Table 12: United States Government Agency Patents
| AGENCY | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 46 | 58 | 51 | 25 | 35 | 215 |
| Air Force | 66 | 75 | 54 | 38 | 58 | 291 |
| Army | 149 | 140 | 130 | 124 | 167 | 710 |
| Attorney General | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Commerce | 21 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 56 |
| Energy | 52 | 43 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 186 |
| EPA | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| FCC | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| HEW/HHS | 93 | 84 | 125 | 77 | 108 | 487 |
| Interior | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| NASA | 82 | 82 | 98 | 74 | 68 | 404 |
| Navy | 362 | 359 | 353 | 257 | 267 | 1,598 |
| NSA | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 62 |
| NSF | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Postal Service | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| State Department | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Transportation | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 |
| TVA | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
USA  2 |
- | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| VA | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Total | 901 | 904 | 902 | 671 | 779 | 4,157 |
Notes:
- Represents zero.
1: Data in this table represent utility patents assigned to agencies at the time of patent issue. Data is subject to minor revisions. (back to text)
2: United States of America - no agency indicated in database. (back to text)
