Re: Finding a patent

Uh. Yes.
Stephan

On 8.17.2010 10:49 , "Michael StJohns" <mstjohns@comcast.net> wrote:

> This is an application number for a patent application filed between 93 and 97
> (that's what the 08 at the beginning indicates).  The USPTO doesn't keep these
> online prior to 2001 as near as I can tell, but Google has a patent which
> points to the resultant patent and application.
> 
> US 5874938  should be the right patent based on the application number.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:23 PM 8/17/2010, t.petch wrote:
>> I hope that someone can bridge the gap in my understanding between the IETF
>> databases and those of the USPTO.
>> 
>> Looking, for example, at
>> http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1339/
>> I see
>> Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s):  US
>> 12/708048
>> but when I go to the USPTO to search, they want a seven digit number for
>> granted
>> patents.  Rather, this looks like an application number (not a patent number)
>> but my searches for an application with that number fail as well, incorrect
>> format.
>> 
>> I can search full text and find US Patent 7593340 but that does not seem to
>> share any data with the IETF tracker.
>> 
>> (Incidentally, were I able to read Finnish, then there is an excellent
>> database
>> and I think I could retrieve what I wanted - but I cannot:-(
>> 
>> Help appreciated.
>> 
>> Tom Petch
>> 
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