To Full-Page Images: Direct access to the full-page image database is now permitted without first conducting a search on the full-text database. Such access is now possible by using a URL of the form:

http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=0nnnnnnn&idkey=NONE

or

http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=0nnnnnnn&idkey=NONE

where “nnnnnnn” is the seven-digit patent number (right-justified with leading zeroes). The first URL, to patimg1.uspto.gov, is used if the patent number’s last two (low-order) digits are in the range 00 to 49; the second URL, to patimg2.uspto.gov, is used if the patent number’s last two digits are in the range 50 to 99.
For example, “http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=01234501&idkey=NONE” would retrieve patent number 1,234,501;

“http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=01234567&idkey=NONE” would retrieve patent number 1,234,567.
When a patent image is retrieved by this method, clicking on the link showing an up-arrow “Full-Text” will no longer take the user to the full text page.

To the Full-Text of a Particular Patent: A special shortened URL format:

http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5123456

where the patent number “5123456″ may be replaced by any valid patent number within the database, has been established to enable users to more easily construct a URL for bookmarking or linking to the full-text of a single granted patent.

EP Espace: The shortened URL format:

http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=EP0966924

The URL will retreive the the patent number EP0966924. This patent number can be replaced by any valid patent/publication number.