TABLE 27: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER ACTIVITY
(FY 2004)
| Prior Art Search Services Provided: |
|
| Automated Prior Art Searches Completed |
17,179 |
| On-line and Manual Foreign Patent Searches Completed |
1,929 |
| Genetic Sequence Searches Completed |
10,718 |
| Number of Genetic Sequences Searched |
34,994 |
| CRF Submissions Processed |
14,355 |
| PLUS Searches Completed |
11,873 |
| Document Delivery Services Provided: |
|
| Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Requests Processed |
47,064 |
| Documents Provided Using Electronic Tools |
11,449 |
| Copies of Foreign Patents Provided: |
3,207 |
| Copies Purchased by the Public |
379 |
| Copies Provided to USPTO Staff |
2,828 |
| Foreign Patents Provided Using Electronic Tools |
2,972 |
|
Information Assistance and Automation Services: |
|
| One-on-One Examiner Assistance |
22,589 |
| Foreign Patents Assistance for Examiners and Public |
1,879 |
| Examiner Briefings |
2,919 |
| Number of STIC Web pages |
950 |
| Translation Services Provided for Examiners: |
|
| Written Translations of Documents |
5,581 |
| Number of Words Translated (Written) |
16,013,979 |
| Documents Orally Translated |
6,531 |
| Collection Usage and Growth: |
|
| Print/Electronic NPL Collection Usage |
335,717 |
| Print Books/Subscriptions Purchased |
20,622 |
| Print/Microform Foreign Patents Added to Collections |
48,454 |
| Full Text Electronic Journal Titles Available |
11,680 |
| Full Text Electronic Book Titles Available |
5,320 |
| NPL Databases Available for Searching (est.) |
1,492 |
| Foreign Patent Databases/Web Sites Accessed |
17 |
|
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