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MIDWEST RESEARCH INST

Overview
  • Total Patents
    794
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MIDWEST RESEARCH INST has a total of 794 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1947. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets environmental technology, semiconductors and biotechnology are ALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, NAT INST OF ADV IND & TECHNOL and KOGYO GIJUTSUIN.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Tracy C Edwin 54
#2 Benson David K 48
#3 Himmel Michael E 45
#4 Zhang Min 44
#5 Sopori Bhushan L 39
#6 Ginley David S 33
#7 Adney William S 33
#8 Lee Se-Hee 30
#9 Tucker Melvin P 26
#10 Curtis Calvin J 26

Latest patents

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WO2007143245A2 An l-arabinose fermenting yeast
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WO2007123552A1 Adaptive pitch control for variable speed wind turbines