Women and Patenting Map (IMAGE) Indiana University Caption This map shows the proportion of inventor-patent combinations by gender on file with the US patent office from 1976 to 2013 by country. Countries with higher proportions of patents with women's names appear in orange. Credit Cassidy R. Sugimoto Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.