[Genealib] FW: google patents

[donna.dinberg at lac-bac.gc.ca]

And I just found MY grandfather!  Amazing!
I add my thanks for the notice.
Din.

Donna Dinberg
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
donna.dinberg at lac-bac.gc.ca
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu 
> [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Sarah Kirby
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:08 PM
> To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
> Subject: [Genealib] FW: google patents
> 
> If you've ever been asked about patent searching for 
> genealogical purposes - it just got quite a bit easier.  I'm 
> in love ... And I've only done one 5 minute search for my grandfather.
> 
> ____________________
> Sarah A. V. Kirby
> Corporate Librarian
> skirby at boelter-yates.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: eldnet-l-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:eldnet-l-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf 
> Of Jackie Shane
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:48 PM
> To: eldnet-l at u.washington.edu
> Subject: google patents
> 
> Google has been purchasing bulk data from USPTO and created a 
> pretty nice interface.  Looks like the drawbacks currently 
> are page by page printing, the lack of patent applications, 
> and imperfect OCR scans (but doesn't everyone have that problem?). 
> Not bad for Beta though.   
> 
> http://www.google.com/patents
> 
> Jackie
> 
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