10.7910/DVN/BPC15WPetralia, SergioSergioPetraliaLondon School of EconomicsBalland, Pierre-AlexandrePierre-AlexandreBallandUtrecht UniversityRigby, DavidDavidRigbyUniversity of California, Los AngelesHarvard Dataverse2016Business and ManagementComputer and Information ScienceSocial SciencesHistorical PatentsTechnological ChangeInventionsGeographyEconomicsPetralia, SergioSergioPetraliaLondon School of EconomicsSergio PetraliaSergioPetraliaLondon School of EconomicsPierre-Alexandre BallandUtrecht UniversityDavid RigbyDavidRigbyUniversity of California, Los AngelesMathieu Steijn (Utrecht University)Christopher Esposito (UCLA)ChristopherEsposito (UCLA)Christoph Roesler (UCLA)ChristophRoesler (UCLA)Carsten Rietmann (UCLA)CarstenRietmann (UCLA)Frank Van Der Wouden (UCLA)FrankVan Der Wouden (UCLA)Joan Crespo (Utrecht University)Andrea Morrison (Utrecht University)Elisabeth Perlman (U.S. Census Bureau)2016-05-232019-01-19Patent DataUtrecht University41503361492111687403text/plaintext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/pdf8.0HistPat provides the geography of historical patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 1790 to 1975. This historical dataset is constructed using digitalized records of original patent documents that are publicly available. HistPat can be used in different disciplines ranging from geography, economics, history, network science, and science and technology studies. Additionally, it can easily be merged with post-1975 USPTO digital patent data to extend it until today.If you want to get a notification whenever the database is updated send us an E-mail.