What is the exact procedure for conducting a prior art search on the Google Patents database for a mechanical device I designed in my product design lab, and how do I format the keywords for the best results?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What is the exact procedure for conducting a prior art search on the Google Patents database for a mechanical device I designed in my product design lab, and how do I format the keywords for the best results?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google Patents search syntax official help keyword search CPC classification prior art search guide Google ↗
USPTO patent prior art search guide keywords classification patent search Google ↗
- Google Patents · patents.google.com
- Searching · support.google.com
- Google Patents Advanced Search · patents.google.com
- Multi-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy · uspto.gov
- Seven-step U.S. patent search strategy · uspto.gov
- 904-How to Search · uspto.gov
- USPTO Patent Public Search · ppubs.uspto.gov
- Espacenet · worldwide.espacenet.com
- WIPO PATENTSCOPE · patentscope.wipo.int
- Google Scholar · scholar.google.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Patents search syntax official help keyword search CPC classification prior art search guide OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO patent prior art search guide keywords classification patent search OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |