U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-
UTILITY PATENT GRANTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1969-2000

- 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 1999

- 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 )
 
Organizational Identifier PRE_1980 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 210 2 38 42 48 46 42 54 67 60 81 65 84 81 115 163 213 266 277 395 437 435 3221
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 437 44 66 51 47 47 35 45 63 64 101 109 101 125 112 99 104 119 102 138 142 113 2264
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 3 1 6 7 5 8 20 25 21 21 51 56 84 73 86 98 90 88 81 97 93 90 1104
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 86 11 10 4 16 36 38 33 48 54 43 36 57 42 50 62 54 55 64 79 83 103 1064
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 166 26 16 19 16 15 16 23 27 18 56 30 36 32 29 46 38 24 46 93 99 103 974
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN 130 28 26 17 13 16 17 17 11 20 27 16 45 43 57 48 48 64 62 83 87 64 939
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 60 11 8 6 10 14 20 13 30 16 22 34 40 41 35 39 36 52 50 65 64 49 715
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 151 12 12 15 10 14 21 9 15 15 28 30 39 23 29 37 37 38 36 53 45 34 703
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 61 6 9 8 6 10 15 18 18 21 27 15 25 20 33 23 28 27 48 79 97 72 666
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 60 6 12 10 5 6 11 16 28 26 40 38 32 31 27 28 25 31 32 43 49 46 602
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 11 7 4 0 6 10 7 10 13 21 33 33 38 42 34 26 31 36 43 52 50 64 571
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 1 2 8 2 11 5 11 18 10 25 20 27 34 30 37 31 37 45 51 54 54 513
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 20 4 1 2 2 1 1 10 6 14 23 27 21 21 19 28 30 25 53 50 51 69 478
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 25 1 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 1 9 19 18 26 34 37 25 45 55 69 59 31 470
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 75 12 7 14 15 9 11 7 12 9 13 14 5 13 20 22 17 32 31 37 35 20 430
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 7 6 15 19 16 8 17 17 18 18 33 35 55 55 51 379
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 93 3 4 6 9 3 12 5 13 14 13 10 15 21 10 10 17 22 27 24 22 26 379
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 10 2 1 1 3 3 3 10 6 8 2 7 11 19 13 21 15 32 41 59 53 42 362
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 92 10 8 7 8 8 10 12 4 9 15 7 8 10 13 14 12 16 17 21 29 26 356
HARVARD UNIVERSITY 3 4 3 11 10 7 1 2 9 17 15 23 9 16 17 16 14 32 28 49 41 26 353
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 81 13 15 11 11 14 18 9 4 2 11 15 11 5 6 11 10 12 24 22 19 11 335
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 25 3 7 8 3 6 11 9 9 7 8 18 11 16 16 20 21 22 16 17 34 38 325
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 10 0 0 7 2 3 1 2 1 6 5 7 11 12 11 14 17 26 37 47 47 59 325
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 7 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 7 6 12 7 22 18 18 19 21 18 22 41 50 36 314
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 4 1 0 2 3 4 6 5 10 14 11 24 27 32 31 26 24 26 23 24 298
DUKE UNIVERSITY 6 2 1 3 3 6 4 6 4 9 11 7 6 9 12 29 20 37 21 30 36 33 295
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 2 0 3 3 1 3 5 4 9 11 6 8 14 23 23 13 9 8 20 35 34 42 276
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 2 6 3 2 5 8 3 8 10 6 11 11 16 10 10 10 13 12 17 32 39 38 272
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 11 3 1 7 3 4 5 3 5 4 10 14 8 11 19 16 15 19 23 23 27 26 257
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 29 7 1 7 3 2 2 8 10 10 7 5 4 8 8 12 18 10 27 35 24 17 254
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 8 3 11 14 13 21 22 39 29 43 27 248
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 41 7 2 5 1 7 5 5 4 7 8 6 5 18 13 15 6 15 18 16 13 15 232
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 1 0 3 3 2 3 8 3 6 9 8 9 12 14 22 20 16 15 14 21 23 19 231
YALE UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 3 12 6 11 10 4 12 14 13 16 7 20 34 28 29 229
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 15 4 4 5 3 4 1 8 8 6 8 12 6 7 11 9 17 11 14 25 30 17 225
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 25 5 4 6 6 7 5 7 4 7 6 4 7 7 4 3 11 14 14 21 29 25 221
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 7 2 15 12 15 18 20 18 21 26 31 25 220
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 10 1 5 4 0 5 1 1 1 4 0 3 4 4 10 16 21 29 24 25 23 27 218
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 6 9 9 9 11 6 22 15 14 14 16 20 19 15 16 217
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 4 4 14 21 15 21 20 18 24 37 25 214
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 7 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 9 4 5 20 16 11 14 16 22 38 15 20 211
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 10 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 7 3 8 8 6 9 11 11 7 18 18 27 22 29 210
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 7 10 16 18 20 19 26 36 37 203
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 13 3 2 3 1 1 5 3 5 3 3 6 3 7 6 7 9 13 19 27 37 26 202
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 28 1 3 8 4 2 1 4 3 4 8 12 11 9 7 5 10 13 13 20 15 14 195
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 10 6 7 8 9 6 2 8 9 11 11 13 12 10 11 10 6 3 5 15 7 12 191
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12 4 13 4 11 7 12 13 16 24 30 28 179
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 2 5 3 5 10 4 8 10 13 9 26 27 33 176
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 20 1 2 9 5 4 0 3 8 9 5 6 7 9 8 7 10 8 16 13 16 6 172
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE 10 0 1 1 0 1 5 8 8 8 12 14 10 12 4 5 14 8 13 9 12 16 171
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 6 5 4 5 12 14 15 24 52 21 169
EMORY UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 10 6 14 5 11 12 12 35 26 20 163
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 8 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6 7 2 0 0 6 14 16 13 22 22 25 16 163
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 11 18 12 16 6 14 17 16 21 14 161
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 7 7 5 6 4 0 3 5 8 10 18 7 10 12 11 18 10 18 160
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 6 19 7 14 18 16 21 19 8 3 150
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 6 7 16 9 8 16 12 14 9 8 8 10 10 8 150
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 9 9 10 11 5 9 15 8 13 12 15 23 148
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 21 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 1 1 2 1 9 6 8 8 6 9 15 28 18 146
INDIANA UNIVERSITY 49 2 1 0 3 2 4 0 3 1 6 1 3 6 1 7 6 8 11 12 5 6 137
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 6 2 4 4 7 13 7 11 9 16 9 15 17 132
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 4 4 4 5 7 4 7 6 9 6 11 16 14 21 132
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 11 1 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 3 4 5 9 13 16 15 9 119
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 6 5 5 6 10 12 16 13 13 21 117
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 8 3 8 9 9 7 8 7 8 7 10 5 5 16 117
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 7 5 7 4 6 13 14 18 18 20 117
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 8 3 9 9 2 8 9 13 11 17 13 114
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 5 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 4 3 1 5 3 5 5 7 6 7 8 11 8 13 104
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 10 2 0 3 0 1 4 1 6 1 5 1 0 1 4 3 3 11 6 14 10 18 104
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 3 6 6 2 10 4 10 8 7 9 8 2 4 95
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 5 2 2 2 0 4 4 3 15 5 5 1 1 5 2 5 5 5 14 3 2 3 93
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 6 2 5 8 6 7 6 6 6 8 10 86
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 9 5 10 8 6 13 9 14 85
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 7 2 4 7 2 6 1 4 5 3 7 15 9 5 84
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 9 12 6 2 3 6 14 8 1 4 4 83
TUFTS UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 5 7 9 6 3 8 4 11 6 9 82
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 5 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 2 1 5 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 5 5 10 12 78
TULANE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 4 7 5 6 6 5 7 4 9 2 6 73
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 10 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 3 4 7 3 2 2 6 3 6 11 5 73
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 6 9 5 11 6 3 7 8 3 2 71
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 6 4 4 9 8 7 5 65
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 8 6 1 5 5 4 57
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 4 1 4 1 1 6 2 8 5 4 54
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 4 6 2 3 0 3 4 1 4 1 40
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 3 3 5 5 29
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 14
TOTAL 2260 285 329 357 336 410 449 512 672 670 1013 988 1126 1306 1367 1494 1586 1846 2096 2771 2874 2677 27424



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