There are volumes for the patent records, listed
chronologically.  I know that the University of
Delaware's library has the series, if you can't find
them anywhere in Philadelphia.

Steve Shisler


In a message dated 11/19/2003 8:51:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

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> Thanks for the website. The database is searchable only by patent number
> before 1976, and I have only the dates. Any ideas on how to match the
> date to the patent number?
>
> Carol
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> Carol A. Nickolai
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Pennsylvania Museum
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> Scott A. Wieczorek wrote:
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> > Another option, especially if you have the patent numbers is to go to
> > www.uspto.gov.  There you can look through an online
> database with scanned-in and
> > viewable original patents.
> > Hope that this helps.
> > Scott Wieczorek
> > Historical Services Consultant