(ам.) номер заявки (нумерация заявок в патентном ведомстве сша возобновляется после достижения
A number assigned to a specific inventory item to identify it and differentiate it from similar items with the same item number.
A six digit number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. a serial number is usually used together with a two digit series code to distinguish each serial set of 1 million applications filed.