http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/issuyear.htm
It provided in tabular format by year of issue the utility, design, plant,
reissue, SIR, etc. from 1836 to 1998. If by any chance someone from the
PTO reads this post, please forward it to someone in the Technology
Assessment & Forecast Office, who placed the report up originally. It's a
very handy document, one deserving of a reincarnation on the PTO site,
preferably at a more visible level.
Roy Zimmermann
Patent Information Specialist
612-514-3304
roy.zimmermann@medtronic.com
>>> Michael Rein <Michael.Rein@AlconLabs.com> 02/12/99 02:14pm >>>
Great posts, Stephen Adams et. al.
And if anyone comes across a source for a more current concordance of
patent/application numbers, I'm sure the list would like to know.
Michael Rein
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Intellectual Property and R&D Counsel
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, Texas 76134
email: Michael Rein@AlconLabs.com
Michael Rein
ext. 6435; Q-148