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The FedInvent™ Count

2020 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 08:28 PM GMT

In 2020:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 388,900 patents.
  • 8,485 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.18% of all US patents granted in 2020.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 163 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 29, 2020 163 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 22, 2020 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 120 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 8, 2020 154 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 166 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 17, 2020 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 10, 2020 187 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, November 3, 2020 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 27, 2020 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 156 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 13, 2020 170 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 6, 2020 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 29, 2020 134 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 22, 2020 153 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 15, 2020 173 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 8, 2020 168 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, September 1, 2020 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 25, 2020 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 18, 2020 168 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 11, 2020 193 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, August 4, 2020 205 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 183 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 21, 2020 143 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 7, 2020 155 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 30, 2020 174 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 190 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 9, 2020 174 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, June 2, 2020 156 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 26, 2020 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 19, 2020 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 12, 2020 196 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 5, 2020 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 28, 2020 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 146 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 14, 2020 160 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 7, 2020 158 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 31, 2020 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 180 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 17, 2020 183 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 10, 2020 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 159 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 196 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 18, 2020 185 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, February 4, 2020 177 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 28, 2020 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 21, 2020 152 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 14, 2020 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 7, 2020 183 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page