# Patent Alerts — USPTO New-Grant Signals for Agents

Fresh U.S. patent grants as structured signals for agents. An MCP endpoint that turns USPTO publication data into clean, dated, machine-readable records.

- Search by number, assignee, scientist, or technology class
- Returns JSON: patent_number, title, assignee, grant_date
- For R&D teams, IP intelligence, competitive monitoring

## MCP endpoint
**https://patent-alerts.xyz/mcp**

## Agent manifest
https://patent-alerts.xyz/.well-known/agent.json

## Tools
- `search_patent(query, limit)` — search U.S. patents by keyword/assignee/class
- `new_grants(since)` — recently granted patents as a dated feed
- `monitor_class(uspc, watch)` — watch a USPTO tech class for new activity
- `assignee_lookup(assignee)` — list patents grouped by assignee

## Example response
```json
{
  "query": "solar panel",
  "count": 2,
  "results": [
    {
      "patent_number": "US12,345,678",
      "title": "Method for photovoltaic panel efficiency monitoring",
      "grant_date": "2026-09-07",
      "assignee": [
        "Solar Dynamics Inc."
      ],
      "cpcs": [
        "H02S 50/10"
      ]
    },
    {
      "patent_number": "US12,345,600",
      "title": "Dual-axis solar tracking system",
      "grant_date": "2026-08-24",
      "assignee": [
        "HelioTrack LLC"
      ],
      "cpcs": [
        "H02S 20/32"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "Illustrative shape of the tool response \u2014 values shown as examples, not a live query result."
}
```

## FAQ
- **What does this MCP endpoint return?** Tools return structured JSON (see examples below): patent numbers, title, dates, assignee, and classification. You do not parse web pages; you get clean signals an agent can act on.
- **Which data source is used?** U.S. Patent & Trademark Office open datasets. Like all public-source tools, availability of the upstream endpoint can vary; the tool reports errors honestly rather than fabricating records.
- **Can an agent watch a specific technology class?** Yes — monitor_class lets a workflow subscribe to a USPTO class and detect new activity, the kind of signal used for competitive IP intelligence and R&D pipeline feeds.
- **Is it built for agents or for humans?** Both. The landing page is for humans; the /mcp endpoint, llms.txt and /.well-known/agent.json are the machine-readable surface agents consume directly.

Landing: https://patent-alerts.xyz/