Impact Report FY 2024
Igniting Innovation & Commercialization.
The Chicago Office of Technology Management works with faculty, staff, and students to advance research, education, and economic development. Technology transfer is the process of moving scientific discoveries from the inventor’s mind to the hands of society.
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Annual Report 2023
Disclosures: 114
U.S. Patent Applications: 103
U.S. Patents Issued: 20
Licenses & Options: 29
Startups: 0
Royalties (millions): $37.1
Annual Report 2022
Disclosures: 119
U.S. Patent Applications: 108
U.S. Patents Issued: 22
Licenses & Options: 39
Startups: 0
Royalties (millions): $30.0
Annual Report 2021
Disclosures: 141
U.S. Patent Applications: 106
U.S. Patents Issued: 25
Licenses & Options: 45
Startups: 2
Royalties (millions): $34.6
Annual Report 2020
Disclosures: 186
U.S. Patent Applications: 71
U.S. Patents Issued: 21
Licenses & Options: 48
Startups: 4
Royalties (millions): $50.6
Annual Report 2019
Disclosures: 199
U.S. Patent Applications: 113
U.S. Patents Issued: 27
Licenses & Options: 42
Startups: 3
Royalties (millions): $44.1
Annual Report 2018
Disclosures: 130
U.S. Patent Applications: 126
U.S. Patents Issued: 26
Licenses & Options: 47
Startups: 3
Royalties (millions): $27.5
Annual Report 2017
Disclosures: 148
U.S. Patent Applications: 120
U.S. Patents Issued: 23
Licenses & Options: 53
Startups: 3
Royalties (millions): $28
Annual Report 2016
Disclosures: 148
U.S. Patent Applications: 116
U.S. Patents Issued: 23
Licenses & Options: 350
Startups: 3
Royalties (millions): $28
Annual Report 2015
Disclosures: 169
U.S. Patent Applications: 107
U.S. Patents Issued: 21
Licenses & Options: 51
Startups: 5
Royalties (millions): $27
Annual Report 2014
Disclosures: 169
U.S. Patent Applications: 162
U.S. Patents Issued: 34
Licenses & Options: 52
Startups: 5
Royalties (millions): $25
Annual Report 2013
Disclosures: 163
U.S. Patent Applications: 187
U.S. Patents Issued: 24
Licenses & Options: 50
Startups: 5
Royalties (millions): $20