TABLE 6: PATENTS ISSUED
(FY 1985 - FY 2005)
1985 |
69,667 |
5,058 |
277 |
300 |
75,302 |
1986 |
71,301 |
5,202 |
227 |
263 |
76,993 |
1987 |
82,141 |
6,158 |
240 |
254 |
88,793 |
1988 |
77,317 |
5,740 |
283 |
244 |
83,584 |
1989 |
95,831 |
5,844 |
728 |
309 |
102,712 |
1990 |
88,974 |
7,176 |
295 |
282 |
96,727 |
1991 |
91,822 |
9,386 |
318 |
334 |
101,860 |
1992 |
99,405 |
9,612 |
336 |
375 |
109,728 |
1993 |
96,676 |
9,946 |
408 |
302 |
107,332 |
1994 |
101,270 |
11,138 |
513 |
347 |
113,268 |
1995 |
101,895 |
11,662 |
390 |
294 |
114,241 |
1996 |
104,900 |
11,346 |
338 |
291 |
116,875 |
1997 |
111,979 |
10,331 |
400 |
267 |
122,977 |
1998 |
139,298 |
14,420 |
577 |
284 |
154,579 |
1999 |
142,856 |
15,480 |
437 |
393 |
159,166 |
2000 |
164,490 |
16,719 |
453 |
561 |
182,223 |
2001 |
169,576 |
17,179 |
563 |
504 |
187,822 |
2002 |
160,843 |
15,096 |
912 |
466 |
177,317 |
2003 |
171,500 |
16,525 |
1,178 |
394 |
189,597 |
2004 |
169,296 |
16,533 |
998 |
343 |
187,170 |
2005 |
151,079 |
13,395 |
816 |
195 |
165,485 |
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