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NASA

Overview
  • Total Patents
    7,191
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    2,900
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 28.0%
About

NASA has a total of 7,191 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 28.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1925. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, measurement and environmental technology are WEBB JAMES E, US AIR FORCE and US ARMY.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing NASAs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Fletcher James C Administrator 286
#2 Frosch Robert A Administrator 118
#3 Fletcher J 102
#4 St Clair Terry L 67
#5 Yost William T 47
#6 Connell John W 47
#7 Hergenrother Paul M 38
#8 Woodard Stanley E 35
#9 Choi Sang H 35
#10 Park Yeonjoon 33

Latest patents

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