[Genealib] FW: google patents

[Dave Fiske]

The names of witnesses are searchable, so
Google Patent is worth checking even if you're
researching individuals who weren't inventor-types.

David Fiske
dfiskehiker at yahoo.com

--- Sarah Kirby <SKirby at boelter-yates.com> wrote:

> 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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