Patent research, rethought
Find the line
that changes
the case.
An invention is more than a handful of keywords. IPtorch follows the technical idea through the patent record, reads the promising documents, and shows you the passage behind each conclusion.
A controller that predicts a thermal load and redirects waste heat through a secondary path.
ILLUSTRATIVE CLAIM FRAGMENT“The controller predicts a thermal load from sensor data and directs fluid through a recovery path.”
A different starting point
From question to evidence.
One connected investigation.
IPtorch breaks down the invention, explores equivalent language, searches its patent corpus and public registers, and reads the strongest references in full. The output is a source-linked claim map you can inspect, correct, and use.
Inside the search
Watch an investigation
come to life.
Run the illustrative search, follow a source passage, or jump directly to any stage.
Make the invention legible.
A description becomes components, functions, and relationships that can be searched and checked separately.
A thermal control system with controllable fluid paths, a predictive controller, and a sensor measuring load.
“A series of controllable fluid paths directs heat through the system in response to measured operating conditions.”
“...controllable fluid paths...”
PINPOINT PASSAGEThermal control system with predictive load routing
Sample document A / Sample document B
Claim 1.1 → Sample document A [0024]
“...controllable fluid paths...”
Unsigned draft. Check citations, procedure, and legal conclusions.
Illustrative example. The claim, document, and passage shown here are fictional. Real results link to their source documents and still require review.
The important part
Every conclusion has a way back to the source.
Click a claim element to follow the evidence. A real claim map includes the verbatim passage and its location in the patent.
“A series of controllable fluid paths directs heat through the system in response to measured operating conditions.”
What you take away
A working file, not a mystery score.
The same investigation can support analysis today and a filing-shaped draft later.
Prior art report
Ranked references, full-document reading, and a clear account of what each paper actually teaches.
READ THE REASONING ↗Claim map
Each limitation beside the verbatim passage, paragraph number, and document that may support it.
CHECK THE SOURCES ↗Filing-shaped draft
Unsigned work product and an organized evidence package for the selected office and procedure.
REVIEW THE DRAFT ↗Who we are
Built where search becomes a filing.
IPtorch grew out of preparing invalidity submissions for patent offices. Finding a plausible document was only the beginning. Someone still had to read it, map its teaching to the claim, and build a paper another person could check.
We built a system around that work. It can prepare evidence and unsigned drafts. A registered attorney or agent makes the legal judgment, signs, and submits.
One evidence base, several routes
The office changes.
The source trail stays.
Explore the instruments IPtorch can help prepare. Rules and deadlines depend on the office and matter.
01 / EUROPEEPO and European courts+
02 / GERMANYDPMA and federal court+
03 / UNITED STATESUSPTO and PTAB+
Drafts are unsigned and need professional review. Confirm current requirements, fees, and deadlines with the receiving office.
Keep the context
The research stays connected.
Register lookup
Resolve a patent number and see its family, file history, and public register record. EU registered designs are included.
Your library
Reopen earlier searches with their references and work product, without reconstructing the question months later.
Begin with the question
Make the patent record
answerable.
Bring an invention description, a PDF, or a patent number. IPtorch turns the search into evidence you can follow.
Start a searchIPtorch is not a law firm and does not file on your behalf. This search is not legal advice, a clearance search, a freedom-to-operate opinion, or a patentability opinion. No search covers everything. Review every citation before relying on it.