Template:Patent link/doc

Usage

This template is designed to simplify formatting for patents on Author and Portal pages.

Parameters

• country: The country or possessive of the country the patent was issued in. E.g. "United States" or "Canadian". This will be used to construct the link to the patent.
• number: The number of the patent. This will be used to construct the link to the patent.
  • numonly: Any non-blank entry means that only the number will be displayed (e.g. "285584" instead of "United States patent 285584"). Useful for patent listings when the country is already known.
• author: The inventor/author of the patent. This is a free-text field, you need to link authors yourself.
• filed: The filing date of the patent (optional).
• issued: The issue date of the patent (optional).
• granted: The granting date of the patent (optional).
• index: The name of the index of the patent, if uploaded and the index exists (optional).
• link: A link to a scan of the patent, if not present on wiki (optional, not shown if the index is given).

Example

* {{Patent link|
 | country = United States
 | number  = 285584
 | title   = Turbine for Steam and Other Motive Powers
 | author  = [[Author:Gustaf de Laval|]]
 | issued  = 15th November 1881
 | filed   = Aug 26, 1881
 | link    = http://www.google.com/patents?id=PedRAAAAEBAJ
}}

• United States patent 285584, "Turbine for Steam and Other Motive Powers", Gustaf de Laval, issued 15th November 1881, filed Aug 26, 1881. (external scan)

* {{Patent link|
 | country = United States
 | number  = 285584
 | numonly = yes
 | title   = Turbine for Steam and Other Motive Powers
 | author  = [[Author:Gustaf de Laval|Gustaf de Laval]]
 | issued  = 15th November 1881
 | filed   = Aug 26, 1881
 | index   = United States patent 285584.pdf
}}

• 285584, "Turbine for Steam and Other Motive Powers", Gustaf de Laval, issued 15th November 1881, filed Aug 26, 1881. (transcription project)