BRITISH  PATENTS

1852 - 1915 (New Series)

Chronological List of British Patent Models

 Patent applications filed and patents granted each year 1852 to 1915

   Year    

Applications

Cumulative Total

Granted*

Cumulative Total

Oct. 

1852

    1853

Total

 

1.211

3.045

4.256

 

 

 

4.256

 

 

 

2.384

 

 

 

2.384

1854

      2.764

            7.020

 1.876

            4.260

1855

2.958

9.978

2.044

6.304

1856

3.106

13.084

2.094

8.398

1857

      3.200

          16.284

2.028

          10.426

1858

      3.007

             19.291

   1.954

         12.380

1859

3.000

22.291

1.976

14.356

1860

3.196

25.487

2.061

16.417

1861

3.276

28.763

2.047

18.464

1862

3.490

32.253

2.191

20.655

1863

3.309

35.562

2.094

22.749

1864

3.260

38.822

2.024

24.773

1865

3.386

42.208

2.186

26.959

1866

3.453

45.661

2.124

29.083

1867

3.723

49.384

2.284

31.367

1868

       3.991

               53.375

   2.490

            33.857

1869

3.786

57.161

2.408

36.265

1870

3.405

60.566

2.180

38.445

1871

3.529

64.095

2.376

40.821

1872

3.970

68.065

2.771

43.592

1873

4.294

72.359

2.974

46.566

1874

4.492

76.851

3.162

49.728

1875

4.561

81.412

3.112

52.840

1876

5.069

86.481

3.435

56.275

1877

4.949

91.430

3.317

59.592

1878

5.343

96.773

3.509

63.101

1879

5.338

102.111

3.524

66.625

1880

5.517

107.628

3.741

70.366

 1881

5.751

113.379

3.950

74.316

1882

6.241

119.620

4.337

78.653

1883

5.993

125.613

3.962

82.615

1884

17.110

142.723

9.984

92.599

1885

16.101

158.824

8.775

101.374

1886

17.174

175.998

9.105

110.479

1887

18.051

194.049

9.457

119.936

1888

19.103

213.152

9.815

129.751

1889

21.008

234.160

10.659

140.410

1890

21.307

255.467

10.557

150.967

1891

22.878

278.345

10.922

161.889

1892

24.179

302.524

11.599

173.488

1893

25.107

327.631

11.779

185.267

1894

25.386

353.017

12.042

197.309

1895

25.062

378.079

12.346

209.655

1896

30.193

408.272

14.170

223.825

1897

30.958

439.230

14.465

238.290

1898

27.650

466.880

13.452

251.742

1899

25.800

492.680

13.516

265.258

1900

23.924

516.604

13.170

278.428

1901

26.788

543.392

13.062

291.490

1902

28.972

572.364

13.764

305.254

1903

28.854

601.218

15.718

320.972

1904

29.702

630.920

15.089

336.061

1905

27.577

658.497

14.786

350.847

1906

30.030

688.527

14.707

365.554

1907

28.915

717.442

16.272

381.826

1908

28.598

746.040

16.284

398.110

1909

30.603

776.643

15.065

413.175

1910

30.388

807.031

16.269

429.444

1911

29.353

836.384

17.164

446.608

1912

30.089

866.473

15.814

462.422

1913

30.077

896.550

16.599

479.021

1914

24.820

921.370

15.036

494.057

1915

18.191

939.561

11.457

505.514

    Year  

Applications

Cumulative Total

Granted*

Cumulative Total

In the period 1852 (from 1 October) to 1915 patent applications filed were numbered starting at 1 each year; granted patent applications retained the same number. Because of this regular repetition of numbers, it is very important to give the year as well as the "number" when investigating a patent; it may not be possible to help you if you cannot supply this information, but include anything you do know, such as manufacturer/inventor name and the nature of the item bearing a patent number.

Above are listed the number of patent applications filed each year (this is of course also the highest application number possible for that year) and also the number granted. In addition the cumulative total applied for and granted from the entry into force the Patent Law Amendment Act 1852 on 1 October 1852 is given, this figure includes all the patents applied for/granted for that year.

Until 1 January 1884 (nearly) all patent applications were published, but from that date generally only those granted were published. Following the introduction of the Patents & Designs Act 1907 (Section 91(4)), patent applications originating abroad and which claimed priority were laid open for public inspection after 12 months (later, 18 months), if not granted by then; many of the patent applications laid open were also printed and are available.

*The 14.359 patents granted prior to the introduction of the Patent Law Amendment Act 1852 are not added into the cumulative total. For this period only granted patents were recorded and there is no corresponding figure for patent applications filed.