Template
In printed form:
[#] X. Last name and X. Last name, "Title of the patent," Swedish/American/European patent x xxx xxx, Abbreviated month Day, Year.
In electronic form:
[#] Title of the patent, by X. Last name and X. Last name. (Year, Abbreviated month Day). Swedish/American/European patent x xxx xxx [Online]. Available: URL/Database
Examples
[1] G. De'Longhi, P. Evangelisti and F. Franzo, "Coffee Machine With Improved Movement System Of The Brewing Cylinder," American patent US 2021369040 A1, Dec. 2, 2021.
[2] E. Musk et al., "Autonomous and user controlled vehicle summon to a target," American patent US 2020/0257317 A1, Aug. 13, 2020.
[3] Lighting system and method for automatic control of an illumination pattern, by B. Esfahani. (2018, Apr. 19). Swedish patent SE 1651358 A1 [Online]. Available: http://worldwide.espacenet.com
Comments
- The inventor(s) are specified as authors.
- If the patent has more than six inventors, only the first is named followed by et al. in italics.
- The date should be the date of publication/approval, not the application date.