Patent API Reference

The Patent API allows an organization/agency to create, update or search for patent records.

The following changes were made to Version 3 (v3):

Renamed attribute ‘patentDocketNum’ to ‘patentDocketNumber’ in patent response data object.

The following changes were made to Version 2 (v2):

Renamed attribute ‘confLicenseReceiptDate’ to ‘confLicenseAcceptDate’ in patent response data object.
Renamed attribute ‘govtSuppClauseReceiptDate’ to ‘govtSuppClauseAcceptDate’ in patent response data object.
Added ‘id’ attribute to invention response for ‘inventor’, ‘fundingAgreement’, and ‘parents’ JSON objects.

Note:

Create Patent, Version 1 (v1) will no longer be supported after July 18th, 2025.
Create Patent, Version 2 (v2) will no longer be supported after May 29th, 2026.

Create Patent, v3

The Create Patent API endpoint allows an organization/agency to create a Patent Report in the iEdison system. Refer to Appendix B for samples of requests and responses.

Endpoint URI

Below is the latest version 3 endpoint for the Create Patent resource. It is recommended to use the latest version of the

POST /iedison/api/v3/patents/create

Request Parameters

The request has the following elements:

Headers: These are the request headers such as Accept or Content-Type. The Accept header defines the expected response format when the API returns the response. The Accept header is required for all requests.

Body: The body contains the data that will be submitted as the POST request. When submitting a form, the format data and file content are sent in the body of the request.

The table below provides the explanation of the Create Patent request header and body parameters that are expected by the iEdison API.

Request Parameter	Description	Required	Data Type	Version	In
accept	Specifies the response format that is expected. Set to “application/json”.	Yes	String	v1+	header
patentRequest	The JSON object that contains attributes used in the request. Refer to the table below for a description of the attributes.	Yes	String	v1+	form-data
confirmatoryLicense	The Confirmatory License document file for the Patent record. The following file types are allowed: CSV, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PDF, DOCX, DOC, TIFF, TIF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, and RTF. The maximum file size is 50MB.	No	Binary Attachment	v1+	form-data
governmentSupportClause	The Government Support Clause document file for the Patent record. The following file types are allowed: CSV, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PDF, DOCX, DOC, TIFF, TIF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, and RTF. The maximum file size is 50MB.	No	Binary Attachment	v1+	form-data

The table below lists the attributes that will be included in the patentRequest parameter when creating a patent report. The attributes are included in the JSON object as part of the patentRequest form-data text element.

JSON Attribute Name	Description	Required	Data Type	Length	Version
inventionReportNumber	Automatically generated by iEdison for an Invention Report after data has been submitted, checked for errors, and verified.	Yes	String	25	v1+
granteeOrganizationName	The name of the organization established at registration.	No	String	100	v1+
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is an internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	No	Integer	30	v1+
patentStatus	Indicates the status of the Patent. Refer to Section 12.13 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String	255	v1+
patentTitle	The exact title of the U.S. Patent or Patent application as submitted by the Institution to iEdison or to the USPTO.	Yes	String	255	v1+
patentApplicationType	Patent Application Type of a record. Refer to Section 12.10 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String	255	v1+
confirmatoryLicenseExcutionDate	The date when the Confirmatory License was executed for the Patent. This is required when the confirmatoryLicense document is provided in form-data.	Conditional	String	10	v1+
nonProvisionalPatentApplication	The Non-provisional Patent Application number and date object. This is required only when ORD, DIV, CON, CIP is used for patentApplicationType.	Conditional	JSON Object		v1+
nonProvisionalApplicationNumber	The Non-provisional Patent Application Number field is for the non-provisional Patent application.	Yes	String	18	v1+
nonProvisionalApplicationDate	This field is used for the filing date of the non-provisional Patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String	10	v1+
issuedApplicationNumber	The unique identifier of a Patent.	No	String	50	v1+
issuedApplicationDate	The date the Patent number was issued. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
expirationDate	Estimated date of Patent expiration. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
provisionalPatentApplication	The Non-provisional Patent Application number and date object. This is required only when PROV is used for patentApplicationType.	Conditional	JSON Object		v1+
provisionalApplicationNumber	The unique identifier for a provisional Patent application created upon filing at the USPTO.	Yes	String	10	v1+
provisionalApplicationDate	Used for the filing date of the U.S. provisional Patent application with the USPTO. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String	10	v1+
pctPatentApplication	The Non-provisional Patent Application number and date object. This is required only when PCT is used for patentApplicationType.	Conditional	JSON Object		v1+
pctApplicationNumber	(Patent Cooperation Treaty) number is used to uniquely identify a PCT type Patent application.	Yes	String	10	v1+
pctApplicationDate	This field is used for the filing date of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application provided by the World Manufacturer Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String	10	v1+
parentPatents		No	Array [JSON Object]		v1+
inventionReportNumber	The unique Invention Report Number for the parent Patent.	No	String	25	v1+
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is an internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	No	String	30	v1+
inventors	List of Inventors	Yes	Array [JSON Object]		v1+
firstName	First name of the inventor.	Yes	String	80	v1+
lastName	Last name of the inventor.	Yes	String	80	v1+
middleInitial	Middle name or first initial of the inventor.	No	String	30	v1+
fedEmployee	Is the inventor a federal employee? true = federal employee, false = not a federal employee (default)	No	Boolean		v1+
fedAgency	If the inventor is a federal employee, the agency the inventor works for. Click here for a list of valid abbreviations.	No	String	80	v1+
foreignFilings	Patent Foreign Filing	No	Array [JSON Object]		v1+
	The countryName and filingDate do not have to be unique. Users can enter Foreign Filings from the same country on the same date.
countryName	The country name of the foreign filing. The country name does not have to be unique. Refer to Section 12.4 for a list of valid country Name values.	Yes	String	15	v1+
status	The foreign filing status for the Patent. Refer to Section 12.6 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String		v1+
filingDate	The date that the foreign Patent was issued. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String	10	v1+
explanatoryNotes	Explanatory notes are used to note information about the report.	No	JSON Object		v1+
note	Explanatory notes are be used to note information about an Invention Report or Patent Report. Explanatory notes should not be used for data that is provided by other iEdison data fields.	Yes	String	500	v1+
governmentNotes	Notes written by the agency regarding the report. If organization client provides value(s) for this list field, the system will ignore them.	No	JSON Object		v1+
note	Government Notes are used to note information about an Invention Report or Patent Report by federal users who have access to view the record.	Yes	String	500	v1+

Response Parameters

When the request is processed and the patent report is successfully created, the Create Patent API endpoint returns a patentResponse data object. The attributes of this object are described in Section 8.4.

Update Patent, v3

The Update Patent API endpoint allows an organization/agency to update an existing Patent Report in the iEdison system. Refer to Appendix B for samples of requests and responses.

When updating Foreign Filings, the request must contain the complete list of countries. The system will update by removing the old list and replacing it with the new list.

See the table below for examples:

If there is an existing Foreign Filing in the Patent record	Submit and update request with the following Foreign Filing(s)	Result in iEdison
Country A	Country A, Country B	Delete Country A from the Foreign Filing list and add Country A and Country B to the Foreign Filing list.
Country A	None	Delete Country A from the Foreign Filing list and no country is added to the Foreign Filing list.
None	Country A, Country B	Add Country A and Country B to the Foreign Filing list.
None	None	No updates or changes.

Endpoint URI

This is an example of the endpoint for the Update Patent resource.

POST /iedison/api/v3/patents/update

Request Parameters

The request has the following elements:

Body: The body contains the data that will be submitted as the POST request. When submitting a form, the format data and file content are sent in the body of the request.

The table below provides the description of the Update Patent request header and body parameters that are expected by the iEdison API.

Request Parameter	Description	Required	Data Type	Version	In
accept	Specifies the response format that is expected. Set to “application/json”.	Yes	String	v1+	header
patentRequest	The JSON object that contains attributes used in the request. Refer to the table below for a description of the attributes.	Yes	String	v1+	form-data
confirmatoryLicense	The Confirmatory License document file for the Patent record. The following file types are allowed: CSV, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PDF, DOCX, DOC, TIFF, TIF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, and RTF. The maximum file size is 50MB.	No	Binary Attachment	v1+	form-data
governmentSupportClause	The Government Support Clause document file for the Patent record. The following file types are allowed: CSV, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PDF, DOCX, DOC, TIFF, TIF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, and RTF. The maximum file size is 50MB.	No	Binary Attachment	v1+	form-data

The table below lists the attributes that will be included in the patentRequest parameter when updating a Patent Report. The attributes are included in the JSON object as part of the patentRequest form-data text element.

The system updates the government clause file if it is provided during the update operation. If the government clause file is not provided during the update operation, the system checks for the presence of a government clause file uploaded in previous operations. If a government clause file is not present, the system will not perform an update operation and returns an error.

JSON Attribute Name	Description	Required	Data Type	Length	Version
inventionReportNumber	Automatically generated by iEdison for an Invention Report after data has been submitted, checked for errors, and verified.	Yes	String	100	v1+
granteeOrganizationName	The name of the organization established at registration. The system is no longer using this field.	No	String	100	v1+
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is an internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	No	String	30	v1+
patentStatus	Indicates the status of the Patent. Refer to Section 12.13 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String	255	v1+
patentTitle	The exact title of the U.S. Patent or Patent application as submitted by the Institution to iEdison or to the USPTO.	Yes	String		v1+
patentApplicationType	Patent Application Type of a record. Refer to Section 12.10 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String		v1+
pctPatentApplication		Conditional	JSON Object		v1+
pctAppNum	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) number is used to uniquely identify a PCT type Patent application.	Yes	String		v1+
pctAppDate	This field is used for the filing date of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String		v1+
provisionalPatentApplication		Conditional	JSON Object		v1+
provisionalAppNum	The unique identifier a provisional Patent application created upon filing at the USPTO.	Yes	String		v1+
provisionalAppDate	This field is used for the filing date of the U.S. provisional Patent application with the USPTO. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String		v1+
nonProvisionalPatentApplication		Conditional	JSON Object		v1+
nonProvisionalApplicationNumber	The Non-provisional Patent Application Number field is for the non-provisional Patent application.	Yes	String	10	v1+
nonProvisionalApplicationNumber	The Non-provisional Patent Application Number field is for the non-provisional Patent application.	Yes	String	10	v1+
nonProvisionalApplicationDate	This field is used for the filing date of the non-provisional Patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Format: MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	String	10	v1+
issuedApplicationNumber	The unique identifier of a Patent.	No	String	50	v1+
issuedApplicationDate	The date the Patent number was issued. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
expirationDate	Estimated date of Patent expiration. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
parentPatents	Parent Patent	No	Array [JSON Object]		v1+
inventionReportNumber	Automatically generated by iEdison for an Invention Report after data has been submitted, checked for errors, and verified.	No	String	100	v1+
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is an internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	No	String	30	v1+
inventors	List of Inventors	Yes	Array [JSON Object]		v1+
firstName	First name of the inventor.	Yes	String	80	v1+
lastName	Last name of the inventor.	Yes	String	80	v1+
middleInitial	Middle name or first initial of the inventor.	No	String	30	v1+
fedEmployee	Is the inventor a federal employee? true = federal employee, false = not a federal employee (default)	No	Boolean		v1+
fedAgency	If the inventor is a federal employee, the agency the inventor works for. Click here for a list of valid abbreviations.	No	String	80	v1+
foreignFilings	Patent Foreign Filing	No	JSON Object		v1+
	The countryName and filingDate do not have to be unique. Users can enter Foreign Filings from the same country on the same date. When updating foreign filings, the request must contain the complete list of countries. The system will update by removing the old list and replacing it with the new list.
countryName	The country name of the foreign filing. The country name does not have to be unique. Refer to Section 12.4 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String	15	v1+
status	The foreign filing status for the Patent. Refer to Section 12.13 for a list of valid values.	Yes	String		v1+
filingDate	The date that the foreign Patent was issued. Format: MM/DD/YYY	Yes	String	10	v1+
explanatoryNotes	Explanatory notes are used to note information about the report.	No	JSON Object		v1+
note	Explanatory notes are be used to note information about an Invention Report or Patent Report. Explanatory notes should not be used for data that is provided by other iEdison data fields.	Yes	String	500	v1+
governmentNotes	Notes written by the agency regarding the report. If organization client provides value(s) for this list field, the system will ignore them.	No	JSON Object		v1+
note	Government Notes are used to note information about an Invention Report or Patent Report by federal users who have access to view the record.	Yes	String	500	v1+

Response Parameters

When the request is processed and the patent report is successfully updated, the Update Patent API endpoint returns a patentResponse data object. The attributes of this object are described in Section 8.4.

Search Patent, v3

The Search Patent API allows users to specify any combination of the attributes to search for existing Patent Reports. The search criteria are applied using an “AND” operation across the various attributes specified in the JSON request. For example, if the patent search has a Patent Docket Number and Primary Agency, the search results include all the searches that match both the Patent Docket Number and the Primary Agency. Refer to Appendix B for samples of requests and responses.

Endpoint URI

This is an example of the endpoint for the Search Patent resource.

POST /iedison/api/v3/patents/search

Request Parameters

The request has the following elements:

Body: The body contains the data that will be submitted as the POST request. When submitting a form, the format data and file content are sent in the body of the request.

The table below provides the explanation of the Search Patent request header and body parameters that are expected by the iEdison API.

Request Parameter	Description	Data Type	Version	In
accept	Specifies the response format that is expected. Set to “application/json”.	String	v1+	header
patentSearchCriteria	The JSON object that contains attributes used in the request. Refer to the table below for a description of the attributes.	String	v1+

The table below shows the parameters that will be included in the JSON body only one time during the processing of Search Patents Request.

The table below lists the attributes that will be included in the patentSearchCriteria parameter when searching for a Patent Report. The attributes are included in the JSON object as part of the patentSearchCriteria form-data text element.

JSON Attribute Name	Description	Required	Data Type	Length	Version
limit	Total number of records to be retrieved per page. This field must be a number. Max Value = 100, Default = 20	No	Integer		v1+
offset	Indicates the page index. Default = 0 if user does not provide any offset in the request	No	Integer		v1+
inventionReportNumber	Automatically generated by iEdison for an Invention Report after data has been submitted, checked for errors, and verified.	No	String	100	v1+
inventionDocketNumber	An internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Invention(s).	No	String	30	v1+
inventionReportDateFrom	The From Date that the inventor disclosed the subject Invention in writing to the recipient institution. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
inventionReportDateTo	The To Date that the inventor disclosed the subject Invention in writing to the recipient institution. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
inventionTitle	The title of the Invention as it appears in the grantee/contractor’s employee’s Invention Report.	No	String	255	v1+
primaryAgency	The Primary Agency designated for each Invention Report in iEdison. Click here for a list of valid abbreviations.	No	String	1	v1+
titleElectionStatus	The status of the title to rights in the reported Invention. Refer to Section 12.15 for a list of valid values.	No	Array [String]	50	v1+
granteeOrganizationName	The name of the organization established at registration.	No	String	100	v1+
grantContractNumber	The grant or contract number as specified by the agency. The format is defined by the agency.	No	String	50	v1+
patentApplicationType	The Patent Application Type of a record. Refer to Section 12.10 for a list of valid values.	No	String	25	v1+
patentStatus	Indicates the status of the Patent. Refer to Section 12.7 for a list of valid values.	No	String	50	v1+
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is an internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	No	String	30	v1+
patentFilingDateFrom	The ‘starting from’ search date against the PCT, Provisional, Non-Provisional Patent application filing date. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
patentFilingDateTo	The ‘up to’ search date against the PCT, Provisional, Non-Provisional Patent application filing date. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
patentTitle	The exact title of the U.S. Patent or Patent application as submitted by the Institution to iEdison or to the USPTO.	No	String	50	v1+
inventorFirstName	The first name of the inventor.	No	String	50	v1+
inventorLastName	The last name of the inventor.	No	String	50	v1+
lastUpdatedFrom	The ‘start from’ search date against the Patent last updated date. Will use the last updated date for the invention, but if that is null, then the created date will be used. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+
lastUpdatedTo	The ‘up to’ search date against the Patent last updated date. Format: MM/DD/YYYY	No	String	10	v1+

Response Parameters

When the request is processed, the Search Invention API endpoint returns a list of inventions that match the search criteria in the patentResponse data object. The attributes of this object are described in Section 8.4.

JSON Attribute Name	Description	Data Type	Version
totalRecords	The total number of records for the search.	Number	v1+
limit	The limit entered by the user while making the request, i.e., total number of records the user wants to retrieve per page.	Number	v1+
offset	The page index specified by the user. Default offset starts with 0 if user does not provide any offset in the request.	Number	v1+
patents	A list of patent records which contains the patentResponse data object.	Array [JSON Object]	v1+

patentResponse Data Object

The create, update, and search Patent API shares the same patentResponse data object. The JSON attributes are described in the table below.

Response Parameter	Description	Data Type	Version
id	System generated sequence number used for ID of the Patent	Integer	v1+
patentDocketNum	The Patent Docket Number is the internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s). This field is supported in version 1 and version 2 only. This attribute is replaced with patentDocketNumber in version 3.	String	v1, v2
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is the internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	String	v3
inventionReportNumber	The unique Invention Report Number which identifies the Invention record in iEdison that the Patent is associated with.	String	v1+
issuedApplicationNumber	The Patent number provided by USPTO when the Patent is issued.	String	v1+
issuedApplicationDate	The date the Patent number was issued.	String	v1+
pctAppNum	The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) number is used to uniquely identify a PCT type Patent application.	String	v1+
pctAppDate	The filing date of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application.	String	v1+
provisionalAppNum	The unique identifier a provisional Patent application created upon filing at the USPTO.	String	v1+
provisionalAppDate	The filing date of the U.S. provisional Patent application with the USPTO.	String	v1+
nonProvisionalAppNum	The Non-provisional Patent Application Number field is for the non-provisional Patent application.	String	v1+
nonProvisionalAppDate	The filing date of the non-provisional Patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)	String	v1+
patentApplicationType	The Patent Application Type of a record. Refer to Section 12.10 for a list of valid values.	String	v1+
patentReceiptDate	The date the Patent was received by government.	String	v1+
expireDate	The estimated date the Patent will expire.	String	v1+
patentTitle	The exact title of the U.S. Patent or Patent application as submitted by the Institution to iEdison or to the USPTO.	String	v1+
patentStatus	Indicates the status of the Patent. Refer to Section 12.13 for a list of valid values.	String	v1+
confLicenseAcceptDate	The date the Confirmatory License was accepted.	String	v2+
confLicenseRejectDate	The date the Confirmatory License was rejected by the Government Agency.	String	v1+
confLicenseRejectComment	The reason the Confirmatory License was rejected.	String	v1+
confLicenseOutdated	Indicates if the Confirmatory License is outdated.	String	v1+
govtSuppClauseAcceptDate	The date the Federal Support Clause was accepted by the government.	String	v2+
govtSuppClauseRejectDate	The date the Government Support Clause inclusion was rejected by the Government Agency.	String	v1+
govtSuppClauseRejectComment	The reason for Government Support Clause rejection displayed to grantee/contractor institution.	String	v1+
govtActionDate	Government Action Date	String	v1+
domesticWaiverDecisionFlag	Indicates the Domestic Waiver decision.	Boolean	v1+
domesticWaiverDecisionDate	The Domestic Waiver Decision date.	String	v1+
parentPatents	List of Parent Patents	Array [JSON Object]	v1+
id	The unique identifier for the parent patent record in iEdison system	Integer	v2+
inventionReportNumber	The unique Invention Report Number for the parent Patent.	String	v1+
patentDocketNumber	The Patent Docket Number is an internal reference number of the grantee/contractor organization to help track a reported Patent(s).	String	v1+
confirmatoryLicenseExcutionDate	The Confirmatory License date of execution for EPAS submission.	String	v1+
abandonedReason	The reason a Patent is abandoned.	String	v1+
extensionDays	The number of days Patent provisional application date has been extended.	Integer	v1+
usptoAppStatus	The USPTO application status of the Patent.	String	v1+
usptoAppStatusDate	The date of USPTO application.	String	v1+
usptoLastSyncDate	The date of last sync with USPTO.	String	v1+
assigned	Indicates if the Patent has been assigned to another organization.	Boolean	v1+
explanatoryNotes	Explanatory notes are notes about this patent that are permanently attached to this Patent Report.	Array [JSON Object]	v1+
id	The unique identifier assigned to the explanatory note in the iEdison system.	Integer	v2+
content	Explanatory notes that are permanently attached to this Patent Report.	String	v1+
code	The discriminator value: 1 for Invention Government Note, 2 for Invention Explanatory, 11 for Patent Government Note, 12 for Patent Explanatory, 3 for Discussion”	Integer	v1+
creatorOrganization	Federal Agency or External Institution Name	String	v1+
governmentNotes	Government Notes are used to note information about an Invention Report or Patent Report by federal users who have access to view the record. This is populated only for agency system accounts.	Array [JSON Object]	v1+
id	The unique identifier assigned to the government note in the iEdison system.	Integer	v2+
content	Government notes are used to note information about an Invention Report or Patent Report by federal users who have access to view the record.	String	v1+
code	The discriminator value: 1 for Invention Government Note, 2 for Invention Explanatory, 11 for Patent Government Note, 12 for Patent Explanatory, 3 for Discussion”	Integer	v1+
creatorOrganization	Federal Agency or External Institution Name	String	v1+
govSupClauseActions	Government Support Clause Actions	Array [JSON Object]	v1+
id	The unique identifier assigned to Government Support Clause Action.	Int	v2+
actionType	The type of action. Refer to Section 12.10 for a list of valid values.	String	v1+
documentType	The type of document. Refer to Section 12.10 for a list of valid values.	String	v1+
actionDate	The date the action was taken.	Date	v1+
reasonText	The reason for the action.	String	v1+
foreignFilings	Foreign Filings for the patent.	Array [JSON Object]	v1+
id	The unique identifier assigned to the foreign filing record in the iEdison system.	Integer	v2+
countryName	The country name of the foreign filing record.	String	v1+
status	The status of the foreign filing.	String	v1+
filingDate	The patent foreign filing date.	String	v1+
inventors	The inventor records for the patent.	Array [JSON Object]	v1+
id	The unique identifier assigned to the patent inventor record in the iEdison system.	Integer	v2
firstName	The first name of the inventor.	String	v1+
lastName	The last name of the inventor.	String	v1+
middleInitial	The middle name or first initial of the inventor.	String	v1+
fedEmployee	Is the inventor a federal employee? true = federal employee, false = not a federal employee (default)	Boolean	v1+
fedAgency	If the inventor is a federal employee, the agency the inventor works for. Click here for a list of valid abbreviations.	String	v1+
createdDate	The date the Patent record was created.	String	v2
lastUpdatedDate	The date the Patent record was last updated.	String	v2