Figure 2.

Further analysis of DNA origami patent applications. (a) Nationality of inventors. Taken directly from patents where given. Where inventor nationality was not given, the nationality of the originating institution was used instead. CN = China, US = United States, Multi = more than one nationality involved (all but one of these teams were partly American). (b) Type of originating institution – Acad = academic, i.e., university or national laboratory, Ind = industrial, Both = joint. (c) Number of inventors named on the patent applications.