The FedInvent™ Count 2024
Taxpayer-Funded Patent Applications Year-To-Date
This page was updated on Wednesday September 17, 2024
In 2024 So Far:
- The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published 298,114 patent applications.
- 6,147 applications showed that the inventors benefitted from taxpayer funding.
- These patents accounted for 2.06% of all US patents granted in 2024.
- The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants is 171 per week.
| WEEK |
THURSDAY |
TOTAL COUNT |
FEDINVENT COUNT |
% OF TOTAL |
|
2024 YEAR TO DATE |
|
|
|
| 36 |
Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
5,783 |
167 |
2.89% |
| 35 |
Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
7,962 |
187 |
2.35% |
| 34 |
Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
7,913 |
167 |
2.11% |
| 33 |
Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
8,656 |
197 |
2.28% |
| 32 |
Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
7,748 |
155 |
2.00% |
| 31 |
Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
8,802 |
179 |
2.03% |
| 30 |
Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
6,706 |
141 |
2.10% |
| 29 |
Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
7,410 |
169 |
2.16% |
| 28 |
Thursday, July 11, 2024 |
12,719 |
246 |
1.93% |
| 27 |
Thursday, July 4, 2024 |
9,345 |
133 |
1.42% |
| 26 |
Thursday, June 27, 2024 |
9,099 |
173 |
1.90% |
| 25 |
Thursday, June 20, 2024 |
9,572 |
185 |
1.93% |
| 24 |
Thursday, June 13, 2024 |
8,295 |
157 |
1.89% |
| 23 |
Thursday, June 6, 2024 |
8,417 |
184 |
2.19% |
| 22 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
7,480 |
117 |
1.56% |
| 21 |
Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
8,339 |
158 |
1.89% |
| 20 |
Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
8,274 |
205 |
2.48% |
| 19 |
Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
8,078 |
159 |
1.97% |
| 18 |
Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
9,241 |
165 |
1.79% |
| 17 |
Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
8,016 |
208 |
2.59% |
| 16 |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
8,176 |
166 |
2.03% |
| 15 |
Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
7,269 |
195 |
2.68% |
| 14 |
Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
6,886 |
167 |
2.43% |
| 13 |
Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
8,758 |
163 |
1.86% |
| 12 |
Thursday, March 21, 2024 |
8,813 |
207 |
2.35% |
| 11 |
Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
9,196 |
193 |
2.10% |
| 10 |
Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
6,823 |
144 |
2.11% |
| 9 |
Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
9,215 |
188 |
2.04% |
| 8 |
Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
7,633 |
136 |
1.78% |
| 7 |
Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
7,877 |
140 |
1.77% |
| 6 |
Thursday, February 8, 2024 |
8,672 |
194 |
2.23% |
| 5 |
Thursday, February 1, 2024 |
8,494 |
120 |
1.41% |
| 4 |
Thursday, January 25, 2024 |
8,978 |
207 |
2.30% |
| 3 |
Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
7,397 |
155 |
2.09% |
| 2 |
Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
7,693 |
165 |
2.14% |
| 1 |
Thursday, January 4, 2024 |
8,379 |
164 |
1.95% |
