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RecordContent• Full text and classifications for the latest publications of U.S. patents and applications
issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 2001
• Patent assignment and reassignment information is available from 2001 – present.
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also be included in a record• Legal status information for U.S. patents since 2001
• Patent Classifications: NCL, CPC, IPC• PatentPak® - specific PDF links and data (available to PatentPak subscribers only)

File SizeMore than 4.2 million records (04/2022)

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2001-present

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2001

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Search and Display Field Codes
Fields that allow left truncation are marked with an asterisk (*).
SearchCode

Search Field Name

Display
Codes

Search Examples

Basic Index * (contains single words
from the title (TI), abstract (AB),claims (CLM), detailed description(DETD), summary (SUMM), drawing
description (DRWD), parent case data
(PARN), and government interest(GOVI) fields)

None (or /BI)S GROWTH REGUL?
S NAPHTHALENE?
S ?ASSAY?

AB, CLM, DETD,
DRWD, GOVI,
PARN, SUMM, TI

Abstract *Accession Number
Applicant City (Corporate) (13)Applicant Country (Corporate) (13)Applicant Name (Corporate) (13)Applicant State (Corporate) (13)Application Country
Application Date (1)/AB/AN/USPA.CTY/USPA.CNY/USPA/USPA.ST
/AC
/AD

AB
AN
USPA
USPA
USPA
USPA
AI
AI

Application Number (2,12)/AP

Application Year (1)Art Unit (1)CAS Registry Number (RN) (CAS data)
Claim Text *Classification Code (CAS data) (codeand text) (3)Controlled Term (CAS data)
Cooperative Patent Classification (5,10)
Cooperative Patent Classification,
Action Date
Cooperative Patent Classification,
Combination Sets

/AY
/ARTU (or /ART)
/RN
/CLM
/CC

S COBALT CATALYST?/AB
S 2001:100195/AN
S CAMBRIDGE/USPA.CTY
S ARGENTINA/USPA.CNY
S GENOMICS/USPAS OH/USPA.ST
S US/AC AND L1
S JAN 5 2001/AD
S 20010105/AD
S US2001-755372/AP
S US2013-13642209/AP
S 2001/AY
S 172/ARTU
S 67915-31-5/RN
S COBALT (S) SALT#/CLM
S 27/CCS HETEROCYCLIC/CCS ANTITUMOR AGENTS/CT
S C12N0009/CPC
S 20121113/CPC.ACD

CPC.TAB

Cooperative Patent Classification,
Keywords (10)Cooperative Patent Classification,
VersionCooperative Patent Initial Classification
Disclaimer Date (1,4)
Document Type (code and text)
Entry Date (1)Examiner Name
Examiner's Field of Search/CPC.KW

S (B29C0066-71 (L)B29K2021-00)/CPC.CS
S (B29C0066-71 AND
B29K2021-00)/CPC.CS
S C04B0028-04/CPC (T)COMBINATION SET/CPC.KW
S C12N0009/CPC (S) I/CPC.KW/CPC.VER

S 20130101/CPC.VER

CPC.TAB/CPCI/DCD/DT (or /TC)/ED
/EXNAM
/EXF

CPCI
DCD
DT
Not displayed
EXNAM
EXF

Exemplary Claim Text *Field Availability (code and text)

/ECLM
/FA

File Segment
Government Interest
Index Term (CAS data)

/FS
/GOVI
/IT

International Patent Classification (Mainand Secondary) (5,6)/ICInternational Patent Classification,
Action Date

/IPC.ACDS A61K0006-0035/CPCIS 19940111/DCD
S UTILITY/DT
S L1 AND ED>OCT 23 2001
S ADAMS RUSSELL/EXNAM
S 564/EXF
S 564/316/EXF
S COBALT (S) MIXTURE/ECLM
S CA INDEXING/FA
S OS/FAS APPLICATION/FS
S 93-G-003/GOVIS REACTION OF/IT
S 61848-65-5-P/IT
S G03C001/IC
S G03C001-89/IC
S ENZYMES/IC
S 20010529/IPC.ACD

/CT
/CPC
/CPC.ACD/CPC.CSAIAIARTU
IT, RN
CLM
CCCT, IT
CPC
CPC.TAB

CPC.TAB

CLM, ECLM
Not displayed
FS
GOVI
IT
IC

IPC
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Search and Display Field Codes (cont'd)
SearchCode

Search Field Name

Display
Codes

Search Examples

International Patent Classification,
Keyword Terms
International Patent Classification, Main
(5,6,11)/IPC.KWS INITIAL/IPC.KW

IPC

/ICM

ICM

International Patent Classification, Main
Group Range-Searchable (1)International Patent Classification,
Secondary (5,6,11)
International Patent Classification,
Subgroup Range-Searchable (1)International Patent Classification,
Version(s) (1)Inventor
Inventor Address, City
Inventor Address, Country
Inventor Address, State
Inventor Address, ZIP code (1)Language (code and text)
Legal Representative (3)Line Count (1)National Patent Classification, Current,
Main and Secondary (5,6)/MGR

S C07D/ICM
S C07D-209/ICM
S C07D-209-20/ICM
S ENZYMES/ICM
S 200-209/MGR

ICS

/SGR

S G03C001-76/ICS
S ENZYMES/ICS
S 300-400/SGR/IPC.VER

S 7/IPC.VER

IPC, IC/IN (or /AU)
/IN.CTY/IN.CNY/IN.ST/IN.ZIP/LA/LREP (or /AG)
/LN.CNT/NCLIN
IN, INA
IN, INA
IN, INA
IN, INA
LA
LREP
LN.CNTNCL

National Patent Classification, Current,
Main (5,6)/NCLM

National Patent Classification Current,
Secondary (5,7)/NCLS

National Patent Classification, Issue, Mainand Secondary (5,7)/INCL

National Patent Classification, Issue, Main
(5,7)

/INCLM

National Patent Classification, Issue,
Secondary (5,7)/INCLS

Number of Claims (1)Other Source
Patent Assignee (3)Patent Assignee Address, City
Patent Assignee Address, Country
Patent Assignee Address, State
Patent Assignee Address, ZIP code (1, 4)
Patent Assignee Type
Patent Assignee, Original
Patent Country
Patent Kind (8)Patent Number (2)Patent Number/Kind CodePriority Country
Priority Date (1)

/CLMN
/OS
/PA (or /CS)
/PA.CTY/PA.CNY/PA.ST/PA.ZIP
/PAT
/PAO
/PC
/PK
/PN
/PNK
/PRC
/PRD

Priority Number (2,9,12)/PRN

Priority Year (1)/PRY

S KRESS ROBERT J?/INS ROCHESTER/IN.CTY
S JAPAN/IN.CNY
S NJ/IN.ST
S 14620/IN.ZIP
S L1 AND EN/LAS CAMP JASON/LREP
S 1000-1500/LN.CNT
S 430529000/NCL
S 430/529.000/NCL
S 430/NCLS ZEOLITES+NT/NCL
S 423121000/NCLM
S 423/NCLM
S ZEOLITES+NT/NCLM
S 423206200/NCLS
S 423/NCLSS ZEOLITES+NT/NCLS
S 264016000/INCLS 264/INCLS ZEOLITES+NT/INCL
S 433173000/INCLM
S 433/INCLM
S ZEOLITES+NT/INCLM
S 502064000/INCLS
S 502/INCLSS ZEOLITES+NT/INCLSS CLMN>5
S 135:218709/OS
S AMERICAN CYANAMID/PA
S STAMFORD/PA.CTY
S UNITED KINGDOM/PA.CNY
S CT/PA.ST
S 47404/PA.ZIPS U S CORPORATION/PATS ABBOTT/PAO
S US/PC AND L2
S USB2/PK
S US6300049/PN
S US6300049/PNK
S JP/PRCS PRD>=MAR 24 2000
S PRD>=20000324
S JP2000-84506/PRN
S 2013-60530823/PRN
S PRY>=2000

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/ICS

ICM

IC

NCLM

NCLS

INCL

INCLM

INCLS

CLMN
OS
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PAT
PAO, RAI
PI
PI
PI
PNK
PRAI
PRAI
PRAI
PRAI

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Search and Display Field Codes (cont'd)
SearchCode

Search Field Name
Publication Date (1)Publication Year (1)Reassignment Agent
Reassignment Company
Reassignment Country
Reassignment Date (1)Reassignment Recorded Year (1)Reassignment Execution Date (1)Reassignment Execution Year (1)Reassignment Kind
Reassignment Update Date (1)Reference Non-Patent Information
Reference Patent Classification (5,7)

/PD
/PY
/RAA
/RAC
/RAC.CNY
/RAD
/RARY
/RAXD
/RAXY
/RAK
/RAUP
/REN
/RPCL

Reference Patent Country
Reference Patent Inventor
Reference Patent IPC

/RPC
/RPIN
/RPIC

Reference Patent Number (2)Reference Patent Publication Date (1)Reference Patent Publication Year (1)Related Application Country
Related Application Date (1)Related Application Number (2)Related Application Type
Related Application Year (1)Related Patent Publication Date (1)Related Patent Number (2)Related Patent Publication Year (1)Related Publication Indicator
Section Cross-reference (CAS data) (3)

/RPN
/RPD
/RPY
/RLC
/RLD
/RLN
/RLT
/RLY
/RLPD
/RLPN
/RLPY
/RLP
/SX

Supplementary Term (CAS data)
Term of Patent (1, 4)
Title *
Update Date (1)Update Date of CA Indexing (1)/ST/PTERM
/TI
/UP
/UPCA

Display
Codes

Search Examples
S OCT 30 2001/PD
S PY>=2001
S BAKER BOTTS/RAAS CISCO/RAC
S AUSTRALIA/RAC.CNY
S 20070411/RAD
S 2010/RARY
S 20070411/RAXD
S 2011/RAXYS CABLE/RAK
S 20080324
S SYNTHE? CATALYST#/REN
S 338162000/RPCLS 338/162.000/RPCLS L7 AND US/RPC
S ABE/RPINS B41J/RPICS B41J002/RPICS US1099685/RPN
S JUN 1914/RPD
S 1914/RPY
S US/RLCS MAR 22 2000/RLDS US2000-532918/RLN
S DIVISION OF/RLTS RLY<1999
S 2011/RLPD
S US6269207/RLPN
S 1999/RLPYS ABANDONED/RLP
S 14/CC,SXS PHARMACOLOGY/SXS POLYURETHANE?/ST
S 10-15/PTERM
S FILM?/TI
S L2 AND UP>SEP 2001
S UPCA>=20011030

PI
PI
RAA, RAI
RAC, RAI
RAI
RAD, RAI
Not displayed
RAXD, RAI
Not displayed
RAK, RAI
RAUP, RAI
REN
REP
REP
REP
REP
REP
REP
REP
RLI
RLI
RLI
RLI
RLI
RLI
RLI
RLI
RLI
CC, SXST
PTERM
TI
Not displayed
Not displayed(1) Numeric search field that may be searched with numeric operators or ranges.
(2) Either STN format or Derwent format may be used.
(3) Search with implied (S) proximity is available in this field.
(4) This is a valid search field, but data is not available as of 11/2001.
(5) An online thesaurus is available for this field.
(6) This field contains the classifications and catchwords for main classification subject headings and subheadings from the (7th) editionof the WIPO International Patent Classifications (IPC) manual. To search the classifications from any of the specific editions (1-8) of
the IPC manual, use the field code followed by the edition number, e.g., /IC2, ICM2, /ICS2 for the 2nd edition. Catchwords areincluded only in the fields for the 7th, 6th, and 5th editions of the IPC manual.
(7) This field is range-searchable in Manual of Classification order. However, it is not a numeric field and may not be searched using
numeric operators.
(8) Available for patent documents published starting in 2001.
(9) U.S. provisional priority numbers are searched only with the P appended, e.g., US1999-121903P/PRN.
(10) When searching combinations of CPC and CPC.KW data, use (S) proximity operator.
(11) These fields have not been populated since December 31, 2005 with the introduction of IPC Reform.
(12) Application numbers for U.S. utility patents from series code 13 forward, design patents (series code 29) and provisional patentapplications (series code 60 and 61) may be searched either with or without their series code. Include the series code if known toensure precision. Note that provisional patent application numbers searched without their series codes must have a P appended tothe end of the number (e.g., US2013-686038P). Series code information is not available for U.S. patent application numbers withseries codes below 13.
(13) Available for selected patent documents usually from September 2012 or later.

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Property Fields(1)In USPAT2 a numeric search for a specific set of physical properties (/PHP) is available within the Basic
Index fields (most notably TI, AB, CLM, DETD, and SUMM). The numeric values are not displayed as single
fields, but ARE instead highlighted within HIT, KWIC and ALL displays.
EXPAND in the /PHP field to find numeric properties of interest, or type HELP NPS at an arrow prompt while
in USPAT2 to see a list of all available numeric properties. The /PHP index contains a complete list of codes
and related text for all physical properties available for numeric property searching in USPAT2.

Field
Code

Property

Unit

SymbolAmount of substance
Bit Rate
Stored Information
CapacitanceCatalytic Activity
Current Density
Molarity, Molar
Concentration
Conductance
DecibelDegreeDensity (MassConcentration
Dose Equivalent
DosageDose
Viscosity, dynamic
Electric Charge

Mol
Bit/Second
Bit
Farad
Katal
Ampere/Square Meter
Mol/Liter

mol
bit/s
Bit
F
kat
A/m2
mol/L

S 10 /AOS
S 8000-10000/BIR
S BIT > 3 MEGABIT
S 1-10 MF/CAP
S 200-250 KAT/CATAS CDN>10 A/M**2
S UREA/BI (S) 8/CMOL

Siemens
DecibelDegreeKilogram/Cubic Meter

S
dB
°
kg/m³

S 1S-3/CON
S DB>50
S CYLINDER/BI (S) 45/DEG
S 5E-3-10E-3/DEN

SievertMilligram/Kilogram/Day
Milligram/Kilogram
Pascal * Second
Coulomb

Sv
mg/kg/day
mg/kg
Pa * sC

Electrical Conductivity

Siemens/Meter

S/mS ECO>800 S/M (15A) AQUEOUS

Electric Current

AmpereA

S 1-10/ELC

Electric Field

Volt/Meter

V/m

S 200/ELF

Energy

Joule

J

/ERE
(/ERES)/FOR/FRE (/F)/IU/KVElectrical Resistivity

Ohm * MeterS DROPLETS (10A) 40 JOULE 70 JOULE /ENES ERE>0.1

Force
Frequency
International Unit
Viscosity, kinematic

NewtonHertz
none
Square Meter/Second

N
Hz
IU
m2/s

S 50 N /FORS OSCILLAT?/BI (S) 1- 3/FRE
S IU>1000 (P) VITAMIN AS METHYLPOLYSILOXANES/BI (10A)
100-200 CST/KV/LEN(/SIZ)/LUME

Length, Size

Meter

m

S 1-4/LEN

Luminous Emittance,
IlluminanceLuminous Flux
Luminous Intensity
Mass
Mass to Charge Ratio
Magnetic Flux
Density
Mass Flow Rate

Lux

lx

S 10-50/LUME

Lumen
CandelaKilogram
none
Tesla

Lm
cd
kg
m/z
T

S LUMF>1000
S LUMI<4
S ALLOY/BI (30A) 1E-10-1E-5/M
S MCH=1
S MFD>102

Kilogram/Second

kg/s

S MFR<0.1

Magnetic Field
Strength

Ampere/Meter

A/m

S 50 A/M/MFST

/AOS
/BIR
/BIT
/CAP
/CATA
/CDN
/CMOL
/CON
/DB
/DEG
/DEN (/C)
/DEQ
/DOA
/DOS
/DV
/ECH
(/CHA)/ECO(/ECND)/ELC(/ECC)/ELF(/ECF)
/ENE

/LUMF
/LUMI
/M
/MCH
/MFD
(/MFS)/MFR(/MFL)/MFST

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S 100/DEQ
S 10 MG/KG/DAY/DOAS DOS>0.8
S DV>5000
S 0.0001-0.001/ECH

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Super Search Fields
Enter a super search code to execute a search in one or more fields that may contain the desired information.
Super search fields facilitate crossfile and multifile searching. EXPAND may not be used with super search
fields. Use EXPAND with the individual field codes instead.
Search Field Name

SearchCode

FieldsSearched

Search Examples

Display
Codes

Cooperative Patent Classification (1)/CPC/CPCI, /CPCR

S C12N0009/CPC

CPC, CPCI,
CPCR
IPC

International Patent Classifications(2,3)
International Patent Classifications(Old)
Application Number Group (1,4)/IPC/IPC.OLD/IC, /ICM, /ICS,/IPCI, /IPCR/IC, /ICM, /ICSS G03C/IPC
S G03C001/IPC
S A01B059-00/IPC.OLD/APPS/AP, /PRN, /RLN

AI, PRAI, RLI

Patent Applicant/Assignee (5)Patent Country Group

/PASS
/PCS

Patent Number Group (1)/PATS/PA, /USPA/PC, /PC. /RPC,/RPC/PN, /RLPN, /RPNS US2001-755372/APPSS US2013-61786274/APPSS US2013-509793/APPS
S BRAUN/PASSS US/PCSS US6300049/PATS

PI, REP, RLI

IPC

PA, USPA
PI, REP, RLI(1) Either STN format or Derwent format may be used.
(2) A thesaurus is available for this field.
(3) EXPAND and SELECT work with this field.
(4) Application numbers for U.S. utility patents from series code 13 forward, design patents (series code 29) and provisional patentapplications (series code 60 and 61) may be searched either with or without their series code. Include the series code if known toensure precision. Note that provisional patent application numbers searched without their series codes must have a P appended tothe end of the number (e.g., US2013-686038P). Series code information is not available for U.S. patent application numbers withseries codes below 13.
(5) The /PASS search code only searches the applicant/assignee name portion of the /PA and /USPA fields.

CPC (/CPC) Thesaurus
The Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is jointly developed and maintained by the European Patent
Office and the US Patent and Trademark Office. This thesaurus is available in the /CPC search field. All
relationship codes can be used with both the EXPAND and SEARCH commands.
Relationship CodeALL
AUTO (1)
BT
CODE
DEF
HIE
KT
MAX
NEXT
NEXT(n)NT
PREV
PREV(n)TI

Content
All usually required terms (BT, SELF, CODE, DEF)
Automatic relationship (BT, SELF, CODE, DEF)
Broader terms (BT, SELF)
Classification Code (SELF, CODE)
Definition (SELF, DEF)
Hierarchy terms (all broader and narrower terms) (BT, SELF,
DEF, NT)
Keyword terms (SELF, KT)
All associated terms
Next classification within the same class (SELF, NEXT)
Next n classification within the same class
Narrower terms
Previous Code within the same class (SELF, PREV)
Previous n classifications within the same class
Complete Title of SELF Term and Broader Terms (BT, SELF)

Search Examples
E C12M0001-00+ALL/CPC
E G01J003-443+AUTO/CPC
E G01J0003-443+BT/CPC
E CARTRIDGES+CODE/CPC
E B65G0045-16+DEF/CPC
E A01B0001-00+HIE/CPC
E LASER+KT/CPC
E G01J0003-44+MAX/CPC
E A01B0001-24+NEXT/CPC
E A01B0001-24+NEXT3/CPC
E G05B0001-04+NT/CPC
E G05B0019-00+PREV/CPC
E G05B0019-00+PREV2/CPC
E G05B0001-03+TI/CPC(1) Automatic Relationship is SET OFF. In case of SET REL ON the result of EXPAND or SEARCH without any relationship code is thesame as described for AUTO.

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Thesaurus Fields
A thesaurus is present for the National Patent Classification fields (/INCL, /INCLM, /INCLS, /NCL, /NCLM,/NCLS, /RPCL) and the International Patent Classification fields. The classifications and catchwords for themain headings and subheadings from the 7th edition of the WIPO International Patent Classification (IPC)
manual are available in the following fields: /IC, /ICM, /ICS, /IPC, IPCI, and IPCR. The classifications from theprevious editions (1-7) are also available as separate thesauri. To EXPAND and SEARCH in the thesauri foreditions 1-8, use the field code followed by the edition number, e.g., /IC2, /ICM2, /ICS2 for the 2nd edition.
Catchwords are included only in the thesauri for the 8th, 7th, 6th, and 5th editions.
CodeContent

ALL

All associated terms

AUTO (1)ED
HIE

Automatic Relationship (BT, SELF)
Validity Range
Hierarchy (Broader and Narrower Terms (all Broader andNarrower Terms)(BT, SELF, NT)
IPC Index Terms
Complete Title of the SELF Term

INDEX
TI
BT

NEXT

Broader Terms(BT, SELF)
Keyword Terms (2)(SELF, KT)
Narrower Terms(SELF, NT)
Next Classification

PREV

Previous Classification

BRO

Complete ClassRT

Related Terms

KT
NT

ExampleE 264016000+ALL/INCL
E A01N025-04+ALL/IPC
E A01N025-04/IC REL=ON
E A01B001-00/ED
E 523523000+HIE/NCL
E A01B001-06+HIE/IPC
E A01B001-00/INDEX
E 135+TI/NCLM
E A01B001-04+TI/IPC
E 423206200+BT/NCLS
E A01N029-12+BT/IPC
E ZEOLITES+KT/NCL
E 264016000+NT/INCL
E A01N025-00+NT/IPC
E 135086000+NEXT15/INCL
E A01B001-16+NEXT5/IPC
E 523523000+PREV3/NCLS
E A01B001-18+PREV5/IPC
E 135019000+BRO5/INCL
E A01B003-14+BRO3/IPC
E A01B001-16+RT/IPC(1) AUTOMATIC relationship is SET OFF. If you SET RELATION ON, the result of EXPAND without any relationship code is the sameas described for AUTO.
(2) Keyword terms are the catchwords corresponding to the USPTO Manual of Classifications subject index headings and subheadings.

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USPAT2DISPLAY and PRINT Formats
Any combination of formats may be used to display or print answers. Multiple codes must be separated by
spaces or commas, e.g., D L3 1-10 TI,AB or D L3 1-10 TI AB. The fields are displayed or printed in the orderrequested.
Hit-term highlighting is available in all fields except DRWN and ECL. Highlighting must be on when a
SEARCH is performed to use the FHITSTR, HIT, HITRN, HITSTR, KWIC, and OCC formats.
FormatAB
AI (AP) (1)AN (2)ARTU
CC (SX)
CLM
CLM(n) (3)
CLMN
CT (2)
CPC
CPCI
CPCR
DCD
DETD
DRWD
DRWN
DT (TC)ECLECLM (3)EXF (2)
EXNAM
FS (2)GOVI
ICM (2)
ICS (2)IN (AU)INA (3)
INCLM (2)INCLS (2)
IPC.F (3)IPCI (2,5)
IPCR (2)IT
LA (3)
LN.CNT
LREP (AG)MFN
MRN
NCLM (2)NCLS (2)OS
PA (CS)
PAA (3)PAO
PARN
PAT (3)
PI (PN) (1)PNK
PRAI (PRN) (1)PTERM

Content
Abstract
Application Information
Accession Number
Art Unit
Classification Code and Section cross-reference (CAS data)
Patent Claim Text
Patent Claim Text for Claim n
Number of Claims
Controlled Term (CAS data)
Cooperative Patent Classification
CPC Initial Classification
CPC Reclassification
Disclaimer Date
Detailed Description
Drawing Description
Number of Drawings
Document Type
Exemplary Claim Number
Exemplary Claim Text
Examiner's Field of Search
Examiner Name
File Segment
Government Interest
IPC, Main
IPC, Secondary
Inventor (includes INA)
Inventor Address
Issue Main National Patent Classification CodeIssue Secondary National Patent Classification Code
IPC, First Invention
IPC, Initial Classification
IPC, Reclassification
Index Term (CAS data)
LanguageLine Count
Legal Representative
Microfilm Frame Number of document at the U.S. Patent and Trademark
OfficeMicrofilm Reel Number of document at the USPTO
Current Main National Patent Classification CodeCurrent Secondary National Patent Classification CodeOther Source Chemical Abstracts
Patent Assignee (includes PAA and PAT)
Patent Assignee Address
Patent Assignee, Original
Parent Case Data
Patent Assignee Type
Patent Information
Patent Number/Kind CodePriority Information
Term of Patent

ExamplesD 1-3 ABD 4 9 AI
D AN
D L3 5-7 ARTU
D L3 CC 1-5
D CLM L8
D CLM(2)
D CLMN
D 4 CT
D CPC
D CPCI
D CPCR
D L3 6,8 DCD
D 1-4 DETD
D L9 DRWD 3-6
D DRWND DT 2,6-10
D 7 L3 ECL
D 1-5, 10 ECLM
D 1,5,8 EXF
D EXNAM 4-8,11
D FS
D 3,5,7 GOVI
D 5-6 L1 ICM
D L4 1-6 ICS
D IN
D L5 1-4 INA
D 2,5 INCLM
D L2 1-3 INCLS
D IPC.FD IPCID IPCR
D 1,5,10 IT
D LA
D LN.CNT
D 2 7 LREP
D MFN
D MRN
D 1-2 NCLM
D 1-5 NCLS
D OS
D 1-3 PA
D 4 9 PAA
D PAO
D L3 5-7 PARN
D L3 PAT 1-5
D PI L8D PNK
D PRAI
D 4 PTERM

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USPAT2DISPLAY and PRINT Formats (cont'd)FormatContent

Examples

RAA
RAC
RAD
RAK
RAUP
REN
REP (RPN)RLI (RLN) (1)RN (3)RNK (6)RNKM (6)ST
SUMM
TI (2)
USPA

Reassignment Agent
Reassignment Company
Reassignment Date
Reassignment Kind
Reassignment Update Date
Reference Non-Patent Information
Reference Patent Information
Related Application Information
CAS Registry Number (CAS data)
Relevance Rank in single file
Relevance Rank in multifiles
Supplementary Terms (CAS data)
Summary of the Invention
Title
Applicant Name (Corporate)

D RAA
D RAC
D RAD
D RAK
D RAUP
D L3 6,8 REN
D 1-4 REPD L9 RLI 3-6
D RN 2,6-10
D RNK
D RNKM
D ST
D L5 1-4 SUMM
D 2,5 TID USPAABS
ALL (1)

AB
AN, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PI, AI, PTERM, DCD, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, REP,
REN, EXNAM, LREP, CLMN, ECL, DRWN, AB, GOVI, PARN, SUMM,
DRWD, DETD, CLM, INCL (INCLM, INCLS), NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC(CPCI, CPCR), IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPC), EXF, ARTU
AI, PRAI, RLI
AN, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PI, AI, PTERM, DCD, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, EXNAM,
LREP, CLMN, ECL, DRWN, LN.CNT
AN, TI, IN, PA, USPA, PI, AI, PTERM, DCD, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, EXNAM,
LREP, CLMN, ECL, DRWN, LN.CNT, PPAK (If PatentPak enabled)

D L3 1-5 ABS
D 3 ALL

OS, CC, ST, IT
Compressed bibliographic information
CPCI, CPCR for the basic patent and patent family members
CPC, CPC.KW, CPC.ACD, CPC.VER in tabular format
Deduplicated list of CPC codes for the patent family
ALL, delimited for postprocessing
ABS, with a text label
ALL, indented with text labels
BIB, indented with text labels
BPP, indented with text labels
MAX, indented with text labels
Issue National Patent Classification Code (INCLM, INCLS)
INCL (INCLM, INCLS), NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR), IPC(IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPC), EXF, ARTU, OS, CC, ST, IT
International Patent Classifications (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR)
IPC in Tabular Format
Unique IPC codes for a basic and equivalents
RAI, indented with text labels
SPP, indented with text labels
STD, indented with text labels
AN, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PI, AI, PTERM, DCD, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, REP,
REN, EXNAM, LREP, RAD, RAUP, RAK, PAO, RAXD, RAC, RAA, MRN,
MFN, CLMN, ECL, DRWN, AB, GOVI, PARN, SUMM, DRWD, DETD,
CLM, INCL (INCLM, INCLS), NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR),
IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR), EXF, ARTU, OS, CC, ST, IT
Current National Patent Classification Code (NCLM, NCLS)
PI, REP, RLI
RAD, RAXD, RAUP, RAK, PAO, RAC, RAC.CNY, RAA, MRN, MFN
AN, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PI, AI, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, LN.CNT
AN, TI, NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR), IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS,IPCI, IPCR) (random answer display, no answer)

D CAS 3 L2
D CBIB
D CPC
D CPC.TAB
D CPC.UNIQ
D 1-15 DALL
D 1-4 IABS
D IALL 2
D IBIB 4-10
D IBPPD IMAX 1
D 1,5 L4 INCL
D L2 IND 1-4

APPS (1)BIB (1)
BPP(1)CAS
CBIB
CPC
CPC.TAB
CPC.UNIQDALL (1)
IABS
IALL (1)
IBIB (1)
IBPP(1)
IMAX (1)
INCL (2)IND
IPC (2,5)
IPC.TAB (2,5)
IPC.UNIQ
IRAI (PA.HIST)
ISPP
ISTD (1)
MAX (1)

NCL (2)
PATS (1)
RAI (LSUS)
SBIB (1)
SCAN (2,4)

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D APPS
D BIB
D BPP

D 1-4 L2 IPC
D IPC.TAB
D IPC.UNIQ
D IRAI 1, D PA.HISTD ISPPD ISTD 1,5
D MAX L1 1

D 6,12 L1 NCL
D PATS 1-3
D RAI, D LSUS
D SBIBD SCAN

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USPAT2DISPLAY and PRINT Formats (cont'd)FormatContent

ExamplesSPP (1)

AN, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PI, AI, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, LN.CNT,
INCL(INCLM, INCLS), NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR),
IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR), EXF,PPAK (If PatentPak
enabled)

D SPP

STD (1)

AN, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PI, AI, RLI, PRAI, DT, FS, LN.CNT, INCL
(INCLM, INCLS), NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR), IPC(IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR), EXF (STD is the default)
AN, TI, INCL (INCLM, INCLS), NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI,
CPCR), IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR)

D STD 1, 8

Front page format for: PI, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PTERM, DCD, AI, RLI,
PRAI, IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR), INCL (INCLM, INCLS),
NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR), EXF, REP, REN, ARTU,
EXNAM, LREP, CLMN, DRWN, AB
Front page format for: PI, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PTERM, DCD, AI, RLI,
PRAI, IPC (IPC.VER, ICM, ICS, IPCI, IPCR), INCL (INCLM, INCLS),
NCL (NCLM, NCLS), CPC (CPCI, CPCR), REP, REN, EXF, ARTU,
EXNAM, LREP, CLMN, DRWN, AB, PARN, SUMM, DRWD, DETD,
CLM
Front page format for: PI, TI, IN, USPA, PA, PTERM, DCD, AI, RLI,
PRAI, REP, REN, EXNAM, LREP, CLMN, DRWN

D FP

HIT display of CPC code searchedFirst hit CAS Registry Number, its text modification, its CA index
name, and its structure diagram
Fields containing hit terms
Hit IPC
Hit PatentPak entry (based on chemical name or RN search)
Hit CAS Registry Number and its text modification
Hit CAS Registry Number, its text modification, its CA index name,and its structure diagram
Up to 20 words before and after hit terms (KeyWord-In-Context)
Number of occurrences of hit terms and fields in which they occur

D CPC.HIT or D HITCPCD CBIB FHITSTR

TRIAL (FREE) (2)FP (1)FPALL (1)FPBIB (1)

CPC.HIT (HITCPC)
FHITSTRHIT
HITIPC (IPC.HIT)HITPPAKHITRNHITSTRKWIC
OCC (2)

D TRIALD FPALL L10 1

D 1-10 FPBIB

D HIT
D HITIPC or D IPC.HITD STD IT HITPPAKD HITRND HITSTRD KWIC
D OCC(1) By default, patent numbers, application and priority numbers are displayed in STN format. To display them in Derwent format, enter
SET PATENT DERWENT at an arrow prompt. To reset display to STN format, enter SET PATENT STN.
(2) No online display fee for the format.
(3) Custom display only.
(4) SCAN must be specified on the command line, i.e., D SCAN or DISPLAY SCAN.
(5) IPCI-2 is a display label relating to the most recent publication of the patent document. It is part of the IPCI display field.
(6) The RNK and RNKM formats display only the hit term occurrence ranking for the record, with the following line:
RELEVANCE SCORE ##. RNK is for the single file environment, while RNKM is for the multifile environment.

Extended DISPLAY and PRINT Formats
Use the extended display formats to display not only the publication from the USPAT2 file, i.e., the latest
publication, but also the original publication for the invention from the USPATFULL file.
Format
BIB.EX
CLM.EX
FP.EX
IBIB.EX
IMAX.EX

Content
BIB for the latest plus
BIB for the original publication
CLM for the latest plus
CLM for the original publication
FP for the latest plus
FP for the original publication
IBIB for the latest plus
BIB for the original publication
IMAX for the latest plus
IMAX for the original publication

ExamplesD 1-5 BIB.EX
DIS L2 CLM.EX
D FP.EX 1D IBIB.EX 1-3 L5
D IMAX.EX 1
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MAX.EX
STD.EX

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MAX for the latest plus
MAX for the original publication
STD for the latest plus
STD for the original publication

DISPLAY L1 1 MAX.EX
D STD.EX L5 3, 6

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USPAT2Full-Text Browsing
User Request

ExampleSystem Response

DISPLAY BROWSE=> DISPLAY BROWSEENTER (L1) OR L#:.
ENTER (DIS), ANSWERNUMBERS, OR END:

NOVICE version

D BRO=> D BRO L1
:
:1-3
:.
:4 HIT:TI TX:*KWICEXPERT version

Answer number(s)Answer number(s) and format
Format only
*Format
Forward n fields
Backward n fields
Search forward for a character string
Search backward for a character string
End DISPLAY BROWSE:F3:B1:S GROWTH REGUL:S:S- ALKANOIC ACID
:S:END=>

display answers 1, 2, and 3 in default format
display next answer in default format
display answer 4 in HIT format
display title and text of last answer displayedchange default to KWIC;
no answer displayed
move forward 3 fields
move backward 1 fieldsearch forward within record for 'growth regul'
repeat search forward for the current string
search backward within record for 'alkanoic acid.'
repeat search backward for the current string
exit DISPLAY BROWSE and return to => prompt

SELECT, ANALYZE, and SORT Fields
The SELECT command is used to create E-numbers containing terms taken from the specified field in ananswer set.
The ANALYZE command is used to create an L-number containing terms taken from the specified field in ananswer set.
The SORT command is used to rearrange the search results in either alphabetic or numeric order of thespecified field(s).
Field Name

Field Code

Abstract
Accession Number
Applicant City (Corporate)
Applicant Country (Corporate)
Applicant Name (Corporate)
Applicant State (Corporate)
Application Country
Application Date
Application Information
Application Number
Application Number Group
Application YearArt Unit
Author (Inventor)
CAS Registry Number (CAS data)
Citation
Classification Code (CAS data)
Controlled Term
CPC Classification
CPC, Initial
CPC, Reclassified
CPC Hit Display

AB
AN
USPA.CTY
USPA.CNY
USPA
USPA.ST
AC
AD
AI
AP
APPS
AY
ARTU
AU
RN
CIT
CC
CT
CPC
CPCI
CPCR
CPC.HIT (HITCPC)ANALYZE/
SELECT (1)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y (2)
Y (2)
Y (2,3,4)
Y (2,3)
Y (2,3,5)
Y (2)
Y
Y (6)
Y (2)
Y (2,7)YY (2)Y (20)Y (21)Y (21)
Y

SORT
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
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SELECT, ANALYZE, and SORT Fields (cont'd)
Field Name
CPC Codes Deduplicated for patent family
Corporate Source (Patent Assignee)
Current Main National Patent Classification CodeCurrent National Patent Classification Code, Main and Secondary
Current Secondary National Patent Classification Code
Detailed Description
Disclaimer Date
Document TypeDrawing Description
Examiner Name
Examiner's Field of Search
Exemplary Claim Text
Government Interest
Index Term (CAS data)
International Patent Classifications, All codes
International Patent Classifications, Main and Secondary
Inventor
Inventor Address
Inventor Address, City
Inventor Address, Country
Inventor Address, State
Inventor Address, ZIP Code
IPC, First Invention
IPC, Main
IPC, Secondary
IPC Initial Classification
IPC Reclassification
Issue Main National Patent Classification CodeIssue National Patent Classification Code, Main and Secondary
Issue Secondary National Patent Classification
Language
Legal Representative
Line Count
Number of Claims
Occurrence Count of Hit Terms
Other Source Chemical Abstracts
Other Source Patent Number
Parent Case Data
Patent Assignee
Patent Assignee Address
Patent Assignee Address, City
Patent Assignee Address, Country
Patent Assignee Address, State
Patent Assignee Address, ZIP CodePatent Assignee Type
Patent Assignee, Original
Patent Claim Text
Patent Country
Patent Country Group
Patent Date
Patent Information
Patent Kind
Patent Number
Patent Number/Kind CodePatent Number Group

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Field CodeANALYZE/
SELECT (1)SORT

CPC.UNIQ
CS
NCLM
NCL
NCLS
DETD
DCD
DT
DRWD
EXNAM
EXF
ECLM
GOVI
IT
IPC
IC
IN
INA
IN.CTY
IN.CNY
IN.ST
IN.ZIP
IPC.F
ICM
ICS
IPCI
IPCR
INCLM
INCL
INCLS
LA
LREP
AG
LN.CNT
CLMN
OCC
OS
OSPN
PARN
PA
PAA
PA.CTY
PA.CNY
PA.ST
PA.ZIP
PAT
PAO
CLM
PC
PCS
PD
PI
PK
PN
PNK
PATS

Y
Y (8)
Y
Y
Y
Y (9)
Y
Y
Y (9))
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y (2)
Y (10)
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y (10)YY
Y (10)Y (10)YYYYYY (11)NNN
Y (2)Y (2,12)
Y (9)
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y (2)
Y (2,13)
Y (2)Y (2,3,14)
Y
Y (2,3)Y
Y (2,3,15)

Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

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USPAT2

SELECT, ANALYZE, and SORT Fields (cont'd)
Field Name
Patent Year
Priority Country
Priority Date
Priority Information
Priority Number
Priority Year
Reassignment Agent
Reassignment Company
Reassignment Country
Reassignment Date
Reassignment Execution Date
Reassignment Kind
Reassignment Update Date
Reference Patent Classification
Reference Patent Country
Reference Patent Information
Reference Patent Inventor
Reference Patent IPC
Reference Patent Number
Reference Patent Publication Date
Reference Patent Publication Year
Related Application Country
Related Application Date
Related Application Information
Related Application Number
Related Application Type
Related Application Year
Related Patent Number
Related Patent Publication Year
Section Cross-reference (CAS data)
Summary of the Invention
Supplementary Term (CAS data)
Term of Patent
Title
Treatment Code

Field CodeANALYZE/
SELECT (1)

SORT

PY
PRC
PRD
PRAI
PRN
PRY
RAA
RAC
RAC.CNY
RAD
RAXD
RAK
RAUP
RPCL
RPC
REP
RPIN
RPIC
RPN
RPD
RPY
RLC
RLD
RLI
RLN
RLT
RLY
RLPN
RLPY
SX
SUMM
ST
PTERM
TI
TC

Y (2)
Y (2)
Y (2)
Y (2,3,16)
Y (2,3)
Y (2)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y (2)
Y (2)
Y (2,3,17)
Y (2)
Y (2,3)
Y (2,3)
Y (2)
Y (2)
Y (2)
Y
Y (3,18)
Y (3)
Y
Y
Y (3)
Y
Y
Y (9)
Y
N
Y (default)
Y (19)

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y

(1)

HIT may be used to restrict terms extracted to terms that match the search expression used to create the answer set, e.g., SEL HIT
TI.
(2) SELECT HIT and ANALYZE HIT are not valid with this field.
(3) Enter SET PATENT DERWENT at an arrow prompt (=>) to SELECT or ANALYZE patent and application numbers in Derwent
format.
(4) Selects or analyzes the application number with /AP appended to the terms created by SELECT.
(5) Selects or analyzes AP, PRN, and RLN and appends /APPS to the terms created by SELECT.
(6) Appends /IN to the terms created by SELECT.
(7) Extracts patent number, publication year with a truncation symbol appended and with /RE appended to the terms created by
SELECT.
(8) Appends /PA to the terms created by SELECT.
(9) Appends /BI to the terms created by SELECT.
(10) Selects or analyzes all codes and appends /IPC to the terms created by SELECT.
(11) Appends /LREP to the term created by SELECT.
(12) Appends /PN to the terms created by SELECT.
(13) Selects or analyzes the PC and RPC and appends /PCS to the terms created by SELECT.
(14) Selects or analyzes the PN and appends /PN to the terms created by SELECT.
(15) Selects or analyzes PN, RPN, RLPN and appends /PATS to the terms created by SELECT.
(16) Selects or analyzes the PRN and appends /PRN to the terms created by SELECT.
(17) Selects or analyzes the RPN and appends /RPN to the terms created by SELECT.
(18) Selects or analyzes the RLN and appends /RLN to the terms created by SELECT.
(19) Appends /DT to the terms created by SELECT.
(20) Select CPC selects all CPCI and CPCR classifications and appends /CPC as a field code.
(21) SELECT appends /CPC.

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USPAT2

Sample Records
DISPLAY IMAXANSWER 1 OF 1 USPAT2 on STN
ACCESSION NUMBER:
2008:355896 USPAT2 Full-text
TITLE:
Method and device for aligning a stent with a stent
supportINVENTOR(S):Park, Sang joon, Waterloo, CANADA
Choo, Shaulaine, Cambridge, CANADA
Andreacchi, Anthony S., San Jose, CA, UNITED STATESChen, Yung-Ming, Cupertino, CA, UNITED STATES
Currlin, Arnoldo M., San Diego, CA, UNITED STATESGarcia, Antonio, San Jose, CA, UNITED STATESVan Sciver, Jason, Los Gatos, CA, UNITED STATES
Esbeck, Thomas David, Murrieta, CA, UNITED STATESGlenn, Bryan D., Murrieta, CA, UNITED STATESPATENT ASSIGNEE(S):
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA,
UNITED STATES (U.S. corporation)
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., Ontario, CANADA(non-U.S. corporation)

PATENT INFORMATION:APPLICATION INFO.:
DOCUMENT TYPE:
FILE SEGMENT:REFERENCED PATENT:NON-PATENT REFERENCE:

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NUMBERKIND
DATE---------------- ------ -------US 7606625
B220091020
US 2007-764015
20070615
Utility
GRANTED(11)

NUMBERDATE
CLASSINVENTOR--------------- -------- ----------- ----------US 5630830
May 1997 606/198.000 Verbeek
US 5897911
Apr 1999
Loeffler
US 6161029
Dec 2000 600/381.000 Spreigl et al.
US 6527863
Mar 2003
Pacetti et al.
US 6575994
Jun 2003 606/198.000 Marin et al.
US 7390524
Jun 2008 427/002.240 Chen
US 7402329
Jul 2008
Pacetti et al.
US 7404979
Jul 2008
Pacetti
US 20060035012 Feb 2006
Pacetti et al.
US 20070003688 Jan 2007
Chen et al.
US 20070073134 Mar 2007 600/407.000 Teichman et al.
US 20080087474 Apr 2008
Nufer et al.
US 20080280025 Nov 2008 427/002.240 Scheer
US 20080307668 Dec 2008
Watterodt et al.
US 20080311280 Dec 2008
Rego et al.
US 20080311281 Dec 2008
Andreacchi et al.
US 20080312747 Dec 2008
Cameron et al.
US 20080312869 Dec 2008 702/173.000 Hemphill et al.
DE 10032398
Feb 2001
EP 1195584
Apr 2002
WO 2007130257
Nov 2007
U.S. Appl. No. 10/255,913, filed Sep. 26, 2002, Tang etal.
U.S. Appl. No. 10/750,312, filed Dec. 30, 2003,
Desnoyer et al.
U.S. Appl. No. 10/805,047, filed Mar. 18, 2004, Yip etal.
U.S. Appl. No. 11/193,849, filed Jul. 28, 2005, Harold
et al.
International Search Report and the Written Opinion,
for PCT/US2008/061806, mailed Dec. 5, 2008, 19 pgs.
Invitation to pay additional fees, including
communication relating to the results of the partial
international search, for PCT/US2008/061806, mailed
Aug. 27, 2008, 9 pgs.

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USPAT2PRIMARY EXAMINER:LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE:

Patel, Ramesh B
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.

ASSIGNMENT HISTORY FOR

US 7606625

DATE RECORDED:UPDATE DATE:DESCRIPTION:PATENT ASSIGNOR(S):PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):
AGENT:MICROFILM REEL NO:
MICROFILM FRAME NO:
DATE RECORDED:UPDATE DATE:DESCRIPTION:PATENT ASSIGNOR(S):PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):
AGENT:MICROFILM REEL NO:
MICROFILM FRAME NO:
DATE RECORDED:UPDATE DATE:DESCRIPTION:PATENT ASSIGNOR(S):PATENT ASSIGNEE(S):
AGENT:MICROFILM REEL NO:
MICROFILM FRAME NO:
NUMBER OF CLAIMS:
EXEMPLARY CLAIM:NUMBER OF DRAWINGS:
ABSTRACT:

20090622
20091020
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR
DETAILS).
ANDREACCHI, ANTHONY S. (DATE EXECUTED: 20090401)
CHEN, YUNG-MING (DATE EXECUTED: 20090401)
CURRLIN, ARNOLDO M. (DATE EXECUTED: 20090401)
GARCIA, ANTONIO (DATE EXECUTED: 20090401)
VAN SCIVER, JASON (DATE EXECUTED: 20090401)
GLENN, BRYAN D. (DATE EXECUTED: 20090401)
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., 3200 LAKESIDEDRIVE, SANTA CLARA, UNITED STATESCAMERON K. KERRIGAN, SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.,
ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA 94111
22858
234 (4 Page(s))
20090723
20091020
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR
DETAILS).
ESBECK, THOMAS DAVID (DATE EXECUTED: 20090707)
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., 3200 LAKESIDEDRIVE, SANTA CLARA, UNITED STATESSQUIRE SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP, ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE
300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
22998
859 (3 Page(s))
20090723
20091020
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR
DETAILS).
PARK, SANG JOON (DATE EXECUTED: 20090708)
CHOO, SHAULAINE (DATE EXECUTED: 20090619)
ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS INC., 250 ROYAL OAK
ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADASQUIRE SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP, ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE
300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
22998
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30117 Drawing Figure(s); 16 Drawing Page(s)A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1)placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a
vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower
position and the stent support's second support element at an upper position;(2) obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent; (3) analyzing thedigital image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical positionof the stent's upper end; (4) computing a desired position of the second
support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; and (5) using a
positioning device to move the second support element to the desired position.
The movement of the second support element causes the conical sections of thefirst and second support elements to engage the respective ends of the stent tocenter the stent around a core element of the stent support and to secure theApril 2022

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and device for aligning a stent with a stent
support.
BACKGROUND
In the last several years, minimally invasive surgical procedures, such as
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), have become increasingly
common. A PTCA procedure involves the insertion of a catheter into a coronary
artery to position an angioplasty balloon at the site of a stenotic lesion thatis at least partially blocking the coronary artery. The balloon is theninflated to compress the stenosis and to widen the lumen in order to allow anefficient flow of blood through the coronary artery.
● ● ●Currently there are no efficient and reliable methods to ensure a properalignment of a stent with a stent support.
SUMMARY
The method and device of the present invention can reliably, efficiently andprecisely mount a stent on a stent support with a proper alignment of the axesof the stent and stent support.
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for aligning a stent with astent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent
mounted thereon in a vertical position with the stent support's first support
element at a lower position and the stent support's second support element at
an upper position, (2) obtaining a digital image of the stent support andstent, (3) analyzing the digital image of the stent support and stent tocompute the vertical position of the stent's upper end, (4) computing a desired
position of the second support element based on the position of the stent's
upper end, and (5) using a positioning device to move the second support
element to the desired position. The movement of the second support element
causes the conical sections of the first and second support elements to engage
the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around a core element of
the stent support and to secure the stent in a longitudinal direction of thestent support.
● ● ●According to another aspect of the invention, a device for aligning a stent
with a stent support includes a stent support receptacle for receiving a first
support element of a stent support to position the stent support in a vertical
position, a digital imaging device for imaging a stent mounted on the stent
support, a computer, and a positioning device for moving a second support
element of the stent support to the desired position. The computer can be used
to compute the position of an upper end of the stent from a digital image ofthe stent support and stent and to compute a desired position of the second
support element of the stent support based on the position of the stent's upper
end. The computer can also be used to compute stent runout, stent type andstent orientation. In a preferred embodiment, the device for aligning a stent
with a stent support further includes a core element support for supporting afree end of a core element of the stent support so that the core element andthe first support element are substantially coaxial.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary device of the present invention
for mounting a stent on a stent support in a way that reduces stent runout.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cylindrically-shaped stent.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for a spray coating apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a stent support.
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FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views showing the conical portions of the firstand second support elements of a stent support supporting the ends of a stent.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a stent mounted on the core element of a stent
support without the second support element of the stent support.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a stent mounted on the core element of a stent
support with the second support element of the stent support.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a stent and a stent support mounted verticallyin a stent support receptacle.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the free end of a core element being supported
by a first core element support.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the first core element support.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second core element support.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a positioning device.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a feedback control loop for controlling
the position of the second support element of the stent support.
FIG. 14 is a view of a stent mounted on a stent support with stent runout.
FIGS. 15 and 16 are perspective views of crowns at a stent end.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
One aspect of the present invention relates to a device for precisely andefficiently mounting a stent on a stent support in a way that reliably reduces
stent runout. FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary device 10 of the present
invention. The device 10 includes a stent support receptacle 12 for receiving astent support 16 to position the stent support 16 in a vertical position; adigital imaging device 20, such as a digital camera; a computer 14 (FIG. 13);and a positioning device 18. The device 10 may include additional components,
as shown in FIG. 1, which will be described hereinafter.
● ● ●While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes andmodifications can be made without departing from this invention in its broader
aspects. Therefore, the appended claims are to encompass within their scope allsuch changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of thisinvention.
What is claimed is:
1. A method for aligning a stent with a stent support, comprising: placing astent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertical position
with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and thestent support's second support element at an upper position, wherein the lower
end of the stent faces a conical portion of the first support element and theupper end of the stent faces a conical portion of the second support element;
obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent; analyzing the digital
image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of thestent's upper end; computing a desired position of the second support element
based on the position of the stent's upper end; and using a positioning device
to move the second support element to the desired position, wherein the
movement of the second support element causes the conical portions of the firstand second support elements to engage the respective ends of the stent tocenter the stent around a core element of the stent support and to secure thestent in a longitudinal direction of the stent support.
● ● ●29. A device for aligning a stent with a stent support, comprising: a stent
support receptacle for receiving a first support element of a stent support toposition the stent support in a vertical position; a digital imaging device for
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digital imaging device for receiving a digital image of the stent support andthe stent mounted thereon, wherein the computer computes the position of an
upper end of the stent from the digital image of the stent support and thestent mounted thereon and computes a desired position of a second support
element of the stent support based on the position of the stent's upper end;
and a positioning device for moving the second support element to the desired
position.
30. The device of claim 29, further comprising: a core element support for
supporting a free end of a core element of the stent support so that the coreelement and the first support element are substantially coaxial.
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COOP. PATENT CLASSIF.:
INITIAL:
A61F0002-82 [I]; A61F0002-91; A61F2250-0067;
B23K0026-4065 [I]
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A61F0002-82 [I]; A61F0002-91; A61F2250-0067;
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G05B0013-02 [I]; A61F0002-06 [I]; G06F0019-00 [N];A61F0005-04 [N]RECLASS:
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SUPPL. TERM:
stent spray coating implant pharmaceutical
INDEX TERM:
Prosthetic materials and Prosthetics(implants; methods and devices for coating stents)
INDEX TERM:
Coating materials
Coating process
Pharmaceutical coatings(methods and devices for coating stents)
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Coating process(spray; methods and devices for coating stents)
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Medical goods
Pharmaceutical implants(stents; methods and devices for coating stents)
INDEX TERM:
9003-63-8, Poly(butyl methacrylate)
9011-17-0, Vinylidene
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What is claimed is:
1. A method for aligning a stent with a stent support, comprising:placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a
vertical position with the stent support's first support element at alower position and the stent support's second support element at an
upper position, wherein the lower end of the stent faces a conicalportion of the first support element and the upper end of the stentfaces a conical portion of the second support element; obtaining a
digital image of the stent support and stent; analyzing the digital
image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of
the stent's upper end; computing a desired position of the second
support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; andusing a positioning device to move the second support element to thedesired position, wherein the movement of the second support element
causes the conical portions of the first and second support elements toengage the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around acore element of the stent support and to secure the stent in alongitudinal direction of the stent support.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: the step of obtaining thedigital image of the stent support and stent includes using a digital
imaging device to obtain the digital image of the stent support andstent.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: computing stent runout
after the step of using the positioning device to move the second
support element.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: if the computed stent
runout is greater than an acceptable limit, lifting the second support
element to disengage the second support element from the upper end of
the stent.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: after the second support
element has been disengaged from the upper end of the stent, repeating
the step of obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent;
repeating the step of analyzing the digital image; repeating the step ofcomputing a desired position of the second support element; andrepeating the step of using the positioning device to move the second
support element to the desired position.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining a second digital
image of the stent support and stent after the step of using thepositioning device to move the second support element; and computing theactual position of the second support element from the second digital
image and comparing the actual position of the second support elementwith the desired position.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: if the difference between
the actual and desired positions of the second support element exceeds
an acceptable limit, using the positioning device to move the second
support element to the desired position.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: re-seating the stent on
the conical portion of the first support element before the step ofobtaining the digital image of the stent support and the stent.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
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10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
striking the first support element.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
lifting the stent off the first support element and releasing the stent.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
tapping on the stent.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining theorientation of the stent from the digital image of the stent support andstent.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining theorientation of the stent includes examining crown types at least one
stent end.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the type ofthe stent from the digital image of the stent support and stent.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising computing the length of
the stent and determining the type of the stent based on the length of
the stent.
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising computing the number ofend crowns at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the number of end crowns.
18. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining the types ofend crowns at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the types of end crowns.
19. The method of claim 15, further comprising: determining the types ofend crowns at least one of the stent ends; computing the length of thestent; and determining the type of the stent based on the types of end
crowns and the length of the stent.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital image includes the entire
outer surfaces of the stent ends.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining theorientation of the stent from the digital image of the stent support andstent.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of determining theorientation of the stent includes examining the end crown types at least
one stent end.
23. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining the type ofthe stent from the digital image of the stent support and stent.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising computing the length of
the stent and determining the type of the stent based on the length of
the stent.
25. The method of claim 23, further comprising determining the number ofend crowns at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the number of end crowns.
26. The method of claim 23, further comprising determining the types ofend crowns at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the types of end crowns.
27. The method of claim 23, further comprising: determining the types ofend crowns at least one of the stent ends; computing the length of thestent; and determining the type of the stent based on the types of end
crowns and the length of the stent.
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28. The method of claim 1, further comprising: supporting a free end of
the core element so that the core element and the first support element
are substantially coaxial.
29. A device for aligning a stent with a stent support, comprising: astent support receptacle for receiving a first support element of astent support to position the stent support in a vertical position; adigital imaging device for imaging a stent mounted on the stent support;
a computer connected to the digital imaging device for receiving a
digital image of the stent support and the stent mounted thereon,
wherein the computer computes the position of an upper end of the stentfrom the digital image of the stent support and the stent mounted
thereon and computes a desired position of a second support element of
the stent support based on the position of the stent's upper end; and apositioning device for moving the second support element to the desired
position.
30. The device of claim 29, further comprising: a core element support
for supporting a free end of a core element of the stent support so thatthe core element and the first support element are substantiallycoaxial.

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What is claimed is:
1. A method for aligning a stent with a stent support, comprising:placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a
vertical position with the stent support's first support element at alower position and the stent support's second support element at an
upper position, wherein the lower end of the stent faces a conicalportion of the first support element and the upper end of the stentfaces a conical portion of the second support element; obtaining a
digital image of the stent support and stent; analyzing the digital
image of the stent support and stent to compute the vertical position of
the stent's upper end; computing a desired position of the second
support element based on the position of the stent's upper end; andusing a positioning device to move the second support element to thedesired position, wherein the movement of the second support element
causes the conical sections of the first and second support elements toengage the respective ends of the stent to center the stent around acore element of the stent support and to secure the stent in alongitudinal direction of the stent support.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: the step of obtaining thedigital image of the stent support and stent includes using a digital
imaging device to obtain the digital image of the stent support andstent.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: computing stent runout
after the step of using the positioning device to move the second
support element.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: if the computed stent
runout is greater than an acceptable limit, lifting the second support
element to disengage the second support element with the upper end of
the stent.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: after the second support
element has been disengaged with the upper end of the stent, repeating
the step of obtaining a digital image of the stent support and stent;
repeating the step of analyzing the digital image; repeating the step ofcomputing a desired position of the second support element; repeating
the step of using the positioning device to move the second support
element to the desired position.
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6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining a second digital
image of the stent support and stent after the step of using thepositioning device to move the second support element; and computing theactual position of the second support element from the second digital
image and comparing the actual position of the second support elementwith the desired position.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: if the difference between
the actual and desired positions of the second support element 46
exceeds an acceptable limit, using the positioning device to move thesecond support element 46 to the desired position.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: re-seating the stent on
the conical portion of the first support element before the step ofobtaining the digital image of the stent support and the stent;
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
vibrating the first support element.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
striking the first support element.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
lifting the stent off the first support element and releasing the stent.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of re-seating includes
tapping on the stent.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining theorientation of the stent from the digital image of the stent support andstent.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining theorientation of the stent includes examining crown types at at least one
stent end.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the type ofthe stent from the digital image of the stent support and stent.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising computing the length of
the stent and determining the type of the stent based on the length of
the stent.
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising computing the number ofend crowns at at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the number of end crowns.
18. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining the types ofend crowns at at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the types of end crowns.
19. The method of claim 15, further comprising: determining the types ofend crowns at at least one of the stent ends; computing the length of
the stent; and determining the type of the stent based on the types ofend crowns and the length of the stent.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital image includes the entire
outer surfaces of the stent ends.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining theorientation of the stent from the digital image of the stent support andstent.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of determining theorientation of the stent includes examining the end crown types at atleast one stent end.
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23. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining the type ofthe stent from the digital image of the stent support and stent.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising computing the length of
the stent and determining the type of the stent based on the length of
the stent.
25. The method of claim 23, further comprising determining the number ofend crowns at at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the number of end crowns.
26. The method of claim 23, further comprising determining the types ofend crowns at at least one of the stent ends and determining the type ofthe stent based on the types of end crowns.
27. The method of claim 23, further comprising: determining the types ofend crowns at at least one of the stent ends; computing the length of
the stent; and determining the type of the stent based on the types ofend crowns and the length of the stent.
28. The method of claim 1, further comprising: supporting a free end of
the core element so that the core element and the first support element
are substantially coaxial.
29. A device for aligning a stent with a stent support, comprising: astent support receptacle for receiving a first support element of astent support to position the stent support in a vertical position; adigital imaging device for imaging a stent mounted on the stent support;
a computer connected to the digital imaging device for receiving a
digital image of the stent support and the stent mounted thereon,
wherein the computer computes the position of an upper end of the stentfrom the digital image of the stent support and the stent mounted
thereon and computes a desired position of a second support element of
the stent support based on the position of the stent's upper end; and apositioning device for moving the second support element to the desired
position.
30. The device of claim 29, further comprising: a core element support
for supporting a free end of a core element of the stent support so thatthe core element and the first support element are substantiallycoaxial.

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