# Zinin Patent Monitor

> Zinin Patent Monitor is a paid API for AI agents from api.timzinin.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-27).

Monitors and looks up patents by keyword or patent ID, returning metadata including title, assignee, abstract snippet, and publication date

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.timzinin.com/api/patent-monitor?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-27
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zinin-patent-monitor-b2ca4abd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_scQ0vJOkANDcQ8-OEAJHe

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability zinin-patent-monitor-b2ca4abd -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search for recent patents about wind-powered computing and give me the title, assignee, and a short summary for each result.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need on-demand patent lookups or keyword-based patent searches with structured metadata returned per patent, especially when you need assignee, abstract, and publication date in a single call. Prefer this over general web search when you need reliable, structured patent data from Google Patents with consistent schema.

## Known failure modes

- No patents found for the query — results array is empty
- Invalid or malformed patent ID returns found:false
- Payment settlement failure blocks the request
- Network timeout if patent data source is slow
- Query too broad returns truncated or incomplete results

## How this service works

Pay-per-call data & tool APIs

## Output

Returns a JSON array of patent results, each containing the Google Patents URL, patent ID, title, assignee name, publication date, a plain-language summary, an abstract snippet, and a checked-at timestamp. Also includes meta fields for run time in milliseconds and item count.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 100,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "queries": {
   "type": "array",
   "maxItems": 25
  },
  "sinceDays": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 3650,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "maxConcurrency": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 8,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "patentsviewApiKey": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "meta": {
   "run_ms": 1200,
   "settled": true,
   "item_count": 1
  },
  "results": [
   {
    "url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/AU2026202728A1/en",
    "found": true,
    "title": "Wind-powered computing buoy",
    "summary": "Wind-powered computing buoy (Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd.) — published 2026-04-30.",
    "assignee": "Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd.",
    "patentId": "AU2026202728A1",
    "checkedAt": "2026-07-26T14:01:37.925Z",
    "patentDate": "2026-04-30",
    "sourceQuery": "quantum computing",
    "abstractSnippet": "Disclosed is a novel type of computing apparatus which is integrated within a buoy that obtains the energy required to power its computing operations from winds that travel across the surface of the body of water on which the buoy floats. Additionally, these self-powered computing buoys utilize …"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/zinin-patent-monitor-b2ca4abd/health.json
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