The inventor list is your central directory for every inventor in your patent portfolio. It connects inventor contact information to their disclosures, patents, and awards in one place.
Key Capabilities
Complete inventor directory — Store names, legal names, work and personal email, phone, home and work addresses, and citizenship for every inventor.
Inventor type tags — Records created with an unapproved email domain are tagged Placeholder Inventor or Inactive Inventor. The tag tells you which inventors can sign in.
Association tracking — Disclosure, patent, and award columns sit beside each inventor, and the details view lists the records behind them.
Search and filter — Find inventors by name or email, then narrow the list with the filter panel.
Sortable columns — Sort by Disclosures, Patents, Awards, or Update Date.
Bulk selection — Select several inventors for batch operations.
How It Works
Open Inventors > List from the top navigation. ArcPrime shows a paginated table with Name, Email, Status, Disclosures, Patents, Awards, and Update Date columns. Enter a name or email in Search Inventors... and press Enter to narrow the list.
Click a row, or select View Details from its three-dot menu, to open Inventor Details. The Contact Info panel shows the inventor's Status, additional contact details, Home Address, and Work Address. Tabs for Disclosures and Patents list every submission and patent family associated with that inventor.
The same menu offers Edit and Delete. Click New Inventor in the top-right corner to create a record. See How to Add an Inventor for the fields and the email-domain check.
Common Use Cases
Use Case | How ArcPrime Helps |
Onboarding a new inventor | Create a record with contact and legal name details before they submit disclosures |
Reviewing an inventor's portfolio | Open the details view to see all disclosures and patent families in one place |
Preparing assignment documents | Access legal names, home address, and citizenship from the inventor record |
Auditing sign-in access | Look for Placeholder Inventor and Inactive Inventor tags to find accounts that cannot log in |
Getting Started
To add your first inventor, see How to Add an Inventor. To find specific inventors, read Inventor Search and Filtering.
Related Articles
How to Add an Inventor — Create a new inventor record with contact and organization details
How to Edit an Inventor — Update inventor information and view associated work
Awards Program Overview — Understand inventor awards and incentive tracking
Understanding User Roles and Permissions — What inventor accounts can access