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Listing of Organizations
That Received 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
And That Were Located In
SOUTH AFRICA
( patent ownership and geographic location are determined by the first-named patent owner (assignee) )
( domestic inventor share is the adjusted percentage of patents credited to U.S. resident inventors -- see Explanation of Data )
First-Named Owner (Assignee) | Category | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 132 | |
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 1.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 53 | |
CSIR | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 23 | |
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | |
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | |
DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | . | 8.3% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
AEL MINING SERVICES LIMITED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | . | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
INSIAVA (PTY) LIMITED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
AZOTEQ (PTY) LIMITED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | . | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
PEBBLE BED MODULAR REACTOR (PTY) LTD. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | . | 0.0% | 0.0% | . | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
SOUTH AFRICA NUCLEAR ENERGY CORPORATION LTD. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION RSA (PTY) LTD | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 0.0% | 0.0% | . | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
THE PETROLEUM OIL AND GAS CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (PROPRIETARY LIMITED) | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | . | 16.7% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
UNIVERSITEIT VAN STELLENBOSCH | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
PST SENSORS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 0.0% | . | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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