Standards, Regulations, and Patents

Please note: At this site, access to some of the following resources may be restricted to faculty, staff, and students of  The University of Iowa.

Patents

U.S. Patents Index (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)

US PTO Patent Classification Home Page

US PTO Alphabetical Index to Patent Classification

US Patent Class Numbers and Titles

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Home Page

Canadian Patents Database

esp@cenet (European and PCT patent applications including images of front page data)

Indexes to Standards

ANSI via NSSN: National Resource for Global Standards

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Index Look for "Standards Search" link in upper left-hand corner of ASTM page

ASTM Standards - Full text online (Click on "Specs & Standards")

ILI Standards InfoBase (index to standards)

ISO Catalog (International Organization for Standardization)

SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)

UL Standards InfoNet--Standards Catalog (Underwriters Laboratories)

Full-Text Standards

IEEE Standards

NISO Standards

Other Standards and Codes

Links to Standards and Codes (links provided by Leshner & Associates, Inc.)

U.S. Federal Regulations

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations