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EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY

EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY's patent strategy reveals a surprising shift away from core materials and semiconductor technologies, with significant declines across categories like Lasers (down 100.0% so far in 2026) and Material & Chemical Analysis (down 66.7% so far in 2026), despite these still representing 16.0% and 23.5% of their portfolio respectively. While there was an emerging focus in Welding & Soldering with a 200.0% YoY growth in 2024, and a strong rebound in Machine Learning & AI in 2025, the overall trend for 2026 so far indicates a broad reduction in patenting activity across most categories.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

81 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 20 themes

Advanced Biomarker Detection Assays

Methods and compositions for identifying, quantifying, or characterizing specific biological molecules (e.g., nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites, antibodies) or microbial species, often for diagnostic, prognostic, or quality control applications.

Material & Chemical Analysis
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10since 2023
-80.0%YoY
Conformal & Selective Film Deposition

Methods for depositing thin films with controlled conformality, thickness, and material properties, including selective deposition on specific areas, often using atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), or epitaxial growth.

Coating & Surface Treatment
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8since 2023
0.0%YoY
Lasers for Optical Communication

Design and integration of lasers and associated components specifically for transmitting data over optical fibers or through free space, including modulation schemes and efficient light coupling.

Lasers
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8since 2023
0.0%YoY
Tunable Laser Sources

Mechanisms and designs for actively changing or stabilizing the output wavelength, frequency, or spectral properties of a laser, often involving integrated optical filters, resonators, or pump adjustments.

Lasers
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8since 2023
0.0%YoY
Fiber Laser Systems

Systems and components related to fiber lasers and fiber optical amplifiers, including doped fibers, pump schemes, and specialized fiber structures for gain, filtering, or thermal management.

Lasers
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8since 2023
-75.0%YoY
Laser Safety and Control

Techniques and systems for ensuring the safe and precise operation of lasers, including power regulation, hazard detection, and deconfliction mechanisms in complex or dynamic environments.

Lasers
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5since 2023
-66.7%YoY
Semiconductor Laser Fabrication

Techniques for manufacturing semiconductor laser chips, including active region design, mirror structures, current and optical confinement, and the integration of multiple layers or elements on a substrate.

Lasers
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5since 2023
0.0%YoY
Emerging Contaminant Removal

Specific techniques and materials developed to remove persistent or difficult-to-treat pollutants from water, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), micropollutants, or specific industrial chemicals.

Catalysts & Reactors
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4since 2023
new
Metasurface & Diffractive Optics

Engineering of artificial subwavelength structures (meta-atoms) to create metasurfaces that manipulate light properties (phase, polarization, wavelength) for multi-functional optical devices.

Optical Elements & SystemsLiquid Crystal & Optical Modulators
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3since 2023
0.0%YoY
Laser Material Processing

Techniques and systems utilizing laser beams for precise material modification, including cutting, cladding, ablation, and surface treatment, often for joining, shaping, or removing material.

Welding & Soldering
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3since 2023
0.0%YoY
Silicon-based Functional Materials

Synthesis and processing of silicon and silicon carbide materials in various forms (e.g., particles, nanowires, films) for applications beyond traditional semiconductors, such as battery components, refractories, or advanced electronics.

Non-metallic Inorganic Compounds
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2since 2023
new
Advanced Deposition Chamber Hardware

Design and engineering of specialized components within deposition systems, such as heaters, targets, susceptors, and chamber walls, to achieve precise control over process parameters like temperature, material flux, and plasma characteristics.

Coating & Surface Treatment
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2since 2023
0.0%YoY
Glass Surface Functionalization

Application of coatings, layers, or chemical treatments to the surface of glass articles to impart specific functionalities such as UV blocking, anti-whitening, hydrophobicity, or adhesion for subsequent layers.

Glass & Glass-Ceramics
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2since 2023
0.0%YoY
Laser Module Packaging

Methods and structures for assembling laser chips into functional modules, encompassing optical alignment, electrical interconnection, mechanical support, thermal management, and encapsulation for protection.

Lasers
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2since 2023
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Advanced Adsorbent & Separation Media

Development of materials with tailored porosity, surface chemistry, or structure, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, or superficially porous particles, for selective adsorption, ion exchange, or chromatographic separations.

Catalysts & Reactors
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2since 2023
n/a
Novel Catalyst Materials

Development and synthesis of catalysts with unique compositions or structures, such as medium entropy alloys, metal foam-supported catalysts, layered catalytic articles, or high-entropy oxides, to enhance activity, selectivity, or stability in chemical reactions.

Catalysts & Reactors
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2since 2023
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Edge and Cloud Network Orchestration

Managing and optimizing network resources and services deployed at the edge of the network or within cloud environments, including distributed domain name resolution, resource exposure analysis, and traffic management specific to distributed architectures.

Routing, Switching & QoS
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2since 2023
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Photonic Integration & Interconnects

The design and manufacturing of integrated circuits that combine optical and electronic components, particularly for high-speed data communication between processors and memory.

Optical Elements & SystemsLiquid Crystal & Optical Modulators
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1since 2023
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Advanced Optical Imaging & Lens Design

Development of sophisticated optical lens assemblies and computational methods to achieve high-resolution, precise, or specialized imaging, often for medical or scientific applications.

Optical Elements & Systems
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1since 2023
n/a
AI for Medical Diagnostics

Utilizing machine learning, particularly deep learning, to analyze medical data such as images, sensor readings, or physiological signals for disease prediction, diagnosis, or treatment assessment.

Machine Learning & AI
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1since 2023
n/a

Patents

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US 12590897 B2GRANTED
G01J3/44

Optical-fiber Raman photometer, construction method therefor and application thereof

Filed:2022-08-04Pub:2026-03-31
Applicant:EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY

An optical-fiber Raman photometer. The optical-fiber Raman photometer comprises: a light source portion; a scanning system, wherein the core of the scanning system is based on a laser confocal unit, the scanning system comprises a first filter, a second filter, a first reflector, a second reflector, a scanner and an objective lens, and an excitation light is generated from a fiber laser, then passes through the first filter, the first reflector, the second filter and the second reflector in sequence and enters the scanner, and is then focused by means of the objective lens; a detection system, wherein the detection system performs signal transmission and collection based on a multi-mode optical fiber, an end of the optical fiber is tapered, an incident light enters the optical fiber after being focused by the objective lens, the excitation light is emitted from the tapered end of the optical fiber to excite a probe to generate Raman signals, and the Raman signals are then collected by means of the same optical fiber; and a signal collection system, wherein the signal collection system partially overlaps with the scanning system, and when the Raman signals collected by the optical fiber return to the scanner, the Raman signals return to a Raman spectrometer by means of the second reflector and the second filter, and the Raman spectrometer reads out the Raman signals.