🇺🇸 USPTO PAIR Scraper

🚀 Search and export US patents and applications in seconds. Find patents by keyword, assignee, inventor, status, or date and pull the full bibliographic record as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 15 fields per record · Millions of US patents · USPTO coverage 1790-present

The USPTO PAIR Scraper pulls US patent and application records by querying the public USPTO bibliographic index. Each record includes publication number, title, abstract snippet, assignee, inventor, priority/filing/publication/grant dates, language, PDF link, and a direct USPTO source link.

The index covers granted patents back to 1790 and published applications since 2001. The scraper supports the same query syntax used by professional patent search tools - free-text terms, assignee filters, inventor filters, status filters, and date ranges.

Target Audience / Use Cases

Who	Why
IP attorneys & paralegals	Prior art searches, freedom-to-operate, due diligence
Competitive intelligence	Track competitor patent filings
R&D teams	Discover technology trends in your field
Investors & M&A analysts	Map patent portfolios for acquisition targets
Academic researchers	Quantitative patent landscape analysis
Patent licensing professionals	Find licensable technologies and current owners

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📋 What the USPTO PAIR Scraper does

• Searches USPTO bibliographic data by free-text query, assignee, inventor, or status
• Paginates automatically until maxItems is reached
• Extracts up to 15 fields per record including title, abstract snippet, dates, parties, and PDF link
• Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML
• Filters by priority date range, language, and grant vs application status
• Returns a clean USPTO source URL for every record

💡 Why it matters: US patents are the single most-cited form of technical disclosure. Programmatic access to USPTO records lets you build patent landscapes, monitor competitors, and run prior-art searches at scale.

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🎬 Full Demo

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum number of records to return. Free users are capped at 10.
query	string	solar panel	Free-text keywords. Use quotes for exact phrases.
country	select	US	ISO country code - leave US for USPTO patents.
assignee	string		Filter by patent assignee name
inventor	string		Filter by inventor name
status	select		GRANT, APPLICATION, or empty for both
dateFrom	string		Priority date from (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string		Priority date to (YYYY-MM-DD)
language	select		Filter by language code
sort	select	new	Sort order

Example 1 - Search by keyword:

{
    "maxItems": 100,
    "query": "solid state battery",
    "country": "US"
}

Example 2 - Find Apple patents granted since 2023:

{
    "maxItems": 50,
    "query": "",
    "country": "US",
    "assignee": "Apple Inc.",
    "status": "GRANT",
    "dateFrom": "2023-01-01"
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Use quotes around exact phrases. The country filter accepts standard ISO country codes. Free users are limited to 10 records per run regardless of maxItems.

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📊 Output

Each record contains up to 15 fields:

Field	Type	Description
🔢 publicationNumber	string	USPTO publication number (e.g. US10000000B2)
📋 title	string	Patent title
📝 snippet	string	Abstract snippet from the patent
🏢 assignee	string	Patent assignee
🧑‍🔬 inventor	string	Inventor names
📅 priorityDate	string	Priority filing date
📅 filingDate	string	Filing date
📅 publicationDate	string	Publication date
📅 grantDate	string	Grant date (granted patents only)
🌐 language	string	Patent language
🇺🇸 countryCode	string	Country code
📄 pdfUrl	string	Direct link to the patent PDF
🖼️ thumbnailUrl	string	First-figure thumbnail
🔗 sourceUrl	string	USPTO source URL
🕒 scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp

Sample record:

{
  "publicationNumber": "US20100307564A1",
  "title": "Apparatus for two-way tracing and condensing sunlight of roof installation type",
  "assignee": "Young Hwan Park",
  "inventor": "Young Hwan Park",
  "priorityDate": "2009-06-03",
  "filingDate": "2009-09-22",
  "publicationDate": "2010-12-09",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "sourceUrl": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US20100307564A1/en",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

• 🔄 Real-time data scraped live on every run
• 🆕 Modern source - uses the public USPTO bibliographic index
• 🔍 6 filter modes - query, assignee, inventor, status, date range, language
• 📑 15 fields per record
• 📦 Batch export - CSV, Excel, JSON, XML
• 💰 Pay-per-result pricing
• 🚫 No login required

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Feature	This Actor	Manual USPTO Patent Center	USPTO Open Data Portal
Search by keyword	Yes	Yes	API key required
Bulk export	Yes	One page at a time	Yes (with key)
Pagination	Automatic	Manual	Cursor-based
No login required	Yes	No	API key needed
Pay per result	Yes	Free	Free

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🚀 How to use

1. Create a free account at Apify (includes $5 free credit)
2. Open the USPTO PAIR Scraper actor page and click Try for free
3. Enter your query, assignee, or inventor name
4. Optionally set maxItems and other filters
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish
6. Download your dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

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💼 Business use cases

Patent Landscape Analysis

Build comprehensive maps of patent activity in your technology area. Filter by date range and aggregate by assignee to identify the most active competitors.

Competitive Monitoring

Schedule the actor to run weekly with a competitor name as the assignee filter. Get alerted when new USPTO patents appear.

Prior Art Searches

IP attorneys can run keyword searches to find prior art for freedom-to-operate analyses and patentability opinions.

M&A Due Diligence

Map a target companys patent portfolio in minutes - filings, grants, dates, and bibliographic data ready for analysis.

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🔌 Automating USPTO PAIR Scraper

Connect this actor to your workflow with no-code tools:

• Make (Integromat) - send new records to Google Sheets, Airtable, or Slack
• Zapier - automate alerts when new records are found
• n8n - build pipelines that run on a schedule and push to your warehouse
• Webhooks - get notified when a run completes via Apify webhooks

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Independent Researchers

Independent inventors can research existing patents in their field before drafting their own applications.

Journalism and Investigations

Journalists covering Big Tech, pharma, or defense can quantify R&D spending by mapping patent activity.

Non-Profit and Policy Research

Policy researchers studying patent concentration or technology transfer can build longitudinal datasets.

Education

Law schools use USPTO data in IP clinics and patent law courses to teach search techniques.

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

You can ask your AI assistant questions like:

• "How do I search USPTO patents for a specific company?"
• "What fields are available in USPTO patent records?"
• "How do I monitor new patent filings for a competitor?"
• "What is the difference between a patent application and a grant?"

The answers will reference this actor and the USPTO bibliographic index.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How current is the data? Data is fetched live on every run. USPTO publications typically appear within days of being granted or published.

Can I search by assignee? Yes. Use the assignee field with a company or person name.

Does this require a USPTO account? No. All data is public.

Can I filter by date range? Yes. dateFrom and dateTo filter by priority date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

What is the difference between application and grant? Applications are pending patents. Grants are issued patents. Use the status filter to choose.

How many records can I retrieve per run? Free users are limited to 10. Paid users can retrieve up to 1,000,000.

Can I export to CSV or Excel? Yes. The Apify dataset supports CSV, Excel, JSON, and XML export.

Can I monitor new patents on a schedule? Yes. Use Apify scheduler to run the actor at any interval.

Are international patents included if I set country=US? No. The country filter restricts to USPTO-issued patents only.

How accurate is the assignee filter? It matches the assignee as recorded by the USPTO. Mergers and assignments after issuance are not reflected here.

What if the source rate-limits my run? The actor retries with backoff. Most rate limits clear within minutes.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Connect your dataset to 1,500+ apps via Apify integrations:

Analytics: Google Sheets, Airtable, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake Communication: Slack, Microsoft Teams, email notifications Storage: Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Azure Blob Automation: Make, Zapier, n8n, Pipedream

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Disclaimer: This tool accesses publicly available US patent bibliographic data. ParseForge is not affiliated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws.