IFI Snapshots

IFI Snapshots

The IFI Snapshots include several value-added fields that are calculated by IFI to provide patent status, expiry dates, standardized names, claims summaries, and more. See ifi-integrated-content for the availability of the IFI Snapshots by country.

Field                              

Description

Field Type

XML Source Path

Examples

Field                              

Description

Field Type

XML Source Path

Examples

ifi_publication_type

A=Application
G=Grant
U=Unknown

alexandria_string

./ifi-integrated-content/@publication-type

G

 

x

 

 

ifi_document_category

Present for US only. Categories are derived from kind codes and include:

  • Defensive

  • Design

  • Plant

  • Reissue

  • Statutory

  • Utility

alexandria_string

./ifi-integrated-content/@document-category

utility

 

x

 

 

ifi_subject_area

Derived from classification. Values include:

  • Chemical

  • Chemical/Electrical

  • Design

  • Electrical

  • Electrical/Mechanical

  • Mechanical

  • Plant

alexandria_string

./ifi-integrated-content/@subject-area

chemical

electrical/mechanical

electrical*

 

x

 

 

patent-document/bibliographic-data/ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status

ifi_expd
ifi_expdyear

Anticipated expiration date/year is calculated according to the patenting authority and document kind and reflects the maximum life of the patent assuming maintenance fees are paid and term extensions are not in place. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.

tint

./ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status/@anticipated-expiration

20310324

[20200101 TO 20201231]

2025

[2018 TO *]

 

 

 

x

 

 

ifi_expd_d

Anticipated expiration represented internally as a date type

Note: This field allows efficient range faceting and Solr date math. Quotes or query escaping may be required for proper searching. See Working with Dates for more information.

tdate

 

Format: "YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ"

[2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z TO *]

[NOW-14DAYS TO NOW] (Find documents with expiration dates in the last 14 days)

 

x

 

 

ifi_expd_adj
ifi_expdyear_adj

Adjusted expiration date/year contains a date adjusted by term adjustments made by the USPTO under 35 USC 154. Present for US only. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.

tint

./ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status/@adjusted-expiration

20221231

[* TO 20300101]

2038

 

 

 

x

 

 

ifi_patstat

Current patent status. See IFI Patent Status for possible values. Note that for EP records, ifi_patstat cannot be searched at the designated states level; only the EP-level status is searchable.

alexandria_text

 ./ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status/ifi-patent-status-descripton

active

"active - reinstated"

("withdrawn - after issue" OR ceased OR revoked) 

 

x

 

 

f_ifi_patstat

Patent status for faceting

string**

 

"Expired - Lifetime"

Expired*

 

x

 

 

patent-document/bibliographic-data/ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties

ifi_pa

Combined field including ifi_name_original and ifi_name_current

alexandria_token

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current|ifi_stdname_prob

"sony corp"

x

x

 x

 

ifi_name_original

Original assignee at time of publication

alexandria_token

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_prob

sony

x

x

 

 

ifi_name_original_id

Original assignee identifier

string**

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_prob/@number

06234

x

x

x

 

ifi_name_original_ctry

Country of origin of the original assignee

string**

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_prob/@country

US

x

x

 

 

f_ifi_name_original

Original assignee for faceting

string**

 

"Sony Corp"

Sony*

x

x

 

 

ifi_name_current

Current assignee

alexandria_token

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current

sony

x

x

 

 

ifi_name_current_id

Current assignee identifier

string**

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current/@number

01234

x

x

x

 

ifi_name_current_ctry

Country of origin of the current assignee

string**

./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current/@country

KR

x

x

 

 

f_ifi_name_current

Current assignee for faceting

string**

 

"Sony Corp"

Sony*

x

x

 

 

ifi_name_original_confidence

If the original name stems from a probable name, this value will be 0. If it stems from a standardized name, the value will be 1.

tfloat

 

1

x

x

 

 

 

**Note: String fields are not tokenized. Therefore, queries in these fields will only return exact matches unless wild cards are used.