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Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

mtu.edu

Total Patents

37

National Rank

#149

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

400.0%

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Education Profile

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

Enrollment

5,829

Graduation Rate

69%

STEM Degrees

75%

Avg. Earnings

$66,800

10 yrs after entry

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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Patent Activity by Year

3
2016
5
2017
3
2018
8
2019
2
2020
5
2021
3
2022
1
2023
5
2024
2
2025

Technology Categories

Sample Patents

Methods and systems for identifying a particle using dielectrophoresis

2018-07-03 US10012613 ↗

Method to provide meta-stable operation of a DC microgrid comprising a pulsed load

2018-10-02 US10090764 ↗

Optimal control of wave energy converters

2019-02-05 US10197040 ↗

Agent-based microgrid architecture for generation following protocols

2019-05-14 US10289143 ↗

Generating electrospray from a ferrofluid

2019-06-25 US10330090 ↗

Pseudo-spectral method to control three-degree-of-freedom wave energy converters

2019-07-09 US10344736 ↗

Electro-optic modulator, microwave photonic link including an electro-optic modulator, and method of communicating a signal with an electro-optic modulator

2019-07-09 US10345674 ↗

Model predictive control of parametric excited pitch-surge modes in wave energy converters

2019-09-17 US10415537 ↗

Multi-resonant feedback control of a single degree-of-freedom wave energy converter

2019-09-24 US10423126 ↗

Multi-resonant feedback control of multiple degree-of-freedom wave energy converters

2019-11-26 US10488828 ↗