Sci-Tech Databases - Intellectual Property - Patents and Trademarks - LibGuides at Michigan State University Libraries

Sci-Tech Databases - General Sciences

These databases subscripted by MSU contain information about patents in science and Technology fields.

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Type U.S. patent number into cited work field to identify articles that cite the patent
Scopus This link opens in a new window
For Literature and Patent Searching. The US and European patent databases are available via Scopus

Engineering Village 2 This link opens in a new window
Subject: Engineering. Using the default of "All fields" in the "Quick Search' drop-down retrieves results from the fields of Patent Number, Inventor, US Classification, International Patent Classification, ect..
Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) This link opens in a new window
Subject: Food Science. FSTA covers all areas of food science, food technology, and human nutrition. Can limit searches to "Patent Assignee".
Materials Research Database with METADEX This link opens in a new window
Subject: Material Science. This links to the Advanced Search screen, where you can limit your searches to the Document Type "Patent."
SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
SciFinder-n is the new interface for the classic version of SciFinder. If you have already registered for Classic SciFinder, that login should work for SciFinder-n.