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<patent> Patent Number, Cited

Identification information for a patent in a bibliographic reference or product.

Usage/Remarks

This element may be used in bibliographic references (<element-citation> and <mixed-citation>).
Attributes
content-type
country
specific-use

Base Attributes

id
xml:base
xml:lang
Models and Context
May be contained in
<element-citation>, <mixed-citation>, <nlm-citation>, <product>, <related-article>, <related-object>
Description
Text, numbers, or special characters, zero or more
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  patent       (#PCDATA %patent-elements;)*                 >
Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA)*

Tagged Sample

In citations

Mixed citation
...
<ref>
 <mixed-citation publication-type="patent">
  <string-name><surname>Cho</surname>,
  <given-names>ST</given-names></string-name>, inventor;
  <collab>Hospira, Inc.</collab>, assignee.
  <source>Microneedles for minimally invasive
  drug delivery</source>. <patent country="US">United States
  patent US 6,980,855</patent>. <month>Dec</month> <day
  >27</day>, <year iso-8601-date="2005-12-27">2005</year>.</mixed-citation>
</ref>
...
Element citation
...
<ref>
 <element-citation publication-type="patent">
  <person-group person-group-type="inventor">
   <name><surname>Cho</surname>
    <given-names>ST</given-names></name>
  </person-group>
  <collab collab-type="assignee">Hospira, Inc.</collab>
  <source>Microneedles for minimally invasive
   drug delivery</source>
  <patent country="US">United States patent US 6,980,855</patent>
  <year iso-8601-date="2005-12-27">2005</year>
  <month>Dec</month><day>27</day>
 </element-citation>
</ref>
...