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Patents are granted by patent offices in exchange for a full disclosure of the invention. In general, the details of the invention are then published and made available to the public at large.

Go to the USPTO's online database. In the pull-down field menu, select "Assignee Name" if searching for company name or "Inventor Name" if searching for Inventor name. Type in the name of the inventor or company, keeping in mind that you might need to try several times.

Below are some websites that you can use to perform a free patent search: USPTO. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office provides free patent searching of its public databases. Google Patents. A relatively easy database to search which PDF images available. Limited to U.S. patents and U.S. published applications.

The Electronic Official Gazette allows users to browse through the issued patents for the current week. The Official Gazette can be browsed by classification or type of patent, for example, utility, design, and plant.

Free Patent Search Online The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office provides free patent searching of its public databases. Google Patents. A relatively easy database to search which PDF images available. Limited to U.S. patents and U.S. published applications.

Espacenet is an entry-level, internet-based patent document search service offered free of charge. It provides basic search and retrieval functions on a range of patent and patent-related documents.

Obtaining full-text U.S. patent applications granted since March of 2001 can also be found on the USPTO website. Full text of patents from around the world can often be obtained from tools like Lens or Espacenet. The patent search tool of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Provides full-text for U.S. patents.