How to cite patents in AMA
To cite patents patents in a reference entry in AMA style 11st edition include the following elements:
- Inventor(s) name: Give the name of the inventor.
- Assignee(s) name: Give the name of the assignee.
- Title of patent: Describe the item if no title is given. Do not italicize.
- Patent number: Give the number assigned to the patent.
- Date of publication: Give the month day, and year of publication.
Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of patents patents in AMA style 11st edition:
Inventor(s) name, inventor; Assignee(s) name, assignee. Title of patent. No. Patent number. Date of publication.
Take a look at our reference list examples that demonstrate the AMA style guidelines in action:
Examples
A patent by one inventor
Blume AE, inventor; US Secretary of Army, assignee. Thermionic conversion of microwave energy to direct current. U.S. Patent No. 3,432,690A. August 31, 1966.
A patent by one inventor
Lang P, inventor; Imaging Therapeutics Inc, assignee. Methods and Devices for Quantitative Analysis of X-Ray Images. U.S. Patent No. 7,050,534. August 20, 2002.
This citation style guide is based on the AMA Manual of Style (11th edition).