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`Help on the Quick Search Page
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`This page contains information on how to use the Quick Search Page. If, after reading this page, you
`have any unanswered questions, please read the FAQ.
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`The Quick Search Page allows you to search the US Patent Full Text Database using twoterm Quick
`search queries. There are seven steps to using the Quick Search Page:
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`1. Select a year or range of years to search from the Select years to search dropdown menu.
`2. Enter a term in the text entry box labeled Term 1.
`3. Select which field to apply to Term 1 by using the Field 1 dropdown menu located to the right of
`the Term 1 box.
`4. Select a Quick Operator (AND, OR, or ANDNOT) from the menu located between the two Term
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`5. Enter a term in the text entry box labeled Term 2.
`6. Select which field to apply to Term 2 by using the Field 2 dropdown menu located to the right of
`the Term 2 box.
`7. Hit the Search button.
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`Some points to note:
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`If you want to search for a single term, skip steps 46.
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`The search is not casesensitive. Searching for Needle and searching for needle will produce the
`same results.
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`When a search query has been entered, the search results and a hit list of the 50 most recent patents
`will be displayed.
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`For some terms, you must specify the field to search in to get the hits you expect. For instance, if
`you are searching for a patent number or inventor name, you must select 'Patent Number' or
`'Inventor Name' from the 'Field' menu. Searching the patent number or inventor name in all fields
`will not retrieve hits in just this field, but rather anywhere in the body of the text. If you are having
`difficulty searching for a specific field, please see the Field Search Help Page.
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`The Refine Search box uses the same search syntax as the Advanced Search Page. See the
`Advanced Search Help Page for help on using it. The refined search is automatically conducted in
`the same range of years as your original search.
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`Enter a number in the Start At box to skip to a 50increment document list containing that
`number. For example, with a long search results list, entering '251' in the Start At box is easier and
`faster than hitting the 'Next 50 Hits' button 5 times.
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`The Quick Search page provides an interface to the database for two term searches only. The features
`available from the Quick Search page are:
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`TwoTerm Quick Expressions
`Field Searching
`Phrase Searching
`Date Range Searching
`Right Truncation
`Stopwords
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`TwoTerm Quick Expressions
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`You can use the Quick search page to compose twoterm Quick queries. A Quick search is one where
`you specify that a specific relationship must exist between the two terms you provide. You can specify
`that either both must be present (the AND operator) at least one must be present (the OR operator), or the
`first must be present and the second not be present (the ANDNOT operator).
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`Example 1
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`snowman AND kit
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`If you enter snowman in the Term 1 box, kit in the Term 2 box, and select AND from the Operator
`menu, you will retrieve a list of documents which contain both the word snowman and kit anywhere in
`the document.
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`Example 2
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`automobile OR motorcycle
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`If you enter automobile in the Term 1 box, motorcycle in the Term 2 box, and select OR from the
`Operator menu, you will retrieve a list of documents which contain either the word automobile or the
`word motorcycle anywhere in the document.
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`Example 3
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`hypodermic ANDNOT needle
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`If you enter hypodermic in the Term 1 box, needle in the Term 2 box, and select ANDNOT in the
`Operator menu, you will retrieve a list of documents which contain the word hypodermic anywhere in
`the document but do not contain the word needle anywhere in the document.
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`Note that you are not required to fill in the Term 2 box. If that box is left empty, the search will proceed
`using just the single Term 1 provided. Using this feature in conjunction with Field Searching provides a
`simple way to search only in specific fields within the documents. You are not required to select a field.
`If you do not select a field, the system will default to "All Fields."
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`Field Searching
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`The Quick Search Page allows you to search individual fields within patents. You can find a list of all
`indexed fields in the menu to the right of the Term 1 and Term 2 Text Entry boxes.
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`To narrow your search to hits occurring within a single field, select which field you wish to search from
`the Field dropdown menu. If you do not select a field, the search will default to 'All Fields.' If you need
`help searching in a particular field, see the Field Search Help Page.
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`Example 1
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`If you are looking for something patented by an inventor named Simpson and you know it had something
`to do with surfing, first select "All years" to search from the Select years to search dropdown menu.
`Enter Simpson in the Term 1 box, then select Inventor Name from the Field 1 menu to the right of the
`Term 1 box. Then, type surfing in the Term 2 box, select All Fields from the Field 2 menu to the right
`of the Term 2 box (since you are not sure in which field surfing might appear), and select AND from the
`Operator menu. Hit the Search button. Patent number 5,387,159 is retrieved.
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`Example 2
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`If you already know the patent number (5,387,159) and year of issue (1995) and want to display that
`patent, enter 5387139 in the Term 1 box and leave the Term 2 box empty. Select Patent Number from
`the Field 1 menu to the right of the Term 1 box, click on the Select years to search dropdown menu,
`select a range which includes the year 1995 from the list, then hit the Search button.
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`Phrase Searching
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`A group of words enclosed in quotation marks (") will be treated as a single search term. If you were
`searching for the phrase vacuum cleaner rather than vacuum or cleaner, you would enter "Vacuum
`Cleaner".
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`Note that you cannot use truncation ("$") within a phrase that is enclosed in quotation marks.
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`Date Range Searching
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`You can specify a range of dates you are interested in searching rather than having to specify a certain
`day or month to narrow your search. This feature is only available in date fields, such as Issue Date and
`Application Date. This is done by using the > operator between two dates.
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`Term 1: 11/1/1997>5/12/1998 Field 1: Issue Date
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`This query would return all patents in the database which were issued any day on or after Nov. 1, 1997,
`and before or on May 12, 1998. If your range covers all of the patents issued in a particular year, you will
`get faster results by selecting just that year from the Select years to search menu instead of searching all
`of the dates in that year as a range.
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`Note: The selected year(s) must match the range of years you are searching.
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`Both dates in your query must be properly formatted for your search to work. See the help entries on
`Issue Date and Application Date for details.
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`Right Truncation
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`The Quick Search Page supports right truncation in queries. This allows you to use a truncation wildcard
`("$") on the right side of a search term, to retrieve words that begin with a certain string. If you are
`searching in a specific field, the string must be at least 3 characters in length. If you are not searching in a
`specific field, the string must be at least 4 characters in length. You cannot truncate within a phrase that
`is enclosed in quotation marks, for example searching AN/"general mot$" will result in an error.
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`Example
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`tele$
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`If you search for tele$, you will retrieve a large number of hits, as anything with words starting with tele
`anywhere in their text will be retrieved. Words like television, telephone and telecommunications would
`all match. To reduce the number of hits retrieved, you may want to truncate on a longer string. For
`example, if you are only interested in patents dealing with telephones, you might truncate as follows:
`telephon$.
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`Be aware that the default search will search every word in every patent in the years you specify. This can
`result in very large numbers of hits. It may be preferable to begin by limiting your search to the title or
`abstract fields.
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`Stopwords
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`Stopwords are terms that appear so frequently in patent text that they lose their usefulness as search
`terms. Examples are "and", "or", and "the". Although they are not indexed as search terms, they will be
`displayed in your search results.
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