Kelly wrote me asking, "I have been studying your inventing 101 class. I did a search and found a few items like or similar to what my invention is. I clicked on images but got nothing. The descriptions are difficult to read and assess. I'm not sure if my item is patentable or not? Any advice?
Yes, here are the instructions on how to read images from the USPTO patent database, you will need to download a plug-in to allow your browser to read tiffs and the USPTO gives you choices for that. Both the images and text are presented in tiff format. Patents can be hard to read because they are written in such a way as to fufill legal requirements, however, combining the pictures and the description of the invention makes it easier. The numbered parts of the invention in the patent drawings corresponds with the descriptions. Keep going, keep learning, and record your search results, bring those to a professional if you need to (saves money). There is a learning curve but things will get clearer with time.
Yes, here are the instructions on how to read images from the USPTO patent database, you will need to download a plug-in to allow your browser to read tiffs and the USPTO gives you choices for that. Both the images and text are presented in tiff format. Patents can be hard to read because they are written in such a way as to fufill legal requirements, however, combining the pictures and the description of the invention makes it easier. The numbered parts of the invention in the patent drawings corresponds with the descriptions. Keep going, keep learning, and record your search results, bring those to a professional if you need to (saves money). There is a learning curve but things will get clearer with time.
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