File Name: CNpub_inventor

Observations: 7,900,345

Unique Index: app_numfix*inventor_index

Description: The file lists the inventors of each patent.

Variables

Variable	Type	Len	Columns in Ascii File	Description
publication_num	Char	20	1-20	Publication number of patent
publication_date	Char	8	21-28	Publication date of patent (Month, Day, Year in Ascii File)
app_numfix	Char	12	29-40	Application number in consistent 12-character format
inventor_num	Num	8	41-48	Total number of inventors listed on the patent
inventor	Char	80	49-128	Name of inventor
inventor_index	Num	8	129-136	Order that given inventor’s name is listed on the patent.