Understanding Your Search Results
Here's how to read and navigate the results Amplified returns after a search.
What each result shows
Every
- Rank number — how similar this patent is to your search input (1 = most similar)
- Title — the patent's title (click to open full text)
- Patent number — the publication or patent number
- Priority date / Publication date — when the application was filed and published
- Assignee — the company or organization that owns the patent
- Inventor — who invented it
You can toggle additional information with the checkboxes at the top of the results — show or hide drawings, abstracts, claims, and more.
Family grouping
By default, results are grouped by patent family — related documents from the same invention (e.g., a US application, its granted patent, and its international equivalents) are collapsed into one entry.
Switch to publication view to see every individual document listed separately.
> [Screenshot: A toggle or dropdown showing "Family" vs. "Publication" grouping options. In Family view, a result shows a small indicator like "(3 family members)" that can be expanded.]
Open the full patent text
Click on any patent title to open it in the side panel — a resizable view alongside your results. You can read the full text, claims, and drawings without losing your place in the list.
Click the new tab icon (to the right of the title) to open the full text in a dedicated tab for a larger view.
— results list on the left, full patent text in the side panel on the right. The panel shows the patent title, abstract, and beginning of the description. A resize handle is visible between the panels.]
Keyboard shortcuts: Use arrow keys to move between results. Press Z to mark
You can control which marked results are shown or hidden using the display toggles at the top of the results. For example, turn off Hidden results to clean up your view, or turn everything on to see your full set.
To see all your marked results in one place — even patents that aren't in the current search results — switch to the Reviewed list using the button at the top of the project.
Tip: Marking patents as Relevant does more than track your progress — it teaches Amplified's AI what you're looking for. Click Update Results after marking a few patents and Amplified re-ranks to surface more like them.
Next steps
→ Highlight keywords in your results — add keywords to see where specific terms appear
→ Ask Amplified a question about your results — let AI read your results and answer a specific question
→ Export your results — download your result set as CSV or XLSX