Henry Buhl Library: Electrical Engineering: Useful WWW sources

WWW Resources for Engineering

USPTO 7 Steps to Research A detailed handout of the Seven Step Strategy for searching patents -- with examples and screen shots.

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
(USPTO) is the Federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks dating back to 1790 - current.
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The USPTO Patent and Published Application Image Databases now use PDF images instead of TIFF images. Document images may be viewed, printed and saved using a standard PDF-equipped browser. In addition to the standard page-by-page viewing, users may now also click on a .Full Document. button to retrieve and save all the images for a document in a single multi-page PDF.
GlobalSpec: The Engineering Search Engine
The leading specialized vertical search, information services and e-publishing company serving the engineering, manufacturing and related scientific and technical market segments. The company provides its buy-side users with domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content and over 60+ product and industry e-newsletters that help engineers and related professionals perform their key job tasks with the highest levels of accuracy and productivity.
ThomasNet
Access to information about North American companies and products at the national or local level. (includes Thomas Register & Thomas Regional)

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE is the professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.