id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt istl-2519 End-User Patent Searching Using Open Access Sources .html text/html 3597 271 57 Searching Patents Keyword Searching Government Sites PATFT -- keywords search patents from 1976 to the present http://patft.uspto.gov/ All patents are in TIFF, the most lossless image format. Since it may take almost three years from application to issuance (USPTO Patent Average Total Pendency, Performance and Accountability Report 2008), searching for patent applications should be a part of the research process. cache/istl-2519.html txt/istl-2519.txt