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The FedInvent™ Count

2018 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

In 2018:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 339,992 patents.
  • 7,720 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.27% of all US patents granted in 2018.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 148 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 25, 2018 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 18, 2018 116 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 11, 2018 102 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 4, 2018 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, November 27, 2018 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 20, 2018 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 13, 2018 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 6, 2018 160 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 125 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 23, 2018 174 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 16, 2018 156 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 9, 2018 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 2, 2018 172 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 25, 2018 109 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 11, 2018 147 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 4, 2018 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 21, 2018 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 14, 2018 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 7, 2018 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, July 31st, 2018 131 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 24, 2018 138 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 17, 2018 166 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 10, 2018 164 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 3, 2018 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 19, 2018 124 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 12, 2018 176 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 5, 2018 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 22, 2018 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 15, 2018 161 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 8, 2018 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 1, 2018 168 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 17, 2018 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 183 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 3, 2018 146 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 27, 2018 168 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 20, 2018 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 13, 2018 129 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 6, 2018 183 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 132 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 6, 2018 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, January 30, 2018 172 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 23, 2018 111 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 16, 2018 126 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 9, 2018 179 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 2, 2018 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page