The application (patent) number is the number after the patent application is accepted. Before authorization, it is called the application number, and the authorization is called the patent number.
The public (announcement) number refers to the number published after the invention patent has passed the preliminary examination, and the country number+classification number+serial number+identification code. "
Authorization (announcement) number refers to the number when the patent authorization is announced. If it is an invention patent, unlike WeChat official account, it is generally just an identification code.