IEEE Citation Guide

[#]  Title of Standard, Standard number, Year.

Referencing elements to cite:

• [#] Reference number (matching the in-text citation number)
• Title of standard, in italics
• Standard number
• Year of publication

[1]    Safe Working on or Near Low-voltage Electrical Installations and Equipment, AS/NZS 4836:2011, 2011. 

[#]   Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), “Title of patent,” Published Patent’s country of origin and number xxxx, Abbrev. Month. Day, Year of Publication.​

Referencing elements to cite:

• [#] Reference number (matching the in-text citation number)
• Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if provided. Author’s last name. If an individual author is not available, include the corporate author.
• Title of patent, in double quotation marks
• Patent’s country of origin and the patent’s number, i.e. Australian Patent xxxxx
• Abbreviated Month, Day and Year of publication. Refer to the Abbreviated month section for further information.

[2]     N. Tesla, "System of electrical distribution," United States Patent and Trademark Office 390,413, Oct. 2, 1888. 

If the patent was retrieved from a online database, such as IP Australia, Google Patents etc., and is available in an electronic format, reference it in the following manner:

[#]    Name of the invention, by inventor’s name. (Year, Month, Day). Patent Number.  Accessed on: Month, Day, Year. [Online]. Available: site/path/file

Referencing elements to cite:

• [#] Reference number (matching the in-text citation number)
• Title of patent, by Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if provided. Author’s last name. If an individual author is not available, include the corporate author
• Abbreviated Month, day and year of publication. Refer to the Abbreviated month section for further information
• Patent’s country of origin and the patent’s number, i.e. Australian Patent xxxxx
• Accessed on: Month, Day, Year. Refer to the Abbreviated month section for further information.
• [Online]
• Available: site/path/file, i.e. the patent’s URL

[3]     Fixing system for an electrical plate, by Legrand Australia Pty Ltd. (2016, Dec. 22). 2016905338. Accessed on: Feb. 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: AusPat