TABLE 2: PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED
(FY 1984 - FY 2004)
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 3 |
351,431 3 |
23,468 3 |
1,111 3 |
800 3 |
376,810 3 |
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