This solution fixes broken Google Patents image links for newer US patent documents at the www.google.com/patents version of Google Patents.
The extension should work automatically for any Google Patents page after the initial installation of the extension, as long as JavaScript is enabled.
The first issued US patent with broken figure images is 8856962 -- all patents before that patent work OK. The first broken US pre-grant publication is 20140304877, while the first broken US design patent is D715016.
Replacing the images allows for viewing the images, but the controls to go to the previous/next images are still broken -- these are controlled in the page's JavaScript, which cannot be manipulated by a Chrome extension
Please let me know of any issues you experience before writing a review -- I'm happy to continue to improve the solution. The extension is provided 'As-Is' without any express or implied warranty of any kind.
Note that I do not collect any information from the extension -- all handling is done at your local browser.
Enjoy!
/Scott
Wolf Mountain IP, LLC
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v1.3:
- Added processing for all Google domains, including those not ending in "google.com" (e.g., google.de, google.co.uk, google.se, etc.)
v1.2:
- Added handling for US design patents
v1.1:
- Added kind code handling
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