Find Patents
Patents are protected rights which has been granted by a sovereign state (or sometimes as intergovernmental organization). Such rights are granted to an inventor and for a limited duration. Patents can often provide detailed information regarding an invention.
Also see the Web of Science Derwent's Innovations Index - Combines patents from multiple patent issuing authorities (across countries) into a single patent family for easy and complete discovery of each "invention." To get to the Innovations Index, select "Derwent's Innovations Index" from the "Search In" dropdown menu.
Tutorials for Finding Patents
There are many types of government documents from across government agencies that may be of use for your research. To learn more about utilizing government documents read this WSU library research guide.
