[SEL] patent search

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Steve,
I have a friend who does patent searches on engines, tractors and other 
machinery.  He always utilzes the Louisville Public Library.  Luckily, 
I've always given him the request I need and he usually gets me the info 
in a rather short turnaround. 

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, Ky


>Arnie
>
>Try taking a field trip to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh... 
>http://www.clpgh.org/locations/reference/ptdl/
>
>There are 2 sites here in IL, but I haven't ventured into Chicago or down
>to Springfield to do some looking....I have heard that it is much faster
>to look for old patents that way than hunting by guessing on the web.
>
>The patent on Rick Monk's Kent Cement Mixer was found this way by another
>person (I won't go into that story here).
>
>Steve
>
>--- Frank DeWitt <Frank at lbpinc.com> wrote:
>
>It has been a long long time since I did a patent search but as I recall
>
>You could search by multiple inputs  such as subject category  (a number) 
>assignee,  and range of dates.  This what not on the Internet.  I did it
>at one of the  Libraries that house patent info.  I used the one in
>Buffalo NY.  The librarians were very helpful in getting me started. I 
>don't recall if the old stuff was computerized at that time.  This site 
>might help you.
>Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program 
>(PTDLP)  http://www.uspto.gov/go/ptdl/
>
>I haven't tried it since.  In the other patents I have, I had the luxury
>of some one else paying for the search (and being the assignee).
>
>Frank
>
>On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 Germoamer at aol.com wrote:
>
>It is time consuming finding patents with just the date especially with a
>slow country connection, but I have done it and have had others help doing
>it too.  Go to patent office:
>
>http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm
>
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