Template:Cite patent

Usage

This template formats a citation for a patent.

Basic usage

{{cite patent
 |country= 
 |number= 
 |status= 
 |title= 
 |inventor-last= 
 |inventor-first= 
 |pubdate= 
 |gdate= 
 |url= 
 |access-date= 
}}

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

{{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
}}

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/. Retrieved 2025-10-26.

{{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
}}

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