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About U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Full-Text Database

Subject All US patents issued since 1790, in the form of searchable patent numbers and current US classifications hyperlinked to full-page images of each page of each patent.
Sources Citations and full text of U. S. patents.
Dates Covered 1790 to present. Updated weekly.
Help Documents Full-Text Database Help
Print Counterpart (backfiles) No print counterpart.
Provider U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Access On the web.
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