Show patent office deluged by radio applications washington the use of radio lias iraq resulted in the swamping of the united states patent office under the greatest deluge of applications in history although the number of examiners bonding radio applications lias jas bej almost trebled there are 1850 petitions pending as compared with 1594 1504 on january 1 an and tile radio divi division ilon Is ive five months behind the applina lions applications increased to su such ch an extent after broadcasting attained popularity that radio was constituted constitute a a separate division in august 1921 but even with twelve assir assistants tants in ID the division dk islon it tins has lost grouted ground stead ste a d lly ily under the greut breut of applies eions |