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The FedInvent™ Count

2015 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

In 2015:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 325,980 patents.
  • 7,390 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.27% of all US patents granted in 2015.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 142 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 29, 2015 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 22, 2015 131 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 15, 2015 123 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 8, 2015 136 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 135 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 24, 2015 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 156 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 10, 2015 192 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 184 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 27, 2015 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 135 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 13, 2015 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 6, 2015 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 29, 2015 119 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 22, 2015 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 15, 2015 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 8, 2015 140 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, September 1, 2015 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 25, 2015 146 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 18, 2015 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 11, 2015 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 147 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 28, 2015 140 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 21, 2015 115 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 14, 2015 176 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 7, 2015 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 30, 2015 120 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 23, 2015 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 16, 2015 120 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 9, 2015 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, June 2, 2015 189 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 26, 2015 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 12, 2015 120 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 5, 2015 131 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 28, 2015 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 21, 2015 175 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 14, 2015 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 7, 2015 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 31, 2015 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 152 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 17, 2015 152 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 107 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 24, 2015 160 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 17, 2015 104 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 123 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, February 3, 2015 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 27, 2015 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 20, 2015 76 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 13, 2015 120 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page