9 FIGURE III November, 1974, Vol. 56, No. 11 SOURCE: U.S. PATENT OFFICE; NSF ASSUMPTIONS: 1. 2 YEAR LAG BETWEEN APPLICATION AND ISSUE 2. 3% ANNUAL DOLLAR ESCALATION (1971 DOLLARS) ง NUMBER OF PATENTS IN USA PER MILLIONS OF R&D DOLLARS PATENTS R&D DOLLARS TOTAL PATENTS TOTAL R&D FUNDS (in 1971 DOLLARS) X % of PATENTS ISSUED TO U.S. CORPORATIONS & U.S. GOVERNMENT x % PATENTS ISSUED TO U.S. CORPORATIONS & U.S. GOVERNMENT PATENTS APPLIED FOR PATENTS GRANTED SOURCE: U.S. PATENT OFFICE, NSF ASSUMPTION: 2 YEAR LAG BETWEEN APPLICATION AND ISSUE 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 YEAR OF ISSUE OR APPLICATION 744 44 Journal of the Patent Office Society |