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What is a Patent for Method of aligning electronic circuits, as well as electronic alignment system
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For conventional mechanical alignment, fitting grooves or pins are needed. Two-dimensional alignment is not feasible. For optical systems, the precision attained isn’t enough.
As an alternative optical alignment is also feasible. however, these procedures need optical transparent materials.
Resonant coupling technology is also widely known, e.g. from U.S. Pat. No. No.
U.S. Pat. No. No.
WO2014099737 A1 (Lafontaine, 2014) describes a method for optimizing wireless power transfer i.e. Resonant coupling by signal modulation.
The US20150371771A1 (Abu Jahouq 2015) describes a mechanical adjustment to the resonant loop in order to maximize the power transfer efficiency.
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The first step to obtain your patent is to conduct an internet search for patents. You can do a google patent search or do a USPTO search. Patent-pending is the term for the product protected by the patent application. You can use the public pair to locate the patent application. Once the patent office has approved your application, you’ll be able do an examination of the patent number to find the patent issued. Your product now has the potential to be patent-able. It is also possible to use the USPTO search engine. Read on for more details. A patent lawyer or patent attorney can assist you with the process. Patents in the United States are granted by the US trademark and patent office as well as the United States patent office. This office also reviews trademark applications.
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- What is the basis of the invention? What is the physical composition of the invention?
- What is the goal of the invention?
- What are the technical words and terms that define the essence of an invention? To assist you in finding the right terms, refer to an online dictionary of technical terms.
2. Use these terms to find relevant Cooperative Patent Classifications on the Classification Text Search Tool. To determine the most suitable classification to your invention, go through the resulting classification’s class Schemes (class schedules). If you do not get results using the Classification Text Search, you might consider substituting your words for describing your invention with synonyms.
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7. You can search for other US patent publications using keywords searching in AppFT or PatFT databases, and classification searching of patents not from the US as described below. Also, you can make use of search engines on the internet to search for non-patent-related literature disclosures about inventions. Here are some examples:
- Add keywords to your search. Keyword searches may turn up documents that are not well-categorized or have missed classifications during Step 2. For example, US patent examiners often supplement their classification searches with keyword searches. Think about the use of technical engineering terminology rather than everyday words.
- Search for foreign patents using the CPC classification. Then, re-run the search using international patent office search engines such as Espacenet, the European Patent Office’s worldwide patent publication database of over 130 million patent publications. Other national databases include:
- European Patent Office (EPO) provides esp@cenet to access a network of Europe’s patent databases with access to machine translation of European patents.
- Japan Patent Office (JPO) – with access to machine translations of Japanese patents.
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) offers PATENTSCOPE with a full-text search of published international patent applications and machine translations for some documents, as well as a list of international patent databases.
- Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS)
- State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) with machine translation of Chinese patents.
- Other International Intellectual Property Offices with online patent databases include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
- Search non-patent literature. Inventions can be made public in many non-patent publications. It is recommended that you search journals, books, websites, technical catalogs, conference proceedings, and other print and electronic publications.
To review your search, you can hire a registered patent attorney to assist. A preliminary search will help one better prepare to talk about their invention and other related inventions with a professional patent attorney. In addition, the attorney will not spend too much time or money on patenting basics.