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FIGURE 7 – POOL SUBCLASS AND POOL MEMBER <strong>PATENT</strong>S<br />

200<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

35<br />

16<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

2.5<br />

180<br />

30<br />

14<br />

160<br />

140<br />

25<br />

12<br />

2<br />

Industry Patents<br />

120<br />

100<br />

80<br />

20<br />

15<br />

Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

Pool Patents<br />

60<br />

40<br />

10<br />

4<br />

0.5<br />

20<br />

5<br />

2<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

80<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

High Tension Cables (1930-48) Water Conditioning (1930-51)<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

16 14<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

2.5<br />

70<br />

14<br />

12<br />

2<br />

60<br />

12<br />

10<br />

Industry Patents<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents<br />

8<br />

6<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

Pool Patents<br />

20<br />

4<br />

4<br />

0.5<br />

10<br />

2<br />

2<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

70<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Fuel Injection (1931-42) Pharmaceuticals (1932-45)<br />

4.5<br />

140<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

25<br />

60<br />

4<br />

120<br />

3.5<br />

20<br />

50<br />

3<br />

100<br />

Industry Patents<br />

40<br />

30<br />

2.5<br />

2<br />

Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents<br />

80<br />

60<br />

15<br />

10<br />

Pool Patents<br />

1.5<br />

20<br />

40<br />

1<br />

5<br />

10<br />

0.5<br />

20<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

Industry Patents<br />

16<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Railroad Springs (1932-47) Textile Machines (1932-50)<br />

3.5<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

3<br />

2.5<br />

2<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

0.5<br />

Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents<br />

9<br />

Pool Start Year<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

2.5<br />

2<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

0.5<br />

Pool Patents<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Industry Patents Pool Patents<br />

Hydraulic Oil Pumps (1933-52) Machine Tools (1933-52)<br />

4

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