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TABLE 2: PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED
(FY 1984 - FY 2004)
Year Utility Read Footnote 11, Read Footnote 22 Design Plant Read Footnote 22 Reissue Read Footnote 22 Total
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
2002 331,580 19,706 1,134 974 353,394
2003 331,729 21,966   785 938 355,418
  2004 Read Footnote 33   351,431 Read Footnote 33   23,468 Read Footnote 33   1,111 Read Footnote 33   800 Read Footnote 33   376,810 Read Footnote 33

Notes:

1: Chemical, electrical, and mechanical applications. (back to text)

2: Utility, Plant, and Reissue applications revised from 1996 - 2000 to reflect the latest actual counts in PALM.(back to text)

3: FY 2004 data is preliminary. (back to text)

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