United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 16 Oct 2007
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries The following libraries, designated as Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries (PTDLs), provide public access to patent and trademark information received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This information includes all issued patents, all registered trademarks, the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, search tools such as the Cassis CD-ROM suite of products and supplemental information in a variety of formats including online, optical disc, microfilm and paper. Each PTDL also offers access to USPTO resources on the Internet and to PubWEST (Web based examiner search tool), a system used by patent examiners that is not available on the Internet. Staff assistance and training is provided in the use of this information. All information is available free of charge. However, there may be charges associated with the use of photocopying and related services. Hours of service to the public vary, and anyone contemplating use of these collections at a particular library is urged to contact that library in advance about its services and hours to avoid inconvenience. State Name of Library Telephone Contact Alabama Auburn University Libraries (334) 844-1737 Birmingham Public Library (205) 226-3620 Alaska Anchorage: Z. J. Loussac Public Library (907) 562-7323 Arkansas Little Rock: Arkansas State Library (501) 682-2053 California Los Angeles Public Library (213) 228-7220 Riverside: University of California, Riverside Libraries (951) 827-3226 Sacramento: California State Library (916) 654-0069 San Diego Public Library (619) 236-5813 San Francisco Public Library (415) 557-4500 Sunnyvale Public Library (408) 730-7300 Colorado Denver Public Library (720) 865-1711 Delaware Newark: University of Delaware Library (302) 831-2965 Dist. of Columbia Washington: Howard University Libraries (202) 806-7252 Florida Fort Lauderdale: Broward County Main Library (954) 357-7444 Miami-Dade Public Library (305) 375-2665 Orlando: University of Central Florida Libraries (407) 823-2562 Georgia Atlanta: Price Gilbert Memorial Library, Georgia Institute of Technology (404) 894-1395 Hawaii Honolulu: Hawaii State Public Library System (808) 586-3477 Idaho Moscow: University of Idaho Library (208) 885-6235 Illinois Chicago Public Library (312) 747-4450 Springfield: Illinois State Library (217) 782-5659 Indiana Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (317) 269-1741 West Lafayette Siegesmund Engineering Library, Purdue University (765) 494-2872 Iowa Des Moines: State Library of Iowa (515) 242-6541 Kansas Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita State University 1 (800) 572-8368 Kentucky Louisville Free Public Library (502) 574-1611 Louisiana Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875 Maine Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine (207) 581-1678 Maryland Baltimore: University of Baltimore Law Library (410) 837-4554 College Park: Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, University of Maryland (301) 405-9157 Massachusetts Amherst: Physical Sciences Library, University of Massachusetts (413) 545-2765 Boston Public Library (617) 536-5400 Ext. 4256 Michigan Ann Arbor: Media Union Library, University of Michigan (734) 647-5735 Big Rapids: Abigail S. Timme Library, Ferris State University (231) 592-3602 Detroit: Public Library (313) 833-1450 Minnesota Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center (612) 630-6000 Mississippi Jackson: Mississippi Library Commission (601) 961-4111 Missouri Kansas City: Linda Hall Library (816) 363-4600 Ext. 724 St. Louis Public Library (314) 241-2288 Ext. 390 Montana Butte: Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology Library (406) 496-4281 Nebraska Lincoln: Engineering Library, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (402) 472-3411 Nevada Las Vegas--Clark County Library District (702) 507-3421 Reno: University of Nevada, Reno Library (775) 784-6500 Ext. 257 New Jersey Newark Public Library (973) 733-7779 Piscataway: Library of Science and Medicine, Rutgers University (732) 445-2895 New Mexico Albuquerque: University of New Mexico General Library (505) 277-4412 New York Albany: New York State Library (518) 474-5355 Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (716) 858-7101 Rochester Public Library (716) 428-8110 New York Library (The Research Libraries) (212) 592-7000 Stony Brook: Engineering Library, State University of New York (631) 632-7148 North Carolina Charlotte (704) 687-2241 Raleigh: D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University (919) 515-2935 North Dakota Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota (701) 777-4888 Ohio Akron - Summit County Public (330) 643-9075 Library Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Public Library of (513) 369-6932 Cleveland Public Library (216) 623-2870 Columbus: Ohio State University Libraries (614) 292-3022 Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University (937) 775-3521 Toledo/Lucas County Public Library (419) 259-5209 Oklahoma Stillwater: Oklahoma State University Center for International Trade Development (405) 744-7086 Oregon Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library, Lewis & Clark College (503) 768-6786 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, The Free Library of (215) 686-5331 Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of (412) 622-3138 University Park: Pattee Library, Pennsylvania State University (814) 865-7617 Puerto Rico Mayaquez General Library, University of Puerto Rico (787) 993-0000 Ext. 3244 Bayamon, Learning Resources Center, University of Puerto Rico (787) 786-5225 Rhode Island Providence Public Library (401) 455-8027 South Carolina Clemson University Libraries (864) 656-3024 South Dakota Rapid City: Devereaux Library, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (605) 394-1275 Tennessee Nashville: Stevenson Science Library, Vanderbilt University (615) 322-2717 Texas Austin: McKinney Engineering Library, University of Texas at Austin (512) 495-4500 College Station: West Campus Library, Texas A & M University (979) 845-2111 Dallas Public Library (214) 670-1468 Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice University (713) 348-5483 Lubbock: Texas Tech University (806) 742-2282 San Antonio Public Library (210) 207-2500 Utah Salt Lake City: Marriott Library, University of Utah (801) 581-8394 Vermont Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont (802) 656-2542 Virginia Richmond: James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University (804) 828-1101 Washington Seattle: Engineering Library, University of Washington (206) 543-0740 West Virginia Morgantown: Evansdale Library, West Virginia University (304) 293-4695 Ext. 5113 Wisconsin Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library, University of Wisconsin Madison (608) 262-6845 Milwaukee Public Library (414) 286-3051 Wyoming Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library (307) 777-7281