R&D teams
Prior art scans
Favorable to scraping
Export patent names, abstracts, inventors, and assignees for a topic shortlist before a specialist reviews the most relevant claims and citations manually.
Search Engine$50Free
Google Patents Scraper for CSV Export
This Google Patents scraper turns a keyword search into a structured CSV for patent discovery, competitive research, and invention monitoring. Import the template into the UScraper local desktop app, run the bundled navigate-wait-export loop, and export patent names, patent numbers, detail links, countries, PDF URLs, inventors, assignees, history, and abstracts without building a crawler or paying for a patent search API.
Output
CSV
Columns
10
Pagination
Guarded loop
Waits
Built in
Template
Free
At a glance
Export patent results without rebuilding the search by hand
Google Patents is useful for public patent discovery, but its browser interface is not designed for repeated spreadsheet exports. This template gives researchers a no-code Google Patents extractor that behaves like a normal browser session: navigate to a search URL, wait for web components to render, collect rows, follow pagination when it is safe, and stop cleanly when there is no new page.
Patent search rows in spreadsheet form
Export the keyword, title, patent number, detail URL, jurisdiction, PDF link, inventor or holder text, assignee, event history, and abstract into fixed CSV columns.
Pagination that avoids infinite loops
The graph stores visited URLs and only moves forward when Google Patents exposes a distinct Next URL, which prevents a stalled page from appending the same results forever.
Detail-page enrichment
Search results provide the patent number; the template uses that number to read the patent detail page for PDF, organization, country, history, and abstract fields.
Local desktop app custody
The browser automation runs on your machine and the CSV lands in the save folder you configure. Nothing in the stock workflow uploads the export to UScraper.
Who this is for
Teams that need patent search data in CSV
Competitive intelligence teams
Technology monitoring
Favorable to scraping
Track organizations, patent numbers, countries, and publication history for recurring areas such as additive manufacturing, battery materials, or medical devices.
Data operations teams
Workflow prototyping
Favorable to scraping
Use the block graph as a no-code starting point when you need to scrape Google Patents for small, auditable batches before investing in a licensed database pipeline.
How to use
Run the Google Patents scraper
1
Download and import
Download the hosted JSON template from this page, import it into UScraper, and open the graph before running your first query.
2
Set the patent query
Replace the sample 3D printing search URL with your approved Google Patents query. Start narrow so you can inspect the first CSV before scaling.
3
Review the export path
Structured Export writes google_patents_scraper_v4.csv with headers and append mode enabled. Change the save folder if your team stores patent files in a shared workspace.
4
Run the browser flow
UScraper navigates, waits for page load, waits for search-result-item rows, exports data, checks for a Next marker, navigates, waits again, sleeps briefly, and loops.
5
Open the CSV
Spot-check patent numbers, detail links, and abstract text before moving the file into Excel, Sheets, a research database, or an internal review queue.
Automation path inside the template
- 1
Navigate
Open the configured Google Patents search URL with
num=100for the selected keyword. - 2
Wait and export
Wait for result web components, then append one structured CSV row for each rendered patent result.
- 3
Detect Next
Inject a small guard script that marks the next page only when it is real, enabled, and unvisited.
- 4
Loop or end
Navigate to the next URL, wait, pause for two seconds, and continue exporting until no safe Next URL remains.
Output preview
What the patent CSV includes
The export is designed for screening and triage. Some detail fields depend on what the patent page exposes, so blanks should be treated as review cues rather than automatic evidence that a value does not exist.
| keyword | patent_name | patent_number | country_or_area | organization | patent_abstract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D printing | Additive manufacturing apparatus and method | US10234567B2 | US | Example Robotics Inc. | A system for forming three-dimensional objects using controlled material deposition. |
| 3D printing | Powder bed fusion control process | EP3456789A1 | EP, US | Sample Materials GmbH | Techniques for regulating thermal zones during powder bed additive manufacturing. |
| 3D printing | Biocompatible printed scaffold | WO2020123456A1 | WO | Research University | A printed scaffold composition for supporting tissue growth in medical applications. |
google_patents_scraper_v4.csvColumn
keyword
Search term parsed from the Google Patents URL.
Column
patent_name
Visible title from the result row.
Column
detail_link
Constructed Google Patents detail URL from the patent number.
Column
country_or_area
Country or region code from the result and detail page.
Column
patent_number
Detected publication or patent identifier.
Column
PDF URL when the detail page exposes one.
Column
patent_holder
Inventor or holder names collected from the detail page.
Column
organization
Original or current assignee values.
Column
history
Timeline events or key filing, publication, priority, and grant dates.
Column
patent_abstract
Abstract text from the patent detail page or result snippet.
Sample rows
1 of many
| keyword | patent_name | detail_link | country_or_area | patent_number | patent_holder | organization | history | patent_abstract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D printing | Additive manufacturing apparatus and method | US | US10234567B2 | A. Inventor; B. Researcher | Example Robotics Inc. | Priority 2017-04-11 - Filed 2018-03-02 - Granted 2021-06-15 | A system for forming three-dimensional objects using controlled material deposition. |
Headers included - detail links and PDF URLs are written as plain text columns
Related workflows
Extend your patent and search research stack
Pair this template with the Google Scholar Scraper when patent discovery leads into academic literature, the Google Search Scraper for broader web results, and the Google SERP Scraper for search result monitoring. Browse the full UScraper template library or install the local desktop app from uscraper.io/download.
Frequently asked questions
Google Patents exposes public patent search pages, but automated collection can still be affected by Google terms, database rights, publication rights, robots guidance, and local law. Keep runs modest, avoid bypassing access controls, and get legal review before redistributing or selling exported patent datasets.
Before you run
Practical limits to plan around
Run small batches first, avoid parallel runs, and pause if Google shows verification or unusual traffic warnings. The workflow is built for measured research exports, not high-volume harvesting.
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What's Included
- Template JSON file ready to import
- Pre-configured scraping nodes
- Works with UScraper desktop app
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