On many occasions the name of an inventor may change between patents filed by that inventor. When certain PTO forms are filed the "as-filed" name ideally should be used in the forms for a matter.
AppColl works most effectively if any one inventor has just one contact record with one name. To allow for matter specific variations of inventor names, AppColl supports specifying the as-filed inventor name in the inventors section of the matter details page.
When adding or updating an inventor, there is a field to specify the as-filed inventor name.
If an inventor has an as-filed name, it will be shown in parentheses next to the main name.