Web Browser Component and Method of Usev1.1
Stein, David J., Esq.September 6, 2004

USPTO Toolbar

Abstract

The present software application pertains to access to patent documents. Specifically, this application comprises a toolbar incorporated in a web browser, including a textbox that accepts text input representing a USPTO document identifier, which retrieves the identified USPTO document from the USPTO public database and displays said document in said web browser. Alternately, the textbox accepts input representing a USPTO database query string, which executes the search and displays the results in said browser.


Inventor:Stein; David J., Esq. (Cleveland, OH)
Version No.:1.1
Issued:September 6, 2004

This application is a simple plug-in for Internet Explorer to facilitate patent searches and retrieval. Anyone who works with patent documents, or who frequently executes patent queries against the USPTO database, will agree that the USPTO search page requires a small amount of time needed to load. Of course, this becomes inefficient in the aggregate, especially since the code of the web page does not frequently change. This utility is designed to eliminate this delay.

This application places a toolbar in your Internet Explorer interface that consists of a single textbox, which can be used for three purposes:

Installation Notes:

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Software and documentation written by David J. Stein, Esq. (djs10@po.cwru.edu) on September 6th, 2004. (c) David J. Stein, Esq. All rights reserved.