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U.S. Patent
Dating Chart
PATENT
DATES FOR MECHANICAL OPERATION
Use this list to date
when an item was patented.
*Manufacturing date can be different!
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Patent
Number
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Year
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Patent
Number
|
Year
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Patent
Number
|
Year
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1
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1836
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333,494
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1886
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2,026,516
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1936
|
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110
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1837
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355,291
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1887
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2,026,516
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1937
|
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546
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1838
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375,720
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1888
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2,066,309
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1938
|
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1,106
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1839
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395,305
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1889
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2,104,004
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1939
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1,465
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1840
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418,665
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1890
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2,142,080
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1940
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1,923
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1841
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443,987
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1891
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2,185,170
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1941
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2,413
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1842
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466,315
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1892
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2,227,418
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1942
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2,901
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1843
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488,976
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1893
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2,268,540
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1943
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3,395
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1844
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511,744
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1894
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2,307,007
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1944
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3,873
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1845
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531,619
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1895
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2,338,081
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1945
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4,348
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1846
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552,502
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1896
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2,391,856
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1946
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4,914
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1847
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574,369
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1897
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2,413,675
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1947
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5,409
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1848
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596,467
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1898
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2,433,824
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1948
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5,993
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1849
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616,871
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1899
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2,457,797
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1949
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6,981
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1850
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640,167
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1900
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2,492,944
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1950
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7,865
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1851
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664,827
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1901
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2,536,016
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1951
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8,622
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1852
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690,385
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1902
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2,,580,379
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1952
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9,512
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1853
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717,521
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1903
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2,624,046
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1953
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10,358
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1854
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748,567
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1904
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2,664,562
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1954
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12,117
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1855
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778,834
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1905
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2,698,434
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1955
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14,009
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1856
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808,618
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1906
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2,728,913
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1956
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16,324
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1857
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839,799
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1907
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2,775,752
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1957
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19,010
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1858
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875,679
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1908
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2,818,973
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1958
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22,477
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1859
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908,436
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1909
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2,866,973
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1959
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26,642
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1860
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945,010
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1910
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2,919,443
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1960
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31,005
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1861
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980,178
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1911
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2,966,681
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1961
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34,045
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1862
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1,013,095
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1912
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3,015,103
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1962
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37,266
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1863
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1,049,326
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1913
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3,070,801
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1963
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41,047
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1864
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1,083,267
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1914
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3,116,487
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1964
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45,685
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1865
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1,123,212
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1915
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3,163,865
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1965
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51,784
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1866
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1,166,419
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1916
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3,226,729
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1966
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60,658
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1867
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1,210,389
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1917
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3,295,143
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1967
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72,959
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1868
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1,251,458
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1918
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3,360,800
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1968
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85,503
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1869
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1,290,027
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1919
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3,419,907
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1969
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98,460
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1870
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1,326,899
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1920
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3,487,470
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1970
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110,617
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1871
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1,364,063
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1921
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3,551,909
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1971
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122,304
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1872
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1,401,948
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1922
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3,631,539
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1972
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134,504
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1873
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1,440,362
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1923
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3,707,729
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1973
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146,120
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1874
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1,478,996
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1924
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3,781,914
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1974
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158,350
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1875
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1,521,590
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1925
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3,858,241
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1975
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171,641
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1876
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1,568,040
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1926
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3,930,271
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1976
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185,813
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1877
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1,612,700
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1927
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4,000,520
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1977
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198,733
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1878
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1,654,521
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1928
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4,065,812
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1978
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211,078
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1879
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1,696,897
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1929
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4,131,952
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1979
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223,211
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1880
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1,742,181
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1930
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4,180,867
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1980
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236,137
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1881
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1,787,424
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1931
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4,242,757
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1981
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251,685
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1882
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1,839,190
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1932
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4,308,622
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1982
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269,820
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1883
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1,892,663
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1933
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4,366,579
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1983
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291,016
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1884
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1,941,449
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1934
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4,423,523
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1984
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310,163
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1885
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1,985,878
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1935
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4,490,885
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1985
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The
United States patent number for each year is the first patent issued
that calendar year.
*Always
remember, patent date is only when something was patented,
not when it was actually made, many items were manufactured
for
many years after it was patented.
U.S. Design
Patent Dating Chart
These Patent's cover the
design of an item, are
usually designated with a D in the number.
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Design
Patent Number
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Year
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Design
Patent Number
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Year
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Design
Patent Number
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Year
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1
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1843
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17,995
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1888
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88,847
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1933
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15
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1844
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18,830
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1889
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91,258
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1934
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27
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1845
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19,553
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1890
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94,179
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1935
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44
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1846
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20,439
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1891
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98,045
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1936
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103
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1847
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21,275
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1892
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102,601
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1937
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163
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1848
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22,092
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1893
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107,738
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1938
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209
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1849
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22,994
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1894
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112,765
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1939
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258
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1850
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23,922
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1895
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118,358
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1940
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341
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1851
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25,037
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1896
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124,503
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1941
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431
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1852
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26,482
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1897
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130,989
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1942
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540
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1853
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28,113
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1898
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134,717
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1943
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626
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1854
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29,916
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1899
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136,946
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1944
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683
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1855
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32,055
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1900
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139,862
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1945
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753
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1856
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33,813
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1901
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142,386
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1946
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860
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1857
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35,547
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1902
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145,165
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1947
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973
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1858
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36,187
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1903
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147,368
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1948
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1,075
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1859
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36,723
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1904
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151,235
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1949
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1,183
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1860
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37,280
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1905
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155,686
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1950
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1,366
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1861
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37,766
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1906
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160,404
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1951
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1,508
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1862
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38,391
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1907
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164,568
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1952
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1,703
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1863
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38,980
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1908
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168,527
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1953
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1,879
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1864
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39,737
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1909
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171,241
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1954
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2,018
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1865
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40,424
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1910
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173,777
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1955
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2.239
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1866
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41,063
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1911
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176,490
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1956
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2,533
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1867
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42,073
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1912
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179,467
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1957
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2,858
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1868
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43,415
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1913
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181,829
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1958
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3,304
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1869
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46,098
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1914
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184,204
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1959
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3,810
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1870
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46,813
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1915
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186,973
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1960
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4,547
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1871
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48,358
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1916
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189,516
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1961
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5,452
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1872
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50,117
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1917
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192,004
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1962
|
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6,336
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1873
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51,629
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1918
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194,304
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1963
|
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7,083
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1874
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52,836
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1919
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197,269
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1964
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7,969
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1875
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54,359
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1920
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199,995
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1965
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8,884
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1876
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56,844
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1921
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203,379
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1966
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9,686
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1877
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60,121
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1922
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206,567
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1967
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10,385
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1878
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61,748
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1923
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209,732
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1968
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10,975
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1879
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63,675
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1924
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213,084
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1969
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11,567
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1880
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66,346
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1925
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216,419
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1970
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12,082
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1881
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69,170
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1926
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219,637
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1971
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12,647
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1882
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71,722
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1927
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222,793
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1972
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13,508
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1883
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74,159
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1928
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225,695
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1973
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14,528
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1884
|
77,347
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1929
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229,729
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1974
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15,678
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1885
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80,254
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1930
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234,032
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1975
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16,451
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1886
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82,966
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1931
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238,316
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1976
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17,046
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1887
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85,903
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1932
|
242,881
|
1977
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The
number for each year is the first design patent issued that year.
The first year for
design patents was 1843. Design patents refer to
any new ornamental design for an item.
The design patent protects
only the appearance of an article, but not its structural
or
functional features.
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