Patent Application Number

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The Patent Application Number is the identification number for a patent application assigned to a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent application number should have commas, slashes, and other punctuation removed. Ie. 13/791,909 → Patent Application Number → 13791909

subject Entity Type Constraints

Patent

Citation Requirement

Recommended - A citation is recommended for triples with this predicate.

Example of Proper Usage:

'US Patent D0974555 Endoscope operating unit' → 'Patent Application Number' → '29705600' is correct. Note that the Patent Application Number may be labeled as "Appl. No." in the patent document, and is almost always on the first page of the patent document. Citation: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/D974555.

Example of Improper Usage:

'US Patent D0974555 Endoscope operating unit' → 'Patent Application Number' → 'D0974555' is incorrect because it is the Patent Number. The Patent Application Number may be labeled as "Appl. No." in the patent document, and is almost always on the first page of the patent document. Citation: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/D974555.