Home >
Listing of PTMT Viewable Reports >
University Report Table of Contents >
This Page
Home >
Listing of PTMT Viewable Reports >
University Report Table of Contents >
This Page
- this report has been prepared with support from the National Science Foundation -
(patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent)
(patent counts are displayed by calendar year of grant)
| Patent Category | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | Patent Category | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Patent Category | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Total | Patent Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Utility Patents Granted (A) | 67,559 | 64,429 | 78,317 | 74,810 | 74,143 | 76,278 | 72,000 | 70,226 | 65,269 | 66,102 | 48,854 | 61,819 | 65,771 | 57,888 | 56,860 | 67,200 | 71,661 | Total Number of Utility Patents Granted (A) | 70,860 | 82,952 | 77,924 | 95,537 | 90,365 | 96,511 | 97,444 | 98,342 | 101,676 | 101,419 | 109,645 | 111,984 | 147,517 | 153,485 | 157,494 | Total Number of Utility Patents Granted (A) | 166,035 | 167,331 | 169,023 | 164,290 | 143,806 | 173,772 | 157,282 | 157,772 | 167,349 | 219,614 | 224,505 | 253,155 | 4,896,275 | Total Number of Utility Patents Granted (A) |
| Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (B) | 51,976 | 48,741 | 57,945 | 53,349 | 53,238 | 52,591 | 48,634 | 46,311 | 43,264 | 43,014 | 31,272 | 38,832 | 40,819 | 35,340 | 34,299 | 40,145 | 41,585 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (B) | 39,989 | 45,594 | 42,292 | 52,572 | 49,619 | 53,522 | 54,220 | 55,273 | 58,100 | 57,951 | 63,395 | 64,079 | 83,487 | 87,072 | 87,943 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (B) | 90,488 | 89,183 | 89,745 | 86,035 | 76,263 | 91,573 | 81,120 | 79,660 | 84,416 | 110,682 | 111,685 | 124,948 | 2,772,261 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (B) |
| Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Not Granted to Universities (C=B-D) | 51,787 | 48,543 | 57,701 | 53,112 | 52,982 | 52,342 | 48,313 | 45,951 | 42,897 | 42,644 | 31,005 | 38,438 | 40,379 | 34,881 | 33,862 | 39,595 | 40,991 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Not Granted to Universities (C=B-D) | 39,313 | 44,748 | 41,458 | 51,311 | 48,405 | 52,162 | 52,646 | 53,598 | 56,278 | 56,022 | 61,194 | 61,589 | 80,238 | 83,633 | 84,766 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Not Granted to Universities (C=B-D) | 87,173 | 85,828 | 86,406 | 82,936 | 73,497 | 88,181 | 78,049 | 76,765 | 81,283 | 106,336 | 107,519 | 120,151 | 2,696,908 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Not Granted to Universities (C=B-D) |
| Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Granted to Universities (D) | 189 | 198 | 244 | 237 | 256 | 249 | 321 | 360 | 367 | 370 | 267 | 394 | 440 | 459 | 437 | 550 | 594 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Granted to Universities (D) | 676 | 846 | 834 | 1,261 | 1,214 | 1,360 | 1,574 | 1,675 | 1,822 | 1,929 | 2,201 | 2,490 | 3,249 | 3,439 | 3,177 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Granted to Universities (D) | 3,315 | 3,355 | 3,339 | 3,099 | 2,766 | 3,392 | 3,071 | 2,895 | 3,133 | 4,346 | 4,166 | 4,797 | 75,353 | Total Number of U.S.-Owned Utility Patents Granted to Universities (D) |
| Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned Patents (E) | 38,816 | 36,832 | 43,137 | 39,928 | 38,731 | 38,186 | 35,541 | 34,390 | 31,507 | 31,355 | 22,504 | 27,641 | 29,433 | 25,783 | 25,677 | 29,999 | 31,181 | Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned Patents (E) | 29,490 | 33,727 | 31,437 | 38,665 | 36,094 | 39,132 | 40,308 | 41,826 | 44,037 | 44,038 | 48,742 | 50,221 | 66,052 | 69,389 | 70,886 | Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned Patents (E) | 74,328 | 74,153 | 75,327 | 73,021 | 65,207 | 78,924 | 70,497 | 69,960 | 74,799 | 97,756 | 99,527 | 111,808 | 2,209,993 | Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned Patents (E) |
| Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding Both U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned and U.S.-University-Owned Patents (F=E-D) | 38,627 | 36,634 | 42,893 | 39,691 | 38,475 | 37,937 | 35,220 | 34,030 | 31,140 | 30,985 | 22,237 | 27,247 | 28,993 | 25,324 | 25,240 | 29,449 | 30,587 | Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding Both U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned and U.S.-University-Owned Patents (F=E-D) | 28,814 | 32,881 | 30,603 | 37,404 | 34,880 | 37,772 | 38,734 | 40,151 | 42,215 | 42,109 | 46,541 | 47,731 | 62,803 | 65,950 | 67,709 | Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding Both U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned and U.S.-University-Owned Patents (F=E-D) | 71,013 | 70,799 | 71,988 | 69,922 | 62,441 | 75,532 | 67,426 | 67,065 | 71,666 | 93,410 | 95,361 | 107,011 | 2,134,640 | Total Number of U.S.-Organization-Owned Utility Patents Excluding Both U.S.-Federal-Organization-Owned and U.S.-University-Owned Patents (F=E-D) |
| U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of Total Utility Patents (D/A) | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.35% | 0.33% | 0.45% | 0.51% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.55% | 0.64% | 0.67% | 0.79% | 0.77% | 0.82% | 0.83% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of Total Utility Patents (D/A) | 0.95% | 1.02% | 1.07% | 1.32% | 1.34% | 1.41% | 1.62% | 1.70% | 1.79% | 1.90% | 2.01% | 2.22% | 2.20% | 2.24% | 2.02% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of Total Utility Patents (D/A) | 2.00% | 2.01% | 1.98% | 1.89% | 1.92% | 1.95% | 1.95% | 1.83% | 1.87% | 1.98% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.54% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of Total Utility Patents (D/A) |
| U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of all U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (D/B) | 0.36% | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.48% | 0.47% | 0.66% | 0.78% | 0.85% | 0.86% | 0.85% | 1.01% | 1.08% | 1.30% | 1.27% | 1.37% | 1.43% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of all U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (D/B) | 1.69% | 1.86% | 1.97% | 2.40% | 2.45% | 2.54% | 2.90% | 3.03% | 3.14% | 3.33% | 3.47% | 3.89% | 3.89% | 3.95% | 3.61% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of all U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (D/B) | 3.66% | 3.76% | 3.72% | 3.60% | 3.63% | 3.70% | 3.79% | 3.63% | 3.71% | 3.93% | 3.73% | 3.84% | 2.72% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of all U.S.-Owned Utility Patents (D/B) |
| U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of U.S-"Non-Federal, Organization-Owned" Utility Patents (D/E) * | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.57% | 0.59% | 0.66% | 0.65% | 0.90% | 1.05% | 1.16% | 1.18% | 1.19% | 1.43% | 1.49% | 1.78% | 1.70% | 1.83% | 1.91% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of U.S-"Non-Federal, Organization-Owned" Utility Patents (D/E) | 2.29% | 2.51% | 2.65% | 3.26% | 3.36% | 3.48% | 3.90% | 4.00% | 4.14% | 4.38% | 4.52% | 4.96% | 4.92% | 4.96% | 4.48% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of U.S-"Non-Federal, Organization-Owned" Utility Patents (D/E) | 4.46% | 4.52% | 4.43% | 4.24% | 4.24% | 4.30% | 4.36% | 4.14% | 4.19% | 4.45% | 4.19% | 4.29% | 3.41% | U.S. University-Owned Patents as a % of U.S-"Non-Federal, Organization-Owned" Utility Patents (D/E) |
* Note that a very limited number of U.S. university-owned patents are owned by a U.S.-Federal-Organization
(for the 2012 report, there was one patent granted in 2002 to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a U.S.-Federal-Organization)
Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O. Box 1450
Washington, DC 20231-1450tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.govaddress of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site :
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports.htm
selected PTMT materials available for download at : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/
Home >
Listing of PTMT Viewable Reports >
University Report Table of Contents >
This Page