Global Record Breaking Patents (v2.4)

Fellow colleagues,

Realised that we've already progressed to v2.3 back in 2006.

I second David's contribution on "Q1. Most cryptic" patent - insofar
as the patent title is concerned. Incidentally, it's corresponding
Derwent title is much more readable, ie. "Self heating individual
moist towelette package, has outer thermally insulated package,
electrolytic-solvent activated exothermic chemical pad in absorbent
envelope, and trigger mechanism to initiate reaction."

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What's new/updated in v2.4: L2, L5, S2, Q7, Q1.

Global Record Breaking Patents (v2.4)

[A] Longest
L1. No. of claims : 8,962 (US Patent App. No. 20030173072)
L2. No. of pages : 7,273 (WO04030615A2)
L3. No. of words : >1,000,000 (US5,146,591)
L4. No. of characters : >20,000,000 (US5,146,591)
L5. No. of figures : 6,881 sheets (US20070224201A1)
L6 No. of years (P2G*) : 67 (US6,097,812)
L7. Exemplary claim : 7,799 words / 1,228 chars (US5,408,417)
L8. Fwd Cit. (Pat.) : 1,762 (US4,723,129)
L9. Bkwd Cit. (Pat.) : 869 (US6,991,045)
L10. Bkwd Cit. (Lit.) : 235 (US6,991,045)
L11. Bkwd Cit. (both) : 1,104 (US6,991,045)
L12. Title (word) : 43 words / 288 characters (IT91180001U0)
L13. IPC8 : 117 (US5,385,764)
L14. ECLA : 64 (US5,385,764)
L15. UPC : ? (?)

* P2G - Priority filing to Grant

[B] Shortest
S1. No. of claims : 1 (Numerous examples)
S2. No. of pages : 2 (Numerous examples)
S3. No. of words** : 78 (US20040005535)
S4. No. of characters** : 524 (US20040005535)
S5. No. of figure : 0 (Numerous examples)
S6. No. of months (A2G) : .4 (US5,841,114)
S7. Exemplary claim : 2 words / 10 chars (US3,156,523)
S8. B&F Citation (Patent): 0 (Numerous examples)
S9. B&F Citation (Lit.) : 0 (Numerous examples)
S10. Title (word) : 1 word / 2 chars (US2,053,882)

** in Title+Abstract+Claims+Description

[C] Qualitative***
Q1. Most cryptic : US20020174863A1, titled "Unknown"
Q2. Most repetitive : ? (?)
Q3. Worse grammatical : ? (?)
Q4. Worse translated : ? (?)
Q5. Most weird title : Proposed: US20050053626, title "Grace
process biotechnology patent the cure to the herpes virus"
Q6. Strangest claim : Proposed: US20050053626, title "Grace
process biotechnology patent the cure to the herpes virus"
Q7. Most incomprehensible : Proposed: US20040005535, title "Process
of reincarnation"

*** Requires a proposer and a seconder to make it to the list.

Contributors: Andy Gillanders, Rex, Michael White, Dave Morrison,
Ron, Guido Moradei (2x) , Mike Langdon, Milan Bhattacharyya, Victor
Green, Bill Reding, Jason White, Sara Davis, Todd Ware, Alan Print,
David England (2x), Janet Larsen, Eric Giannella, Robin Le Goff,
Philip Eagle, ...


Warmest Regards, Rex.

Received on Wed Aug 06 2008 - 00:26:41