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Back to datasetsKey Variables Patent number; filing date; grant date; inventor; assignee; classification codes; citations AI/Tech Tracking AI-related patent classifications; technology fields Access Details Publicly available through USPTO website Notes Patent filings and grants; proxy for AI innovation and R&D investment; lagging indicator
USPTO Patent
United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Database
OtherPublicFirm-side
Visit Dataset- Specific Type
- Proxy for AI adoption
- Dataset Type
- Continuous
- Institution
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Institution Type
- Federal government
- Level of Focus
- Patent application
- Most Granular Level
- Patent level
- Perspective
- Firm-side
- Time Coverage
- 1976-present
- Frequency
- Real-time
- Sample Size
- Millions of patents
- Geographic Detail
- National; international via inventor location
- Occupational Classification
- Not found
- Industrial Classification
- Not found
- Other Classification
- Patent classification codes (CPC; IPC; USPC)
Key Papers
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Market
Webb (2019)
The Diffusion of Disruptive Technologies
Bloom, Hassan, Kalyani, Lerner, Tahoun (2025)
Artificial Intelligence, Firm Growth, and Product Innovation
Babina, Fedyk, He, Hodson (2023)
Technology and Labor Displacement: Evidence from Linking Patents with Worker-Level Data
Kogan, Papanikolaou, Schmidt, Seegmiller (2023)
The Potential Impact of AI Innovations on U.S. Occupations
Septiandri, Constantinides, Quercia (2024)
Webb (2019); Bloom et al. (2025); Babina et al. (2023); Kogan et al. (2023); Septiandri et al. (2024)