Reference Tool: Your Handy Guide to U.S. Patent Numbers

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This is a simple tally of  American patent numbers and the years in which they appeared.  I've found this list handy from time to time and thought to repost it here.  It is a lot easier to have this series posted here than have to wrangle he data out of the occasionally labyrinthine U.S.P.T.O.:

1836: 1 - 109
1837: 110 - 545
1838: 546-1,105
1839: 1,106-1,464
1840: 1,465-1,922
1841: 1,923-2,412
1842: 2,413-2,900
1843: 2,901-3,394
1844: 3,395-3,872
1845: 3,873-4,347
1846: 4,348-4,913
1847: 4,914-5,408
1848: 5,409-5,992
1849: 5,993-6,980
1850: 6,981-7,864
1851: 7,865-8,621
1852: 8,622-9,511
1853: 9,512-10,357
1854: 10,358-12,116
1855: 12,117-14,008
1856: 14,009-16,323
1857: 16,324-19,009
1858: 19,010-22,476
1859: 22,477-26,641
1860: 26,642-31,004
1861: 31,005-34,044
1862: 34,045-37,265
1863: 37,266-41,046
1864: 41,047-45,684
1865: 45,685-51,783

1866: 51,784-60,657
1867: 60,658-72,958
1868: 72,959-85,502
1869: 85,503-98,459
1870: 98,460-110,616
1871: 110,617-122,303
1872: 122,304-134,503
1873: 134,504-146,119
1874: 146,120-158,349
1875: 158,350-171,640
1876: 171,641-185,812
1877: 185,813-198,732
1878: 198,733-211,077
1879: 211,078-223,210
1880: 223,211-236,136
1881: 236,137-251,684
1882: 251,685-269,819
1883: 269,820-291,015
1884: 291,916-310,162
1885: 310,163-333,493
1886: 333,494-355,290
1887: 355,291-375,719
1888: 375,720-395,304
1889: 395,305-418,664
1890: 418,665-443,986
1891: 443,987-466,314
1892: 466,315-488,975
1893: 488,976-511,743
1894: 511,744-531,618
1895: 531,619-552,501
1896: 552,502-574,368
1897: 574,369-596,466
1898: 596,467-616,870
1899 : 616,871-640,166
1900 : 640,167-664,826
1901: 664,827-690,384
1902: 690,385-717,520
1903: 717,521-748,566
1904: 748,567-778,833
1905: 778,834-808,617
1906: 808,618-839,798
1907: 839,799-875,678
1909: 908,436-945,009
1910: 945,010-980,177
1911: 980,178-1,013,094
1912: 1,013,095-1,049,325
1913: 1,049,326-1,083,266
1914: 1,083,267-1,123,211
1915: 1,123,212-1,166,418
1916: 1,166,419-1,210,388
1917: 1,210,389-1,251,457
1918: 1,251,458-1,290,026
1919: 1,290,027-1,326,898
1920: 1,326,899-1,364,062
1921: 1,364,063-1,401,947
1922: 1,401,948-1,440,361
1923: 1,440,362-1,478,995
1924: 1,478,996-1,521,589
1925: 1,521,590-1,568,039
1926: 1,568,040-1,612,699
1927: 1,612,700-1,654,520
1928: 1,654,521-1,696,896
1929: 1,696,897-1,742,180
1930: 1,742,181-1,787,423
1931: 1,787,424-1,839,189
1932: 1,839,190-1,892,662
1933: 1,892,663-1,941,448
1934: 1,941,449-1,985,877
1935: 1,985,878-2,026,515
1936: 2,026,516-2,066,308
1937: 2,066,309-2,104,003
1938: 2,104,004-2,142,079
1939: 2,142,080-2,185,169
1940: 2,185,170-2,227,417
1941: 2,227,418-2,268,539
1942: 2,268,540-2,307,006
1943: 2,307,007-2,338,080
1944: 2,338,081-2,366,153
1945: 2,366,154-2,391,855
1946: 2,391,856-2,413,674
1947: 2,413,675-2,433,823
1948: 2,433,824-2,457,796
1949: 2,457,797-2,492,943
1950: 2,492,944-2,536,015
1951: 2,536,016-2,580,378
1952: 2,580,379-2,624,045
1953: 2,624,046-2,664,561
1954: 2,664,562-2,698,433
1955: 2,698,434-2,728,912
1956: 2,728,913-2,775,761
1957: 2,775,762-2,818,566
1958: 2,818,567-2,866,972
1959: 2,866,973-2,919,442
1960: 2,919,443-2,966,680
1961: 2,966,681-3,015,102
1962: 3,015,103-3,070,800
1963: 3,070,801-3,116,486
1964: 3,116,487-3,163,864
1965: 3,163,865-3,226,728
1966: 3,226,729-3,295,142
1967: 3,295,143-3,360,799
1968: 3,360,800-3,419,906
1969: 3,419,907-3,487,469
1970: 3,487,470-3,551,908
1971: 3,551,909-3,631,538
1972: 3,631,539-3,707,72
1973: 3,707,729-3,781,913
1974: 3,781,914-3,858,240
1975: 3,858,241-3,930,270
1977: 4,000,520-4,065,811
1978: 4,065,812-4,131,951
1979: 4,131,952-4,180,866
1980: 4,180,867-4,242,756
1981: 4,242,757-4,308,621
1982: 4,308,622-4,366,578
1983: 4,366,579-4,423,522
1984: 4,423,523-4,490,884
1985: 4,490,885-4,562,595
1986: 4,562,596-4,633,525
1987: 4,633,526-4,716,593
1988: 4,716,594-4,794,651
1989: 4,794,652-4,890,334
1990: 4,890,335-4,980,926

 

Comments

[jasper]

You might enjoy the movie "The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly" because much of the movie is from inside the head of the main character, looking out his left eye. Having suffered a stroke, he had been left paralysed, and unable to speak. He communicates with the world outside his head by moving his left eyelid.

The movie is based on a fabulous autobiography written by Jean-Dominique Bauby.

[jasper]

Looking at this picture again. I am taken by the fact that the right hand is actually drawing the image that we are looking at. Is Mach also arguing, in a rather subtle fashion, that we are the artists of our own lives?