Us Patent Search

What does this actor do?

US Patent Search is an Apify actor that search US patents via USPTO PatentsView API. It runs on the Apify platform and delivers structured data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats that you can easily integrate into your workflows. For each item found, the actor extracts key data fields including patent #, title, date, inventors, and more. All results are stored in an Apify dataset that you can download or connect to via the Apify API.

Why use this actor?

Manually collecting this data would be extremely time-consuming and error-prone. US Patent Search automates the entire process, saving you hours of manual work. This actor is ideal for data analysts, researchers, marketers, and developers who need reliable, structured data. You can schedule regular runs to keep your data fresh, integrate results directly into spreadsheets or databases, and scale your data collection without any coding required. The actor handles pagination, rate limiting, and data normalization automatically.

How does it work?

This actor connects to the API to fetch structured data directly. It processes the responses, normalizes the data into a consistent format, and stores everything in an Apify dataset. The API-based approach is fast and reliable, with built-in error handling and retry logic.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
query	string	Search query for patent abstracts	""
inventor	string	Filter by inventor last name	""
assignee	string	Filter by assignee organization	""
dateFrom	string	Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)	""
dateTo	string	End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)	""
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of results	50

Output fields

Each item in the output dataset contains the following fields:

Field	Description	Format
patentNumber	Patent #	text
title	Title	text
date	Date	text
inventors	Inventors	text
assignees	Assignees	text

Example output:

{
  "patentNumber": "Sample Patent #",
  "title": "Sample Title",
  "date": "Sample Date",
  "inventors": "Sample Inventors",
  "assignees": "Sample Assignees"
}

Cost and performance

This actor runs with a default memory allocation of 512 MB. As an API-based actor, it is very efficient and typically costs around $0.05-0.15 in Apify platform credits per 1,000 results. A typical run completes in under 1 minute. You can reduce costs by limiting the number of results with the maxResults parameter and by scheduling runs during off-peak hours.

Tips and best practices

• Start with a small number of results to test your configuration before scaling up.
• Use the Apify scheduling feature to automate regular data collection runs.
• Export results in the format that best fits your workflow: JSON for APIs, CSV for spreadsheets, or Excel for reports.
• Connect this actor with other actors on the Apify platform for more comprehensive data pipelines.

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