$ man patent-search
/patent-search(1)
PRICE / CALL
$0.05
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgefinanceCATEGORY
data
STATUS
● live
NAME
patent-search — uspto patent search
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.org/v1/patent-search
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
USPTO patent search. Issued US patents and published applications via the USPTO Open Data Portal. Search by topic, inventor, assignee, CPC class, filing-date range. Returns title, abstract, inventors, assignees, dates, classifications. Optional Venice plain-English summary.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Free-text search keywords. | required |
| inventor | string | Inventor last name filter. Optional. | optional |
| assignee | string | Assignee/owner name filter. Optional. | optional |
| cpc | string | CPC classification code (e.g. 'G06N'). Optional. | optional |
| date_from | string | Filing-date floor (YYYY-MM-DD). Optional. | optional |
| date_to | string | Filing-date ceiling (YYYY-MM-DD). Optional. | optional |
| limit | number | Max patents to return (1-50). Default 10. | optional |
| summarize | boolean | If true, attach a Venice plain-English summary to the top result. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| query | string | Echoes back the search query string used against the USPTO Open Data Portal. |
| total | number | Total count of matching issued patents and published applications found for the query. |
| returned | number | Number of patent records actually included in the patents array for this response. |
| patents | array | Array of matching patents with title, abstract, inventors, assignees, dates, and CPC classifications. |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.org/v1/patent-search \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# install once claude mcp add x402 --command "npx x402-deployer-mcp" # then ask Claude Code: # "use the patent-search tool to ..."
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- patentusptoipintellectual-propertyprior-artresearchrddue-diligencepatents
- env
- USPTO_ODP_API_KEY · VENICE_API_KEY
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- edgefinance
- price
- $0.05 USDC per call
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| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
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| xbrl-financials | SEC XBRL financials. | $0.05 |
| fec-political-contributions | FEC political contributions search via api.open.fec.gov. | $0.04 |
| earnings-calendar | Earnings calendar derived from SEC 8-K Item 2.02, 10-Q, 10-K, NT 10-Q, NT 10-K filings. | $0.03 |
| earnings-call-transcribe | Earnings call transcriber. | $0.03 |
| earnings-transcript | Earnings call transcript generator. | $0.03 |
| fda-calendar | FDA Advisory Committee meeting calendar. | $0.03 |
| trademark-search | Trademark search / USPTO trademark lookup / TSDR / federal trademark database. | $0.03 |
SEE ALSO