Research Guides: EECE 7002: Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering Graduate Seminar: Business Research, Patents, and More

Business and Market Information

Business and Market Research
Links to databases for researching companies and market data, including market research reports. Suggested resources: Factiva for business/company news searching and market research report databases (BCC, MarketResearch.com, Plunkett)

How to Read a Patent - basic guide developed by a law firm. Hint: "A" patent is published application, "B" is a granted patent (enforceable).

Google Patents
Good starting search (patent number, general topic, known inventor name, known company name)

Derwent Innovations Index
Covers over 14.3 million basic inventions from worldwide patent-issuing authorities. Conduct patent and citation searches of inventions in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. Coverage 1963-present.

Derwent - Advanced Search Tips
Help with searching for specific country's patents (e.g., US) through an Advanced Search
Lens.org Patent Search
Free patent search tool with extensive filtering and analysis options.
Patent Classification Browsing
Patent classification is a system for organizing patents into specific technology groupings. US patents now use the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system.

CEAS Library Guide on Patents: guides.libraries.uc.edu/patents provides many more resources.

UC Libraries access to some popular newspapers and magazines (including current day):

Music & Theater/Opera Video and Audio (with thanks to CCM's college library)

Research Your History and Family

Ancestry Library Edition by ProQuest
ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition.
Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more from countries all over the world. It's resources cover the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world.

Cincinnati Public Library