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Assess potential patent infringement risks to ensure freedom to operate

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Try FTO Search, Boost Your Patent Risk Assessments and Freedom to Operate Evaluations.

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You manually review hundreds of patents to check infringement risks, often missing critical claims or spending weeks on analysis.

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Slow, uncertain, and legally risky for product launches.

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With FTO Search AI Agent, simply describe your technical solution and let the AI handle multi-round searches, claim mapping, and legal comparisons.

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FTO Search：Fast, accurate, and reliable freedom-to-operate assessment in just a few clicks.
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How To Check Patent Risks and Ensure FTO With FTO Search?

At each stage of product development, enter your technical solution into FTO Search AI Agent to instantly assess potential patent risks.

Example Input：levator Door Monitoring System
This disclosure details an elevator monitoring system focused on categorizing elevator car door motion using sensors and a controller to assess operational health.
Existing systems often categorize door motion by duration, which can miss short reversal motions. This system improves reliability by analyzing two distinct sensor data events related to the door motion.
The system comprises one or more sensors (e.g., accelerometers, pressure sensors) and a controller. The controller acquires and analyzes sensor data to identify a first event (door motion) and a second event. The first event’s category (open, close, reversal) is determined based on data from both events.
The second event can be a car start/stop event, providing reliable context (e.g., first motion after a stop is likely opening). It can also be a prior door motion, allowing comparison and category matching. Comparing to a reliably identified earlier opening event (e.g., after a car stop) is advantageous. Correspondence between sensor data signatures of the two events determines the category. Signatures can include motion direction, duration, and acceleration characteristics.
Categorization can involve adjusting counters for each motion type. Time elapsed between events or the door’s prior state can also inform categorization, adding diagnostic capabilities and error detection.
This analysis is suitable for low-power, battery/energy-harvesting systems used in independent monitoring, minimizing data transmission and processing. Low sensor sampling rates (e.g., ≤100 Hz) are sufficient for robust analysis.
Independent monitoring systems simplify installation. Data processing can be local (on the car) or remote (reducing local power needs but increasing transmission).
A method for elevator monitoring is also disclosed, involving acquiring sensor data, identifying two events related to door motion, and categorizing the first based on both.
The disclosure includes schematic illustrations of an elevator system, a sensor system, sensor placement on the door hanger, and flowcharts of door monitoring processes. The sensing apparatus, often including an accelerometer, can be magnetically attached to the door or door hanger for easy installation. It transmits data wirelessly to a local gateway or directly to a remote device for processing and analysis of door operation and ride quality.  →
Step 1 – Describe Your Technical Solution

Step 1 – Describe Your Technical Solution

Describe your technical solution in the input box, then choose the patent authorities or databases you want to search (e.g., USPTO, EPO, CNIPA).​

This ensures the FTO search is tailored to your target markets and legal jurisdictions.​​

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Step 2 – Confirm Extracted Technical Features​

Step 2 – Confirm Extracted Technical Features​

Review the automatically generated summary of technical features.​​

FTO Search agent highlights and lists critical components for you to confirm, edit, or remove.​

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Step 3 – Launch the FTO Search

Step 3 – Launch the FTO Search

Click “Confirm features & start search” to begin.

The agent performs multiple rounds of semantic, classification, and keyword searches across global databases.​​​​

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Step 4 – Review Patent Matches and Comparison Results

Step 4 – Review Patent Matches and Comparison Results

Examine matched patents with aligned claim elements, then dive into detailed side-by-side comparisons of technical features.​

The AI highlights equivalent claims to help you identify potential infringement risks with precision.

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Step 5 – Generate the FTO Report

Step 5 – Generate the FTO Report

Click “Create Report” to export a complete Freedom to Operate document.​​

With one click, generate an FTO report that includes claim mapping, legal status, and infringement risk conclusions to support IP strategy.

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