FedInvent™ Patents

New Taxpayer Funded Patents for Tuesday, November 03, 2015 

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FedInvent analyzed 184 taxpayer-funded patents this week.

On Tuesday, November 03, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted 184 taxpayer-funded patents; including 170 patents containing government interest statements and 40 patents where federal government agencies were an assignee or applicant. Together, 184 patents granted this week are the result of US government-funded research & development.

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The List of This Week's Patents

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Patent Title
001 09173383
 
Recombinant non-human mammalian model for hepatitis infection and immunopathogenesis 
002 09173384
 
Surgically implanted micro-platforms and microsystems in arthropods and methods based thereon 
003 09173562
 
Method and apparatus for diagnosing neovascularized tissues 
004 09173574
 
Mechanical health monitor apparatus and method of operation therefor 
005 09173582
 
Adaptive performance trainer 
006 09173589
 
System and method for inertial magnetic resonance elastography driver for use with interventional medical device 
007 09173624
 
System and method for multi-energy X-ray imaging using a polychromatic source 
008 09173771
 
Ophthalmic surgical device for accessing tissue and for performing a capsulotomy 
009 09173817
 
In situ forming hemostatic foam implants 
010 09173839
 
Anionic lipids and lipid nano-structures and methods of producing and using same 
011 09173860
 
S isomers of α-methyl hydrocinnamic acid for the treatment of blood disorders 
012 09173862
 
Methods and compositions for treating and identifying compounds to treat age-related macular degeneration 
013 09173871
 
Oxazole and thiazole compounds as beta-catenin modulators and uses thereof 
014 09173898
 
Methods of treating giardiasis 
015 09173908
 
Methods for modulating immune responses 
016 09173909
 
Image guided protocol for cell generation 
017 09173917
 
Methods for reducing oxidative stress in a cell with a sulfhydryl protected glutathione prodrug 
018 09173930
 
Methods for detecting a mycobacterium tuberculosis infection 
019 09173931
 
Process for preparing polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines 
020 09173932
 
Vibrio cholerae O139 conjugate vaccines 
021 09173939
 
Ester derivatives of androgen receptor modulators and methods for their use 
022 09173950
 
Vitamin D-ghrelin conjugates 
023 09173958
 
Antibody buffering of a ligand in vivo 
024 09173963
 
Diagnostic and treatment for chronic and acute phase myeloid leukemia 
025 09173966
 
Luciferin derivatives from bicyclic reactants and aminothiol derivatives and methods of use thereof 
026 09173971
 
Simple adhesive coacervates and methods of making and using thereof 
027 09173994
 
Touch-actuated micropump for transdermal drug delivery and method of use 
028 09174173
 
Chemical processing cell with nanostructured membranes 
029 09174176
 
Ultrasonic dispersion apparatus, system, and method 
030 09174186
 
Supercrystalline colloidal particles and method of production 
031 09174187
 
Water-dispersable nanoparticles 
032 09174189
 
Apparatus and method for ultrasound treatment for ballast water management 
033 09174203
 
Selective and efficient bifunctional and trifunctional nanoporous catalysts and methods of synthesis thereof 
034 09174213
 
Passive chip-based droplet sorting 
035 09174355
 
Incorporation of metal nanoparticles into wood substrate and methods 
036 09174387
 
Microchannel reactors and fabrication processes 
037 09174422
 
Apparatus for manufacturing microconduit networks formed by electrospinning techniques 
038 09174844
 
Calcium looping process for high purity hydrogen production integrated with capture of carbon dioxide, sulfur and halides 
039 09174850
 
Gaseous ammonia removal method 
040 09174889
 
Metal hydride nanoparticles 
041 09174893
 
Synthesis of para-xylene and toluene 
042 09174909
 
Two-stage, acid-catalyzed conversion of carbohydrates into levulinic acid 
043 09174917
 
Bexarotene analogs 
044 09174920
 
Integrated process of distillation with side reactors for synthesis of organic acid esters 
045 09174934
 
Aryl tetrafluorosulfanyl compounds 
046 09174936
 
Retinal derivatives and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of visual disorders 
047 09174942
 
IDO inhibitors 
048 09174948
 
Desferrithiocin polyether analogues 
049 09174951
 
Glucose transporter inhibitors 
050 09174969
 
Indoline scaffold SHP-2 inhibitors and cancer treatment method 
051 09174972
 
Cognition enhancing compounds and compositions, methods of making, and methods of treating 
052 09174988
 
Small molecule inhibitors of hepatitis C virus 
053 09174990
 
2-amino-9-[(2-hydroxymethyl) cyclopropylidenemethyl] purines as antiviral agents 
054 09174999
 
Methods and compositions for studying, imaging, and treating pain 
055 09175001
 
[1,3] dioxolo [4,5-g] [1,2,4] triazolo [1,5-a] quinoline derivatives as inhibitors of the late SV40 factor (LSF) for use in treating cancer 
056 09175002
 
Synthesis and use of dual tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp1)—topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors 
057 09175016
 
Prochelators useful for inhibiting metal-associated toxicity 
058 09175026
 
Synthesis of thioether containing trialkoxysilanes 
059 09175029
 
Aminoglycosides and uses thereof in treating genetic disorders 
060 09175033
 
Methods for preparing complex multivalent immunogenic conjugates 
061 09175038
 
Peptide mimetic ligands of polo-like kinase 1 polo box domain and methods of use 
062 09175039
 
Methods and compositions for tumor vaccination and therapy 
063 09175041
 
Crystal structures of dolastatin 16, dolamethylleuine and dolaphenvaline, and methods for preparing dolamethylleuine and dolaphenvaline 
064 09175043
 
Agents providing controls and standards for immuno-precipitation assays 
065 09175049
 
Recombinant mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis proteins induce immunity and protect against infection 
066 09175050
 
Polypeptide having swollenin activity and uses thereof 
067 09175057
 
Immunogenic peptides and methods of use 
068 09175062
 
Human soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE), methods of preparing human sRAGE, and treatment methods using sRAGE 
069 09175063
 
Anti-angiogenic agent and methods of using such agent 
070 09175069
 
Monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus generated by cyclical administration and uses thereof 
071 09175070
 
Neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 and their use 
072 09175077
 
Nucleic acids encoding biologically active polypeptides derived from a novel early stage pregnancy factor designated maternin (MA) 
073 09175079
 
Depletion of teratoma-forming pluripotent stem cells 
074 09175090
 
Methods of using an antibody to inhibit WNT-mediated signaling in cancer 
075 09175103
 
Living coordinative chain transfer polymerization with dynamic counterion exchange 
076 09175131
 
Deoxybenzoin-derived anti-flammable polymers 
077 09175137
 
Method for producing cyanurate networks via inductive heating of silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles 
078 09175153
 
Cellulose hydrogel compositions and contact lenses for corneal applications 
079 09175231
 
Methods of refining natural oils and methods of producing fuel compositions 
080 09175235
 
Torrefaction reduction of coke formation on catalysts used in esterification and cracking of biofuels from pyrolysed lignocellulosic feedstocks 
081 09175264
 
Postnatal stem cells and uses thereof 
082 09175274
 
High activity mutants of butyrylcholinesterase for cocaine hydrolysis 
083 09175275
 
Celluloytic enzymes, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them 
084 09175276
 
Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same 
085 09175277
 
Compositions for saccharification of cellulosic material 
086 09175285
 
Potent non-urea inhibitors of soluble epdxide hydrolase 
087 09175287
 
In vivo production of small interfering RNAs that mediate gene silencing 
088 09175310
 
Rapid and prolonged immunologic-therapeutic 
089 09175311
 
Polycistronic vector for human induced pluripotent stem cell production 
090 09175322
 
Stable bacterial cultures for producing alginates 
091 09175323
 
Process for treating biomass 
092 09175326
 
Transglycosylation activity of glycosynthase mutants of an endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (endo-D) from streptococcus pneumoniae 
093 09175338
 
Methods for identifying nucleic acid modifications 
094 09175340
 
Reactivity-dependent and interaction-dependent PCR 
095 09175342
 
Synthesis of cleavable fluorescent nucleotides as reversible terminators for DNA sequencing by synthesis 
096 09175348
 
Identification of 5-methyl-C in nucleic acid templates 
097 09175349
 
Methods of diagnosing endometriosis 
098 09175355
 
Methods for determining the presence of antibodies blocking viral infection 
099 09175397
 
Multilayer heterostructures and their manufacture 
100 09175402
 
Turbine repair process, repaired coating, and repaired turbine component 
101 09175408
 
Microbial production of multi-carbon chemicals and fuels from water and carbon dioxide using electric current 
102 09175422
 
Polymer-micelle complex as an aid to electrospinning 
103 09175604
 
Gas turbine engine with high and intermediate temperature compressed air zones 
104 09175608
 
Split ring floating air riding seal for a turbine 
105 09175644
 
Engine with exhaust gas recirculation system and variable geometry turbocharger 
106 09175877
 
Two-dimensional Fresnel solar energy concentration system 
107 09175882
 
Solar energy system with wind vane 
108 09175914
 
Remote weapons charging handle adapter 
109 09175930
 
Adaptive electronic camouflage 
110 09175933
 
Simple low-cost hand-held landmine neutralization device 
111 09175937
 
Gasless ignition system and method for making same 
112 09175944
 
Durable single mode fiber probe with optimized reference reflectivity 
113 09176010
 
Miniaturized thermocouple scanner system 
114 09176015
 
Point load sensor 
115 09176028
 
Ball assisted device for analytical surface sampling 
116 09176059
 
Optical analyte sensor 
117 09176065
 
Nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced raman scattering and methods related thereto 
118 09176110
 
Method of determining histamine concentration in fish 
119 09176114
 
Cell culture model for acquired chemoresistance of chronic myelogenous leukemia and related methods for identifying agents to overcome resistance 
120 09176117
 
Macrophage hazardous material detection 
121 09176122
 
Biomarkers for predicting response to immunosuppressive therapy 
122 09176135
 
Method for predicting and preventing cardiovascular disease 
123 09176137
 
Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening 
124 09176143
 
Transmembrane protein as biosensors 
125 09176147
 
Detection of B-cell activating factor as a biomarker for antibody mediated rejection in transplant recipients 
126 09176148
 
Method for the early detection of renal disease using proteomics 
127 09176206
 
Effective-inductance-change based magnetic particle sensing 
128 09176211
 
Method for quantitatively mapping myocardial contractile function with magnetic resonance based multiparametric strain analysis 
129 09176218
 
Gain projection geo-location systems and methods 
130 09176263
 
Optical micro-sensor 
131 09176278
 
Generating broadband spectral power in multimode optical fibers 
132 09176280
 
Optical reflector based on a directional coupler and a coupled optical loop 
133 09176291
 
Grating coupler for inter-chip optical coupling 
134 09176377
 
Patterned inorganic layers, radiation based patterning compositions and corresponding methods 
135 09176380
 
Photoinduced alkyne-azide click reactions 
136 09176504
 
High-speed on demand droplet generation and single cell encapsulation driven by induced cavitation 
137 09176774
 
Workflow control of reservations and regular jobs using a flexible job scheduler 
138 09176876
 
Selective cache-to-cache lateral castouts 
139 09176883
 
Storage of data reference blocks and deltas in different storage devices 
140 09176993
 
Efficiently identifying images, videos, songs or documents most relevant to the user using binary search trees on attributes for guiding relevance feedback 
141 09177130
 
Facial feature detection 
142 09177133
 
Multi-function smart communication card 
143 09177153
 
Verifying integrity and guaranteeing execution of code on untrusted computer platform 
144 09177185
 
Passive wireless sensors for chemical and biological agents and wireless systems including the passive wireless sensors 
145 09177228
 
Method and system for fusion of fast surprise and motion-based saliency for finding objects of interest in dynamic scenes 
146 09177229
 
Kalman filter approach to augment object tracking 
147 09177249
 
Scientometric methods for identifying emerging technologies 
148 09177259
 
Systems and methods for recognizing and reacting to spatiotemporal patterns 
149 09177270
 
Engineering review information system 
150 09177318
 
Method and apparatus for customizing conversation agents based on user characteristics using a relevance score for automatic statements, and a response prediction function 
151 09177374
 
Model-based processing of image data 
152 09177466
 
Advanced battery early warning and monitoring system 
153 09177491
 
Sealing device 
154 09177547
 
System and method for processing speech to identify keywords or other information 
155 09177679
 
Accelerator-based method of producing isotopes 
156 09177685
 
High power, broadband terahertz, photoconductive antennas with chaotic shape electrodes 
157 09177721
 
Electrochemical devices and methods of fabrication 
158 09177723
 
High voltage high current transmission line 
159 09177748
 
Pulsed depressed collector 
160 09177774
 
Continuous flow mobility classifier interface with mass spectrometer 
161 09178096
 
Luminescent solar concentrator 
162 09178129
 
Graphene-based films in sensor applications 
163 09178131
 
Ferroelectric nanoshell devices 
164 09178153
 
Memristor structure with a dopant source 
165 09178160
 
Fused thiophene-based conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices 
166 09178200
 
Electrochemical cells and methods of manufacturing the same 
167 09178235
 
Reducing gas generators and methods for generating a reducing gas 
168 09178240
 
System and process for aluminization of metal-containing substrates 
169 09178248
 
Solid-state electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries 
170 09178249
 
Electrode stabilizing materials 
171 09178255
 
Lithium-air cells incorporating solid electrolytes having enhanced ionic transport and catalytic activity 
172 09178261
 
Vertical microcoaxial interconnects 
173 09178329
 
Laser design 
174 09178334
 
Arbitrary waveform generator to improve laser diode driver performance 
175 09178349
 
Method and system for architecture, control, and protection systems of modular stacked direct current subsea power system 
176 09178446
 
Triboelectric generator 
177 09178518
 
Sub-threshold FPGA and related circuits and methods thereof 
178 09178544
 
Parameter offset estimation through use of a secondary signal collected from multiple sensors 
179 09178704
 
Input consistency verification for server assisted secure function evaluation 
180 09178936
 
Selected alert delivery in a distributed processing system 
181 09178937
 
Selected alert delivery in a distributed processing system 
182 09179047
 
Systems and methods for estimating the structure and motion of an object 
183 09179202
 
Multiple-frequency signal classification through use of a second-order statistic 
184 09179470
 
Method for selecting state of a reconfigurable antenna in a communication system via machine learning 

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Patent Count By Department

This is the count of taxpayer-funded patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week. These patents contain a Government Interest Statement in the body of the patent document or are patents where the government is an assignee. Agency numbers are aggregated by the agency named in the Government Interests Statement and the contract number cited in the government interest section of the patent.

Department This Week This Year
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 69 2117
Department of Defense (DOD) 55 2008
Department of Energy (DOE) 32 1182
National Science Foundation (NSF) 21 794
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 4 141
Department of Commerce (DOC) 3 68
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 3 56
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 3 240
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 2 9
U.S. State Government 2 50
Department of Transportation (USDOT) 1 19
Department of the Interior (DOI) 1 8
European Union (EU) 1 4
National Security Agency (NSA) 1 51
Government Rights Acknowledged 4 112

Patents By Funding Agency

FedInvent Patents are patents funded by US taxpayers. Taxpayer-funded patents have Government Interest Statements in the body of the patent or are patents where an agency of the US federal government has retained the title to the patent and is listed as an assignee. The presence of a government interest statement, as required by the Bayh-Dole Act, indicates the holder of a federal contract, grant, or cooperative research agreement has elected to retain the title of inventions conceived and reduced to practice during that contract.

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Patent Title
001 09173383
 
Recombinant non-human mammalian model for hepatitis infection and immunopathogenesis 
002 09173562
 
Method and apparatus for diagnosing neovascularized tissues 
003 09173589
 
System and method for inertial magnetic resonance elastography driver for use with interventional medical device 
004 09173624
 
System and method for multi-energy X-ray imaging using a polychromatic source 
005 09173771
 
Ophthalmic surgical device for accessing tissue and for performing a capsulotomy 
006 09173839
 
Anionic lipids and lipid nano-structures and methods of producing and using same 
007 09173860
 
S isomers of α-methyl hydrocinnamic acid for the treatment of blood disorders 
008 09173862
 
Methods and compositions for treating and identifying compounds to treat age-related macular degeneration 
009 09173898
 
Methods of treating giardiasis 
010 09173909
 
Image guided protocol for cell generation 
011 09173930
 
Methods for detecting a mycobacterium tuberculosis infection 
012 09173931
 
Process for preparing polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines 
013 09173932
 
Vibrio cholerae O139 conjugate vaccines 
014 09173939
 
Ester derivatives of androgen receptor modulators and methods for their use 
015 09173950
 
Vitamin D-ghrelin conjugates 
016 09173958
 
Antibody buffering of a ligand in vivo 
017 09173963
 
Diagnostic and treatment for chronic and acute phase myeloid leukemia 
018 09173966
 
Luciferin derivatives from bicyclic reactants and aminothiol derivatives and methods of use thereof 
019 09174173
 
Chemical processing cell with nanostructured membranes 
020 09174176
 
Ultrasonic dispersion apparatus, system, and method 
021 09174917
 
Bexarotene analogs 
022 09174936
 
Retinal derivatives and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of visual disorders 
023 09174942
 
IDO inhibitors 
024 09174948
 
Desferrithiocin polyether analogues 
025 09174951
 
Glucose transporter inhibitors 
026 09174969
 
Indoline scaffold SHP-2 inhibitors and cancer treatment method 
027 09174972
 
Cognition enhancing compounds and compositions, methods of making, and methods of treating 
028 09174988
 
Small molecule inhibitors of hepatitis C virus 
029 09174990
 
2-amino-9-[(2-hydroxymethyl) cyclopropylidenemethyl] purines as antiviral agents 
030 09174999
 
Methods and compositions for studying, imaging, and treating pain 
031 09175001
 
[1,3] dioxolo [4,5-g] [1,2,4] triazolo [1,5-a] quinoline derivatives as inhibitors of the late SV40 factor (LSF) for use in treating cancer 
032 09175002
 
Synthesis and use of dual tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp1)—topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors 
033 09175016
 
Prochelators useful for inhibiting metal-associated toxicity 
034 09175029
 
Aminoglycosides and uses thereof in treating genetic disorders 
035 09175033
 
Methods for preparing complex multivalent immunogenic conjugates 
036 09175038
 
Peptide mimetic ligands of polo-like kinase 1 polo box domain and methods of use 
037 09175039
 
Methods and compositions for tumor vaccination and therapy 
038 09175041
 
Crystal structures of dolastatin 16, dolamethylleuine and dolaphenvaline, and methods for preparing dolamethylleuine and dolaphenvaline 
039 09175043
 
Agents providing controls and standards for immuno-precipitation assays 
040 09175057
 
Immunogenic peptides and methods of use 
041 09175062
 
Human soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE), methods of preparing human sRAGE, and treatment methods using sRAGE 
042 09175063
 
Anti-angiogenic agent and methods of using such agent 
043 09175069
 
Monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus generated by cyclical administration and uses thereof 
044 09175070
 
Neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 and their use 
045 09175077
 
Nucleic acids encoding biologically active polypeptides derived from a novel early stage pregnancy factor designated maternin (MA) 
046 09175090
 
Methods of using an antibody to inhibit WNT-mediated signaling in cancer 
047 09175264
 
Postnatal stem cells and uses thereof 
048 09175274
 
High activity mutants of butyrylcholinesterase for cocaine hydrolysis 
049 09175285
 
Potent non-urea inhibitors of soluble epdxide hydrolase 
050 09175287
 
In vivo production of small interfering RNAs that mediate gene silencing 
051 09175310
 
Rapid and prolonged immunologic-therapeutic 
052 09175311
 
Polycistronic vector for human induced pluripotent stem cell production 
053 09175326
 
Transglycosylation activity of glycosynthase mutants of an endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (endo-D) from streptococcus pneumoniae 
054 09175338
 
Methods for identifying nucleic acid modifications 
055 09175340
 
Reactivity-dependent and interaction-dependent PCR 
056 09175342
 
Synthesis of cleavable fluorescent nucleotides as reversible terminators for DNA sequencing by synthesis 
057 09175348
 
Identification of 5-methyl-C in nucleic acid templates 
058 09175349
 
Methods of diagnosing endometriosis 
059 09175355
 
Methods for determining the presence of antibodies blocking viral infection 
060 09175944
 
Durable single mode fiber probe with optimized reference reflectivity 
061 09176059
 
Optical analyte sensor 
062 09176122
 
Biomarkers for predicting response to immunosuppressive therapy 
063 09176135
 
Method for predicting and preventing cardiovascular disease 
064 09176137
 
Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening 
065 09176147
 
Detection of B-cell activating factor as a biomarker for antibody mediated rejection in transplant recipients 
066 09176148
 
Method for the early detection of renal disease using proteomics 
067 09176211
 
Method for quantitatively mapping myocardial contractile function with magnetic resonance based multiparametric strain analysis 
068 09176504
 
High-speed on demand droplet generation and single cell encapsulation driven by induced cavitation 
069 09177374
 
Model-based processing of image data 

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Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies

Patent Title
001 09173582
 
Adaptive performance trainer 
002 09173871
 
Oxazole and thiazole compounds as beta-catenin modulators and uses thereof 
003 09173950
 
Vitamin D-ghrelin conjugates 
004 09174951
 
Glucose transporter inhibitors 
005 09175153
 
Cellulose hydrogel compositions and contact lenses for corneal applications 
006 09176114
 
Cell culture model for acquired chemoresistance of chronic myelogenous leukemia and related methods for identifying agents to overcome resistance 
007 09176263
 
Optical micro-sensor 
008 09176280
 
Optical reflector based on a directional coupler and a coupled optical loop 
009 09176291
 
Grating coupler for inter-chip optical coupling 
010 09176774
 
Workflow control of reservations and regular jobs using a flexible job scheduler 
011 09176876
 
Selective cache-to-cache lateral castouts 
012 09177466
 
Advanced battery early warning and monitoring system 
013 09177547
 
System and method for processing speech to identify keywords or other information 
014 09178096
 
Luminescent solar concentrator 
015 09178936
 
Selected alert delivery in a distributed processing system 
016 09178937
 
Selected alert delivery in a distributed processing system 

Department of the ARMY (DOA)

Patent Title
001 09173817
 
In situ forming hemostatic foam implants 
002 09173871
 
Oxazole and thiazole compounds as beta-catenin modulators and uses thereof 
003 09173908
 
Methods for modulating immune responses 
004 09173950
 
Vitamin D-ghrelin conjugates 
005 09174909
 
Two-stage, acid-catalyzed conversion of carbohydrates into levulinic acid 
006 09175153
 
Cellulose hydrogel compositions and contact lenses for corneal applications 
007 09175422
 
Polymer-micelle complex as an aid to electrospinning 
008 09175914
 
Remote weapons charging handle adapter 
009 09175933
 
Simple low-cost hand-held landmine neutralization device 
010 09176114
 
Cell culture model for acquired chemoresistance of chronic myelogenous leukemia and related methods for identifying agents to overcome resistance 
011 09176218
 
Gain projection geo-location systems and methods 
012 09176263
 
Optical micro-sensor 
013 09176278
 
Generating broadband spectral power in multimode optical fibers 
014 09177130
 
Facial feature detection 
015 09177133
 
Multi-function smart communication card 
016 09177153
 
Verifying integrity and guaranteeing execution of code on untrusted computer platform 
017 09177228
 
Method and system for fusion of fast surprise and motion-based saliency for finding objects of interest in dynamic scenes 
018 09177259
 
Systems and methods for recognizing and reacting to spatiotemporal patterns 
019 09177318
 
Method and apparatus for customizing conversation agents based on user characteristics using a relevance score for automatic statements, and a response prediction function 
020 09177723
 
High voltage high current transmission line 
021 09178129
 
Graphene-based films in sensor applications 
022 09178131
 
Ferroelectric nanoshell devices 
023 09178329
 
Laser design 
024 09178518
 
Sub-threshold FPGA and related circuits and methods thereof 
025 09178544
 
Parameter offset estimation through use of a secondary signal collected from multiple sensors 
026 09179202
 
Multiple-frequency signal classification through use of a second-order statistic 

Department of the Navy (DON) | United States Marine Corps (USMC)

Patent Title
001 09173971
 
Simple adhesive coacervates and methods of making and using thereof 
002 09174186
 
Supercrystalline colloidal particles and method of production 
003 09174422
 
Apparatus for manufacturing microconduit networks formed by electrospinning techniques 
004 09174889
 
Metal hydride nanoparticles 
005 09175877
 
Two-dimensional Fresnel solar energy concentration system 
006 09175930
 
Adaptive electronic camouflage 
007 09175937
 
Gasless ignition system and method for making same 
008 09176015
 
Point load sensor 
009 09176206
 
Effective-inductance-change based magnetic particle sensing 
010 09176263
 
Optical micro-sensor 
011 09176993
 
Efficiently identifying images, videos, songs or documents most relevant to the user using binary search trees on attributes for guiding relevance feedback 
012 09177685
 
High power, broadband terahertz, photoconductive antennas with chaotic shape electrodes 

Department of the Air Force (DAF)| United States Space Force (USSF)

Patent Title
001 09175137
 
Method for producing cyanurate networks via inductive heating of silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles 
002 09176010
 
Miniaturized thermocouple scanner system 
003 09177185
 
Passive wireless sensors for chemical and biological agents and wireless systems including the passive wireless sensors 
004 09178248
 
Solid-state electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries 
005 09178255
 
Lithium-air cells incorporating solid electrolytes having enhanced ionic transport and catalytic activity 
006 09178329
 
Laser design 

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Patent Title
001 09174213
 
Passive chip-based droplet sorting 
002 09174355
 
Incorporation of metal nanoparticles into wood substrate and methods 
003 09174844
 
Calcium looping process for high purity hydrogen production integrated with capture of carbon dioxide, sulfur and halides 
004 09174920
 
Integrated process of distillation with side reactors for synthesis of organic acid esters 
005 09175050
 
Polypeptide having swollenin activity and uses thereof 
006 09175231
 
Methods of refining natural oils and methods of producing fuel compositions 
007 09175235
 
Torrefaction reduction of coke formation on catalysts used in esterification and cracking of biofuels from pyrolysed lignocellulosic feedstocks 
008 09175275
 
Celluloytic enzymes, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them 
009 09175276
 
Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same 
010 09175277
 
Compositions for saccharification of cellulosic material 
011 09175323
 
Process for treating biomass 
012 09175397
 
Multilayer heterostructures and their manufacture 
013 09175402
 
Turbine repair process, repaired coating, and repaired turbine component 
014 09175408
 
Microbial production of multi-carbon chemicals and fuels from water and carbon dioxide using electric current 
015 09175604
 
Gas turbine engine with high and intermediate temperature compressed air zones 
016 09175608
 
Split ring floating air riding seal for a turbine 
017 09175644
 
Engine with exhaust gas recirculation system and variable geometry turbocharger 
018 09175882
 
Solar energy system with wind vane 
019 09176028
 
Ball assisted device for analytical surface sampling 
020 09176065
 
Nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced raman scattering and methods related thereto 
021 09177249
 
Scientometric methods for identifying emerging technologies 
022 09177679
 
Accelerator-based method of producing isotopes 
023 09177748
 
Pulsed depressed collector 
024 09178160
 
Fused thiophene-based conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices 
025 09178200
 
Electrochemical cells and methods of manufacturing the same 
026 09178235
 
Reducing gas generators and methods for generating a reducing gas 
027 09178240
 
System and process for aluminization of metal-containing substrates 
028 09178249
 
Electrode stabilizing materials 
029 09178334
 
Arbitrary waveform generator to improve laser diode driver performance 
030 09178349
 
Method and system for architecture, control, and protection systems of modular stacked direct current subsea power system 
031 09178446
 
Triboelectric generator 
032 09179047
 
Systems and methods for estimating the structure and motion of an object 

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Patent Title
001 09173384
 
Surgically implanted micro-platforms and microsystems in arthropods and methods based thereon 
002 09173562
 
Method and apparatus for diagnosing neovascularized tissues 
003 09173574
 
Mechanical health monitor apparatus and method of operation therefor 
004 09173950
 
Vitamin D-ghrelin conjugates 
005 09174173
 
Chemical processing cell with nanostructured membranes 
006 09174186
 
Supercrystalline colloidal particles and method of production 
007 09174203
 
Selective and efficient bifunctional and trifunctional nanoporous catalysts and methods of synthesis thereof 
008 09174893
 
Synthesis of para-xylene and toluene 
009 09174934
 
Aryl tetrafluorosulfanyl compounds 
010 09175026
 
Synthesis of thioether containing trialkoxysilanes 
011 09175103
 
Living coordinative chain transfer polymerization with dynamic counterion exchange 
012 09176143
 
Transmembrane protein as biosensors 
013 09176377
 
Patterned inorganic layers, radiation based patterning compositions and corresponding methods 
014 09176380
 
Photoinduced alkyne-azide click reactions 
015 09176504
 
High-speed on demand droplet generation and single cell encapsulation driven by induced cavitation 
016 09176883
 
Storage of data reference blocks and deltas in different storage devices 
017 09177229
 
Kalman filter approach to augment object tracking 
018 09177774
 
Continuous flow mobility classifier interface with mass spectrometer 
019 09178261
 
Vertical microcoaxial interconnects 
020 09179047
 
Systems and methods for estimating the structure and motion of an object 
021 09179470
 
Method for selecting state of a reconfigurable antenna in a communication system via machine learning 

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Emerging Technology

Emerging Climate Change Technologies

Patents containing 'Y" CPC symbols indicate emerging climate change and clean technology inventions.

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Class
Y02B Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications
09176883  Storage of data reference blocks and deltas in different storage devices      
Y02C Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG]
09174844  Calcium looping process for high purity hydrogen production integrated with capture of carbon dioxide, sulfur and halides      
Y02E Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
09175275  Celluloytic enzymes, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them      
09175323  Process for treating biomass      
09175408  Microbial production of multi-carbon chemicals and fuels from water and carbon dioxide using electric current      
09175604  Gas turbine engine with high and intermediate temperature compressed air zones      
09175882  Solar energy system with wind vane      
09177721  Electrochemical devices and methods of fabrication      
09178235  Reducing gas generators and methods for generating a reducing gas      
09178249  Electrode stabilizing materials      
Y02T Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
09175644  Engine with exhaust gas recirculation system and variable geometry turbocharger      

About Y Emerging Technology Symbols

Patent documents that contain a Y02 or Y04 CPC symbol are already classified elsewhere. USPTO adds the Y symbols to the classification data to monitor new technological developments covering clean technology and inventions impacting climate change, important American science and technology interests.

Y02 — Green House Gas Mitigation

Y02 covers selected technologies, that control, reduce, or prevent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, and technologies that allow adapting to the adverse effects of climate change. Y02A covers technologies for adaptation to climate change, — technologies that allow adapting to the adverse effects of climate change in human, industrial (including agriculture and livestock), and economic activities. Y02P covers climate change mitigation technologies in any kind of industrial processing or production activity, including the agroalimentary industry (relating to agriculture and food), agriculture, fishing, ranching and the like.

Y04 — Enabling Technologies

Y04 is focused on the information and communications inventions that facilitate climate change technology. Y04S covers systems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication, or information technologies for improving electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management, or usage. Examples of the art covered here are technologies related to smart grids, home appliances, and systems supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles.

The Health Complex

This section contains the count of patents funded by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) organized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) institute; and HHS subagencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and others. These agencies together are called the Health Complex.

Department | Agency This Week This Year
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)692117
National Institutes of Health (NIH)611986
National Cancer Institute (NCI)13432
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)11228
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)5247
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)5199
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)4142
National Eye Institute (NEI)478
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)3116
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)345
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)2119
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)235
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)248
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)149
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)117
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)135
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)131
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)123

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Higher Education Research and Development (HERD)

FedInvent follows the HERD the Higher Education Research and Development institutions — the colleges and universities; research institutions, and medical schools that benefit from federal funding and rely on it to make important discoveries that drive American innovation. Taxpayer-funded patents coming from American and sometimes foreign universities are an important indicia of the vitality of the American innovation ecosphere.

MEMBERS OF THE HERD

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey is the primary source of information on R&D expenditures at 916 US colleges and universities that expended at least $150,000 in separately accounted for R&D in the fiscal year. We use the NSF list to keep track of which colleges and universities are receiving taxpayer-funded patents and filing patent applications.

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We're working on our data analytics and will be reporting taxpayer-funded patents and patent applications shortly. In the meantime, FedInvent will post interesting information about the HERD Innovation Ecosphere here.

Top Ten Universities By R&D Expenditures
  1. Johns Hopkins University
  2. University of Michigan
  3. University of Washington
  4. University of California, San Diego
  5. University of California, San Francisco
  6. Columbia University in the City of New York
  7. Stanford University
  8. University Pittsburgh
  9. University Pennsylvania
  10. Duke University

Count By Tech Center

Patents organized by count and Technology Center where the patent was examined.

Tech Center Count
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 80
1700 Chemical and Materials Engineering 32
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 26
2600 Communications 14
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Gaming and Medical Devices/Processes 14
2100 Computer Architecture Software and Information Security 8
2400 Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security 5
3600 Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review 5

For more information on the types of inventions examined in each Technology Center, see the About Tech Centers section of this page.

Patents By Scientific Domain.

This section contains the number of patents by high level scientific and technical domain. The data is arranged by the first Cooperative Patent Classification System (CPC) patent symbol assigned to the patent. This indicates the scope and nature of the invention for a patent or a patent application.

Global patent offices use patent classification as their lingua franca — the common language — for exchanging information about inventions and what scientific and technical art a patent contains. The classifications assigned to a patent are used by patent examiners to find prior art and to determine if a particular patent's claims are novel. Patent classifications are also used for global enforcement of patent rights, treaties, and agreements.

Class Class Definition First
(Original)
Inventive
(CrossRef)
CPC A61 Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene 25 158
CPC C12 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering 18 159
CPC C07 Organic Chemistry 34 115
CPC H01 Basic Electric Elements 18 107
CPC G01 Measuring; Testing 18 73
CPC B01 Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus in General 7 81
CPC G06 Computing; Calculating; Counting 15 54
CPC C08 Organic Macromolecular Compounds; Their Preparation or Chemical Working-up; Compositions Based Thereon 4 61
CPC C01 Inorganic Chemistry 2 25
CPC C10 Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries; Technical Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide; Fuels; Lubricants; Peat 2 24
CPC H04 Electric Communication Technique 7 17
CPC G02 Optics 4 18
CPC Y10 Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC 0 19
CPC Y02 Technologies or Applications for Mitigation or Adaptation Against Climate Change 0 18
CPC A01 Agriculture; Forestry; Animal Husbandry; Hunting; Trapping; Fishing 2 11
CPC B22 Casting; Powder Metallurgy 0 13
CPC C23 Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Chemical Surface Treatment; Diffusion Treatment of Metallic Material; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General; Inhibiting Corrosion of Metallic Material or Incrustation in General 2 9
CPC B82 Nanotechnology 0 11
CPC D21 Games, toys, and sports goods 0 10
CPC F16 Engineering Elements and Units; General Measures for Producing and Maintaining Effective Functioning of Machines or Installations; Thermal Insulation in General 0 10
CPC F24 Heating; Ranges; Ventilating 2 4
CPC G21 Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Engineering 2 3
CPC H02 Generation; Conversion or Distribution of Electric Power 2 3
CPC B29 Working of Plastics; Working of Substances in a Plastic State in General 1 4
CPC F02 Combustion Engines; Hot-gas or Combustion-product Engine Plants 3 1
CPC C06 Explosives; Matches 1 3
CPC G09 Education; Cryptography; Display; Advertising; Seals 1 3
CPC G10 Musical Instruments; Acoustics 1 3
CPC F41 Weapons 3 0
CPC D01 Edible products 2 1
CPC G03 Photography; Cinematography; Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Electrography; Holography 2 1
CPC B27 Working or Preserving Wood or Similar Material; Nailing or Stapling Machines in General 1 2
CPC F42 Ammunition; Blasting 1 2
CPC H03 Basic Electronic Circuitry 1 2
CPC C25 Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes; Apparatus Therefor 1 1
CPC B32 Layered Products 1 0
CPC G05 Controlling; Regulating 1 0
CPC G08 Signalling 1 0

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Count of Inventors by Country and U.S. State

Patent count by country and state based on the location information of first named inventors and of all inventors on the patent.

Country First Named Inventors All Inventors
United States of America 178 588
Canada 1 6
Italy 1 4
Netherlands 1 4
Brazil 1 3
Israel 1 3
Denmark 1 1
South Korea 0 3
Australia 0 2
China PRC 0 2
Switzerland 0 1
Chile 0 1
France 0 1
United Kingdom 0 1
India 0 1
Japan 0 1
Sweden 0 1
U.S. State First Named Inventors All Inventors
California 34 128
Maryland 20 68
Massachusetts 14 49
New York 11 41
Ohio 9 23
New Jersey 9 22
Florida 7 21
Illinois 5 21
Georgia 5 17
Pennsylvania 5 16
Minnesota 5 13
Indiana 4 14
Wisconsin 4 13
Alabama 4 6
Colorado 3 14
Texas 3 10
Arizona 3 9
North Carolina 3 9
Washington 3 9
Michigan 3 8
Virginia 3 7
Oregon 2 11
Tennessee 2 9
Iowa 2 8
New Hampshire 2 8
South Carolina 2 5
Kentucky 2 4
New Mexico 2 3
Rhode Island 2 3
District of Columbia 1 7
Missouri 1 2
Oklahoma 1 2
West Virginia 1 2
Utah 1 1
Connecticut 0 2
Delaware 0 1
Louisiana 0 1
Vermont 0 1

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Count of Assignees and Applicants by Country and U.S. State

Patent count by country and state based on location information of Assignees and Applicants.

Country Assignees Applicants
United States of America 189433
Netherlands 24
Canada 22
Brazil 13
Israel 11
Belgium 10
France 10
Singapore 10
Italy 04
Australia 01
Chile 01
Denmark 01
Japan 01
South Korea 01
Sweden 01
United Kingdom 01
U.S. State Assignees Applicants
District of Columbia 3116
California 2997
New York 1624
Massachusetts 1338
Maryland 1245
Florida 922
Illinois 715
Ohio 614
Washington 59
Michigan 55
Georgia 412
Colorado 411
Pennsylvania 410
Indiana 49
Texas 48
Wisconsin 46
North Carolina 45
New Jersey 314
Arizona 39
Tennessee 33
Oregon 211
New Hampshire 27
Alabama 26
Virginia 26
Kentucky 22
Utah 21
Minnesota 19
New Mexico 13
Missouri 12
Oklahoma 12
West Virginia 12
Iowa 11
Vermont 11
South Carolina 03
Connecticut 02
Rhode Island 02
Delaware 01

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Technology Center Explainer

How Tech Centers and Art Units Are Organized And Why It Matters

Patents travel from Technology Center to Art Unit to Group Art Unit to Patent Examiner.

The USPTO's patent corps is organized into Technology Centers (TCs), groups of patent examiners with specific scientific and technical domain expertise. Technology Centers are further divided into Art Units (AUs) organized by major types of inventive art within a scientific or technical domain. Art Units are organized into Group Art Units, even more specialized and granular teams of examiners.

Group Art Units (GAUs) are where patent examiners prosecute patent applications. Patent applications are docketed to examiners based on specific subject matter classifications of a particular GAU.

Understanding Technology Centers, Art Units, and Group Art Units helps you understand what type of inventions are being prosecuted within each scientific and technical domain, how long it takes from the date a patent application is filed to the time a final decision on the patentability of the invention is made.

Technology Centers and Art Units

Click or touch the accordion panel to open it and see the way different types of inventions are grouped together within Art Units.

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
1610 Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
1620 Organic Chemistry
1630 Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
1640 Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
1650 Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzyme
1660 Plants

About Plant Patents

Plant Patents are granted to an inventor who has invented, or discovered and asexually reproduced a distinct and new variety of plant, other than a tuber propagated plant or a plant found in an uncultivated state. If you've ever eaten a pluot, you've enjoyed the fruit of a plant patent.

Plant patent numbers begin with a "PP" followed by a five digit number. The first Plant Patent was issued in 1931. Plant patents are valid for 20 years from the filing date.

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
1710 Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
1720 Fuel Cells, Batteries, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Composition
1730 Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysts, Electrophotography, Photolithography
1740 Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding
1760 Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
1770 Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
1780 Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material, Adhesive Composition, Fabrics
1790 Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
2110 Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
2120 Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material, Adhesive Composition, Fabrics
2130 Fuel Cells, Batteries, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Composition
2140/2170 Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysts, Electrophotography, Photolithography
2150/2160 Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding
2180 Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
2190 Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
2410/2460/2470 Multiplex, VoIP
2420 Cable and Television
2430/2490 Cryptography and Security
2440/2450 Computer Networks
2480 Recording and Compression

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
2610 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory
2620 Selective Visual Display Systems
2630 Digital and Optical Communications
2640 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details
2650 Videophones and Telephonic Communications; Audio Signals; Digital Audio Data Processing; Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression
2660 Digital Cameras; Image Analysis; Applications; pattern Recognition; Color and Compression; Enhancement and Transformation
2670 Facsimile; Printer; Color; halftone; Scanner; Computer Graphic Processing; 3-D Animation; Display Color; Attributes; Object Processing; Hardware and Memory
2680 Telemetry and Code Generation; Vehicles and System Alarms; Selective Communication; Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives; Signal Processing and Control Processing in Disk Drives
2690 Selective Visual Display Systems

More broadly TC 2800 Art Units cover Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing.

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
2810/2820/2890 Semiconductors/Memory
2830/2840 Electrical Circuits and Systems
2850/2860 Printing/Measuring and Testing
2870/2880 Optics

About Design Patents

The design FOR an article. Not to the design OF an article.

Patents examined here cover Design patents cover the appearance of an article. The design for an article consists of the visual characteristics embodied in or applied to an article. Since a design is manifested in appearance, the subject matter of a design patent application may relate to the configuration or shape of an article, to the surface ornamentation applied to an article, or to the combination of configuration and surface ornamentation.

Design is inseparable from the article to which it is applied and cannot exist alone merely as a scheme of surface ornamentation. It must be a definite, preconceived thing, capable of reproduction and not merely the chance result of a method.

Design patent numbers begin with a "D" followed by a six digit number. The first Design Patent was issued in 1843. The term of a design patent is 15 years measured from the date of grant, if the design application was filed on or after May 13, 2015 (or 14 years if filed before May 13, 2015).

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
3610 Surface Transportation
3620 Business Methods — Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing
3630 Static Structures, Supports and Furniture
3640 Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
3650 Material and Article Handling
3660 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware
3680 Business Methods — Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation
3690 Business Methods — Finance/Banking/ Insurance

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
3710 Amusement and Education Devices
3720 Manufacturing Devices and Processes, Machine Tools and Hand Tools
3730 Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting
3740 Thermal and Combustion Technology, Motive and Fluid Power Systems
3750 Fluid Handling and Dispensing
3760 Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
3770 Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies
3780 Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising

Patents examined here cover:

Art Unit Technical & Scientific Domains
3970 Express Abandonments
3990 Central Reexamination Unit

FedInvent Patents

Each week FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding from the US federal government. We assemble a weekly patent catalog and analyze the inventions, the inventors, and the entities who received the patents. We map the patents back to the agency that funded the R&D that led to the new invention. FedInvent uses the funding opportunity descriptions, the grants, and the contracts that define the research areas of interest, and the R&D policies and priorities of that drove and are driving the funding to organize each week's patents.

ABOUT OUR DATA

The weekly patent catalog includes patents with government interest statements indicating federal funding; and patents where the assignee, the owner of the invention, is the federal government. This includes work on federal grants, work on federal contracts, innovation by Federal Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) funded by Federal Departments and University Affiliated Research Centers funded by DoD.

Not every inventor is a government contractor. There are many inventions conceived and patented by scientists and engineers working for the federal government or serving in the military.

THE NUMBERS MAY NOT MATCH THE NUMBER OF PATENTS WE ANALYZE EACH WEEK

The numbers in the tables presented on this page will not add up to the number of patents granted each week because patents are counted by each agency that funded the creation of the invention. Patents and funding have a many-to-many relationship. One patent may have more than one funding grant or contract associated with it. A grant or contract may lead to more than one patent. More than one agency may have funded the inventors or the contract. More than one university or business may have worked together on an invention. When we report the numbers here, we associate a patent with all of the entities and funding that are reflected on the patent and report them to you. This approach presents a more complete picture of what's going on in the federal innovation ecosphere. Put another way, the numbers in the tables presented on this page may not always add up to the number of patents each week because patents are counted by each agency that funded the creation of the invention.

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