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 GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN AND OWNERSHIP CATEGORY -
PATENTS DISTRIBUTED BY CALENDAR YEAR OF PATENT APPLICATION,
NUMBER OF UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED ANNUALLY
TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor listed on the patent )
The patent activity of all U.S. colleges and universities is presented in
this section. Part A2 presents the number (Part A2-1) and percent distribution
(Part A2-2), by geographic origin, of patents assigned each year to all U.S.
colleges and universities. Geographic origin is based on the residence of
the first-named inventor listed on the patent at the time of grant. Part A2
also presents a breakout of patents by ownership categories (i.e., corporate,
government or individual), but all patents assigned to U.S. colleges and universities
should be designated under the "U.S. corporations" category - other designations
that may appear are errors in the patent file.
In Part A2, patent counts are distributed according to the year the applications
for those patents were filed, instead of the year the grants were issued. These
data do not represent the number of application filings; only those filings that
resulted in patent grants are presented in this table.
Part A2-1 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NUMBER OF PATENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| Pre 1987 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
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Total | 8526 | 1035 | 1264 | 1364 | 1500 | 1511 | 1850 | 2187 | 2753 | 3429 | 2660 | 2676 | 1688 | 491 | 11 | 32945 |
U.S. Origin | 8398 | 1025 | 1246 | 1338 | 1482 | 1486 | 1828 | 2155 | 2707 | 3370 | 2615 | 2645 | 1663 | 481 | 11 | 32450 |
Foreign Origin | 128 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 25 | 10 | | 495 |
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CANADA | 12 | | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 55 |
GERMANY | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 55 |
JAPAN | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 55 |
ISRAEL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 43 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 18 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | 40 |
FRANCE | 5 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 22 |
SWITZERLAND | 4 | | | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 15 |
AUSTRALIA | 6 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 15 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 15 |
SWEDEN | 1 | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 14 |
ITALY | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 11 |
BULGARIA | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
SPAIN | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | 2 | | | | 9 |
TAIWAN | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 9 |
INDIA | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 8 |
CHINA P.REP. | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | 7 |
AUSTRIA | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 7 |
NETHERLANDS | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 7 |
FINLAND | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 7 |
SOUTH KOREA | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | 7 |
TURKEY | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 5 |
EGYPT | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 5 |
CHILE | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 5 |
IRELAND | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 5 |
MALAYSIA | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | 5 |
GREECE | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | 5 |
HUNGARY | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
MEXICO | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 |
POLAND | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 4 |
VENEZUELA | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 |
BELGIUM | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 |
LEBANON | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 |
NEW ZEALAND | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 3 |
YUGOSLAVIA | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
NORWAY | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
Others ( 17 ) | 6 | | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | 21 |
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Ownership: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Corporations | 8525 | 1034 | 1264 | 1364 | 1500 | 1511 | 1849 | 2184 | 2752 | 3426 | 2660 | 2675 | 1686 | 491 | 11 | 32932 |
U.S. Government | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
U.S. Individuals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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Foreign Corporations | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 1 | 2 | | | 13 |
Foreign Government | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Foreign Individuals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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Part A2-2 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PERCENT OF PATENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| Pre 1987 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
U.S. Origin | 98 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 98 |
Foreign Origin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2 |
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CANADA | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
GERMANY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
JAPAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 |
ISRAEL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
UNITED KINGDOM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
FRANCE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
SWITZERLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
AUSTRALIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
SWEDEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
ITALY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
BULGARIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
SPAIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
TAIWAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
INDIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
CHINA P.REP. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
AUSTRIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
NETHERLANDS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
FINLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
SOUTH KOREA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
TURKEY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
EGYPT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
CHILE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
IRELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
MALAYSIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
GREECE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
HUNGARY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
MEXICO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
POLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
SOUTH AFRICA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
VENEZUELA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
BELGIUM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
LEBANON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
YUGOSLAVIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
NORWAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Others ( 17 ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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Ownership: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Corporations | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
U.S. Government | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
U.S. Individuals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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Foreign Corporations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Foreign Government | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Foreign Individuals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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