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APA Citation Style 7th Ed. (other styles too)

 

Inventor Year Patent Issued Patent Title & Number Office URL
Bolton, O., Jr.  (1895). Electrical bicycle (U.S. Patent No. 552,271). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://patents.google.com/patent/US552271A/en

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Patents

  • US patent 
 Lim, J.N.L., Lee, K.K., & Tan, W.S. (2012). Improved cultivation methods for orchids (U.S. Patent No. 8,946,620). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://patents.goole.com/patent/US8946620

 

  • International patent
 Wang, R., Neoh, K.G, Chiong, E., Kang, E.T., & Tambyah, P.A. (2014). Surface modification (W.O. Patent No. 2014/204407). World Intellectual Property Organization. http://pctnationalphaser.com/PCT_Patent_Application/522014 /PCTSG201400291

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