Assertion: patent's inventor | /r/CapableOf | make preliminary search
Facets:
value: through publications
type: MANNER
value: through the u.s. patents
type: LOCATION
value: to discover
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: An inventor may make a preliminary search through the U.S. patents and publications to discover if the particular invention or one similar to it has been shown in the prior patent.