UH Among Top 100 for Patents

With 37 utility patents, the University of Houston ranks in the top 100 global universities for the number of utility patents issued in 2020. Utility patents are among the most valuable assets in the world, generally thought to improve the quality of life. They cover new, useful processes or machines.

Since 2013, the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association have ranked the top-performing public and private institutions. UH has ranked among the top 100 global universities for the past six years.

“The University of Houston is making critical contributions to science and engineering and hence to society, driven by our overarching goal to improve the quality of life,” said Amr Elnashai, vice president for research and technology transfer at UH. “This ranking reflects our dedication to addressing the most pressing problems faced by society, including energy, technology and medical care.”

Central to the success of moving technologies from the lab to the marketplace is the UH Technology Bridge that features 30,000 square feet of incubator space and more than 700,000 square feet of space suited for laboratories, pilot-scale facilities and light manufacturing.