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%