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Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

brown.edu

Total Patents

198

National Rank

#73

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

9.5%

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Education Profile

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

Enrollment

7,273

Graduation Rate

96%

STEM Degrees

46%

Avg. Earnings

$89,100

10 yrs after entry

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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Patent Activity by Year

20
2016
18
2017
14
2018
25
2019
20
2020
14
2021
27
2022
21
2023
23
2024
16
2025

Technology Categories

Sample Patents

Method and apparatus for estimating body shape

2018-06-19 US10002460 ↗

System for electronically generating music

2018-06-19 US10002597 ↗

Method for generating an array of 3-D points

2018-06-26 US10008007 ↗

Tunable anti-microbial loaded hydrogels

2018-08-28 US10058506 ↗

Kinetic energy harvesting using cyber-physical systems

2018-10-02 US10087910 ↗

Enopeptins, uses thereof, and methods of synthesis thereto

2018-10-23 US10106580 ↗

Optical system and methods for the determination of stress in a substrate

2018-10-30 US10113861 ↗

System and method for simulating realistic clothing

2018-11-20 US10134181 ↗

Optogenetic control of endothelial cells

2018-12-11 US10149986 ↗

Beta tungsten thin films with giant spin hall effect for use in compositions and structures with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

2018-12-18 US10157633 ↗