尽管自1969年以来美国大学已经被授予超过75，000项专利 — — 但绝大多数负责管理学校知识产权成果的技术转让部门所得收入甚至无法弥补其自身的运营支出。
Although more than 75,000 patents have been issued to American universities since 1969, the vast majority of technology transfer offices – administrative units that manage a school’s intellectual-property output – are failing to generate enough revenue even to cover their operating costs.