FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS — The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a record 53 patents in the 2015-16 fiscal year to the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which protects, markets and licenses intellectual property developed at Indiana University so it can be commercialized by industry.
The 53 issued U.S. patents in 2015-16 represent a 29 percent increase over the previous year’s 41. In the previous four years, IURTC was issued 13, 18, 36 and 41 U.S. patents.
Marie Kerbeshian, vice president of technology commercialization, said the record number of U.S. patents is the result of several factors.
“IU researchers submit hundreds of invention discoveries each year, which are vetted by IURTC technology managers. The managers determine which inventions can be protected and the best method to do so, including submitting a patent application to the USPTO,” she said. “It can take up to several years for a patent to be issued after an application has been made. The work conducted by IU researchers and IURTC managers has increased the number of invention discoveries and patent applications, which means there is a larger pool that can be turned into issued patents.”
IURTC was also issued 112 global patents in 2015-16, for a final total of 165. Global patents were issued from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Current IU researchers named on the issued domestic or global patents are:
- Elliot J. Androphy, Kampen-Norins Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology; professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, IU School of Medicine
- Sohel Anwar, director, Mechatronics Research Laboratory; associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- Clifford M. Babbey, director of vascular research operations, IU School of Medicine
- Jie Chen, chair and professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology; professor, Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics, IU School of Dentistry; professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- Peng-Sheng Chen, director, Krannert Institute of Cardiology; Medtronic Zipes Chair in Cardiology; chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- Yaobin Chen, director, Transportation Active Safety Institute; Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- D. Wade Clapp, Richard L. Schreiner Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics; professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
- David E. Clemmer, Robert and Marjorie Mann Chair, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
- Christopher Conant, student, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
- Richard DiMarchi, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
- Hong Du, professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- John T. Finnell, associate professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- Melissa L. Fishel, associate professor, research, Department of Pediatrics, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, IU School of Medicine
- James A. Glazier, director, Biocomplexity Institute; professor, Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering, School of Informatics and Computing, IU Bloomington
- Thomas D. Hurley, director, Center for Structural Biology and the Chemical Biology Core Facility; Chancellor’s Professor and interim department chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
- David A. Ingram Jr., Hugh McK Landon Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
- Stephen C. Jacobson, professor, Bair Chair in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
- Cheng Kao, director, Biotechnology Degree Program; professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
- Mark R. Kelley, director, Program in Molecular Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics; associate director, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research; associate director, Basic Science Research, IU Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center; associate director, IU Pancreatic Cancer Signature Center; Betty and Earl Herr Chair in Pediatric Oncology Research; professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; professor, Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
- Praveen Kusumanchi, assistant research professor, Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- Lingxi Li, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- Chien-Chi Lin, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- Shien-Fong Lin, professor, Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- Lindsey D. Mayo, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics; associate professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
- James McCarthy, research professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Science, IUPUI
- Samy Meroueh, associate professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
- Robert E. Minto, associate professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Science, IUPUI
- Bruce A. Molitoris, director, Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy; Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine; professor, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, IU School of Medicine
- Raghu L. Motaganahalli, associate professor, Department of Surgery, IU School of Medicine
- Hari Nakshatri, associate director of education, IU Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center; Marian J. Morrison Chair in Breast Cancer Research; professor, Department of Surgery; professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IU School of Medicine
- R. Mark Payne, director, Translational Research Training Center Program, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute; professor, Department of Pediatrics; professor, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics; professor, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, IU School of Medicine
- Louis Pelus, professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, IU School of Medicine
- Mark Rodefeld, professor, Department of Surgery, IU School of Medicine
- Ruben M. Sandoval, research associate, Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- Pratibha Singh, assistant research professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, IU School of Medicine
- Haixu Tang, professor, Department of Computer Science and Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing; professor, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
- Larry N. Thibos, professor emeritus, School of Optometry, IU Bloomington
- XiaoFeng Wang, co-director, Center for Security Informatics; professor, Department of Computer Science and Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing, IU Bloomington
- Jian Xie, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
- Cong Yan, professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IU School of Medicine
- Bin Yang, associate scientist, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington
Kerbeshian previously announced that 2015-16 was a strong year for innovation and technology commercialization, with 43 licensing agreements completed, 150 invention disclosures submitted and four companies launched through the Spin Up entrepreneurial program.
“The ultimate end result is seeing IU innovations reach the marketplace, where they can strengthen people’s lives around the world,” she said.
About Indiana University Research and Technology Corp.
IURTC is a not-for-profit corporation tasked with the protecting and commercializing of technology emanating from innovations by IU researchers. Since 1997, IU research has generated more than 2,700 inventions resulting in more than 4,100 global patent applications being filed by IURTC. These discoveries have generated more than $135 million in licensing and royalty income, including over $112 million in funding for IU departments, labs and inventors.