FedInvent™ 2022 University Patents
The 2022 Count
This page was updated on Sunday, March 6, 2023 at 08:28 AM GMT
The HERD
In 2002, there were 4,082 taxpayer-funded patents that had one more assignee that was a higher education R&D (HERD) entity — colleges, universities, university affiliated post-doctoral and academic medical centers. These patents account for 58% of all taxpayer-funded patents last year. Two hundred fifty-six (256) separate HERD entities appeared as an assignee on patents granted in 2022.
University Patents By Count
| COUNT | UNIVERSITY |
|---|---|
| 335 | U CALIFORNIA |
| 209 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 166 | HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 124 | HARVARD C |
| 109 | U TEXAS |
| 96 | CAL TECH |
| 92 | PURDUE U |
| 92 | U TENNESSEE |
| 92 | U WISCONSIN | WARF |
| 91 | STANFORD U |
| 90 | JOHNS HOPKINS U |
| 76 | U CHICAGO |
| 72 | U FLORIDA |
| 71 | FOREIGN UNIVERSITY |
| 70 | ARIZONA STATE U |
| 69 | U MINNESOTA |
| 66 | CASE WESTERN RESERVE U |
| 66 | U PITTSBURGH |
| 66 | U MICHIGAN |
| 65 | NORTHWESTERN U |
| 59 | DUKE U |
| 59 | U PENN |
| 58 | U COLORADO |
| 57 | U ILLINOIS |
| 54 | COLUMBIA U |
| 54 | CORNELL U |
| 53 | U WASHINGTON |
| 51 | SUNY | STATE U NEW YORK |
| 43 | GEORGIA TECH |
| 43 | U MASSACHUSETTS |
| 43 | YALE U |
| 42 | WASHINGTON U ST LOUIS |
| 40 | OHIO STATE U |
| 39 | U ARIZONA |
| 37 | FLORIDA INTL U |
| 36 | CARNEGIE MELLON U |
| 35 | BOSTON U |
| 34 | NORTHEASTERN U |
| 34 | U CENTRAL FLORIDA |
| 33 | UNC CHAPEL HILL |
| 33 | U VIRGINIA |
| 32 | U SOUTH FLORIDA |
| 30 | U NEBRASKA |
| 30 | U SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) |
| 27 | PRINCETON U |
| 27 | RUTGERS U |
| 27 | VANDERBILT U |
| 26 | EMORY U |
| 26 | MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER |
| 26 | U UTAH |
| 25 | INDIANA U |
| 25 | U NEW MEXICO | UNM |
| 24 | MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH |
| 24 | PENN STATE |
| 24 | TEXAS A&M |
| 24 | U ALABAMA |
| 23 | U SOUTH CAROLINA |
| 22 | HARVARD | MIT | BROAD INSTITUTE |
| 21 | DARTMOUTH C |
| 20 | SCRIPPS INSTITUTE |
| 20 | U CINCINNATI |
| 20 | U MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK |
| 19 | BROWN U |
| 19 | DREXEL U |
| 19 | OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE U |
| 19 | U MARYLAND BALTIMORE |
| 18 | IOWA STATE |
| 18 | U HOUSTON |
| 17 | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE |
| 17 | MICHIGAN STATE U |
| 17 | NC STATE |
| 17 | TEMPLE U |
| 16 | FLORIDA STATE U |
| 15 | TUFTS U | TUFTS C |
| 15 | U ARKANSAS |
| 15 | U KENTUCKY |
| 15 | UC | UCLA MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 14 | NYU | NEW YORK U |
| 14 | U KANSAS |
| 13 | COLORADO STATE U |
| 13 | GEORGE WASHINGTON U |
| 13 | THOMAS JEFFERSON U |
| 13 | WAYNE STATE U |
| 12 | ALBERT EINSTEIN MED |
| 12 | RENSSELAER POLYTECH |
| 12 | U CONNECTICUT |
| 11 | CLEMSON U |
| 11 | U IOWA |
| 10 | BRANDEIS U |
| 10 | ICAHN SCH OF MED | MOUNT SINAI |
| 10 | LOUISIANA STATE U |
| 10 | OREGON STATE |
| 10 | U ROCHESTER |
| 10 | VIRGINIA TECH |
| 9 | CUNY | CITY U NEW YORK |
| 9 | GEORGETOWN U |
| 9 | SALK INSTITUTE |
| 8 | CASE WESTERN RESERVE MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| 8 | NOTRE DAME |
| 8 | TEXAS TECH |
| 8 | U GEORGIA |
| 8 | U HAWAII |
| 8 | U MISSOURI |
| 8 | U OKLAHOMA |
| 7 | BRIGHAM YOUNG U |
| 7 | MEDICAL COLLEGE WISCONSIN |
| 7 | RICE U |
| 7 | SAN DIEGO STATE |
| 7 | TULANE U |
| 7 | U DELAWARE |
| 7 | U LOUISVILLE |
| 7 | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH U |
| 7 | WORCHESTER POLYTECH |
| 6 | BOISE STATE U |
| 6 | GEORGE MASON U |
| 6 | GEORGIA STATE U |
| 6 | KANSAS STATE |
| 6 | MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| 6 | NORTHERN ARIZONA U |
| 6 | ROCKEFELLER U |
| 6 | RUSH U MEDICAL CENTER |
| 6 | SYRACUSE U |
| 6 | U CINCINNATI MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 6 | WASHINGTON STATE U |
| 5 | MISSISSIPPI STATE |
| 5 | NEW MEXICO STATE |
| 5 | PORTLAND STATE |
| 5 | TUSKEGEE U |
| 5 | U MIAMI |
| 5 | U NORTH DAKOTA |
| 5 | U OREGON |
| 5 | U PENN MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 5 | U PUERTO RICO |
| 5 | U VERMONT |
| 4 | AUBURN U |
| 4 | AUGUSTA U |
| 4 | MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | MUSC |
| 4 | MONTANA STATE U |
| 4 | ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECH |
| 4 | ST LOUIS U |
| 4 | STEVENS TECH |
| 4 | U MISSISSIPPI |
| 4 | U NEVADA RENO |
| 4 | U RHODE ISLAND |
| 4 | U TOLEDO |
| 4 | U WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE |
| 4 | U WYOMING |
| 4 | UTAH STATE |
| 4 | WAKE FOREST U |
| 3 | CAL STATE U |
| 3 | COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB |
| 3 | COLORADO SCH OF MINES |
| 3 | ILLINOIS STATE |
| 3 | MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE |
| 3 | NC A&T STATE U |
| 3 | PITTSBURG MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA |
| 3 | U AKRON |
| 3 | U NORTH TEXAS |
| 3 | UCAR | UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH |
| 3 | UNC CHARLOTTE |
| 3 | WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 3 | WVU | WEST VIRGINIA U |
| 2 | BAYLOR U |
| 2 | BOSTON COLLEGE |
| 2 | CATHOLIC U |
| 2 | CHAPMAN U |
| 2 | DUQUESNE U |
| 2 | EAST CAROLINA U |
| 2 | HOWARD U |
| 2 | MICHIGAN TECH U |
| 2 | NE OHIO MEDICAL U |
| 2 | NEW MEXICO TECH |
| 2 | NJ INSTITUTE TECH | NJIT |
| 2 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE U |
| 2 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS |
| 2 | OHIO U |
| 2 | OHIO STATE U MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| 2 | OHIO STATE U MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 2 | S DAKOTA |
| 2 | SOUTHERN METHODIST U |
| 2 | U MEMPHIS |
| 2 | U MONTANA |
| 2 | U NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| 2 | US COAST GUARD ACADEMY |
| 2 | US AIR FORCE ACADEMY |
| 2 | USC MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 2 | WRIGHT STATE U |
| 1 | ALBANY MEDICAL C |
| 1 | ALBERT EINSTEINMEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 1 | AMERICAN U |
| 1 | ARKANSAS STATE U |
| 1 | AUSTIN STATE U |
| 1 | BALL STATE |
| 1 | BATES COLLEGE |
| 1 | BROWN U MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| 1 | BROWN U MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 1 | BOSTON U MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| 1 | C CHARLESTON |
| 1 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN U |
| 1 | EASTERN MICHIGAN U |
| 1 | EASTERN VA MED SCH |
| 1 | EMORY MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 1 | FLORIDA TECH |
| 1 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN U |
| 1 | JACKSON STATE U |
| 1 | KENT STATE U |
| 1 | KUTZTOWN U |
| 1 | LEHIGH U |
| 1 | LOUISIANA TECH U |
| 1 | MARSHALL U |
| 1 | MCDANIEL C |
| 1 | MERCER U |
| 1 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE U |
| 1 | MORGAN STATE |
| 1 | ND STATE U | NORTH DAKOTA |
| 1 | NEW ENGLAND U |
| 1 | NEW MEXICO CONSORTIUM (NMC) |
| 1 | NORFOLK STATE U |
| 1 | NORTH TEXAS U |
| 1 | ODU | OLD DOMINION U |
| 1 | OHIO MED U |
| 1 | OKLAHOMA STATE |
| 1 | PACIFIC U |
| 1 | U PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER |
| 1 | ROWAN U |
| 1 | S DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES |
| 1 | SAM HOUSTON STATE U |
| 1 | SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ANA G. MENDEZ, INC |
| 1 | SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES |
| 1 | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS |
| 1 | TCNJ | TECH C NEW JERSEY |
| 1 | TENNESSEE TECH U |
| 1 | U CONN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| 1 | U DAYTON |
| 1 | U HOUSTON MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 1 | U IDAHO |
| 1 | U KANSAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 1 | U LOUISIANA |
| 1 | U MAINE |
| 1 | U MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE |
| 1 | U MIAMI SCH OF MED |
| 1 | U NORTH FLORIDA |
| 1 | U NORTHERN TEXAS |
| 1 | U OF THE SCIENCES |
| 1 | U SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI |
| 1 | U ST THOMAS |
| 1 | UC | UCSF MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE |
| 1 | UNIFORMED SERVICES U |
| 1 | UNION U |
| 1 | USRA | U SPACE RESEARCH ASSN |
| 1 | UTAH TECH |
| 1 | WEST CHESTER U |
| 1 | WESTERN MICHIGAN U |
| 1 | WICHITA STATE |
| 1 | INDIANA U |