Smithsonian Inst patents

Smithsonian Inst holds 12 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents12
Recent patents4
First publicationAug 15, 2017
Latest publicationMar 3, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20171
20181
20191
20201
20224
20231
20241
20251
20261
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20171
20181
20191
20201
20224
20231
20241
20251
20261

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Human Necessities12
Chemistry & Metallurgy6
Mechanical Engineering2

Frequently asked questions

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

How many patents does Smithsonian Inst have in patentsdb?
Smithsonian Inst is linked to 12 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Smithsonian Inst patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (12); Chemistry & Metallurgy (6); Mechanical Engineering (2).
Is Smithsonian Inst's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 1 in 2024 and 1 in 2025 (similar year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Smithsonian Inst?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.