Patent Field Definitions

Group	Field	Definition	Example
General	Lens ID `lens_id`	Unique Lens Identifier. Every document in the Lens has a unique 15-digit identifier called a Lens ID.	100-004-910-081-14X
General	Document Identifiers `ids`	Use this field to search for patent records using publication identifiers or Lens Ids.	“EP_0227762_B1_19900411”, “EP 0227762 B1”, “EP_0227762_B1”, “EP0227762B1”
General	Title `title`	Title of the patent.	Fidget Spinner
General	Document Type `publication_type`	Type of Patent Document.	Granted Patent
General	Jurisdiction `jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the patent document.	US
General	Kind Code `kind`	The patent document kind code (varies by jurisdiction).	A1
General	Language `lang`	The original language of the patent document. Languages include English (“EN”), Chinese (“ZH”), German (“DE”), Spanish (“ES”), French (“FR”), Italian (“IT”), Japanese (“JA”), Korean (“KO”), Portuguese (“PO”), Russian (“RU”) and Arabic (“AR”).	“EN”
General	Publication Date `date_published`	Date of publication for the patent document.	2009-05-22
General	Publication Year `year_published`	The year of publication for the patent document.	2009
General	Created Date `created`	The date the Lens record was created.	2018-05-12
General	Publication Document Number `doc_number`	The document number assigned to a patent application on publication.	20130227762
General	DOCB Identifier `docb_id`	The DOCDB identifier for the patent document.	12654366
Application	Application Filing Jurisdiction `application_reference.jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the application.	US
Application	Application Filing date `application_reference.date`	The application filing date is the date when a patent application is first filed at a patent office.	2009-05-22
Application	Application Document Number `application_reference.doc_number`	The document number of the application.	201715824814
Priority	Priority Jurisdiction `priority_claim.jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the priority document.	DE
Priority	Priority Publication Date `priority_claim.date`	The publication date of the priority document.	2009-05-22
Priority	Priority Publication Number `priority_claim.doc_number`	The document number of the priority document.	1117265
Priority	Priority Kind Code `priority_claim.kind`	The kind code of the priority document.	A1
Priority	Earliest Priority Date `earliest_priority_claim_date`	The earliest date of filing of a patent application, anywhere in the world, to protect an invention. The priority date may be earlier than the actual filing date of an application if an application claims priority to an earlier parent application, then its earliest priority date may be the same as the parent.	2009-05-22
Flags	Cited By Patents `cited_by_patent`	Indicates if a patent is cited by other patents.	true
Flags	Cites NPL `cites_npl`	Indicates if a patent has cited any non-patent literature in the references.	true
Flags	Cites Patents `cites_patent`	Indicates if a patent cites other patents.	true
Flags	Cites Resolved NPL `cites_resolved_npl`	Indicates if a patent document cites non-patent literature that have been resolved to a matching Lens Scholarly Work.	true
Flags	Has Abstract `has_abstract`	Indicates if the abstract is available for the patent document.	true
Flags	Has Agent `has_agent`	Indicates if the patent record has agent/attorney information.	true
Flags	Has Applicant `has_applicant`	Indicates if the patent record has applicant information.	true
Flags	Has Claim `has_claim`	Indicates if the claims are available for the patent document.	true
Flags	Has Description `has_description`	Indicates if the description is available for the patent document.	true
Flags	Has Full Text `has_full_text`	Indicates if the full text from the PTO is available for the patent document.	true
Flags	Has Owner `has_owner`	Indicates if the patent record has owner information.	true
Flags	Has Inventor `has_inventor`	Indicates if the patent record has inventor information.	true
Flags	Has Examiner `has_examiner`	Indicates if the patent record has examiner information.	true
Flags	Has Legal Events `has_inpadoc`	Indicates if the patent document has associated legal events in INPADOC.	true
Flags	Has Sequence Listing `has_sequence`	Indicates if the patent record has sequence information.	true
Flags	Has Title `has_title`	Indicates if the title is available for the patent document.	true
Flags	Has DOCDB `has_docdb`	Indicates if the DOCDB information is available for the patent document.	true
Text Fields	Abstract `abstract`	Searches the patent document abstract text	A processor implements conditional vector operations in which an input vector containing multiple operands to be used in conditional operations is divided into two or more output…
Text Fields	Claims `claim`	Searches the Claims recorded in the patent	What is claimed is: 1. A method of performing a conditional vector output operation in a processor, the method comprising: receiving electrical signals representative of an input data vector…
Text Fields	Description `description`	The description text of the patent document.	This invention was made in conjunction with U.S. Government support under U.S. Army Grant No. DABT63-96-C-0037.” BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to…
Text Fields	Full Text `full_text`	The full text of the patent document.
Families	Extended Family Member Jurisdictions `family.extended.member.document_id.jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the extended family member	EP
Families	Extended Family Member Publication Date `family.extended.member.document_id.date`	The publication date of the extended family member.	2009-05-22
Families	Extended Family Member Document Number `family.extended.member.document_id.doc_number`	The document number of the extended family member.	1 117265
Families	Extended Family Member Lens ID `family.extended.member.lens_id`	The Lens Id of the extended family member.	106-213-498-661-220
Families	Extended Family Size `family.extended.size`	The number of extended family member documents.	12
Families	Simple Family Member Jurisdiction `family.simple.member.document_id.jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the simple family member	EP
Families	Simple Family Member Publication Date `family.simple.member.document_id.date`	The publication date of the simple family member.	2009-05-22
Families	Simple Family Member Document Number `family.simple.member.document_id.doc_number`	The document number of the simple family member.	1117265
Families	Simple Family Member Lens Id `family.simple.member.lens_id`	The Lens Id of the simple family member.	106-213-498-661-220
Families	Simple Family Size `family.simple.size`	The number of simple family member documents.	5
Applicants	Applicant Name `applicant.name`	The patent applicant(s) name.	CPS Technology Holdings LLC
Applicants	Applicant Name Exact `applicant.name.exact`	The patent applicant(s) name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Applicants	Applicant Address `applicant.address`	The applicant address as recorded on the patent.	TORONTO, ONTARIO, CA
Applicants	Applicant Country `applicant.residence`	The country of the applicant (ISO 2-digit country code).	CA
Applicants	Applicant Count `applicant_count`	The Number of Applicants.	2
Inventors	Inventor Name `inventor.name`	The patent inventor(s) name.	Engebretson Steven P
Inventors	Inventor Name Exact `inventor.name.exact`	The patent inventor(s) name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	ENGEBRETSON STEVEN P
Inventors	Inventor Address `inventor.address`	The address of the inventor	TORONTO, ONTARIA, CA
Inventors	Inventor Country `inventor.residence`	The country of residence of the inventor (ISO 2-digit country code).	DE
Inventors	Inventor Count `inventor_count`	The number of inventors	3
Owners	Owner Name `owner_all.name`	The patent owner(s) name	CPS Technology Holdings LLC
Owners	Owner Name Exact`owner_all.name.exact`	The patent owner(s) name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	CPS Technology Holdings LLC
Owners	Owner Address `owner_all.address`	The owner address as recorded on the patent or legal event.	TORONTO, ONTARIA, CA
Owners	Owner Country `owner_all.country`	The owner’s country code (ISO 2-digit country code).	US
Owners	Owner Record Date owner_all.recorded_date	The ownership / assignment event record date.	2009-05-22
Owners	Owner Execution Date `owner_all.execution_date`	The date of execution of ownership / assignment	2009-05-22
Owners	Owner Count `owner_all_count`	The count of all owners of the patent. N.B. Includes current and former owners.	5
Citations	Citing Patent Jurisdiction `cited_by.patent.document_id.jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the citing patent	EP
Citations	Citing Patent Document Number `cited_by.patent.document_id.doc_number`	The document number of the citing patent	EP2020/063503
Citations	Citing Patent Kind Code `cited_by.patent.document_id.kind`	The kind code of the citing patent.	B2
Citations	Citing Patent Lens Id `cited_by.patent.lens_id`	The Lens Id of the citing patent.	008-840-176-449-446
Citations	Cited By Patent Count `cited_by.patent_count`	The count of citing patents (Cited by patent count)	10
Citations	Cited NPL External Citation Identifier `reference_cited.npl.external_id`	The resolved external identifier(s) for cited non-patent literature (DOI, PubMed ID, PubMed Central ID or Microsoft Academic ID)	“10.1038/nature03090″; “12345678919”
Citations	Cited NPL Lens ID `reference_cited.npl.lens_id`	The Lens Id of the resolved non-patent literature citations (i.e. scholarly work Lens Id)	168-663-423-050-326
Citations	Cited NPL Citation Text `reference_cited.npl.text`	The original unresolved non-patent literature citation text	“Cormen et al., \”Introduction to Algorithms (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Series,\” MIT Press, ISBN 0262031418, pp. 665-667, 695-697.”
Citations	Cited NPL Count `reference_cited.npl_count`	The number of original non-patent literature citations.	2
Citations	Cited Patent Lens Id`reference_cited.patent.lens_id`	The Lens Id of the cited patent.
Citations	Cited Patent Category `reference_cited.patent.category`	Cited patent documents are identified by letter(s) indicating the category of the cited document. Citation category letters include X, I, Y, A, O, P, T, E, D, L and R.	X
Citations	Cited Patent Jurisdiction `reference_cited.patent.document_id.jurisdiction`	The jurisdiction of the cited patent	US
Citations	Cited Patent Publication Date `reference_cited.patent.document_id.date`	The publication date of the cited patent	2009-05-22
Citations	Cited Patent Document Number `reference_cited.patent.document_id.doc_number`	The document number of the cited patent	4590964
Citations	Cited Patent Kind Code `reference_cited.patent.document_id.kind`	The kind code of the cited patent	A
Citations	Cited Patent Count `reference_cited.patent_count`	Number of patents documents cited a given patent	21
Citations	Cited Resolved Scholarly Works Count `reference_cited.npl_resolved_count`	The number of resolved scholarly works cited by a patent	12
Legal Events	Anticipated Termination Date `legal_status.anticipated_term_date`	The anticipated termination date for granted patents. The anticipated termination date is calculated based on the natural term date plus any extensions.	2009-05-22
Legal Events	Application Expiry Date `legal_status.application_expiry_date`	The expiry date of the patent application because of withdrawal or abandonment.	2009-05-22
Legal Events	Discontinuation Date `legal_status.discontinuation_date`	The discontinuation date of the patent due to “unnatural death” (i.e. lapse, withdrawn, abandoned). N.B. The patent can be revived within a certain time frame.	2009-05-22
Legal Events	Granted Date`legal_status.grant_date`	The date the patent application was granted (i.e. the application first grant date)	2009-05-22
Legal Events	Application Has Granted Patent `legal_status.granted`	Indicates if the patent application has been granted in one or more jurisdictions.	true
Legal Events	Has Disclaimer `legal_status.has_disclaimer`	Indicates if a US patent was subjected to a terminal disclaimer.	true
Legal Events	Has Gratnt Events`legal_status.has_grant_event`	Indicates if the patent application has a Grant event.	true
Legal Events	Has National Phase Entry `legal_status.has_entry_into_national_phase`	Indicates if the patent application has entered the National Phase.	true
Legal Events	Legal Status `legal_status.patent_status`	The calculated legal status of the patent application	“expired”, “inactive”, “active”, “patented”, “discontinued”, “withdrawn or rejected”, “pending”, “unknown”
Legal Events	Has SPC `legal_status.has_spc`	Indicates if the patent has a supplementary protection certificate	true
Agents and Attorneys	Agent Name `agent.name`	The agent/attorney name	Chapman, Paul William et al.
Agents and Attorneys	Agent Name Exact `agent.name.exact`	The patent agent/attorney name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	Paul Chapman
Agents and Attorneys	Agent Address `agent.address`	The agent/attorney address as recorded on the patent.	20 Red Lion Street, GB-London WC1R 4PJ(GB)
Agents and Attorneys	Agent Country `agent.country`	The country of the agent/attorney (ISO 2-digit country code)	GB
Agents and Attorneys	Agent Count `agent.count`	The number of agents/attorneys listed on the patent.
Examiners	Examiner Name `examiner.name`	The patent examiner name.	Jack W Keith
Examiners	Examiner Name Exact `examiner.name.exact`	The patent examiner name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	Jack W Keith
Examiners	Examiner Department `examiner.department`	The patent examiner department.	3646
Examiners	Primary Examiner Name `primary_examiner.name`	The primary patent examiner name.	Jack W Keith
Examiners	Primary Examiner Name Exact `primary_examiner.name.exact`	The primary patent examiner name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	Jack W Keith
Examiners	Primary Examiner Department `primary_examiner.department`	The primary patent examiner department.	3646
Examiners	Assistant Examiner Name `assistant_examiner.name`	The assistant patent examiner name.	Lily C Garner
Examiners	Assistant Examiner Name Exact `assistant_examiner.name.exact`	The assistant patent examiner name. N.B. Use this field for exact name matches.	Lily C Garner
Classifications	CPC Classification Code `class_cpc.symbol`	CPC patent classification codes	H01R11/01
Classifications	First CPC Classification Code `class_cpc.first_symbol`	First CPC classification code	A61K9/0051
Classifications	Later CPC Classification Code `class_cpc.later_symbol`	Later CPC classification codes	A61L31/143
Classifications	Invention CPC Classification Code `class_cpc.inv_symbol`	CPC classification codes identified as invention information	A61K9/0051
Classifications	Additional CPC Classification Code `class_cpc.add_symbol`	CPC classification codes identified as additional information	A61F9/00781
Classifications	IPCR Classification Code `class_ipcr.symbol`	IPCR patent classification codes	H01R13/115
Classifications	First IPCR Classification Code `class_ipcr.first_symbol`	First IPCR classification code	G06F17/30
Classifications	Later IPCR Classification Code `class_ipcr.later_symbol`	Later IPCR classification codes	A61P35/00
Classifications	Invention IPCR Classification Code `class_ipcr.inv_symbol`	IPCR classification codes identified as invention information	A61K38/00
Classifications	Additional IPCR Classification Code `class_ipcr.add_symbol`	IPCR classification codes identified as additional information	F21Y115/10
Classifications	US Classification Code `class_national.symbol`	US patent classification codes	439/535
Sequences	Sequence Count `sequence.count`	The number of biological sequences associated with a patent	5
Sequences	Sequence Data Source `sequence.data_source`	The data source of the disclosed sequence. “DDBJPAT”: DDBJ patent division, “EMBLPAT_EBI”: EMBL-EBI patent division, “USPTO_FULLTEXT_RB”: USPTO full-text, “EP_SEQL”: EPO, “GBPAT_NCBI”: GenBank patent division, “WIPO_SEQL”: WIPO, “GBPAT_EBI”, “CIPO_BSL”: CIPO, “GBPAT_DDBJ”, “USPTO_FULLTEXT_GB”, “USPTO_PSIPS”, “DE_MEGA”, “EP_MEGA”.	“DDBJPAT”, “EMBLPAT_EBI”, “USPTO_FULLTEXT_RB”, “EP_SEQL”, “GBPAT_NCBI”, “WIPO_SEQL”, “GBPAT_EBI”, “CIPO_BSL”, “GBPAT_DDBJ”, “USPTO_FULLTEXT_GB”, “USPTO_PSIPS”, “DE_MEGA”, “EP_MEGA”
Sequences	Sequence Document Location `sequence.document_location`	The patent document section of the disclosed sequence(s): “DDESC”: detailed description, “CLAIM”: claims, “BSUMM”: summary, “BDRAW”: drawings, “WDESC”: full text	“DDESC”, “CLAIM”, “BSUMM”, “BDRAW”, “WDESC”
Sequences	Sequence Length Range `sequence.length_bucket`	Preset sequence length range (nucleotide: “0-100”, “101-5000”, “5001-100k”, “>100k”; Peptide: “0-50”, “51-300”, “>300”) e.g “NT_101_5000”, “AA_301”	“NT_1_100”, “NT_101_5000”, “NT_5001_100000”, “NT_100001”, “AA_1_50”, “AA_51_300”, “AA_301”
Sequences	Biological Organism Tax Id `sequence.tax_id`	The NCBI taxonomic identifier of the organism which the biological sequence is from.	9616
Sequences	Biological Organism Name `sequence.organism.name`	The name of the organism which the biological sequence is from.	Homo sapiens
Sequences	Biological Organism Name Exact `sequence.organism.name.exact`	The name of the organism which the biological sequence is from. N.B. Use this field for exact organism name matches.	Homo sapiens
Sequences	Sequence Type `sequence.type`	The type of sequence e.g. N – nucleotide (including DNA and RNA sub-types), P – peptides/proteins.	“N”, “RNA”, “DNA”, “P”

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