PatentRef

Data version 20261103.2, as of 2026-11-06. Free beta.

One patent by its number

The record of US 10905426: its title, grant date and type, its assignee and its inventors.

The request

curl -s -G -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://patentref.io/api/v1/patent/ \
  --data-urlencode 'q={"patent_id":"10905426"}' \
  --data-urlencode 'f=["patent_id","patent_title","patent_date","patent_type","assignees.assignee_organization","inventors.inventor_name_first","inventors.inventor_name_last"]'

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The answer

Status 200, X-Data-Version 20261103.2

{
  "error": false,
  "count": 1,
  "total_hits": 1,
  "patents": [
    {
      "patent_id": "10905426",
      "patent_title": "Detachable motor powered surgical instrument",
      "patent_type": "utility",
      "patent_date": "2021-02-02",
      "assignees": [
        {
          "assignee_organization": "Ethicon, Inc."
        }
      ],
      "inventors": [
        {
          "inventor_name_first": "Kyle P.",
          "inventor_name_last": "Moore"
        },
        {
          "inventor_name_first": "Frederick E.",
          "inventor_name_last": "Shelton, IV"
        },
        {
          "inventor_name_first": "William B.",
          "inventor_name_last": "Weisenburgh, II"
        },
        {
          "inventor_name_first": "Jerome R.",
          "inventor_name_last": "Morgan"
        },
        {
          "inventor_name_first": "Mark H.",
          "inventor_name_last": "Ransick"
        },
        {
          "inventor_name_first": "Eugene L.",
          "inventor_name_last": "Timperman"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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