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The FedInvent™ Count

2021 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

In 2021:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 374,006 patents.
  • 7,728 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.07% of all US patents granted in 2021.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 149 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
52 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 21, 2021 109 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 14, 2021 112 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 23, 2021 134 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 16, 2021 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 9, 2021 128 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, November 2, 2021 118 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, October 5, 2021 151 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 28, 2021 127 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 21, 2021 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 14, 2021 182 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 149 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 166 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 24, 2021 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 17, 2021 148 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 10, 2021 162 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, August 3, 2021 147 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 27, 2021 98 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 20, 2021 138 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 13, 2021 148 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 149 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 29, 2021 171 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 22, 2021 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 15, 2021 148 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 8, 2021 173 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 186 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 25, 2021 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 18, 2021 140 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 11, 2021 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 141 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 27, 2021 139 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 176 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 13, 2021 150 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 6, 2021 151 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 30, 2021 157 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 23, 2021 144 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 16, 2021 181 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 9, 2021 137 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 181 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 23, 2021 167 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 16, 2021 165 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 9, 2021 133 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, February 2, 2021 190 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 194 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 87 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 12, 2021 130 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 5, 2021 149 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page