Measurement search: coverage and reference units

Modified on Wed, 19 Feb at 5:55 PM

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Introduction

Measurement search allows searching for specific measurements units within a patent such as length, temperature, weight and others.


Which measurement units are searchable? 

158 measurement units are searchable through the specific field, organized within 40 Unit Types.

 

Unit Types 

Example of unit(s)

Acceleration

Meter per second square (m/s²)

Amount of substance

Mole (mol), Parts per million (ppm)

Angle

Radian (rad)

Angular acceleration

Radian per square second (rad/s²)

Angular velocity

Radian per second (rad/s)

Area

Acre (ac), Square meter (m²)

Catalytic activity

Mole per second 9mol/s), Katal (kat)

Computer terminology

Bit, Dot per inch (dpi)

Concentration

pH, Molarity (mol/l)

Density

Grams per liter (g/l)

Dynamic viscosity

Poise (P)

Electrical capacitance

Farad (F)

Electrical charge

Coulomb (C)

Electrical conductance

Siemens (S)

Electrical current

Ampere (A)

Electrical inductance

Henry (H)

Electrical potential

Volt (V), millivolt (mV)

Electrical power

Watt (W), Megawatt (MW) 

Electrical resistance

Ohm (Ω)

Energy

Electron volt (eV), Joule (J), Erg (erg)

Force

Newton (N)

Frequency

Hertz (Hz)

Kinematic viscosity

Stoke (St)

Length

Meter (m), Foot (ft), Mile (mi), Ångström (Å)

Luminous flux

Lumen (lm)

Luminous intensity

Candela (cd)

Magnetic field strength 

Oersted (Oe)

Magnetic flux density

Tesla (T)

Mass

Gram (g), Kilogram (kg), Pound (lb)

Mass flow rate

Milligram per minute (mg/min)

Molar mass

Grams per mol (g/mol)

Noise intensity

Bel

Percent

Must be in the context of alloys or compositions to be considered

Power

Horsepower (hp)

Pressure

Bar, Pascal (Pa), Millimeters of mercury (mmHg)

Radiation

Becquerel (Bq), Gray (Gy)

Speed

Kilometer per hour (km/h), Miles per hour (mph), Meter per second (m/s)

Temperature

Kelvin (K), Celsius (°C)

Time

Second (s), minute (min), hour (h)

Units must be up to 10 words from "time" to considered

Volume

Liter (l), Gallon (gal), Cubic meter (m³)


In which patent fields?

Search can be performed in Claims /CLMS and Description /DESC of patents. US examples (/DESX) are also included.


Geographic coverage

To date (see this article update date), Questel has indexed yet the following collection:


  • Complete collections: US published applications & patents with fulltext
  • Recently introduced documents in FAMPAT with a fulltext: CN, JP, EP, WO, KR, DE, CA, IN, FR, GB, AU, IL. Complete collections for this offices are under processing.


Limitations

  • English version only (original or machine translation). Original language is not indexed.
  • Limited to the family level search (thus FamPat collection)

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