LibGuides: Engineering & Applied Science: Find Standards, Patents, & Technical Reports

Standards and Codes

ASTM Compass: Standards and Engineering Digital Library
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Compass provides access to voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services, as well as access to a number of engineering journals, manuals and monographs, selected technical papers and reports, and data series.
IEEE Standards Online
Standards from the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers database.

International Building Code (2018)
From the International Code Council. Available at 1st Floor Reference, call number: K3538.A15 I5 2018. The 2015 edition is also available.
Washington Manufacturers Register
Published annually by the Washington Department of Commerce & Economic Development. Last 5 years available at 1st floor Reference, call number: T12 .M365.

US Patent & Trademark Office: Search for Patents
The USPTO provides guidance on how to search for US patents and a selection of places to search.
Washington State Patent & Trademark Resource Center @ UW
The University of Washington Engineering Library is the PTRC for Washington State. Online patent and trademark resources are available from this page, and the UWEL may be contacted during reference hours for assistance using these tools. Note: they cannot conduct any research on your behalf or provide legal advice.

National Technical Reports Library
A product of the US Department of Commerce.
TRAIL: Technical Report Archive & Image Library
TRAIL identifies, acquires, catalogs, digitizes and provides unrestricted access to U.S. government agency technical reports.
"A Practical Guide to Technical Reports and Presentations for Scientists, Engineers, and Students." 2nd Ed.
Print book. Available at 1st Floor Reference, call number: T11 .B379 2010.