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The FedInvent™ Count

2017 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

In 2017:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 351,403 patents.
  • 7,974 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.27% of all US patents granted in 2005.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 153 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 152 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 19, 2017 124 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 12, 2017 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 5, 2017 134 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, November 28, 2017 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 21, 2017 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 14, 2017 149 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 7, 2017 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, October 31, 2017 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 24, 2017 145 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 17, 2017 190 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 10, 2017 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 3, 2017 149 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 26, 2017 131 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 19, 2017 197 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 12, 2017 184 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 5, 2017 159 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, August 29, 2017 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 22, 2017 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 15, 2017 161 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 8, 2017 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, August 1, 2017 176 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 25, 2017 90 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 18, 2017 153 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 11, 2017 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 4, 2017 146 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 27, 2017 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 20, 2017 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 13, 2017 177 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 6, 2017 142 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, May 30, 2017 135 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 23, 2017 151 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 174 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 9, 2017 173 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 25, 2017 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 18, 2017 193 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 11, 2017 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 4, 2017 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 28, 2017 151 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 21, 2017 191 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 14, 2017 138 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 7, 2017 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, February 28, 2017 151 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 14, 2017 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 7, 2017 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 192 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 24, 2017 121 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 17, 2017 120 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 10, 2017 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 3, 2017 161 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page