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NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY exhibits a surprising patent strategy, with a strong focus on computing technologies like Computer Vision (18.8% of portfolio) and Machine Learning & AI (17.4% of portfolio), despite significant year-over-year fluctuations in these areas, such as a 60.0% decline in Machine Learning & AI patents so far in 2026. Concurrently, there's a notable shift away from Water / Sewage Treatment, which saw a 100.0% decline in 2024 and a 33.3% decline so far in 2026, indicating a reprioritization of research efforts.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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

69 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 16 themes

Network Intrusion Detection

Systems and methods for identifying and blocking unauthorized access, malicious activities, or abnormal behavior within a network by analyzing traffic, system logs, or behavioral patterns.

Network Security & Access Control
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8since 2023
+100.0%YoY
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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8since 2023
0.0%YoY
Optical 3D Surface Metrology

Techniques and systems for measuring three-dimensional shapes, depths, or surface profiles using optical principles, including diffraction, interferometry, structured light, and imaging.

Length / Distance Measurement
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8since 2023
-75.0%YoY
Advanced Oxidation & Disinfection

Processes that use strong oxidants, electrochemical methods, sonic waves, or other energy-intensive techniques to break down organic pollutants, disinfect water, or facilitate contaminant separation.

Water / Sewage Treatment
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7since 2023
new
Multi-modal Sensor Fusionfiltered

Techniques for combining data from disparate sensor types (e.g., cameras, radar, mobile device signals) to achieve a more robust and comprehensive understanding of an environment or subject, often leveraging machine learning for interpretation and correlation.

Radar / Sonar / LidarComputer Vision
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5since 2023
-50.0%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.

Water / Sewage Treatment
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5since 2023
new
Sludge & Waste Valorization

Methods for treating solid or semi-solid waste (sludge, litter, industrial byproducts) from water treatment processes, often with a focus on reducing volume, detoxifying, or recovering valuable resources like energy (biogas), chemicals, or materials.

Water / Sewage Treatment
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4since 2023
new
Advanced Power Converter Topologies

Focuses on novel circuit configurations for DC-DC, DC-AC, or AC-DC conversion, often involving resonant operation, multi-level structures, or switched capacitors to improve efficiency, power density, or voltage conversion ratios.

Power Conversion (DC/AC, DC/DC)
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4since 2023
new
Control & Stability for Power Converters

Techniques and circuits designed to regulate output, manage input variations, mitigate resonance, or ensure stable operation of power converters under diverse load and source conditions. This includes adaptive, predictive, or fault-tolerant control schemes.

Power Conversion (DC/AC, DC/DC)
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4since 2023
new
Vision-Based Object & Pose Estimation

Methods and apparatus for detecting objects and determining their three-dimensional position and orientation (pose) using imagery or point cloud data, often for navigation, surveying, or environmental understanding.

Computer Vision
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4since 2023
0.0%YoY
Remote Tracking and Ranging

Technologies for non-contact measurement of distance, position, or 3D properties of a target object, often involving active emission and detection of light or radio frequency waves, including target tracking.

Length / Distance Measurement
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3since 2023
n/a
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 & Systems
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2since 2023
new
Sensor-based Environment Perception

Techniques and hardware for autonomous systems to gather and interpret data about their surroundings, including obstacle detection, object recognition, and depth estimation, to inform control decisions.

Computer Vision
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1since 2023
new
Large Model Text Generation

Techniques for generating human-like text or other content using large pre-trained models, often involving prompt engineering, speculative decoding, or multi-modal inputs for content creation.

Machine Learning & AI
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1since 2023
new
Water & Wastewater Membrane Treatment

Membrane-based separation for water purification, contaminant removal, desalination, and wastewater treatment, including reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and forward osmosis modules.

Water / Sewage Treatment
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1since 2023
n/a
Precision Motion Metrology

Systems and methods for accurately measuring and compensating for position, orientation, and movement errors in mechanical systems, often for manufacturing, robotics, or optical alignment.

Length / Distance Measurement
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1since 2023
n/a

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