JC
1 First…Look at the product and product package (and advertisements). Typically, a patent-pending product will carry the “patent pending” or “patent applied for” label.
2 Go to USPTO home page…In the PATENTS box roll your mouseBall down and “clik” Search…when NEW PAGE* opens roll your eyeBalls down to Full Text Patent Applications. Also chek Full Text Patents (since the patent application might have been granted. Alternatively, you can search both simultaneously on FreePatentsOnLine.
3 Understand that a patent application is not public until 18 months following its effective filing date (e.g., PPA filing date…or, if no PPA, the NPA filing date.
4 To search for the product, info needed would be search terms that relate to the key structural feature associated with purpose or function (trap mouse vermin scent cheese bait finger pain cursewords…etc). TIP: When you get some interesting hits, look at document header for original patent classification {usually listed as a Class/Subclass such as 43/58. Use this as a search term…also go back to *NEW PAGE and click on Manual of Classification. Follow your instincts. Write if you get caught in a trap.

Try the search button up on right side and you will find LOADS of information…….like this……..

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