Table 12: United States Government Agency Patents
| Agency | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 39 | 155 |
| Air Force | 58 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 223 |
| Army | 167 | 155 | 134 | 119 | 136 | 711 |
| Attorney General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Commerce | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Energy | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 42 | 124 |
| EPA | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| FCC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| HEW/HHS | 108 | 116 | 101 | 105 | 128 | 558 |
| Interior | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| NASA | 74 | 65 | 72 | 86 | 89 | 386 |
| Navy | 267 | 255 | 241 | 230 | 284 | 1,277 |
| NSA | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 82 |
| NSF | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Postal Service | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 37 | 99 |
| State Department | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transportation | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| TVA | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| USA2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| VA | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| Total | 786 | 726 | 692 | 686 | 871 | 3,761 |
Notes: - Represents zero. 1: Data in this table represent utility patents assigned to agencies at the time of patent issue. Data subject to minor revisions. (back to text) 2: United States of America - no agency indicated in database. (back to text) 3: Past years' data may have been revised from prior year reports to reflect patent withdrawal information that was updated during the year. It is not uncommon for the withdrawal status of patents issued in prior years to change. (back to text) |
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