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Use images to find patents and ideas:

This search technique lets you use images to identify patent and commercial designs.

Google

• Try a Google search for an idea, patent topic,  or commercial design of interest.

  • Limit search to images (Click “Images” under the search box)

  • For Patents – limit image type to line drawings

    • select 'Tools'  (under the search box)

    • limit to 'Line drawing'

    • limit to time period (if applicable)

• Example search statements below:

  • Patents (to find a patent, include the word 'patent' as a search term)

    • search for: patent laser-assisted precision agriculture     

  • Idea

    • search for:  sensing technology (farm or agriculture)

  • Commercial Design,

    • search for:  lincoln agritech irrigation sensor