A hybrid keyword and patent class methodology for selecting relevant sets of patents for a technological field

This paper presents a relatively simple, objective and repeatable method for selecting sets of patents that are representative of a specific technological domain. The methodology consists of using search terms to locate the most representative international and US patent classes and determines the o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benson, Christopher L., Magee, Christopher L.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82523
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-8358