Unique ID: 2015105
| Division: | Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs |
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| Issue Date: | February 13th 2019 |
| Last modified: | February 22nd 2019 |
Cost: FREE
Patent Technology Classifications
Tracking technological evolution using administrative patent data
Technology classifications assigned to US patents are extracted, and automatically indexed to one of 13,141 mainline subclass categories. With this information, we can track the combinatorial history of technological evolution.
Project Objective:
Scientific / research
Project Outcomes:
The project is ongoing. The first academic publication is being prepared for submission.
Statistical Area
Project Sources
| Type Of Institution: | National statistical office |
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| Big Data Source: | Other |
| Region: | North America |
| Country Area: | United States |
| Id Country Regional: | country |
Partnerships
| Other Partners: | Other |
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Accessing Data
| Data Access Rights: | Broader access rights |
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| Data Access Comments: | The data are freely available. The challenge is extracting useful information from it. |
Data Coverage
| Data Coverage: | All available data |
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| Coverage Geo Pop: | Whole country / high % of market |
| Cost Implication: | Free |
| Coverage Geo Comments: | Covers all granted U.S. utility patents |
| Coverage Period: | 1836-present day |
Methodology
| Methods Used: | Other methods |
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| Methods Comments: | Text extraction |
Technologies
| Technologies: | Other |
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| Technologies Comments: | Python is used to organize data |
Other
| Income Level: | High-income |
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| Iso: | US |
| Timeframe To Produce Indicator: | NA |
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