# USPTO Patents Scraper | Google Patents Full-Text Grants Search (`parseforge/uspto-patents-scraper`) Actor

Export US patent grants and applications via Google Patents public search: patent number, title, abstract, assignee, inventor, filing date, grant date, publication date, CPC codes and PDF link. Search by query, classification or assignee. CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/uspto-patents-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $19.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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## 📑 USPTO Patents Scraper

> 🚀 **Export export us patent grants and applications full-text search in seconds.** Export US patent grants and applications via Google Patents public search: patent number, title, abstract, assignee, inventor, filing date, grant date, publication date, CPC codes and PDF link. Search by query, classification or assignee. CSV, Excel, JSON or XML. No account required for the source.

The USPTO Patents Scraper extracts structured records from Google Patents (USPTO data). Every record captures the canonical fields you would expect from the upstream source - ready for analytics, dashboards, BI tooling, or further enrichment.

The dataset spans worldwide patents (uspto, epo, wipo and 100+ patent offices) and exposes the same data the official website publishes - normalised, paginated, and exportable.

**Who uses this data?**

| Audience | Use Case |
|---|---|
| Patent attorneys | Build longitudinal datasets for analysis |
| Compliance teams | Monitor regulated entities and filings |
| Journalists | Investigate public records at scale |
| Data analysts | Power BI dashboards and reports |
| Academic researchers | Run quantitative studies on public data |
| Product teams | Embed live uspto patents records into apps |

### 📋 What the USPTO Patents Scraper does

- Queries Google Patents (USPTO data) for the latest records
- Supports targeted filtering via the input parameters (see below)
- Returns structured records with 18 fields, no scraping artifacts
- Handles pagination automatically up to your `maxItems` limit
- Cleans HTML entities and normalises dates and identifiers
- Delivers results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML via Apify dataset export

> 💡 **Why it matters:** Public-data sources rarely offer bulk export. This Actor turns the live site into a queryable dataset - useful for any team that needs uspto patents data at scale.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `assignee`, `bestStage`, `countryCode`, `figuresCount`, `filingDate`, `grantDate`, `inventor`, `language`, `pdfUrl`, `priorityDate`, `publicationDate`, `publicationNumber`, `scrapedAt`, `snippet`, `thumbnail`, `title`, `url`. These field names come straight from the actor's dataset schema, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** Free users are limited to 10 items per run. Upgrade to a paid plan to unlock up to 1,000,000 items.

### 🚀 How to use

1. **[Create a free Apify account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)** - includes $5 free credit
2. Open the **USPTO Patents Scraper** actor page
3. Configure your input - set filters or leave defaults
4. Set `maxItems` (10 for a quick preview, higher for bulk extraction)
5. Click **Run** and wait for the dataset to populate
6. Download your results as **CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML**

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

| Actor | Description |
|---|---|
| [USPTO Patent Assignments Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/uspto-patent-assignments-scraper) | Extract USPTO patent ownership and assignment records |
| [FINRA BrokerCheck Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/finra-brokercheck-scraper) | Extract broker and firm registration data from FINRA's public database |
| [OurAirports Global Airport Database Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/ourairports-scraper) | Export worldwide airport data including ICAO/IATA codes |

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more public-data scrapers covering government records, legal filings, healthcare, finance, and more.

Need help? Visit the [Apify Discord community](https://discord.gg/jyEM2PRvMU) or open a support ticket.

**Disclaimer:** This Actor accesses publicly available data from Google Patents (USPTO data) in compliance with the source's terms of service. Data is provided as-is for informational purposes. Verify all records against the official source before relying on them for legal or business decisions.

### 🆘 Need Help?

If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects.

For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many patents to collect per run.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Free-text query (matches title and abstract). Example: "battery" or "lithium ion".

## `country` (type: `string`):

Patent office country code (US, EP, WO, CN, JP, KR, DE, FR, GB).

## `assignee` (type: `string`):

Filter by assignee name (e.g. "Apple Inc.")

## `inventor` (type: `string`):

Filter by inventor name.

## `after` (type: `string`):

Earliest publication date YYYY-MM-DD.

## `before` (type: `string`):

Latest publication date YYYY-MM-DD.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "query": "battery",
  "country": "US"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "query": "battery"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/uspto-patents-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "query": "battery",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/uspto-patents-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "query": "battery"
}' |
apify call parseforge/uspto-patents-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/uspto-patents-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/iKFgH6drFA9dR4yNc/builds/4ZSoiP98GEd0YROYi/openapi.json