title: A chemistry field in search of applications statistical analysis of U.S. fullerene patents.
abstract: The paper is examining the U.S. patenting activity on the application of fullerenes and shows that despite some pessimistic manifestations in this respect in the current literature there are many promising approaches regarding the pragmatic aspects of this field of chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, L Eötvös University, PO Box 123, 1443 Budapest, Hungary. h1533bra@ella.hu
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Ronald N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Kostoff