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The FedInvent™ Count

A Weekly Count of Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, January 21, 2025

In 2024:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 373,860 patents.
  • 6,881 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 1.84% of all US patents granted in 2024.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants is 130 per week.
  • 89% of these patents report receiving funding from a single federal department.
  • 822 patents (12%) are the result of intramural research, research by scientists and researchers working for the federal government.

1.83%
WEEK TUESDAY TOTAL COUNT FEDINVENT COUNT % OF TOTAL
2024 YEAR TO DATE 373,860 6,881 1.84%
53 Tuesday December 31, 2024 8,410 154 1.83%
52 Tuesday, December 24, 2024 7,739 170 2.20%
51 Tuesday, December 17, 2024 3,929 65 1.65%
50 Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7,231 153 2.12%
49 Tuesday, December 3, 2024 5,200 95 1.83%
48 Tuesday, November 26, 2024 6,677 117 1.75%
47 Tuesday, November 19, 2024 6,735 106 1.57%
46 Tuesday, November 12, 2024 7,500 126 1.68%
45 Tuesday, November 5, 2024 5,244 89 1.70%
44 Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6,866 131 1.91%
43 Tuesday, October 22, 2024 7,784 124 1.59%
42 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 7,332 135 1.84%
41 Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6,896 93 1.35%
40 Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7,756 142 1.83%
39 Tuesday, September 24, 2024 6,461 119 1.84%
38 Tuesday, September 17, 2024 8,368 138 1.65%
37 Tuesday, September 10, 2024 7,626 155 2.03%
36 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 7,388 157 2.13%
35 Tuesday, August 27, 2024 6,359 119 1.87%
34 Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6,601 133 2.01%
33 Tuesday, August 13, 2024 5,563 118 2.12%
32 Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6,930 121 1.75%
31 Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5,467 96 1.76%
30 Tuesday, July 23, 2024 7,118 129 1.81%
29 Tuesday, July 16, 2024 7,043 118 1.68%
28 Tuesday, July 9, 2024 7,921 153 1.93%
27 Tuesday, July 2, 2024 7,236 119 1.64%
26 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 7,303 155 2.12%
25 Tuesday, June 18, 2024 6,215 114 1.83%
24 Tuesday, June 11, 2024 7,514 141 1.88%
23 Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7,195 119 1.65%
22 Tuesday, May 28, 2024 7,014 135 1.92%
21 Tuesday, May 21, 2024 7,061 146 2.07%
20 Tuesday, May 14, 2024 6,733 123 1.83%
19 Tuesday, May 7, 2024 6,415 120 1.87%
18 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6,595 103 1.56%
17 Tuesday, April 23, 2024 6,397 121 1.89%
16 Tuesday, April 16, 2024 7,478 135 1.81%
15 Tuesday, April 9, 2024 7,574 117 1.54%
14 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7,625 135 1.77%
13 Tuesday, March 26, 2024 7,543 154 2.04%
12 Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7,846 122 1.55%
11 Tuesday, March 12, 2024 6,356 115 1.81%
10 Tuesday, March 5, 2024 7,900 162 2.05%
9 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 7,898 156 1.98%
8 Tuesday, February 20, 2024 8,123 123 1.51%
7 Tuesday February 13, 2024 8,235 144 1.74%
6 Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6,812 114 1.67%
5 Tuesday, January 30, 2024 7,865 188 2.39%
4 Tuesday, January 23, 2024 5,946 101 1.70%
3 Tuesday, January 16, 2024 6,535 135 2.06%
2 Tuesday, January 9, 2024 7,884 160 2.02%
1 Tuesday, January 2, 2024 8,418 168 2.00%