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The FedInvent™ Count

2012 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

In 2012:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 267,788 patents.
  • 6,627 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.47% of all US patents granted in 2012.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 127 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 25, 2012 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 18, 2012 91 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 4, 2012 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 101 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 6, 2012 101 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, October 30, 2012 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 136 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 16, 2012 112 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 123 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 2, 2012 147 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 25, 2012 122 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 18, 2012 142 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 11, 2012 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 4, 2012 128 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 21, 2012 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 14, 2012 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 7, 2012 138 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, July 31, 2012 115 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 24, 2012 136 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 10, 2012 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 135 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 26, 2012 138 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 19, 2012 85 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 12, 2012 122 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 142 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, May 29, 2012 131 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 111 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 1, 2012 123 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 24, 2012 132 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 17, 2012 129 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 121 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 123 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 109 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 145 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, February 28, 2012 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 152 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 113 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 119 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 17, 2012 96 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 3, 2012 112 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page