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This template is mostly for inclusion in the "References" section of article, giving detailed description of [[US patent]]: the inventor, title, and link to find full text in US patent office database.

== Usage ==

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{US patent reference|number= |issue-date= |inventor= | title= }}
</syntaxhighlight>

* '''number''' (required) is a patent number, without leading "US" letters, but with leading "D" letter if patent number contains it, and is required.
* '''issue-date''' (optional) is the date of issuing (granting).
* '''inventor''' (optional) is a name of inventor; it can be a wiki-link, of course.
* '''title''' (optional) is the title of the patent.

== Sample rendering ==

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{US patent reference
 | number     = 5285709
 | issue-date = February 15, 1994
 | inventor   = John D. Grant
 | title      = Machine head for tuning a stringed instrument, especially a guitar or the like
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

<blockquote>
{{US patent reference
 | number     = 5285709
 | issue-date = February 15, 1994
 | inventor   = John D. Grant
 | title      = Machine head for tuning a stringed instrument, especially a guitar or the like
}}
</blockquote>

Preferably, after inclusion of this template in "references", one should give less formal and more reader-friendly explanation of what this patent is all about.

==COinS==
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== See also ==

Other templates that may be applicable for other uses (i.e. in-line inclusion) include:

* {{tl|Cite patent}}, creates links to US and other patents on the espacenet database
* {{tl|Citeref patent}}, for an inline citations to a patent bibliography
* {{tl|EPO Register}}, to include a link to the European Patent Register entry of a European patent or patent application
* {{tl|Patent}}, a generic template for general use referring to world's patent offices
* {{tl|Ref patent}}, similar to {{tl|US patent reference}}, but using espacenet with more details than {{tl|Cite patent}}
* {{tl|US patent}}, to include a link to a US patent
* {{tl|US patent application}}, to cite a US patent application as a reference in "references" section
* {{tl|US patent reference}}, to cite a US patent as a reference in "references" section
* {{tl|USPTO Application}}
* {{tl|USPTO Patent}}

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[[Category:United States government external link templates]]
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