These are some frequently used styles for citing patents:
ACS (American Chemical Society) Style
Reference list:
Format: Inventor(s) name, patent title, patent number, and year of publication.
Example:
White; M.G.; Iretski; A.V.; Weigel, S. J.; Chiang, R. L.; Brzozowski, J. R. Adsorbents, Methods of Preparation, and Methods of Use Thereof. U.S. Patent 7,442,232, October 28, 2008.
[Note: If available, indicate the patent stage (Patent, Patent Application, etc.)]
In-text citations:
ACS suggests citing references in text in one of three ways: superscript, italic numbers in parentheses, or author-date.
Example:
High performance silicon-based coating compositions were introduced by Fish.7
Fish (7) reported high performance silicon-based coating compositions.
High performance silicon-based coating compositions were introduced. (Fish et.al., 2024)
APA (American Psychological Association) Style (7th ed.)
Reference list:
Format: Inventor(s) ame, year the patent was issued, patent title, patent number, URL if available.
Example:
Scheiner, R. C., Eves, M., Guney, M., & De Vries, C. (2024). Textile seal-forming structure with multiple curvatures (U.S. Patent No. 12,115,314). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
In-text citations:
Format: Name, year the patent was issued.
Example:
(Scheiner, et al., 2024)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Style
Reference list:
Format:
[#] Name of the invention, by Inventor(s) initial(s). Surname(s). (Year, Abbrev. Month Day). Patent Number. [Type of medium]. Available: URL.
Example:
Robot hand, handling system, robot hand control device, method for controlling robot hand, and storage medium, by Y. Oka and K. Hirakuri. (2023, Feb. 16). US20230046345A1.[Online]. Available: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230046345A1/en?q=(robotics)&oq=robotics
In-text citations:
Example:
In contrast to [16], it is obvious that …
