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The FedInvent™ Count

2016 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

In 2016:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 333,583 patents.
  • 7,596 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.28% of all US patents granted in 2016.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 146 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 27, 2016 159 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 20, 2016 96 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 116 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 6, 2016 173 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, November 29, 2016 166 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 22, 2016 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 15, 2016 179 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 169 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 25, 2016 159 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 18, 2016 117 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 11, 2016 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 4, 2016 131 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 27, 2016 129 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 176 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 6, 2016 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, August 30, 2016 132 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 23, 2016 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 9, 2016 159 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, August 2, 2016 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 26, 2016 73 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 19, 2016 153 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 12, 2016 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 5, 2016 153 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 28, 2016 119 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 21, 2016 128 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 14, 2016 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 7, 2016 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, May 31, 2016 160 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 24, 2016 121 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 17, 2016 142 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 10, 2016 148 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 26,2016 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 19, 2016 140 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 12, 2016 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 5, 2016 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 29, 2016 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 15, 2016 164 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 8, 2016 108 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, March 1, 2016 196 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 23, 2016 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 16, 2016 151 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 9, 2016 114 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, February 2, 2016 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 26, 2016 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 19, 2016 92 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 5, 2016 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page