U.S. patents are only effective in the United States, its territories, and its possessions
99,220, including utility patents, plant patents, design patents, and reissues.
The USPTO granted a total of 247,727 patents from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, including Reissue Patents, Plant Patents, Design Patents, and Utility Patents.
ALL US patents expire within a timeframe.
As of 2010, General Electric (GE) has 1,222 patents. Aside from this, they have filed 37, 268 patents in the US.
The US Patent Office issued 99,200 total patents from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990, including 9 reissue patents, 6 plant patents, 194 design patents, and 98,991 utility patents.
Kia Silverbrook. Silverbrook is listed as an inventor on 3123 issued US utility patents.
Marconi had 33 US patents and 6 UK patents, for developments in wireless telegraphy.
Thomas Edison held 1093 US patents, and over 2000 worldwide.
There are hundreds of cosmetics with US patents.
There are about 486 US patents listing Michael Thoms as an inventor, most for inventions related to dentistry.
In the US they are administered by separate government agencies. Copyrights are overseen by the US Copyright Office in Washington DC. Patents & Trademarks are regulated by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
A search at the USPTO website conducted on 31 July 2012 shows that Loctite is listed as an Assignee on 461 US patents and 100 US patent applications.