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Amber Janssen
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Contact:
My office is located in the library. Please ask for me at the Help Desk.
(707) 654-1093
Subjects: Engineering, Library Operations
Why search for patents?
- Establish uniqueness of invention
- Learn about design of specific invention
- Company research
- Find solutions to design problems
- Find researchers in a particular field
What are patents?
Patents are grants made by a government that exclude anyone but an inventor from the right to make, use, and sell his/her invention for a temporary period of time. There are three types:
- Utility Patents concern the way an invention operates or works
- Design Patents concern the appearance of inventions
- Plant Patents concern the development of new plants (the living, growing kind)