In message <000601c01386$96c34960$5bf10018@wwck1.ri.home.com>, Suzanne
Elsoffer <elsoffer@home.com> writes
>Freya,
>That number refers to a Research Disclosure and they can be found in
>Derwent's DWPI database. A research disclosure is a defensive publication
>disclosing information that the discloser does not wish (or cannot) to
>patent. I think they date back to at least 1972-3 time frame and are a
>popular way to publish technical information to retain use rights without
>patenting.
>
>Suzanne Elsoffer
>
>
>
The first three digits refer to the volume number of the journal . The
whole number is printed at the top of the article, except that Derwents
(from whom this number presumably derives) add a zero in the fourth
position for numbers less than 100. Therefore, in this case you should
order Research Disclosure volume 179, number 17925. The British Library
Patent Express Service can almost certainly supply it.
-- Chris Torrero
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