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- this report has been prepared with support from the National Science Foundation -
(patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent)
Patent Category | 1969-89 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Number of Utility Patent Grants | 1466459 | 90365 | 96511 | 97444 | 98342 | 101676 | 101419 | 109645 | 111984 | 147518 | 153485 | 157494 | 166036 | 167332 | 169024 | 3234734 |
Total Number of U.S.- Owned Utility Patent Grants | 941807 | 49619 | 53522 | 54220 | 55273 | 58099 | 57948 | 63393 | 64079 | 83486 | 87071 | 87941 | 90485 | 89184 | 89747 | 1925874 |
-Total Number of U.S.-
Owned
Utility Patents Granted to U.S. Government Institutions | 29145 | 983 | 1183 | 1161 | 1167 | 1258 | 1028 | 924 | 944 | 1027 | 984 | 928 | 957 | 912 | 882 | 43483 |
-Total Number of U.S.- Owned Utility Patents Granted to U.S. Individuals | 218710 | 12542 | 13207 | 12751 | 12281 | 12805 | 12885 | 13729 | 12914 | 16407 | 16698 | 16129 | 15203 | 14116 | 13536 | 413913 |
Patents Granted to U.S. Government Institutions as a % of Total Utility Patents | 1.99% | 1.09% | 1.23% | 1.19% | 1.19% | 1.24% | 1.01% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.70% | 0.64% | 0.59% | 0.58% | 0.55% | 0.52% | 1.34% |
Patents Granted to U.S. Government Institutions as a % of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents | 3.09% | 1.98% | 2.21% | 2.14% | 2.11% | 2.17% | 1.77% | 1.46% | 1.47% | 1.23% | 1.13% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.02% | 0.98% | 2.26% |
Patents Granted to U.S. Individuals as a % of Total Utility Patents | 14.91% | 13.88% | 13.68% | 13.09% | 12.49% | 12.59% | 12.70% | 12.52% | 11.53% | 11.12% | 10.88% | 10.24 | 9.16% | 8.44% | 8.01% | 12.80% |
Patents Granted to U.S. Individuals as a % of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents | 23.22% | 25.28% | 24.68% | 23.52% | 22.22% | 22.04% | 22.24% | 21.66% | 20.15% | 19.65% | 19.18% | 18.34% | 16.80% | 15.83% | 15.08% | 21.49% |
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