`get_patent`

Pack: patents · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/patents/mcp

Fetch a single USPTO patent application/grant by application number (e.g., “16/123,456” or “16123456”). Returns full metadata: title, inventors, classifications, status, prosecution events.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`number`	string	yes	Application number (digits only or with slashes). Examples: “16123456”, “16/123,456”.
`_apiKey`	string	no	USPTO ODP API key. Get free at https://data.uspto.gov/myodp.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "number": "7654321"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/patents/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_patent","arguments":{"number":"7654321"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_patent', {
  "number": "7654321"
});

Response shape

Always returns: patent_number, title, abstract, date, type, inventors, assignee_organization

Field	Type	Description
`patent_number`	string	Patent number
`title`	string	Patent title
`abstract`	string \| null	Patent abstract or null
`date`	string \| null	Patent filing date or null
`type`	string \| null	Patent type or null
`inventors`	array	List of inventors with details
`assignee_organization`	string \| null	Assignee organization name or null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "patent_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Patent number"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Patent title"
    },
    "abstract": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Patent abstract or null"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Patent filing date or null"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Patent type or null"
    },
    "inventors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of inventors with details",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "first_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor first name or null"
          },
          "last_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor last name or null"
          },
          "city": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor city or null"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor state or null"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "assignee_organization": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Assignee organization name or null"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "patent_number",
    "title",
    "abstract",
    "date",
    "type",
    "inventors",
    "assignee_organization"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patents": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/patents/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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