The FedInvent™ Count
A Weekly Count of Taxpayer-Funded Patents
This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024
In 2024 So Far:
- The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 272,101 patents.
- 5,067 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
- These patents accounted for 1.86% of all US patents granted in 2024.
- The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants is 133 per week.
| WEEK |
TUESDAY |
TOTAL COUNT |
FEDINVENT COUNT |
% OF TOTAL |
|
2024 YEAR TO DATE |
|
|
|
| 38 |
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
8,368 |
139 |
1.66% |
| 37 |
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
7,626 |
154 |
2.02% |
| 36 |
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
7,388 |
157 |
2.13% |
| 35 |
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
6,359 |
121 |
1.90% |
| 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 |
119 |
1.69% |
| 28 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 |
7,921 |
153 |
1.93% |
| 27 |
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
7,236 |
117 |
1.62% |
| 26 |
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
7,303 |
156 |
2.14% |
| 25 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 |
6,215 |
113 |
1.82% |
| 24 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 |
7,514 |
141 |
1.88% |
| 23 |
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 |
7,195 |
118 |
1.64% |
| 22 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
7,014 |
134 |
1.91% |
| 21 |
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
7,061 |
146 |
2.07% |
| 20 |
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
6,733 |
124 |
1.84% |
| 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 |
124 |
1.58% |
| 11 |
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
6,356 |
116 |
1.83% |
| 10 |
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
7,900 |
162 |
2.05% |
| 9 |
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
7,898 |
157 |
1.99% |
| 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 |
115 |
1.69% |
| 5 |
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
7,865 |
189 |
2.40% |
| 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 |
167 |
1.98% |
