Patent Secrecy Orders
USPTO Invention Secrecy Act statistics show a MASSIVE SPIKE in classified patent secrecy orders in FY2024.
01 Definition
USPTO Invention Secrecy Act statistics show a MASSIVE SPIKE in classified patent secrecy orders in FY2024. Total secrecy orders in effect: FY21=5,976, FY22=6,057, FY23=6,155, FY24=6,471, FY25=6,543. New secrecy orders by sponsoring agency (FY23): ...
02 Detailed_Analysis
USPTO Invention Secrecy Act statistics show a MASSIVE SPIKE in classified patent secrecy orders in FY2024. Total secrecy orders in effect: FY21=5,976, FY22=6,057, FY23=6,155, FY24=6,471, FY25=6,543. New secrecy orders by sponsoring agency (FY23): ... USPTO Invention Secrecy Act statistics show a MASSIVE SPIKE in classified patent secrecy orders in FY2024. Total secrecy orders in effect: FY21=5,976, FY22=6,057, FY23=6,155, FY24=6,471, FY25=6,543. New secrecy orders by sponsoring agency (FY23): Navy 55 (44%), Air Force 43 (34.4%), Army 17 (13.6%), DOE 7 (5.6%). CRITICAL: Type 2 (classified/classifiable) secrecy orders spiked from 8 in FY23 to 94 in FY24 — an 11.75x increase. Type 2 is the most restrictive type — the invention itself is classified. This spike is consistent with a program going classified around FY2024. Navy and Air Force dominate (78% of all orders) — the same organizations that fund CFR (Air Force/Lockheed) and Pais patents (Navy). McGuire's patent filings stopped in ...
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ ← McGuire 2026 Status: Patent filings stopped 2019 — secrecy order?
- ▸ → Skunk Works® CFR Program: Air Force sponsors 34% — CFR patents?
- ▸ → Dr. Salvatore Pais: Navy sponsors 44% of secrecy orders — Pais patents?
- ▸ FAS — Invention Secrecy Statistics (sgp.fas.org/othergov/invention/stats.html)
- ▸ governmentattic.org — USPTO Statistics on Patent Secrecy Orders 2024
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
USPTO Invention Secrecy Act statistics show a MASSIVE SPIKE in classified patent secrecy orders in FY2024. Total secrecy orders in effect: FY21=5,976, FY22=6,057, FY23=6,155, FY24=6,471, FY25=6,543. New secrecy orders by sponsoring agency (FY23): Navy 55 (44%), Air Force 43 (34.4%), Army 17 (13.6%), DOE 7 (5.6%). CRITICAL: Type 2 (classified/classifiable) secrecy orders spiked from 8 in FY23 to 94 in FY24 — an 11.75x increase. Type 2 is the most restrictive type — the invention itself is classified. This spike is consistent with a program going classified around FY2024. Navy and Air Force dominate (78% of all orders) — the same organizations that fund CFR (Air Force/Lockheed) and Pais patents (Navy). McGuire's patent filings stopped in 2019 — consistent with either genuine cancellation or a secrecy order. If a secrecy order was imposed on post-2019 applications, the patents would not appear in public records.
Entity Type: Program — Patent Secrecy Orders is a government or defense program/initiative.
Network Relationships
Patent Secrecy Orders connects to 3 entities in the intelligence network:
Assessments (1):
- ← McGuire 2026 Status: Patent filings stopped 2019 — secrecy order?
Events (1):
Persons (1):
- → Dr. Salvatore Pais: Navy sponsors 44% of secrecy orders — Pais patents?
Source Documents
Intelligence derived from 4 source documents:
- FAS — Invention Secrecy Statistics (sgp.fas.org/othergov/invention/stats.html)
- governmentattic.org — USPTO Statistics on Patent Secrecy Orders 2024
- USPTO — MPEP Chapter 120 (Secrecy Orders)
- 35 USC 181 — Secrecy of certain inventions
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08 Timeline_Mentions (10)
Pais Effect Patents Filed
Dr. Salvatore Pais files unconventional patents for spacetime manipulation and mass reduction, assessed as strategic misdirection.
defense-programsNAVAIR 'Pais Effect' Patent Filings
Dr. Salvatore Pais files unconventional patents for quantum vacuum propulsion, assessed as a 'white track' strategic misdirection program.
historical-contextNAVAIR 'Pais Effect' Patents Filed
Dr. Salvatore Pais files controversial patents for inertial mass reduction and spacetime manipulation, supported by NAVAIR CTO Dr. James Sheehy.
defense-programsSalvatore Pais Patent Filings
Dr. Salvatore Pais files a series of unconventional patents for NAVAIR, including the 'Inertial Mass Reduction Device'.
fusion-physicsInertial Mass Reduction Device Presentation
Dr. Salvatore Pais presents the PAX 205 concept to NAVAIR, proposing a breakthrough technology utilizing high-energy electromagnetic fields to interact with the vacuum energy state.
defense-programsPais PCFD patent (March 2018): Plasma Compression Fusion Device filed by Navy, then abandoned — same year CFR 'cancelled,' suggesting classified transition
Pais PCFD (US20190295733A1). Navy. Plasma core confinement + compression via accelerated vibration/spin. Abandoned. Fourth in complete chain (EM→Mass Reduction→HFGWG→PCFD). Coincides with CFR 'cancell
uap-researchPais Inertial Mass Reduction Patent Granted
The USPTO grants Dr. Salvatore Pais's patent US10144532B2 after intervention by NAVAIR CTO Dr. James Sheehy.
fusion-physicsSalvatore Pais transfers from Navy to Air Force
Pais moves to USAF after Navy testing of 'Pais Effect' fails. Later joins Space Force in Germany (2025).
key-figuresPais transferred to Space Force Europe in Germany — escalating security trajectory
NAWCAD → Navy SSP (strategic missiles) → Air Force → Space Force Europe. Patents abandoned, person promoted.
defense-programsThe Public End and a Secret Beginning
The final, posthumous paper from Dr. Thomas Intrator's research on the MSX experiment was published, documenting the plasma-gun breakthrough that made the FRC target viable. This publication marked th
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