🚀 InnoPatent - Patent Search Engine

InnoPatent is a modern patent search engine that lets you explore patents with ease. It helps users efficiently search, explore, and view detailed patent information, including title, authors, description, and associated images. The web app scrapes data from Google Patents and Espacenet.

🔭 Features

• 🔍 Search Functionality: Allows users to search for patents using keywords (e.g., heart, AI, blockchain).
• 📃 Patent Information: Displays essential information such as:
  • Title (clickable link to Google Patents)
  • Authors
  • Descriptions
  • Patent images (if available)
• 📱 Mobile and Desktop Friendly: The interface is designed for optimal viewing on any device.
• 🔗 Direct Links: Clicking on any patent result redirects you to the Google Patents page with full details.

📦 Installation

To run InnoPatent locally, follow these easy steps!

⚙️ Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Selenium
• Chrome WebDriver (ensure the version matches your Google Chrome)

📑 Steps to Set Up

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/arnav108276/InnoPatent.git
   cd InnoPatent

Create virtual environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use: venv\Scripts\activate

Install dependencies

 pip install -r req.txt

Activate server

waitress-serve --port=port_no. directory_name.back:app

Working

📊 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Follow these steps to contribute:

• Fork the repository.
• Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-name).
• Make your changes and commit (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
• Push your branch (git push origin feature-name).
• Open a pull request.