Watch new patents in my technology field
New patent applications and grants in your field, with a plain summary of what each one claims.
- On a schedule: Every Tuesday at 8:00
What it does
The task
Search Google Patents for applications and grants published since the last run that match query. Also check the new filings of these companies: companies. For each patent, write the number, the owner, the title, the first claim in 2 plain sentences and the link. Add each patent to the Google Sheet sheet url. Send me the patents that come close to our product: our product.
- It works in Google Patents and Google Sheets, in the workspace you pick, and signs in with passwords from your Cuiar vault.
- As a routine it runs every Tuesday at 8:00 (cron
0 8 * * 2).
What you give it
| Blank | What to give | Example |
|---|---|---|
| query | Keywords or patent classes | soft robotic gripper pressure sensing |
| companies | Companies to follow | Halvorsen Robotics, Corvane AG |
| sheet url | The sheet that logs the patents | docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pt7... |
| our product | Your product in one line | Flexgrip: soft gripper pads that measure grip force in each finger |
What you get back
An example run with the example values above. Your run uses your own data.
New patents, 20 to 26 Oct: 12 found, 2 close to your product
- US 2026/0331847 A1, Halvorsen Robotics: 'Soft gripper with pressure sensing fingers'. It claims a soft gripper that
measures the pressure in each finger and changes the grip force. This is close to Flexgrip. Link
- EP 4 412 093 B1, Corvane AG: 'Gripper pad with layered sensor film'. It claims a pad with two sensor layers that
detect slip. This is close to the Flexgrip pad design. Link
The other 10 patents are in the sheet.
Run it in Cuiar
- 01
Open it
Click Use in Cuiar on this page. The side panel opens with the task in the composer.
- 02
Fill in 4 blanks
Type query, companies, sheet url and our product. Tab moves to the next blank.
- 03
Run it, then repeat it
Run sends it once. To run it every Tuesday at 8:00, make a routine on cuiar.com/routines or with the CLI below.
As a routine, from the terminal
cuiar routines create "Watch new patents in my technology field" --schedule "0 8 * * 2" --time-zone Europe/Berlin \
"Search Google Patents for applications and grants published since the last run that match soft robotic gripper pressure sensing. Also check the new filings of these companies: Halvorsen Robotics, Corvane AG. For each patent, write the number, the owner, the title, the first claim in 2 plain sentences and the link. Add each patent to the Google Sheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pt7.... Send me the patents that come close to our product: Flexgrip: soft gripper pads that measure grip force in each finger."Run it from your AI agent
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients reach Cuiar at https://mcp.cuiar.com/mcp. Add the server one time, then ask for the task in plain words, or call create_routine yourself.
1. Add Cuiar to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http cuiar https://mcp.cuiar.com/mcp2. Ask your agent
Use the Cuiar tool create_routine to run my "Watch new patents in my technology field" template with query = soft robotic gripper pressure sensing; companies = Halvorsen Robotics, Corvane AG; sheet url = docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pt7...; our product = Flexgrip: soft gripper pads that measure grip force in each finger.Setup for other agents: AI agents.
The tool call
{
"name": "create_routine",
"arguments": {
"name": "Watch new patents in my technology field",
"task": "Search Google Patents for applications and grants published since the last run that match soft robotic gripper pressure sensing. Also check the new filings of these companies: Halvorsen Robotics, Corvane AG. For each patent, write the number, the owner, the title, the first claim in 2 plain sentences and the link. Add each patent to the Google Sheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pt7.... Send me the patents that come close to our product: Flexgrip: soft gripper pads that measure grip force in each finger.",
"schedule": "0 8 * * 2",
"time_zone": "Europe/Berlin"
}
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