NOTE: this is a legacy code base which I've assumed development on. I'm working to bring the code base under full test coverage, and adding extensibility via a callback architecture.
This project is part of an ongoing effort to match inventors with patents, information which is useful for public policy considerations.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issues unique ID numbers for patents, but does not uniquely identify inventors.
Easy, fork it and go. You will need the following to compile:
Don't forget to set the upstream repo for rebasing correctly:
git remote add upstream git://github.com/funginstitute/disambiguator.git
Before you pull from upstream or issue pull request, rebase:
This will keep a linear commit history, which helps debugging tremendously.
The main manual is located here: doc/manual.pdf
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