Patents Assigned to Alfaisal University

Alfaisal University faculty, staff and students have been granted over two dozen patents (Table 1). There was a significant increase in annual patents granted going from 1 in 2013 to 8 in 2022. The patents generated with the aid of the Office of Research & Innovation are part of a technology transfer process for converting intellectual property into new products and processes that help in the economic development of the country. For a complete list of granted patents and patent applications see the JUSTIA link https://patents.justia.com/assignee/alfaisal-university.


Table 1. Intellectual property produced by Alfaisal University faculty, staff, and students

Year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022est

Patents Granted/yr

1

0

1

1

0

2

3

5

3

8

Patent Applications/Yr

0

1

1

0

5

1

0

0

9

4

Cum Total Patents Granted

1

1

2

3

3

6

9

14

17

25

Cum Total Patent Applic

0

1

2

2

7

8

8

8

17

21

Cum Tot Pat Grant & Applic

1

2

4

5

10

14

17

22

34

44