How many patents does Univ Northwestern have in patentsdb?

Univ Northwestern is linked to 3,256 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Univ Northwestern patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Chemistry & Metallurgy (1,757); Human Necessities (1,534); Physics (976).

In our data, assignee counts were 368 in 2024 and 318 in 2025 (lower year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

Univ Northwestern holds 3,256 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

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Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Chemistry & Metallurgy	1,757
Human Necessities	1,534
Physics	976
Operations & Transport	709
Electricity	552
Cross-Sectional Technologies	401
Mechanical Engineering	21
Textiles & Paper	18
Fixed Constructions	9

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How many patents does Univ Northwestern have in patentsdb?: Univ Northwestern is linked to 3,256 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Univ Northwestern patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Chemistry & Metallurgy (1,757); Human Necessities (1,534); Physics (976).
Is Univ Northwestern's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 368 in 2024 and 318 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Univ Northwestern?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.