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U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-
UTILITY PATENT GRANTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1969-2003

- this report has been prepared with support from the National Science Foundation -


BREAKOUT BY UNIVERSITY ASSIGNEE -
PATENTS DISTRIBUTED BY CALENDAR YEAR OF GRANT

NUMBER OF UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED ANNUALLY
TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES RANKED IN THE
TOP 100 BY R&D EXPENDITURES IN FY 2002

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Universities Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period

This Summary Table Provides a Consolidated Patent Count
For Each of the:

TOP 100 R&D UNIVERSITIES

( count of patent grants, as distributed by calendar year of grant )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

This table displays annual patent counts for the associated university entry.
Counts of granted patents are either distributed by the year of patent grant
or by the year of patent filing. Multiple assignee names may be associated
with a university entry.
Organizational Identifier State PRE_1983 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CA 292 48 46 42 54 67 60 81 65 84 81 115 163 213 266 277 395 437 435 402 431 439 4493
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MA 598 47 47 35 45 63 64 101 109 101 125 112 99 104 119 102 138 142 113 125 135 127 2651
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TX 17 5 8 20 25 21 21 51 56 84 73 86 98 90 88 81 97 93 90 89 93 96 1382
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CA 227 16 15 16 23 27 18 56 30 36 32 29 46 38 24 46 93 99 103 124 110 139 1347
STANFORD UNIVERSITY CA 111 16 36 38 33 48 54 43 36 57 42 50 62 54 55 64 79 83 103 84 104 85 1337
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WI 201 13 16 17 17 11 20 27 16 45 43 57 48 48 64 62 83 87 64 72 80 84 1175
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY MD 84 6 10 15 18 18 21 27 15 25 20 33 23 28 27 48 79 97 72 80 81 70 897
CORNELL UNIVERSITY NY 85 10 14 20 13 30 16 22 34 40 41 35 39 36 52 50 65 64 49 61 35 59 870
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IA 190 10 14 21 9 15 15 28 30 39 23 29 37 37 38 36 53 45 34 29 19 27 778
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FL 22 6 10 7 10 13 21 33 33 38 42 34 26 31 36 43 52 50 64 51 42 59 723
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MN 88 5 6 11 16 28 26 40 38 32 31 27 28 25 31 32 43 49 46 38 41 39 720
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 11 2 11 5 11 18 10 25 20 27 34 30 37 31 37 45 51 54 54 41 55 35 644
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MI 27 2 1 1 10 6 14 23 27 21 21 19 28 30 25 53 50 51 69 51 47 63 639
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PA 28 2 4 5 1 2 1 9 19 18 26 34 37 25 45 55 69 59 31 52 45 29 596
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NY 0 2 3 4 7 6 15 19 16 8 17 17 18 18 33 35 55 55 51 58 45 61 543
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH UT 108 15 9 11 7 12 9 13 14 5 13 20 22 17 32 31 37 35 20 43 29 20 522
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 14 3 3 3 10 6 8 2 7 11 19 13 21 15 32 41 59 53 42 39 49 49 499
HARVARD UNIVERSITY MA 21 10 7 1 2 9 17 15 23 9 16 17 16 14 32 28 49 41 26 32 48 40 473
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 117 8 8 10 12 4 9 15 7 8 10 13 14 12 16 17 21 29 26 34 31 39 460
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 17 2 3 1 2 1 6 5 7 11 12 11 14 17 26 37 47 47 59 43 41 36 445
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OH 106 9 3 12 5 13 14 13 10 15 21 10 10 17 22 27 24 22 26 20 19 19 437
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GA 43 3 6 11 9 9 7 8 18 11 16 16 20 21 22 16 17 34 38 32 36 43 436
DUKE UNIVERSITY NC 12 3 6 4 6 4 9 11 7 6 9 12 29 20 37 21 30 36 33 57 39 40 431
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY NC 6 0 2 3 4 6 5 10 14 11 24 27 32 31 26 24 26 23 24 31 33 44 406
PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN 120 11 14 18 9 4 2 11 15 11 5 6 11 10 12 24 22 19 11 13 23 22 393
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MO 11 1 1 3 1 7 6 12 7 22 18 18 19 21 18 22 41 50 36 37 20 22 393
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PA 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 7 10 16 18 20 19 26 36 37 52 50 52 357
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PA 13 5 8 3 8 10 6 11 11 16 10 10 10 13 12 17 32 39 38 38 22 22 354
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY NY 8 1 3 5 4 9 11 6 8 14 23 23 13 9 8 20 35 34 42 25 32 13 346
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IL 44 3 2 2 8 10 10 7 5 4 8 8 12 18 10 27 35 24 17 33 27 21 335
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA NC 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 8 3 11 14 13 21 22 39 29 43 27 36 22 29 335
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NY 22 3 4 5 3 5 4 10 14 8 11 19 16 15 19 23 23 27 26 33 21 22 333
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MD 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 4 4 14 21 15 21 20 18 24 37 25 33 31 45 323
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IA 28 3 4 1 8 8 6 8 12 6 7 11 9 17 11 14 25 30 17 38 25 31 319
YALE UNIVERSITY CT 1 2 2 5 3 12 6 11 10 4 12 14 13 16 7 20 34 28 29 29 25 28 311
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CA 55 1 7 5 5 4 7 8 6 5 18 13 15 6 15 18 16 13 15 20 31 27 310
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AL 21 1 1 5 3 5 3 3 6 3 7 6 7 9 13 19 27 37 26 32 29 42 305
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY TX 7 2 3 8 3 6 9 8 9 12 14 22 20 16 15 14 21 23 19 25 29 19 304
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY NJ 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 7 2 15 12 15 18 20 18 21 26 31 25 21 35 24 300
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY KY 40 6 7 5 7 4 7 6 4 7 7 4 3 11 14 14 21 29 25 20 32 23 296
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY NJ 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 12 4 13 4 11 7 12 13 16 24 30 28 39 36 31 285
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY LA 10 1 1 1 1 3 4 9 4 5 20 16 11 14 16 22 38 15 20 34 19 17 281
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 20 0 5 1 1 1 4 0 3 4 4 10 16 21 29 24 25 23 27 18 24 18 278
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MA 9 2 2 3 6 9 9 9 11 6 22 15 14 14 16 20 19 15 16 18 14 15 264
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY TX 17 2 2 3 2 7 3 8 8 6 9 11 11 7 18 18 27 22 29 15 18 16 259
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 11 0 2 0 0 1 6 7 2 0 0 6 14 16 13 22 22 25 16 27 28 27 245
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER NY 31 9 6 2 8 9 11 11 13 12 10 11 10 6 3 5 15 7 12 16 19 18 244
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA VA 40 4 2 1 4 3 4 8 12 11 9 7 5 10 13 13 20 15 14 18 9 21 243
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TN 12 0 1 5 8 8 8 12 14 10 12 4 5 14 8 13 9 12 16 22 32 8 233
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY PA 11 0 3 3 3 1 2 5 3 5 10 4 8 10 13 9 26 27 33 12 19 25 232
EMORY UNIVERSITY GA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 10 6 14 5 11 12 12 35 26 20 18 28 22 231
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MA 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 6 5 4 5 12 14 15 24 52 21 18 15 17 219
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI MO 32 5 4 0 3 8 9 5 6 7 9 8 7 10 8 16 13 16 6 12 14 17 215
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA GA 1 7 7 5 6 4 0 3 5 8 10 18 7 10 12 11 18 10 18 18 20 12 210
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY OH 23 0 1 1 6 3 1 1 2 1 9 6 8 8 6 9 15 28 18 18 22 14 200
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY VA 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 11 18 12 16 6 14 17 16 21 14 9 11 13 194
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY TN 8 1 0 0 5 4 4 4 5 7 4 7 6 9 6 11 16 14 21 20 20 21 193
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NM 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 9 9 10 11 5 9 15 8 13 12 15 23 13 14 6 181
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2 1 0 1 5 6 7 16 9 8 16 12 14 9 8 8 10 10 8 12 11 5 178
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 21 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 3 4 5 9 13 16 15 9 12 14 29 174
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CO 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 6 19 7 14 18 16 21 19 8 3 3 3 16 172
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OK 3 1 1 3 2 2 6 2 4 4 7 13 7 11 9 16 9 15 17 20 8 10 170
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 7 5 7 4 6 13 14 18 18 20 15 19 11 162
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY NY 15 0 1 4 1 6 1 5 1 0 1 4 3 3 11 6 14 10 18 19 23 16 162
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2 0 2 2 1 8 3 8 9 9 7 8 7 8 7 10 5 5 16 16 12 9 154
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 6 5 5 6 10 12 16 13 13 21 13 14 8 152
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CT 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 8 3 9 9 2 8 9 13 11 17 13 7 13 13 147
INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 52 3 2 4 0 3 1 6 1 3 6 1 7 6 8 11 12 5 6 2 2 0 141
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SC 8 0 2 2 1 3 3 6 6 2 10 4 10 8 7 9 8 2 4 7 21 17 140
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 9 5 10 8 6 13 9 14 7 20 18 130
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NJ 1 1 0 1 4 7 2 4 7 2 6 1 4 5 3 7 15 9 5 14 6 12 116
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS KS 13 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 3 4 7 3 2 2 6 3 6 11 5 9 21 9 112
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI FL 11 0 4 4 3 15 5 5 1 1 5 2 5 5 5 14 3 2 3 3 6 8 110
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WA 11 2 0 2 2 2 1 5 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 5 5 10 12 13 7 7 105
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HI 7 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 6 2 5 8 6 7 6 6 6 8 10 4 6 6 102
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 9 12 6 2 3 6 14 8 1 4 4 6 6 5 100
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE NH 5 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 4 1 1 4 4 3 4 2 9 8 11 7 8 9 90
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY OR 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 6 9 5 11 6 3 7 8 3 2 8 6 4 89
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AZ 7 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 6 4 4 9 8 7 5 3 6 10 84
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CO 6 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 4 1 4 1 1 6 2 8 5 4 4 11 5 74
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY UT 7 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 8 6 1 5 5 4 2 2 4 65
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SC 2 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 4 6 2 3 0 3 4 1 4 1 5 4 8 57
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY MS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 3 3 5 5 5 9 5 48
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 5 6 2 5 3 34
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 16
TOTAL   3225 334 404 448 513 666 666 1003 983 1112 1290 1351 1480 1577 1829 2083 2754 2871 2666 2736 2769 2749 35509


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