`search_inventors`

Pack: patents · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/patents/mcp

Search patent inventors by last name. Returns inventor name, location, and associated patent numbers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Inventor last name to search for
`per_page`	number	no	Number of results to return (default 10, max 25)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Smith"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/patents/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_inventors","arguments":{"query":"Smith"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_inventors', {
  "query": "Smith"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Johnson",
  "per_page": 15
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, total_results, returned, inventors

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The search query used
`total_results`	number	Total number of matching inventors
`returned`	number	Number of inventors in this response
`inventors`	array	List of inventor details

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The search query used"
    },
    "total_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching inventors"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of inventors in this response"
    },
    "inventors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of inventor details",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "first_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor first name or null"
          },
          "last_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor last name or null"
          },
          "city": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor city or null"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Inventor state or null"
          },
          "patent_numbers": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Patent numbers associated with inventor",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "total_results",
    "returned",
    "inventors"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patents": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/patents/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_inventors