Table 27. Scientific and Technical Information Center Activity
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TABLE 27
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY |
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ACTIVITY |
QUANTITY | ||
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Prior Art Search Services Provided:
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| Automated Prior Art Searches Completed |
10,828
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| On-line and Manual Foreign Patent Searches Completed |
4,827
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| Genetic Sequence Searches Completed |
9,807
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| Number of Genetic Sequences Searched |
45,242
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| CRF Submissions Processed |
16,521
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| PLUS Searches Completed |
9,140
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Document Delivery Services Provided:
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| Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed |
51,847
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| Documents Provided Using Electronic Tools |
7,603
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| Copies of Foreign Patents Provided: |
7,306
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| Copies Purchased by the Public |
1,222
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| Copies Provided to PTO Staff |
1,471
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| Foreign Patents Provided Using Electronic Tools |
1,297
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Information Assistance and Automation Services:
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| One-on-One Examiner Assistance |
12,597
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| Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public |
8,538
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| Examiner Briefings |
2,878
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| Web Pages Created |
284
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Translation Services Provided for Examiners:
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| Written Translations of Documents |
4,244
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| Number of Words Translated (Written) |
13,083,066
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| Documents Orally Translated |
7,801
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Collection Usage and Growth:
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| Print/Electronic NPL Collection Usage |
146,267
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| Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased |
5,799
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| Print/Microform Foreign Patents Added to Collections |
96,439
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| Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available |
6,630
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| Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available |
6,758
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| NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.) |
1,000
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| Foreign Patent Databases/Web Sites Accessed |
125
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