Patent Applications Filed
for Fiscal Years 1981 through 2001
|
PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED
(FY 1981 - FY 2001)
|
|
Year
|
Utility /1, /2
|
Design
|
Plant /2
|
Reissue /2
|
Total
|
|
1981
|
106,828
|
7,197
|
147
|
538
|
114,710
|
|
1982
|
116,052
|
8,069
|
193
|
486
|
124,800
|
|
1983
|
96,847
|
8,256
|
231
|
370
|
105,704
|
|
1984
|
109,010
|
8,446
|
248
|
281
|
117,985
|
|
1985
|
115,893
|
9,504
|
244
|
290
|
125,931
|
|
1986
|
120,988
|
9,792
|
291
|
332
|
131,403
|
|
1987
|
125,677
|
10,766
|
364
|
366
|
137,173
|
|
1988
|
136,253
|
11,114
|
377
|
439
|
148,183
|
|
1989
|
150,418
|
11,975
|
418
|
495
|
163,306
|
|
1990
|
162,708
|
11,140
|
395
|
468
|
174,711
|
|
1991
|
166,765
|
10,368
|
414
|
536
|
178,083
|
|
1992
|
171,623
|
12,907
|
335
|
581
|
185,446
|
|
1993
|
173,619
|
13,546
|
362
|
572
|
188,099
|
|
1994
|
185,087
|
15,431
|
430
|
606
|
201,554
|
|
1995
|
220,141
|
15,375
|
516
|
647
|
236,679
|
|
1996
|
189,922
|
15,160
|
557
|
637
|
206,276
|
|
1997
|
219,486
|
16,272
|
680
|
607
|
237,045
|
|
1998
|
238,850
|
16,576
|
658
|
582
|
256,666
|
|
1999
|
259,618
|
17,227
|
759
|
664
|
278,268
|
|
2000
|
291,653
|
18,563
|
786
|
805
|
311,807
|
|
2001
|
324,211
|
18,636
|
914
|
956
|
344,717
|
|
|
|
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