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Annoying Patent WebsitesHelpful Member! 

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Henneshoe (Electrical)
9 Sep 08 4:07
This morning I did a Google search on voltage translation and the first 2 pages were patent websites.  As far as I am concerned these sites are of no value, and really annoying.  However, they must be pretty good at search engine optimization.  Has anyone else noticed the increase in these sites?  Does anyone know of a search engine that produces better results when it comes to technical queries?

Maybe I just need to make sure I finish my coffee before preforming any web searches.   
Pressed (Mechanical)
9 Sep 08 4:47
If you use Firefox, use customizegoogle addon.  It allows you to exclude websites (domain, sub-domain or page) from being displayed prominently in google search results.  You designate those sites you don't want to show up and they will be ghosted in future results page.  

Works well with the addon googlepreview as there will be no preview for those unwanted sites and are easy to ignore.

Of course, you can always try to add -patent to your query.
 

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Henneshoe (Electrical)
9 Sep 08 9:00
Thanks for the suggestions.  I will try that addon.  While looking for a new search engine, I found this custom Google search.  It filters out everything but electronics websites.  It works pretty good for me, maybe there is one for your field of choice.

http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008025758855854363206%3Avj5gqb1c5ms
Baldy217 (Mechanical)
9 Sep 08 9:10
While doing a search, just add " -patent "
KENAT (Mechanical)
22 Oct 08 16:13
"Annoying Patent Websites"

Isn't the annoying redundant, I haven't come across another kind.

The -patent works well for me.

KENAT,

Have you reminded yourself of FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum Policies recently, or taken a look at http://eng-tips.com/market.cfm?

JStephen (Mechanical)
22 Oct 08 17:13
The other annoyance is websites with list of vendors or suppliers.  So if you're looking for Acme Anvils, you'll find a half-dozen listings of Anvilsandotherstuff.com type places that just list other websites, with no useful content.
Helpful Member!  swearingen (Civil/Environmental)
27 Oct 08 12:27
And of course, if you just want to have fun with a patent website, check this one out:

http://www.patentlysilly.com/


If you "heard" it on the internet, it's guilty until proven innocent. - DCS

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Henneshoe (Electrical)
27 Oct 08 13:35
Star for you, swearingen.  That site is great.
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