human: How can I find out the inventor's name of a particular patent?
assistant: Users can access searchable databases containing full-text patent information for U.S. patents granted since 1976 and full-page images since 1790 on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web site atwww.uspto.gov/go/pats.
At the Public Search Facility in Alexandria, Virginia, computer workstations provide automated searching of patents issued from 1790 to the current week of issue using the patent examiner systems Web-based Examiner Search Tool, (WEST) and Examiner Automated Search Tool (EAST), the USPTO web site, and related applications. Full document text may be searched on U.S. patents issued since 1971 and OCR text from 1920 to 1970. U. S. patent images from 1790 to the present may be retrieved for viewing or printing. Some foreign patent documents may be searched using EAST and WEST. Official Gazettes, Annual Indexes (of Inventors), the Manual of Classification and its subject matter index, and other search aids are available in various formats.
A search may also be conducted at a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) established throughout the United States. They also have classification search tools, automated search aids, and photocopy facilities available to the public. For additional information on the nearest PTRC, you may visit the PTRC web site at: http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/support-centers/patent-and-trademark-resource-centers-ptrcs.