Input Patent Number

• If you know the number of the patent you are after, then type the number in the above box and press enter or click on Go to patent.

Search for Match All Any Boolean Format Long Short

Input date from Day Month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Year ... and date to Day Month DecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Year Results per page 10 25 50 75 100 500 1000

• A date search allows you to locate patents submitted between two dates.

• This pilot version only covers patents from 1875.

• For example:
  • for a list of patents submitted in September 1875, input 1 September 1875 in the date from boxes and 30 September 1875 in the date to boxes.

• From the results page, you may refine your date search on both date and text within the patents.

Family Name Given Names  Results per page 10 25 50 75 100 500 1000

• A name search allows you to search on the name of a patentee.

• Input the family name, input the given name (optional) and click on Submit Name Search.

• For example,
  • for a list of patents involving people with the surname Evans, type in Evans in the Family Name input box.

• Add a caution about name searching and getting exact matches

• From the results page, you may refine your name search on dates and text within the patents.

Subject  Match exact phrase all of the words any of the words Results per page 10 25 50 75 100 500 1000

Town  State/Colony  and/or Country  Results per page 10 25 50 75 100 500 1000

• A location search allows you to search on the locations of the patentees, as specified in the patents.

• Input town, state, country as appropriate and click on Submit Search. See the examples below.

• For example,
  • For a list of patents where the patentee is from Ballarat, type in Ballarat in the Town input box.
  • For a list of patents where the patentee is from New South Wales, type in New South Wales in the State input box.
  • For a list of patents where the patentee is from New Zealand, type in New Zealand in the Country input box.

• From the results page, you may refine your location search on dates and text within the patents.

Victorian Patents and Patentees 1854-1904