The statistic illustrates the number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015. In 2015, a total number of 24,365 independent inventors were counted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the United States.
Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015
* An independent inventor is an inventor whose patent, at
the time of grant, has ownership that is unassigned or assigned to an individual. The counts represent the number of times inventors are named on unassigned patents or on patents assigned to individuals. If a patent has more than one inventor, each inventor is counted. If an inventor has more than one patent, he or she is counted once for each patent. The following types of patents are counted here: utility, design, plant, and reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
USPTO. (March 31, 2016). Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256679/number-of-independent-inventors-in-the-us/
USPTO. "Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015." Chart. March 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256679/number-of-independent-inventors-in-the-us/
USPTO. (2016). Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256679/number-of-independent-inventors-in-the-us/
USPTO. "Number of Independent Inventors in The United States from 1998 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256679/number-of-independent-inventors-in-the-us/
USPTO, Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256679/number-of-independent-inventors-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015 [Graph], USPTO, March 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256679/number-of-independent-inventors-in-the-us/
