How many patents does Univ Pennsylvania have in patentsdb?

Univ Pennsylvania is linked to 3,422 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Univ Pennsylvania patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (2,626); Chemistry & Metallurgy (2,426); Physics (781).

In our data, assignee counts were 340 in 2024 and 302 in 2025 (lower year over year).

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

Univ Pennsylvania holds 3,422 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.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

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Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	2,626
Chemistry & Metallurgy	2,426
Physics	781
Operations & Transport	324
Cross-Sectional Technologies	285
Electricity	186
Mechanical Engineering	11
Textiles & Paper	10
Fixed Constructions	3

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How many patents does Univ Pennsylvania have in patentsdb?: Univ Pennsylvania is linked to 3,422 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Univ Pennsylvania patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (2,626); Chemistry & Metallurgy (2,426); Physics (781).
Is Univ Pennsylvania's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 340 in 2024 and 302 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Univ Pennsylvania?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.