**Processing Instructions (2006 Red Book ICE) Patent Grants and Patent
Published Applications**

**Processing Instructions for Patent Grants:**

G01) PSIPSURL

Marker for the start and end of the url for PSIPS Lengthy Sequence
Listings

(and Lengthy Tables).

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?PSIPSURL description=\"PSIPS url\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?PSIPSURL description=\"PSIPS url\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G02) in-line-formulae

Marker for the start and end of an in-line formula.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?in-line-formulae description=\"In line Formulae\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?in-line-formulae description=\"In line Formulae\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G03) RELAPP

Marker for the start and end of the ST.32 RELAPP content.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?RELAPP description=\"Other Patent Relations\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?RELAPP description=\"Other Patent Relations\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G04) GOVINT

Marker for the start and end of the ST.32 GOVINT content.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?GOVINT description=\"Government Interest\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?GOVINT description=\"Government Interest\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G05) BRFSUM

Marker for the start and end of the ST.32 BRFSUM content.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?BRFSUM description=\"Brief Summary\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?BRFSUM description=\"Brief Summary\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G06) brief-description-of-drawings

Marker for the start and end of the ST.32 brief-description-of-drawings

(Application) and DRWDESC (Grant) content.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?BRFSUM description=\"Brief Description of Drawings\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?BRFSUM description=\"Brief Description of Drawings\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G07) DETDESC

Marker for the start and end of the ST.32 DETDESC content.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?DETDESC description=\"Detailed Description\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?DETDESC description=\"Detailed Description\" end=\"tail\"?\>

G08) delete-start

Marker for the start of deleted text. Paired with Processing Instruction
delete- end.

Currently used only in Grant reissued patents.

Attributes:

id - identification assigned to the deleted text. The paired

delete-end will contain the same id.

date - date the text was deleted

Example:

\<?delete-start id=\"DEL-S-00001\" date=\"20040706\" ?\>

G09) delete-end

Marker for the end of deleted text. Paired with Processing Instruction

Delete-start.

Currently used only in Grant reissued patents.

Attributes:

id - identification assigned to the deleted text. The paired

delete-start will contain the same id.

Example:

\<?delete-end id=\"DEL-S-00001\" ?\>

G10) insert-start

Marker for the start of inserted text. Paired with Processing
Instruction

insert-end.

Currently used only in Grant reissued patents.

Attributes:

id - identification assigned to the inserted text. The paired

insert-end will contain the same id.

date - date the text was inserted

Example:

\<?insert-start id=\"INS-S-00001\" date=\"20040706\" ?\>

G11) insert-end

Marker for the end of inserted text. Paired with Processing Instruction

insert-start.

Currently used only in Grant reissued patents.

Attributes:

id - identification assigned to the inserted text. The paired

insert-start will contain the same id.

Example:

\<?insert-end id=\"INS-S-00001\" ?\>

G12) img

Used when an image or custom character is encountered in a content model

that does not support images.

Attributes:

id - image identification

he - image height in mm (units included)

wi - image width in mm (units included)

file - image file name

alt - alternative description

img-content - image content type (drawing, character)

img-format - image format type (always tif)

Examples:

\<?img id=\"CUSTOM-CHARACTER-00001\"

he=\"2.12mm\" wi=\"2.46mm\"

file=\"US06759385-20040706-P00801.TIF\"

alt=\"custom character\"

img-content=\"character\"

img-format=\"tif\"

?\>

\<?img id=\"EMI-00001\"

he=\"301.84mm\" wi=\"208.45mm\"

file=\"US06760683-20040706-P00001.TIF\"

alt=\"embedded image\"

img-content=\"drawing\"

img-format=\"tif\"

?\>

G13) xml

This is the standard xml declaration in every Red Book instance.

Example:

\<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\>

G14) joint-research-agreement

Marker for the start and end of the statement of parties to a joint
research agreement.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?joint-research-agreement

description=\"Names of Parties to Joint Research Agreement\"

end=\"lead\"

?\>

\<?joint-research-agreement

description=\"Names of Parties to Joint Research Agreement\"

end=\"tail\"?\>

**Processing Instructions for Patent Published Applications:**

A01) PSIPSURL

Marker for the start and end of the url for PSIPS Lengthy Sequence
Listings

(and Lengthy Tables).

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?PSIPSURL description=\"PSIPS url\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?PSIPSURL description=\"PSIPS url\" end=\"tail\"?\>

A02) in-line-formulae

Marker for the start and end of an in-line formula.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?in-line-formulae description=\"In line Formulae\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?in-line-formulae description=\"In line Formulae\" end=\"tail\"?\>

A03) cross-reference-to-related-applications

Marker for the start and end of the
cross-reference-to-related-applications

content.

Currently used only in Application Red Book.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?cross-reference-to-related-applications description=\"Cross Reference
To Related Applications\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?cross-reference-to-related-applications description=\"Cross Reference
To Related Applications\" end=\"tail\"?\>

A04) summary-of-invention

Marker for the start and end of the summary-of-invention content.

Currently used only in Application Red Book.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?summary-of-invention description=\"Summary of
Invention\"end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?summary-of-invention description=\"Summary of
Invention\"end=\"tail\"?\>

A05) brief-description-of-drawing

Marker for the start and end of the ST32 brief-description-of-drawings

(Application) and DRWDESC (Grant) content.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?BRFSUM description=\"Brief Description of Drawings\" end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?BRFSUM description=\"Brief Description of Drawings\" end=\"tail\"?\>

A06) detailed-description

Marker for the start and end of the detailed-description content.

Currently used only in Application Red Book.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?detailed-description description=\"Detailed
Description\"end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?detailed-description description=\"Detailed Description\"
end=\"tail\"?\>

A07) federal-research-statement

Marker for the start and end of the federal-research-statement content.

Currently used only in Application Red Book.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?federal-research-statement description=\"Federal Research Statement\"
end=\"lead\"?\>

\<?federal-research-statement description=\"Federal Research Statement\"
end=\"tail\"?\>

A08) img

Used when an image or custom character is encountered in a content model

that does not support images.

Attributes:

id - image identification

he - image height in mm (units included)

wi - image width in mm (units included)

file - image file name

alt - alternative description

img-content - image content type (drawing, character)

img-format - image format type (always tif)

Examples:

\<?img id=\"CUSTOM-CHARACTER-00001\"

he=\"2.12mm\" wi=\"2.46mm\"

file=\"US06759385-20040706-P00801.TIF\"

alt=\"custom character\"

img-content=\"character\"

img -format=\"tif\"

?\>

\<?img id=\"EMI-00001\"

he=\"301.84mm\" wi=\"208.45mm\"

file=\"US06760683-20040706-P00001.TIF\"

alt=\"embedded image\"

img-content=\"drawing\"

img-format=\"tif\"

?\>

A09) xml

This is the standard xml declaration in every Red Book instance.

Example:

\<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?\>

A10) joint-research-agreement

Marker for the start and end of the statement of parties to a joint
research agreement.

Attributes:

description - description of the section

end - type of marker (lead, tail)

Examples:

\<?joint-research-agreement

description=\"Names of Parties to Joint Research Agreement\"

end=\"lead\"

?\>

\<?joint-research-agreement

description=\"Names of Parties to Joint Research Agreement\"

end=\"tail\"

?\>