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

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


UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

(patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent)

Number and Percent of Total Utility Patents,
Number and Percent of all U.S.-Owned Utility Patents,
and Number and Percent of U.S.-"Non-Federal Organization-Owned" Utility Patents,
By Calendar Year of Grant
Patent
Category
1969-891990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
                                 
Total Number of Utility Patents Granted 1466459 90365 96511 97444 98342 101676 101419 109645 111984 147518 153485 157494 166036 167332 169024 3234734
                                 
Total Number of U.S.- Owned Utility Patents 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
Non-Universities
932372 48437 52178 52678 53651 56316 56070 61235 61640 80326 83727 84851 87277 85909 86488 1883155
-Total Number of U.S.- Owned Utility Patents Granted to Universities 9435 1182 1344 1542 1622 1783 1878 2158 2439 3160 3344 3090 3208 3275 3259 42719
                                 
Total Number of U.S.-"Non-Federal Organization-Owned" Utility Patents 693952 36094 39132 40308 41825 44036 44035 48740 50221 66052 69389 70884 74325 74156 75329 1468478
-Total Number of U.S.-"Non-Federal Organization-Owned" Utility Patents Granted to Non-Universities 684517 34912 37788 38766 40203 42253 42157 46582 47782 62892 66045 67794 71117 70881 72070 1425759
-Total Number of U.S.-"Non-Federal Organization-Owned" Utility Patents Granted to Universities 9435 1182 1344 1542 1622 1783 1878 2158 2439 3160 3344 3090 3208 3275 3259 42719
                                 
University Patents as a % of Total Utility Patents 0.64% 1.31% 1.39% 1.58% 1.65% 1.75% 1.85% 1.97% 2.18% 2.14% 2.18% 1.96% 1.93% 1.96% 1.93% 1.32%
University Patents as a % of all U.S.-Owned Utility Patents 1.00% 2.38% 2.51% 2.84% 2.93% 3.07% 3.24% 3.40% 3.81% 3.79% 3.84% 3.51% 3.55% 3.67% 3.63% 2.22%
U.S. University Patents as a % of U.S.-"Non-Federal Organization-Owned" Utility Patents 1.36% 3.27% 3.43% 3.83% 3.88% 4.05% 4.26% 4.43% 4.86% 4.78% 4.82% 4.36% 4.32% 4.42% 4.33% 2.91%

 


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