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~~== Usage ==~~

~~This template formats a citation for a patent.~~

~~=== Basic usage ===~~

~~<pre>~~

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~~=== Parameters ===~~

* '''country''' - Country code (e.g., US, EP, WO)

* '''number''' - Patent number

* '''status''' - "patent" or "application"

* '''title''' - Patent title

* '''inventor-last''', '''inventor-first''' - Primary inventor's name

* '''inventor''' - Full inventor name (alternative)

* '''inventor2-last''', '''inventor2-first''' - Second inventor

* '''pubdate''' - Publication date

* '''gdate''' - Grant date (if applicable)

* '''date''' - General date (if pubdate not specified)

* '''url''' - URL to patent document

* '''access-date''' - Date the URL was accessed

~~=== Examples ===~~

~~<pre>~~

~~{{cite patent~~

~~|country=US~~

~~|number=11397329~~

~~|status=patent~~

~~|title=Varifocal liquid crystal lens in a head-mounted display~~

~~|inventor-last=Smith~~

~~|inventor-first=John~~

~~|pubdate=2022-07-26~~

~~|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US11397329B2/~~

~~|access-date=2025-10-26~~

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~~</pre>~~

Result: Smith, John. Varifocal liquid crystal lens in a head-mounted display. US patent 11397329, published 2022-07-26. [https://patents.google.com/patent/US11397329B2/ https://patents.google.com/patent/US11397329B2/]. Retrieved 2025-10-26.

~~<pre>~~

~~{{cite patent~~

~~|country=US~~

~~|number=20210132349~~

~~|status=application~~

~~|title=Optical system with curved quarter-wave plate~~

~~|pubdate=2021-05-06~~

~~|access-date=2025-10-26~~

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~~</pre>~~

~~Result: Optical system with curved quarter-wave plate. US application 20210132349, published 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2025-10-26.~~

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== Usage ==