The FedInvent Project
136,000+ TAXPAYER-FUNDED PATENTS GRANTED FROM 2005 TO 2025
FedInvent is Wayfinder Digital's project to deliver fresh insight on the federal innovation ecosystem and the inventions and innovation it creates.
A DEEP DIVE
FedInvent's goal is to present a holistic view of federal innovation presented through the lens of the inventions and patents that it creates.
The FedInvent Newsletter reports on federally funded research and development; taxpayer-funded inventions and patents; and the science and technology priorities and policies that set the national innovation agenda. We publish the FedInvent newsletter on Substack.
The Harry Houdini Deep Diver US Patent 1370316 invented by Harry Houdini on March 1, 1921. The legend is that Mr. Houdini invented the suit to support Navy divers.