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Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. Patents

Investigates the patterns and characteristics of U.S. women inventors listed on patents issued between 1976 and 2016.

February 2019
IP Data Highlights No. 2
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office released "Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents," a report on the trends and characteristics of U.S. women inventors named on U.S. patents granted from 1976 through 2016. The report shows that women still comprise a small minority of patent inventors. Further, it highlights the untapped potential of women to spur U.S. innovation.

Four separate bar graphs showing the women inventor rate for six technology categories: chemistry, design, electrical engineering, instruments, mechanical engineering, and other fields.

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