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American University

Washington, District of Columbia

american.edu

Total Patents

62

National Rank

#127

Top Category

Biotech & Life Sciences

YoY Growth

40.0%

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Education Profile

Key education metrics from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Enrollment

7,593

Graduation Rate

78%

STEM Degrees

6%

Avg. Earnings

$67,700

10 yrs after entry

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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Patent Activity by Year

3
2016
4
2017
6
2018
9
2019
10
2020
12
2021
2
2022
5
2023
7
2024
4
2025

Technology Categories

Sample Patents

Niobium oxynitride nano and micro-structures

2018-09-04 US10065861 ↗

Switched capacitor circuit modifying voltage on the inductor of a buck regulator

2018-09-04 US10069408 ↗

Solution blending process for the fabrication of NYLON6-montmorillonite nanocomposites

2018-10-16 US10100175 ↗

Chemosensors, compositions and uses thereof

2019-01-08 US10175175 ↗

Smart anti-counterfeiting optical system (SACOS) for the detection of fraud using advanced spectroscopy-based technique

2019-07-16 US10354469 ↗

Peak-to-average power ratio reduction in a multi-carrier signal

2019-07-23 US10361897 ↗

Object rotating apparatus and methods of using

2019-08-13 US10380906 ↗

System and method for multi-device continuum and seamless sensing platform for context aware analytics

2019-08-27 US10397355 ↗

Directional illusions based on motion pixels and uses thereof

2019-10-01 US10426333 ↗

Windowing methods and systems for use in time-frequency analysis

2019-10-22 US10455426 ↗