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Patents Text & Images

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) has both microform and web access to full text and images of historical and current patents.

U.S. Patents (microform)
USPTO website

US Patents (microform)

The full text and images of all US patents from 1790 to date are available at SIBL:

1790-1999 on microfilm in the Microforms Reading Room

1994-1999 USAPat CD in the Microforms Reading Room

1999-date DVD in the Microforms Reading Room

Available on USPTO (web site) 1790-most recent Tuesday

USPTO website

United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov)
Patent searching can be done directly on the USPTO's web site. Full text and images are available from 1976 to date. Patent numbers only are available from 1790 to 1975. The USPTO's web page offers excellent information on all aspects of patents, including , fee schedules, online versions of their most popular brochures, forms, and background information on patents.

For depository libraries in your area see:
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (www.uspto.gov/go/ptdl)
The PTDLP's web page gives information on the libraries around the United States that collect patents and trademarks. To locate the PTDL nearest you, see the Linked List by State to Libraries.