Patent Interchange: INPADOCDB - The enhanced INPADOC database


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What is INPADOCDB, and how does it differ from INPADOC?

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently harmonized their two data files INPADOC(PRS) and DOCDB. This new collection of data is now available on STN as the INPADOCDB database. (The INPADOC database became static on April 29, 2007, and was removed from STN on June 10, 2007.)

New and enhanced content

INPADOCDB covers over 63 million documents contained in more than 51 million records. Coverage begins in:

1836 - US patents
1840 - British patents
1879 - German patents
1900 - French patents
1944 - Japanese patents

INPADOCDB includes more than 7 million records with publication years prior to 1968. The database also includes many additional abstracts (mostly in English), compared to INPADOC, as well as original bibliographic data and abstracts. European patent classifications (ECLA, ICO, and IDT) are included.

INPADOCDB uses the DOCDB format for patent kind codes. A table comparing INPADOC and INPADOCDB kind codes is available at www.stn-international.de/stndatabases/details/pk_codes.pdf.

Database enhancements

INPADOCDB uses new accession numbers (/AN), so answer sets in INPADOC are not valid in the new database. Simultaneous left and right truncation (SLART) is available for the Basic Index (/BI), Abstract (/AB), and Title (/TI) fields. The publications within a patent record are sorted by publication date (/PD) and not by file entry date (/ED).

Enter HELP CHANGE at an arrow prompt (=>) in INPADOCDB for a complete list of new search and display fields as well as the list of removed fields.

New legal status categories

New legal status categories provide easy access to specific legal status information.

CHG - Change of owner, inventor, applicant
EXA - Examination, Search Report
LIC - Licensing
NIF - Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals
ORE - Opposition, Reexamination
REI - Reinstatement or Restoration
SPC - Suppl. Product Certificate, Time Extension

The legal status categories are searchable in the /LSC2 field.

New citation fields

Cited references from both patent and nonpatent literature for 12 offices (AU, BE, CH, DE, EP, FR, GB, JP, NL, TR, US, and WO) are included. The new citation search and display fields are:

REP - Cited patent information
REN - Cited non-patent literature
REXP - EPO cited document number
SRT - Search report type
CAT - Relevancy indicators from search report

You can access the definitions of the relevancy indicators by entering HELP CAT at an arrow prompt (=>) in INPADOCDB.

Current-awareness alerts (SDIs) in INPADOCDB

Your INPADOC current-awareness alerts were automatically moved to the new INPADOCDB database. You do not need to take any action unless the query includes patent kind codes. In that case, you should review the query and edit it based on the changes in kind codes.

Find patent documents relating to production of the noble gases krypton and xenon. Display the patent family for a recent answer.

=> FILE INPADOCDB

=> S (KRYPTON OR XENON)(L)(MANUF? OR PROD?)

. . .

L1 1251 (KRYPTON OR XENON)(L)(MANUF? OR PROD?)

The MAX.F display format includes all family members at all levels. The fee is the same as for a full family display. The documents are sorted in publication year order.

=> D L1 4 MAX.F

on STN

AN 52660764 INPADOCDB ED 20070222 EW 200708 UP 20070222
UW 200708

DT Patent

PI CN 1911789 A 20070214

PIT CNA UNEXAMINED APPLICATION FOR A PATENT FOR INV.

DAV 20070214 unexamined-printed-without-grant

STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION

AI CN 2006-10114858 A 20060809

AIT CNA Patent application

PRAI DE 2005-102005037576 A 20050809 (DEA, 20070215)

PRAIT DEA Patent application

IPCI C01B0023-00 [I,A]; C01B0023-00 [I,C*]

EPC C01B0023-00D2

ICO M01B0210:00W8; M01B0210:00W10; M01B0210:00W18

FA AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IPC; IPCI; PI; PIT;
PRAI

AN 52656716 INPADOCDB ED 20070215 EW 200707 UP 20070215
UW 200708

TI Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung von Krypton
und/oder Xenon.

TL German

IN MEILINGER, MATTHIAS

INS MEILINGER MATTHIAS, DE

PA LINDE AG

PAS LINDE AG, DE

DT Patent

PI DE 102005037576 A1 20070215

PIT DEA1 DOC. LAID OPEN (FIRST PUBLICATION)

DAV 20070215 unexamined-printed-without-grant

STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION

AI DE 2005-102005037576 A 20050809

AIT DEA Patent application

PRAI DE 2005-102005037576 A 20050809 (DEA, 20070215)

PRAIT DEA Patent application

IPCI C01B0023-00 [I,A]; C01B0023-00 [I,C*]

EPC C01B0023-00D2

ICO M01B0210:00W8; M01B0210:00W10; M01B0210:00W18

Abstracts may be in English, French, German, Spanish, or other languages.

ABDE Das Verfahren und die Vorrichtung dienen zur Gewinnung
      von Krypton und/oder Xenon durch Tieftemperatur-
      Luftzerlegung. Krypton und Xenon werden zu einem
      Krypton-Xenon-Konzentrat angereichert. Mittels

      Destillation wird Krypton und/oder Xenon aus dem
      Krypton-Xenon-Konzentrat gewonnen. Das Krypton-Xenon-
      Konzentrat wird vor der Destillation ueber ein
      Katalysatorbett geleitet, das TiO.prgrph.2.prgrph.
      und/oder ZrO.prgrph.2.prgrph. enthaelt. Dabei wird
      mindestens eine in dem Krypton-Xenon-Konzentrat
      enthaltene Halogenverbindung umgesetzt.

AL German

AS national office

FA ABDE; AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC;
IPCI; PA; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; TI

AN    52653331 INPADOCDB ED 20070215 EW 200707 UP 20070222
     UW 200708
TI    Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung von Krypton
     und/oder Xenon.

Process and apparatus for the production of krypton

and/or xenon.

Procede et dispositif pour la production de krypton

et/ou de xenon.

TL German; English; French

IN MEILINGER, MATTHIAS, DR.

INS MEILINGER MATTHIAS DR, DE

PA LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

PAS LINDE AG, DE

DT Patent

PI EP 1752417 A1 20070214 German

PIT EPA1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT

DAV 20070214 examined-printed-without-grant

STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION

DS    R:            AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB
                   GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT
                   RO SE SI SK TR

XS R: AL BA HR MK YU

AI EP 2005-20457 A 20050920

AIT EPA Patent application

PRAI DE 2005-102005037576 A 20050809 (DEA, 20070215)

PRAIT DEA Patent application

Citations are displayed in the REP field.

REP US 5994604 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)

EP 0863375 A1 (SEA, pat, Cat: X)

US 6565821 B1 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)

EP 0412456 A2 (SEA, pat, Cat: A)

IPCI C01B0023-00 [I,A]; A62D0003-00 [I,A]; C01B0023-00
[I,C*]; A62D0003-00 [I,C*]

EPC C01B0023-00D2

ICO M01B0210:00W8; M01B0210:00W10; M01B0210:00W18

FA AI; AN; DAV; DS; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC; IPCI; LA; PA; PAS;

PI; PIT; PRAI; REP; TI

CHG CIT A

Legal status information is also displayed.

LEGAL STATUS

AN 52653331 INPADOCDB

20070214 EPAK + DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:

EP A1

                      AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR
                      GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL
                     PL PT RO SE SI SK TR                     200707.................................20070215

20070214 EPAX + EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO

AL BA HR MK YU

200707.................................20070215

20070404 EP18W - WITHDRAWN

20070219

NIF Lapses, Expiries, Withdrawals, Refusals

200714.................................20070405

. . .

AN 52886050 INPADOCDB ED 20070329 EW 200713 UP 20070329

UW 200713

DT Patent

PI JP 2007045702 A 20070222

PIT JPA DOC. LAID OPEN TO PUBL. INSPEC. [PUBLISHED FROM

1971 ON]

DAV 20070222 unexamined-printed-without-grant

STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION

AI JP 2006-207632 A 20060731

AIT JPA Patent application

PRAI DE 2005-102005037576 A 20050809 (DEA, 20070215)

PRAIT DEA Patent application

IPCI C01B0023-00 [I,A]; F25J0003-04 [I,A]; C01B0023-00

[I,C*]; F25J0003-04 [I,C*]

EPC C01B0023-00D2

ICO M01B0210:00W8; M01B0210:00W10; M01B0210:00W18

FA AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IPC; IPCI; PI; PIT; PRAI

AN 52729354 INPADOCDB ED 20070301 EW 200709 UP 20070301

UW 200709

TI Process and apparatus for obtaining krypton and/or

xenon.

TL English

IN MEILINGER MATTHAIS

INS MEILINGER MATTHAIS, DE

PAS MEILINGER MATTHAIS

DT Patent

PI US 20070033968 A1 20070215 English

PIT USA1 FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION [FROM 2001

ONWARDS]

DAV 20070215 unexamined-printed-without-grant

STA PRE-GRANT PUBLICATION

AI US 2006-498258 A 20060803

AIT USA Patent application

PRAI DE 2005-102005037576 A 20050809 (DEA, 20070215)

PRAIT DEA Patent application

IPCI F25J0003-00 [I,A]; F25J0003-00 [I,C*]

NCL 062648000; X062925000

EPC C01B0023-00D2

ICO M01B0210:00W8; M01B0210:00W10; M01B0210:00W18

AB    The process and apparatus are used to obtain krypton
    and/or xenon by cryogenic separation of air. Krypton
      and xenon are enriched to form a krypton/xenon
      concentrate. Krypton and/or xenon is obtained from the

      krypton/xenon concentrate by means of distillation.
     Prior to distillation, the krypton/xenon concentrate
      is passed over a catalyst bed which contains TiO<SUB>2
     </SUB>and/or ZrO<SUB>2</SUB>. In the process, at

least one halogen compound contained in the pton/xenon
concentrate is reacted.

AL English

AS national office

FA AB; AI; AN; DAV; DT; ED; EPC; EW; ICO; IN; INS; IPC;
IPCI; LA; NCL; PAS; PI; PIT; PRAI; TI

3 priorities, 6 applications, 6 publications

The publications are summarized at the end of the display.

Additional Resources

For more information, visit www.stn-international.de/training_center/patents/inpadocdb_workshop.pdf.

See also the STN Database Summary Sheet for INPADOCDB.

Updated: 7/24/2008 3:41:20 PM