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Number of independent inventors in the United States 1998-2015

Number of independent inventors in the United States from 1998 to 2015

The data depicts the number of independent inventors in the U.S. 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 U.S.

2015 24365
2014 24223
2013 23650
2012 21909
2011 20434
2010 22387
2009 17165
2008 17406
2007 18505
2006 20652
2005 17018
2004 20194
2003 22600
2002 23294
2001 24993
2000 26456
1999 26698
1998 27163