How many patents does Univ Sheffield have in patentsdb?

Univ Sheffield is linked to 140 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Univ Sheffield patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (78); Chemistry & Metallurgy (66); Physics (45).

In our data, assignee counts were 14 in 2024 and 10 in 2025 (lower year over year).

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

Univ Sheffield holds 140 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 declining.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	78
Chemistry & Metallurgy	66
Physics	45
Operations & Transport	19
Electricity	19
Cross-Sectional Technologies	13
Mechanical Engineering	2
Fixed Constructions	2
Textiles & Paper	2

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Univ Sheffield have in patentsdb?: Univ Sheffield is linked to 140 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Univ Sheffield patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (78); Chemistry & Metallurgy (66); Physics (45).
Is Univ Sheffield's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 14 in 2024 and 10 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Univ Sheffield?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.