McMaster-Carr is one of the largest business-to-business hardware suppliers in the US. Its catalog contains more than 700,000 tools, components, raw materials, and other products.
Thomas hosts an extensive collection of manufacturer's catalogs. It also provides product information, company information, online catalogs, computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, news, press releases, and blogs.
Found an image of an interesting product or component? Use Google Lens to search with an image.
Use patents
Patents can help you find products, and products can help you find patents.
If you find a relevant patent, check the assignee information for current ownership. If it names a corporate owner, look up the product on its website or in one of the above links to business catalogs.
If you find a relevant product, inspect the product itself or its catalog information for a patent number. This can then be looked up in Google Patents for detailed information on its specifications and novelty.
