[Genealib] FW: google patents

[Sandy Day]

Hi
I just found my father in law on this site with 2 patents he got back in the 
1960's! Thanks for passing this wonderful site on to all of us.
Sandy Day
Genealogy Librarian
Schiappa Library
Steubenville, OH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <donna.dinberg at lac-bac.gc.ca>
To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Genealib] FW: google patents


> 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
> ** This is a personal communication only, not a corporate statement from 
> my
> employer. **
>
>
>> -----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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