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99,220, including utility patents, plant patents, design patents, and reissues.
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How many patents were granted by us in 2011?
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.
How many patents in 1990?
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.
Who is second only to Thomas Edison in the number of US patents granted for inventions?
Thomas E. Murray
How many patents were granted to inventor Thomas Edison?
1093 US patents were granted to Thomas Edison in his lifetime, as well as several hundred patents in the UK, France, and Germany. Many of them, such as the "light bulb" were ruled invalid in a federal court, due to Edison's having stolen and copied materials from others and claimed it as his own. Second alteration. Using the term of "stolen" regarding patent disputes maybe not that accurate.
What US patents were filed from 1970 to 1979?
There were approximately 50,000 patents granted per year over this time period. For a total of 450,000. It is unrealistic to have itemised them all here.
Where can one register for software patents?
As software is difficult to pinpoint to a single person, there are many restrictions on software patents. For example, in the US, no patents are granted for "abstract ideas". However, one can apply for a software patent through the regular patent channels. additionally, if this does not work, one can always copyright their material.
How many patents does GE have?
As of 2010, General Electric (GE) has 1,222 patents. Aside from this, they have filed 37, 268 patents in the US.
Who had 1000 US Patents?
Thomas Edison was granted 1093 US Patents - a record that has yet to be broken by a single individual. He also held a couple hundred foreign patents in the UK, France, and Germany. This goes without mentioning the 500-800 denied US applications he filed as well as other inventions he may never have had sought protection for.
How many successful US patent applications did thomas Edison execute?
Thomas Alva Edison was granted 1,093 patents
A patent may be granted by US Patent and Trademark Office to a corporation?
Technically, a patent is granted to the inventors, but in practice, the corporation that employs the inventors owns the invention, the application and the resulting patents, if any, through an "assignment of rights" filed in the USPTO.
How many patents have been issued in 2012?
In the US, 276,788 patents were awarded in calendar year 2012. A surprisingly detailed list is linked below.
Are there examples of patents with a time limit?
ALL US patents expire within a timeframe.
