DIY on Google Patents
Freeplus your time
- Turnaround
- Hours to days of your time
- What's searched
- Whatever keywords you try
- What you get
- A list of results to read yourself
First-look prior-art report
Is your invention already patented?
Get the 10 closest patents to your idea, compared feature by feature with verbatim quotes, in a PDF within 24 hours.
- $99 one-time
- PDF in 24 hours
- Full refund if we can't deliver
A first look, not a legal opinion or a freedom-to-operate search. What that means.
- DisclosedF2 · Hinged trough (16) disclosed word for word in US-11950581-B1
- PartialF3 · Push-button valve (20) partly described in 3 of the 10 references
What you get for $99
Plain-English summary
What the closest patents cover and where yours may differ.
The 10 closest references
With dates, assignee, patent classes and a Google Patents link.
A feature-by-feature chart
Each reference marked disclosed, partial or not found for each of your features.
Verified quotes
Every match quotes the patent text, and we check each quote.
Feature matrixTop 5 of 10
| Reference | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-11950581-B1 | Not found | Disclosed | Not found | Not found |
| US-6101974-A | Not found | Not found | Partial | Not found |
| US-7490577-B2 | Not found | Partial | Not found | Not found |
| US-11439122-B1 | Not found | Not found | Partial | Not found |
| US-2026248101-A1 | Not found | Not found | Not found | Partial |
F2 · quote verified · US-11950581-B1“one end of the water bottle component being pivotally connected to the drinking water basin”
How it works
Describe your invention
A title and a short paragraph in plain language.
Step 1 · YouWe search 9.7M patent families
US and WO publications since 2000.
Step 2 · AutomatedYou get the chart
The 10 closest, compared feature by feature, in a PDF by email.
Step 3 · Within 24 hours
Who it's for
A good fit if you're…
- A solo inventorabout to pay for a patent search or filing.
- An Etsy or Amazon makerabout to order tooling or inventory.
- An early-stage founderpreparing a provisional filing or pitch.
Not the right tool if you need…
- A legal opinion.We don't assess patentability, validity or infringement. A registered patent attorney or agent can.
- A freedom-to-operate answer.Whether a product infringes a live patent is a question for an attorney.
- An exhaustive search.We cover US and WO publications since 2000, in English. No older patents or non-patent literature.
- Proof your idea is new.No search finds everything. Finding nothing close doesn't mean your invention is new or patentable.
Pricing
First-look report
$99one-time, per invention
- Turnaround
- PDF within 24 hours, or a full refund
- What's searched
- 9.7M US and WO patent families since 2000
- What you get
- 10 closest references, feature chart with checked quotes, plain-English summary
Patent attorney search
~$1,500typical; often $500–$3,000
- Turnaround
- Days to weeks
- What's searched
- Can include worldwide patents and non-patent literature
- What you get
- A professional search, plus a legal opinion if you pay for one
Price ranges: Ipiry. Prices vary by provider.
FAQ
Is this legal advice?
No. It is an automated informational search. It does not say whether your invention is patentable, valid, or free to use, and there is no attorney-client relationship.
Will it find everything?
No search can. We search US and WO patent publications since 2000 in English. Anything outside that, or described in very different words, may be missed. In our own tests, the closest known patent appeared in the final top 3 for 10 of 10 easy descriptions, but a harder test (patents cited by examiners) found only about 22% of the known prior art in the first 100 results.
What do I get?
A PDF with a plain-English summary, a feature-by-feature chart of the closest references, links to each patent, and verbatim quotes. The first page repeats the disclaimer. See the sample.
How do you check the AI's claims?
For every feature marked as disclosed, the model must quote the patent text. We string-match each quote against the source; if it doesn't match, it is downgraded and flagged “unverified” in the report.
What if you can't deliver?
You get a full automatic refund if the report is not delivered within 24 hours or fails our quality checks. See Refund Policy.
Is my idea safe with you?
We don't publish it, don't train on it, and delete it after 30 days. Descriptions are processed by an AI provider under its paid-tier terms.
Do I still need a patent attorney?
If you plan to file, yes, a registered patent attorney or agent can give the opinion we can't. This report helps you decide whether it's worth the conversation.
Check my invention
$99 one report
PDF within 24 hours
- The 10 closest references, with links
- Feature-by-feature chart with verbatim quotes
- Plain-English summary
- Full refund if we can't deliver within 24 hours or the report fails our quality checks
Our privacy promise
- No AI training. Your invention is never used to train models. We use AI providers' paid API tiers, which state that content is not used to improve their products.
- Deleted after 30 days. Your description and report are deleted 30 days after delivery.
- Never published. We never publish or share your description. Nothing about your invention goes on this website.
See the full Privacy Policy. (Draft text; pending legal review.)
Publicly disclosing an invention before filing can affect your patent rights in many countries, so keep your idea private until you've taken advice.