About PatentDigests.net

The patentdigests.net site is an abridged, child version of the parent stie patentdigests.com. This child site has all of the digests of the parent, but only includes U.S. utility patents (the parent site includes U.S. utility and design patents, U.S. PGPUBS, and non-U.S. documents). Also, this child site is designed to be as simple as possible; it is composed entirely of static html pages and a few javascript functions for navigation. The parent site offers more document specific data and many more functions.

Personal digests of patents have long been a mainstay of the patent practitioner. The purpose of this website is to encourage the use of digests as a supplement to conventional patent search activities and to serve as an advertisement for the more advanced parent site, patentdigests.com.

This site was created by and is maintained by Clifford Shaw, a retired patent examiner. It is a personal effort, with no official connection to any patent office.