Try:
http://patents.uspto.gov/
"This page is the starting point for the USPTO's free patent databases.
These include both the US Patent Bibliographic Database (a freely searchable
database of front page information from US patents issued from 1/1/76 to
9/8/98 ), and the AIDS Patent Database (a freely searchable database of the
full text and images of AIDS related patents issued by the US, Japanese and
European patent offices)".
Have fun!
Pete
At 04:06 15/09/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I am looking for a searchable, on-line patent database. Can anyone
>suggest any useful URLs?
>>Replies to the list please.
>>Thanks,
>>Kevin
>Dr Kevin O'Donnell
>Diagnostics and Molecular Biology
>Scottish Agricultural Science Agency Tel 0131 244 8924
>Edinburgh Fax 0131 244 8926
>EH12 8NJ UK
>>>>