you want to obtain the complete patent family for U.S. patent 5038578 and information on U.S. family members from INPADOC (File 345) In INPADOC all family members that resulted from the same original application (priority application) are contained in one record.

INPADOC contains family information on 70 countries and legal status for 22 countries. Record links can be used to select the patent family table and individual country data of a family member. The MAP command can also be used to retrieve all the patent documents that share the same priority application.

 

COMMAND SUMMARY

BEGIN 345
SELECT PN=US 5038578
TYPE S1/6/1
Click Links > Display > Type by Specific Fields
Check Patent Family Table and Priority Data


HOW TO...


1. After entering BEGIN 345 to open INPADOC for searching, EXPAND using patent number prefix (PN=), country code and patent number.

 

 

 

 

2. SELECT E3 from the EXPAND list.


EXPAND PN=


3. TYPE out a record in SHORT format, click Links > Display > Type by Specific Fields.


TYPE in SHORT format


4. Check Patent Family and U.S. country information from the Choose Fields window and click OK.


Patnet Family Table


5. The Patent Family Table displays first followed by detailed country information for the country you selected.


TYPE patent


6. U.S. patent family members related to U.S. patent 5038578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional U.S. patent family members omitted from this document.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Patent (No,Kind,Date): US 4768347 A 19880906
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM (English)
Patent Assignee: KENT MOORE CORP (US)
Author (Inventor):MANZ KENNETH W (US); SHIRLEY ROGER D (US)
Priority (No,Kind,Date): US 117098 A 19871104
Applic (No,Kind,Date): US 117098 A 19871104
National Class: * 062149000; 062292000; 137487500; 141083000; 222066000
IPC: * F25B-045/00

Derwent WPI Acc No: ; G 88-270291
Language of Document: English
Patent (No,Kind,Date): US 4805416 A 19890221
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY, PURIFICATION AND RECHARGING SYSTEM
(English)
Patent Assignee: KENT MOORE CORP (US)
Author (Inventor): MANZ KENNETH W (US); SHIRLEY ROGER D
(US); PARKS
RICHARD D (US); HICKMAN DENNIS W (US)
Priority (No,Kind,Date): US 117098 A2 19871104
Applic (No,Kind,Date): US 157579 A 19880219
Addnl Info: 4768347 Patented
National Class: * 062292000; 062474000
IPC: * F25B-045/00

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