How to reference a patent with BibTeX?
The 'traditional' BibTeX styles do not include an entry type for patents. As such, any entry of the form
@patent{...
will be treated as a misc
entry. The formatting that results, may well not be what you want, so I would recommend doing things 'by hand' using the misc
type and howpublished
field.
[Some styles do recognise patents. The exact details of the fields supported vary a bit, so it's best to consult the appropriate documentation.)
I would also recommend creating your own misc
entry on BibTeX and populating the howpublished
field with your patent's pre-print URL if possible. The website bibtex.online can convert online your BibTeX entry/ies to formatted text in other formats: APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.
For instance: