Table 18 Data type for records of Assignee.

From: PubMed knowledge graph 2.0: Connecting papers, patents, and clinical trials in biomedical science

Index

Format

Description

patent_id

String

Unique ID assigned by USPTO to identify patents.

assignee_sequence

Integer

Order in which assignee appears on the patent.

assignee_id

String

Unique PatentsView database assignee ID assigned by disambiguation algorithm.

disambig_assignee_organization

String

Organization name, if assignee is organization.

assignee_type

Integer

Classification of assignee:2 - US Company or Corporation, 3 - Foreign Company or Corporation, 4 - US Individual, 5 - Foreign Individual, 6 - US Government, 7 - Foreign Government, 8 - Country Government, 9 - State Government (US). Note: A “1” appearing before any of these codes signifies part interest.

affiliation_disambiguated_OA

String

Unique ID and organization name assigned by OpenAlex’s disambiguation algorithm.