Table 27: Scientific and Technical Information Center Activity
|
ACTIVITY |
QUANTITY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Art Search Services Provided: | |||
| Automated Prior Art Searches Completed | 12,977 | ||
| On-line and Manual Foreign Patent Searches Completed | 3,555 | ||
| Genetic Sequence Searches Completed | 10,471 | ||
| Number of Genetic Sequences Searched | 33,661 | ||
| CRF Submissions Processed | 18,728 | ||
| PLUS Searches Completed | 10,863 | ||
| Document Delivery Services Provided: | |||
| Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed | 51,702 | ||
| Documents Provided Using Electronic Tools | 9,117 | ||
| Copies of Foreign Patents Provided: | 2,156 | ||
| Copies Purchased by the Public | 2,629 | ||
| Copies Provided to USPTO Staff | 1,755 | ||
| Foreign Patents Provided Using Electronic Tools | 1,617 | ||
| Information Assistance and Automation Services: | |||
| One-on-One Examiner Assistance | 15,236 | ||
| Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public | 5,184 | ||
| Public Search Sessions for Foreign Patents | 5,879 | ||
| Examiner Briefings | 1,762 | ||
| Web Pages Created | 197 | ||
| Translation Services Provided for Examiners: | |||
| Written Translations of Documents | 5,819 | ||
| Number of Words Translated (Written) | 16,082,030 | ||
| Documents Orally Translated | 6,940 | ||
| Collection Usage and Growth: | |||
| Print/Electronic NPL Collection Usage | 360,726 | ||
| Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased | 4,688 | ||
| Print/Microform Foreign Patents Added to Collections | 28,656 | ||
| Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available | 10,100 | ||
| Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available | 3,190 | ||
| NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.) | 1,486 | ||
| Foreign Patent Databases/Web Sites Accessed | 31 | ||
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