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This tour will step you through the basics of finding land patent images on our website.
 

1. The tour begins with a basic query on our search page. We select a State from the list and type in the name of the person we are looking for.
 
Then we click the Search button...
 
        
Search Page Basic Tab
 
 

2. ...and after a short wait...
 
 
Please Wait Page
 
 

3. ...our search results are displayed.
 
We click on the Patentee Name (SMITH, JOHN) to see the patent details.
 
 
Results List
 
 

4. The Patent Description tab is displayed.
 
We click on the Document Image tab.
 
 
Patent Description Tab
 
 

5. The Document Image tab is displayed.
 
We click the Small GIF button.
 
 
Document Image Tab
 
 

6. The patent image is retrieved from storage and displayed.
 
 
Patent Image
 
 

 
 
This is the end of the tour. Click here to try a search now, or select one of the options below for more help.

 
 
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   Quick Help     
Search pages and pages showing data from our database have a question mark icon at the top of the page. The question mark indicates that the page has Quick Help. Clicking the name of a field or column on a page with quick help will display brief, targeted information.
 
   

 
 
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