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New Taxpayer Funded Patents for Tuesday, January 26, 2016 

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FedInvent analyzed 167 taxpayer-funded patents this week.

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted 167 taxpayer-funded patents; including 159 patents containing government interest statements and 35 patents where federal government agencies were an assignee or applicant. Together, 167 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 09241478
 
Adjustable dosage microparticulate feeder for larval and juvenile fishes 
002 09241482
 
Self-decontaminating surface coatings and articles prepared therefrom 
003 09241497
 
Method and apparatus for treatment of food products 
004 09241555
 
Hair treatment device for providing dispersed colors by light diffraction 
005 09241651
 
Fabrication, methods, apparatuses, and systems for ultra-compliant probes for neural and other tissues 
006 09241654
 
System and method for selective magnetic resonance imaging angiography of arteries or veins 
007 09241667
 
System and method for reconstructing cardiac signals associated with a complex rhythm disorder 
008 09241693
 
Interferometric force sensor for surgical instruments 
009 09241878
 
Feeding bottle systems with marks on body, neck, or nipple 
010 09241906
 
Materials and methods for delivering compositions to selected tissues 
011 09241913
 
Polysialic acid-based N-trimethyl chitosan gel nanoparticles for systemic drug delivery 
012 09241916
 
Cognitive performance with sirtuin activators 
013 09241917
 
Facially amphiphilic polymers and oligomers and uses thereof 
014 09241920
 
Inhibition of c-Myc ubiquitination to prevent cancer initiation and progression 
015 09241928
 
Antimicrobial compounds 
016 09241932
 
Method and compositions for treatment or prevention of inflammatory conditions 
017 09241941
 
Methods for treatment of lymphomas with mutations in cell cycle genes 
018 09241950
 
MiR-33 inhibitors and uses thereof to decrease inflammation 
019 09241958
 
Anticoagulant antagonist and hemophilia procoagulant 
020 09241974
 
Clusterin pharmaceuticals and treatment methods using the same 
021 09241975
 
Reelin rescues congnitive function 
022 09241981
 
Use of a food additive based on at least one phytonutrient for stimulating vaccine immunity against apicomplexa in animals 
023 09241987
 
Methods and compositions related to immunogenic fibrils 
024 09241991
 
Agents, compositions, and methods for treating pruritus and related skin conditions 
025 09241998
 
Methods and compositions for treatment of cancer using oncolytic RSV activity 
026 09242000
 
Micro-RNAs and micro-RNA inhibitors to modulate blood vessel growth, patterning, tumor growth and malignant disease and method for making and using them 
027 09242009
 
Compositions and methods to treat neurodegenerative diseases 
028 09242014
 
Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) single chain Fv antibody fragment conjugates and methods of use thereof 
029 09242015
 
Development and screening of contrast agents for in vivo imaging of Parkinson\'s disease 
030 09242019
 
UV pipe 
031 09242027
 
Fabrication of a vascular system using sacrificial structures 
032 09242067
 
Personalized auditory-somatosensory stimulation to treat tinnitus 
033 09242087
 
Nanocomposites for neural prosthetics devices 
034 09242090
 
MRI compatible medical leads 
035 09242094
 
Implantable vestibular prosthesis 
036 09242210
 
Enzymatically active high-flux selectively gas-permeable membranes 
037 09242220
 
Dispersed bubble reactor for enhanced gas-liquid-solids contact and mass transfer 
038 09242222
 
Aldose-ketose transformation for separation and/or chemical conversion of C6 and C5 sugars from biomass materials 
039 09242226
 
Process for the dehydration of aqueous bio-derived terminal alcohols to terminal alkenes 
040 09242231
 
Metal nanoparticle deposited inorganic nanostructure hybrids, uses thereof and processes for their preparation 
041 09242240
 
Olefin metathesis catalysts and related methods 
042 09242248
 
Methods and devices for optical sorting of microspheres based on their resonant optical properties 
043 09242274
 
Pre-charged CMUTs for zero-external-bias operation 
044 09242295
 
Bulk nanocomposite magnets and methods of making bulk nanocomposite magnets 
045 09242309
 
Total internal reflection laser tools and methods 
046 09242720
 
Autonomous slat-cove-filler device for reduction of aeroacoustic noise associated with aircraft systems 
047 09242857
 
Yeast cell wall particles for receptor-targeted nanoparticle delivery 
048 09242861
 
Amorphous carbon-boron nitride nanotube hybrids 
049 09242873
 
Co-doped titanium oxide foam and water disinfection device 
050 09242874
 
Microwave-based water decontamination system 
051 09242876
 
Methods, systems and membranes for separation of organic compounds from liquid samples 
052 09242900
 
Porous geopolymer materials 
053 09242952
 
Method for selectively preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfual (HMF) from biomass in polar aprotic solvents 
054 09242957
 
Thiophene-2-carboximidamide based selective neuronal nitric oxide inhibitors 
055 09242994
 
Treatment of pancreatic and related cancers with 5-acyl-6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridines 
056 09243015
 
Metallocorroles 
057 09243023
 
Purification of synthetic oligonucleotides 
058 09243024
 
Aptamer-mediated drug release 
059 09243028
 
Facile amide formation via S-nitroso thioacid intermediates 
060 09243033
 
Immunity to folate receptors 
061 09243036
 
Anti-microbial activity of synthetic peptides 
062 09243038
 
Macrocyclic insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) inhibitors and uses thereof 
063 09243039
 
Bipartite inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase: Sal-target-inhibitor/nucleoside-analog-inhibitor conjugates 
064 09243040
 
Stable helical ionic polypeptides 
065 09243051
 
Monomeric recombinant MHC molecules useful for manipulation of antigen-specific T-cells 
066 09243055
 
HERV-K antigens, antibodies, and methods 
067 09243057
 
Antibodies for botulinum neurotoxins 
068 09243059
 
Humanized anti-N2 antibodies and methods of treating ischemia-reperfusion injury 
069 09243060
 
Humanized anti-factor C3b antibodies and uses thereof 
070 09243070
 
Humanized and chimeric anti-factor Bb antibodies and uses thereof 
071 09243150
 
Oxide coated metal pigments and film-forming compositions 
072 09243174
 
Poly(hydroxyl urethane) compositions and methods of making and using the same 
073 09243204
 
Wear resistant lubricious composite 
074 09243221
 
Compositions and methods of functionally enhanced in vitro cell culture system 
075 09243222
 
Compositions and methods for pathogen transport 
076 09243223
 
High-density spot seeding for tissue model formation 
077 09243232
 
Inhibitors of mitochondrial fission and methods of use thereof 
078 09243234
 
Sequence-specific MRNA interferase and uses thereof 
079 09243238
 
Synthetic enzymes derived from computational design 
080 09243277
 
Sensor probe for bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications 
081 09243278
 
Mechanotransduction by the synergistic action of heterotypic cell interactions 
082 09243281
 
Neuroprotective chemicals and methods for identifying and using same 
083 09243282
 
Droplet-based pyrosequencing 
084 09243290
 
Polony sequencing methods 
085 09243329
 
High pressure chemical vapor deposition apparatuses, methods, and compositions produced therewith 
086 09243333
 
Coated aluminum alloy pigments and corrosion-resistant coatings 
087 09243346
 
Process of electrospinning core-sheath fibers 
088 09243347
 
Process of making nanofibers 
089 09243351
 
Fabrication of biscrolled fiber using carbon nanotube sheet 
090 09243364
 
Methods of pretreating lignocellulosic biomass with reduced formation of fermentation inhibitors 
091 09243563
 
Gas turbine engine in-board cooled cooling air system 
092 09243624
 
Thermally driven Knudsen pump 
093 09243818
 
Stackable tracking solar collector assembly 
094 09243868
 
Reticle providing maximized danger space 
095 09243887
 
Lateral distortion corrected optical coherence tomography system 
096 09243888
 
Image mapped optical coherence tomography 
097 09243931
 
AZ/EL gimbal housing characterization 
098 09244005
 
Ultrasensitive detection of isotopes, chemical substances and biological substances using laser wave mixing detectors 
099 09244006
 
Detecting species in a dilute medium 
100 09244015
 
Self-arranging, luminescence-enhancement device for surface-enhanced luminescence 
101 09244041
 
Methods, systems and computer readable media for applying multi-push acoustic radiation force to samples and monitoring a response to quantify mechanical properties of samples 
102 09244057
 
Multiphase microarrays and uses thereof 
103 09244065
 
Systems, devices, and methods for agglutination assays using sedimentation 
104 09244074
 
Biomarker of asbestos exposure and mesothelioma 
105 09244075
 
Compositions and methods for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cancer 
106 09244080
 
Method for diagnosing allergic reactions 
107 09244096
 
Closed loop controller and method for fast scanning probe microscopy 
108 09244124
 
Initializing and testing integrated circuits with selectable scan chains with exclusive-or outputs 
109 09244130
 
Method, system and computer-readable media for measuring impedance of an energy storage device 
110 09244180
 
Use of flat panel microchannel photomultipliers in sampling calorimeters with timing 
111 09244225
 
Fabrication of low-loss, light-waveguiding, orientation-patterned semiconductor structures 
112 09244235
 
Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction 
113 09244264
 
Gimbaled multispectral imaging system and method 
114 09244268
 
Actively tunable polar-dielectric optical devices 
115 09244277
 
Wide angle and high resolution tiled head-mounted display device 
116 09244368
 
Particle control near reticle and optics using showerhead 
117 09244475
 
Method, a system, a computer-readable medium, and a power controlling apparatus for applying and distributing power 
118 09244734
 
Mechanism of supporting sub-communicator collectives with o(64) counters as opposed to one counter for each sub-communicator 
119 09244735
 
Managing resource allocation or configuration parameters of a model building component to build analytic models to increase the utility of data analysis applications 
120 09244759
 
Error recovery to enable error-free message transfer between nodes of a computer network 
121 09244772
 
Computer processor providing error recovery with idempotent regions 
122 09244791
 
Fusion of multiple modalities for determining a unique microelectronic device signature 
123 09244924
 
Classification, search, and retrieval of complex video events 
124 09244973
 
Method and system for indexing and searching timed media information based upon relevance intervals 
125 09244975
 
Just-in-time analytics on large file systems 
126 09244976
 
Just-in-time analytics on large file systems and hidden databases 
127 09245001
 
Content processing systems and methods 
128 09245048
 
Parallel sort with a ranged, partitioned key-value store in a high perfomance computing environment 
129 09245089
 
Statistically based approach to broadband liner design and assessment 
130 09245090
 
Fingerprint for cell identity and pluripotency 
131 09245163
 
Optical velocity tracking for paint spray gun 
132 09245170
 
Point cloud data clustering and classification using implicit geometry representation 
133 09245222
 
Synaptic, dendritic, somatic, and axonal plasticity in a network of neural cores using a plastic multi-stage crossbar switching 
134 09245223
 
Unsupervised, supervised and reinforced learning via spiking computation 
135 09245290
 
Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof 
136 09245331
 
Video contrast enhancement with sub-segments 
137 09245601
 
High-density latch arrays 
138 09245617
 
Nonvolatile memory cells programable by phase change and method 
139 09245671
 
Electrically isolated, high melting point, metal wire arrays and method of making same 
140 09245694
 
Solid-state supercapacitor 
141 09245714
 
System and method for compressed data transmission in a maskless lithography system 
142 09245722
 
SMS probe and SEM imaging system and methods of use 
143 09245725
 
Ion trap device 
144 09245726
 
Controlling charged particles with inhomogeneous electrostatic fields 
145 09245875
 
Light emitting diodes and a method of packaging the same 
146 09246036
 
Thin film deposition 
147 09246038
 
Light collecting and emitting apparatus, method, and applications 
148 09246078
 
Piezoelectric apparatuses, systems and methods therefor 
149 09246105
 
Fluorinated aromatic materials and their use in optoelectronics 
150 09246177
 
Bimetallic alloy electrocatalysts with multilayered platinum-skin surfaces 
151 09246187
 
Non-aqueous electrolyte for lithium-ion battery 
152 09246188
 
Anti-perovskite solid electrolyte compositions 
153 09246204
 
Surface wave guiding apparatus and method for guiding the surface wave along an arbitrary path 
154 09246282
 
Electrically conducting, environmentally sealing, load transferring cable termination fitting 
155 09246295
 
Pulse-shaping interferometer for chirped-pulsed amplification laser 
156 09246305
 
Light-emitting devices with integrated diamond 
157 09246310
 
Wavelength beam combining of quantum cascade laser arrays 
158 09246409
 
Method and apparatus for controlling LCL converters using asymmetric voltage cancellation techniques 
159 09246504
 
Circuits and methods for implementing a residue amplifier 
160 09246529
 
Photonic RF down-converter based on optomechanical oscillation 
161 09246749
 
Method for automatic recovery of lost communications for unmanned ground robots 
162 09246772
 
System and method for network topology and flow visualization 
163 09246865
 
Prioritized alert delivery in a distributed processing system 
164 09247346
 
Apparatus, system and method for noise cancellation and communication for incubators and related devices 
165 09247480
 
Dynamic threading gateway for embedded health management systems 
166 09247580
 
Mechanism for automatic network formation and medium access coordination 
167 09247630
 
Surface-micromachined micro-magnetic undulator 

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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) 62 187
Department of Defense (DOD) 45 162
National Science Foundation (NSF) 28 69
Department of Energy (DOE) 27 84
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 7 22
Department of Commerce (DOC) 4 8
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 3 6
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 2 4
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 1 1
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) 1 1
National Security Agency (NSA) 1 4
Non-Profit Organization (NPO) 1 2
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 1 1
U.S. State Government 1 4
Government Rights Acknowledged 2 9

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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  • When you use the icon the patent you are interested appears at the top of the list on the details page.

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Patent Title
001 09241654
 
System and method for selective magnetic resonance imaging angiography of arteries or veins 
002 09241667
 
System and method for reconstructing cardiac signals associated with a complex rhythm disorder 
003 09241693
 
Interferometric force sensor for surgical instruments 
004 09241878
 
Feeding bottle systems with marks on body, neck, or nipple 
005 09241916
 
Cognitive performance with sirtuin activators 
006 09241917
 
Facially amphiphilic polymers and oligomers and uses thereof 
007 09241920
 
Inhibition of c-Myc ubiquitination to prevent cancer initiation and progression 
008 09241928
 
Antimicrobial compounds 
009 09241932
 
Method and compositions for treatment or prevention of inflammatory conditions 
010 09241941
 
Methods for treatment of lymphomas with mutations in cell cycle genes 
011 09241950
 
MiR-33 inhibitors and uses thereof to decrease inflammation 
012 09241958
 
Anticoagulant antagonist and hemophilia procoagulant 
013 09241974
 
Clusterin pharmaceuticals and treatment methods using the same 
014 09241975
 
Reelin rescues congnitive function 
015 09241987
 
Methods and compositions related to immunogenic fibrils 
016 09241991
 
Agents, compositions, and methods for treating pruritus and related skin conditions 
017 09241998
 
Methods and compositions for treatment of cancer using oncolytic RSV activity 
018 09242000
 
Micro-RNAs and micro-RNA inhibitors to modulate blood vessel growth, patterning, tumor growth and malignant disease and method for making and using them 
019 09242009
 
Compositions and methods to treat neurodegenerative diseases 
020 09242014
 
Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) single chain Fv antibody fragment conjugates and methods of use thereof 
021 09242015
 
Development and screening of contrast agents for in vivo imaging of Parkinson\'s disease 
022 09242067
 
Personalized auditory-somatosensory stimulation to treat tinnitus 
023 09242087
 
Nanocomposites for neural prosthetics devices 
024 09242090
 
MRI compatible medical leads 
025 09242094
 
Implantable vestibular prosthesis 
026 09242240
 
Olefin metathesis catalysts and related methods 
027 09242274
 
Pre-charged CMUTs for zero-external-bias operation 
028 09242857
 
Yeast cell wall particles for receptor-targeted nanoparticle delivery 
029 09242957
 
Thiophene-2-carboximidamide based selective neuronal nitric oxide inhibitors 
030 09242994
 
Treatment of pancreatic and related cancers with 5-acyl-6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridines 
031 09243028
 
Facile amide formation via S-nitroso thioacid intermediates 
032 09243033
 
Immunity to folate receptors 
033 09243036
 
Anti-microbial activity of synthetic peptides 
034 09243038
 
Macrocyclic insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) inhibitors and uses thereof 
035 09243039
 
Bipartite inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase: Sal-target-inhibitor/nucleoside-analog-inhibitor conjugates 
036 09243040
 
Stable helical ionic polypeptides 
037 09243051
 
Monomeric recombinant MHC molecules useful for manipulation of antigen-specific T-cells 
038 09243057
 
Antibodies for botulinum neurotoxins 
039 09243059
 
Humanized anti-N2 antibodies and methods of treating ischemia-reperfusion injury 
040 09243060
 
Humanized anti-factor C3b antibodies and uses thereof 
041 09243070
 
Humanized and chimeric anti-factor Bb antibodies and uses thereof 
042 09243221
 
Compositions and methods of functionally enhanced in vitro cell culture system 
043 09243232
 
Inhibitors of mitochondrial fission and methods of use thereof 
044 09243234
 
Sequence-specific MRNA interferase and uses thereof 
045 09243238
 
Synthetic enzymes derived from computational design 
046 09243278
 
Mechanotransduction by the synergistic action of heterotypic cell interactions 
047 09243281
 
Neuroprotective chemicals and methods for identifying and using same 
048 09243282
 
Droplet-based pyrosequencing 
049 09243290
 
Polony sequencing methods 
050 09243887
 
Lateral distortion corrected optical coherence tomography system 
051 09243888
 
Image mapped optical coherence tomography 
052 09244005
 
Ultrasensitive detection of isotopes, chemical substances and biological substances using laser wave mixing detectors 
053 09244041
 
Methods, systems and computer readable media for applying multi-push acoustic radiation force to samples and monitoring a response to quantify mechanical properties of samples 
054 09244057
 
Multiphase microarrays and uses thereof 
055 09244074
 
Biomarker of asbestos exposure and mesothelioma 
056 09244075
 
Compositions and methods for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cancer 
057 09244080
 
Method for diagnosing allergic reactions 
058 09245090
 
Fingerprint for cell identity and pluripotency 
059 09245290
 
Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof 
060 09245722
 
SMS probe and SEM imaging system and methods of use 
061 09245725
 
Ion trap device 
062 09247346
 
Apparatus, system and method for noise cancellation and communication for incubators and related devices 

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Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies

Patent Title
001 09242876
 
Methods, systems and membranes for separation of organic compounds from liquid samples 
002 09243055
 
HERV-K antigens, antibodies, and methods 
003 09243057
 
Antibodies for botulinum neurotoxins 
004 09243238
 
Synthetic enzymes derived from computational design 
005 09244015
 
Self-arranging, luminescence-enhancement device for surface-enhanced luminescence 
006 09244124
 
Initializing and testing integrated circuits with selectable scan chains with exclusive-or outputs 
007 09244735
 
Managing resource allocation or configuration parameters of a model building component to build analytic models to increase the utility of data analysis applications 
008 09245222
 
Synaptic, dendritic, somatic, and axonal plasticity in a network of neural cores using a plastic multi-stage crossbar switching 
009 09245223
 
Unsupervised, supervised and reinforced learning via spiking computation 
010 09245331
 
Video contrast enhancement with sub-segments 
011 09245601
 
High-density latch arrays 
012 09245694
 
Solid-state supercapacitor 
013 09245714
 
System and method for compressed data transmission in a maskless lithography system 
014 09246038
 
Light collecting and emitting apparatus, method, and applications 
015 09246865
 
Prioritized alert delivery in a distributed processing system 

Department of the ARMY (DOA)

Patent Title
001 09241482
 
Self-decontaminating surface coatings and articles prepared therefrom 
002 09242248
 
Methods and devices for optical sorting of microspheres based on their resonant optical properties 
003 09242295
 
Bulk nanocomposite magnets and methods of making bulk nanocomposite magnets 
004 09243055
 
HERV-K antigens, antibodies, and methods 
005 09243277
 
Sensor probe for bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications 
006 09243931
 
AZ/EL gimbal housing characterization 
007 09244475
 
Method, a system, a computer-readable medium, and a power controlling apparatus for applying and distributing power 
008 09245163
 
Optical velocity tracking for paint spray gun 
009 09245617
 
Nonvolatile memory cells programable by phase change and method 
010 09246078
 
Piezoelectric apparatuses, systems and methods therefor 
011 09247480
 
Dynamic threading gateway for embedded health management systems 
012 09247580
 
Mechanism for automatic network formation and medium access coordination 

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

Patent Title
001 09241482
 
Self-decontaminating surface coatings and articles prepared therefrom 
002 09241651
 
Fabrication, methods, apparatuses, and systems for ultra-compliant probes for neural and other tissues 
003 09242226
 
Process for the dehydration of aqueous bio-derived terminal alcohols to terminal alkenes 
004 09242295
 
Bulk nanocomposite magnets and methods of making bulk nanocomposite magnets 
005 09242876
 
Methods, systems and membranes for separation of organic compounds from liquid samples 
006 09243150
 
Oxide coated metal pigments and film-forming compositions 
007 09243333
 
Coated aluminum alloy pigments and corrosion-resistant coatings 
008 09243351
 
Fabrication of biscrolled fiber using carbon nanotube sheet 
009 09244268
 
Actively tunable polar-dielectric optical devices 
010 09244791
 
Fusion of multiple modalities for determining a unique microelectronic device signature 
011 09246282
 
Electrically conducting, environmentally sealing, load transferring cable termination fitting 
012 09246295
 
Pulse-shaping interferometer for chirped-pulsed amplification laser 
013 09246305
 
Light-emitting devices with integrated diamond 
014 09246529
 
Photonic RF down-converter based on optomechanical oscillation 
015 09246749
 
Method for automatic recovery of lost communications for unmanned ground robots 
016 09246772
 
System and method for network topology and flow visualization 
017 09247580
 
Mechanism for automatic network formation and medium access coordination 

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

Patent Title
001 09243329
 
High pressure chemical vapor deposition apparatuses, methods, and compositions produced therewith 
002 09243351
 
Fabrication of biscrolled fiber using carbon nanotube sheet 
003 09243563
 
Gas turbine engine in-board cooled cooling air system 
004 09244225
 
Fabrication of low-loss, light-waveguiding, orientation-patterned semiconductor structures 
005 09245001
 
Content processing systems and methods 
006 09246204
 
Surface wave guiding apparatus and method for guiding the surface wave along an arbitrary path 
007 09246310
 
Wavelength beam combining of quantum cascade laser arrays 

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Patent Title
001 09241667
 
System and method for reconstructing cardiac signals associated with a complex rhythm disorder 
002 09241906
 
Materials and methods for delivering compositions to selected tissues 
003 09241913
 
Polysialic acid-based N-trimethyl chitosan gel nanoparticles for systemic drug delivery 
004 09242019
 
UV pipe 
005 09242027
 
Fabrication of a vascular system using sacrificial structures 
006 09242231
 
Metal nanoparticle deposited inorganic nanostructure hybrids, uses thereof and processes for their preparation 
007 09242240
 
Olefin metathesis catalysts and related methods 
008 09242248
 
Methods and devices for optical sorting of microspheres based on their resonant optical properties 
009 09242873
 
Co-doped titanium oxide foam and water disinfection device 
010 09243015
 
Metallocorroles 
011 09243023
 
Purification of synthetic oligonucleotides 
012 09243024
 
Aptamer-mediated drug release 
013 09243028
 
Facile amide formation via S-nitroso thioacid intermediates 
014 09243040
 
Stable helical ionic polypeptides 
015 09243204
 
Wear resistant lubricious composite 
016 09243278
 
Mechanotransduction by the synergistic action of heterotypic cell interactions 
017 09243347
 
Process of making nanofibers 
018 09243351
 
Fabrication of biscrolled fiber using carbon nanotube sheet 
019 09243624
 
Thermally driven Knudsen pump 
020 09244006
 
Detecting species in a dilute medium 
021 09244180
 
Use of flat panel microchannel photomultipliers in sampling calorimeters with timing 
022 09244277
 
Wide angle and high resolution tiled head-mounted display device 
023 09244772
 
Computer processor providing error recovery with idempotent regions 
024 09244975
 
Just-in-time analytics on large file systems 
025 09244976
 
Just-in-time analytics on large file systems and hidden databases 
026 09245875
 
Light emitting diodes and a method of packaging the same 
027 09246036
 
Thin film deposition 
028 09246504
 
Circuits and methods for implementing a residue amplifier 

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Patent Title
001 09241555
 
Hair treatment device for providing dispersed colors by light diffraction 
002 09242210
 
Enzymatically active high-flux selectively gas-permeable membranes 
003 09242220
 
Dispersed bubble reactor for enhanced gas-liquid-solids contact and mass transfer 
004 09242222
 
Aldose-ketose transformation for separation and/or chemical conversion of C6 and C5 sugars from biomass materials 
005 09242231
 
Metal nanoparticle deposited inorganic nanostructure hybrids, uses thereof and processes for their preparation 
006 09242309
 
Total internal reflection laser tools and methods 
007 09242873
 
Co-doped titanium oxide foam and water disinfection device 
008 09242952
 
Method for selectively preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfual (HMF) from biomass in polar aprotic solvents 
009 09243174
 
Poly(hydroxyl urethane) compositions and methods of making and using the same 
010 09243222
 
Compositions and methods for pathogen transport 
011 09243818
 
Stackable tracking solar collector assembly 
012 09244065
 
Systems, devices, and methods for agglutination assays using sedimentation 
013 09244130
 
Method, system and computer-readable media for measuring impedance of an energy storage device 
014 09244180
 
Use of flat panel microchannel photomultipliers in sampling calorimeters with timing 
015 09244235
 
Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction 
016 09244264
 
Gimbaled multispectral imaging system and method 
017 09244368
 
Particle control near reticle and optics using showerhead 
018 09244734
 
Mechanism of supporting sub-communicator collectives with o(64) counters as opposed to one counter for each sub-communicator 
019 09244759
 
Error recovery to enable error-free message transfer between nodes of a computer network 
020 09245048
 
Parallel sort with a ranged, partitioned key-value store in a high perfomance computing environment 
021 09245601
 
High-density latch arrays 
022 09245671
 
Electrically isolated, high melting point, metal wire arrays and method of making same 
023 09245725
 
Ion trap device 
024 09246177
 
Bimetallic alloy electrocatalysts with multilayered platinum-skin surfaces 
025 09246187
 
Non-aqueous electrolyte for lithium-ion battery 
026 09246188
 
Anti-perovskite solid electrolyte compositions 
027 09246409
 
Method and apparatus for controlling LCL converters using asymmetric voltage cancellation techniques 

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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
09246409  Method and apparatus for controlling LCL converters using asymmetric voltage cancellation techniques      
Y02C Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG]
09242220  Dispersed bubble reactor for enhanced gas-liquid-solids contact and mass transfer      
Y02E Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
09242222  Aldose-ketose transformation for separation and/or chemical conversion of C6 and C5 sugars from biomass materials      
09243818  Stackable tracking solar collector assembly      
09245694  Solid-state supercapacitor      
09246036  Thin film deposition      
09246038  Light collecting and emitting apparatus, method, and applications      
09246177  Bimetallic alloy electrocatalysts with multilayered platinum-skin surfaces      
09246187  Non-aqueous electrolyte for lithium-ion battery      
09246188  Anti-perovskite solid electrolyte compositions      
Y02T Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
09242720  Autonomous slat-cove-filler device for reduction of aeroacoustic noise associated with aircraft systems      
09243563  Gas turbine engine in-board cooled cooling air system      
Y02W Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management
09242873  Co-doped titanium oxide foam and water disinfection device      
09242900  Porous geopolymer materials      

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)62187
National Institutes of Health (NIH)61178
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)1432
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)1127
National Cancer Institute (NCI)1035
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)818
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)521
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)410
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)45
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)310
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)24
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)22
National Institute on Aging (NIA)24
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)24
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)13
National Eye Institute (NEI)13
Fogarty International Center (FIC)11
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)11

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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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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 64
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 39
1700 Chemical and Materials Engineering 20
2100 Computer Architecture Software and Information Security 16
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Gaming and Medical Devices/Processes 14
2600 Communications 6
2400 Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security 4
3600 Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review 4

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 31 182
CPC H01 Basic Electric Elements 19 134
CPC C07 Organic Chemistry 18 124
CPC G01 Measuring; Testing 16 76
CPC B01 Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus in General 6 78
CPC C12 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering 11 50
CPC C04 Cements; Concrete; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories 1 52
CPC G06 Computing; Calculating; Counting 19 28
CPC G02 Optics 5 28
CPC C10 Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries; Technical Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide; Fuels; Lubricants; Peat 1 23
CPC H04 Electric Communication Technique 7 16
CPC A01 Agriculture; Forestry; Animal Husbandry; Hunting; Trapping; Fishing 2 20
CPC Y02 Technologies or Applications for Mitigation or Adaptation Against Climate Change 0 19
CPC D01 Edible products 6 9
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 13
CPC B82 Nanotechnology 1 14
CPC Y10 Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC 0 15
CPC H02 Generation; Conversion or Distribution of Electric Power 1 13
CPC G11 Information Storage 2 9
CPC C08 Organic Macromolecular Compounds; Their Preparation or Chemical Working-up; Compositions Based Thereon 0 11
CPC C02 Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge 3 5
CPC C09 Dyes; Paints; Polishes; Natural Resins; Adhesives; Compositions Not Otherwise Provided For; Applications of Materials Not Otherwise Provided for 2 6
CPC A23 Foods or Foodstuffs; Treatment Thereof, Not Covered by Other Classes 1 7
CPC B22 Casting; Powder Metallurgy 1 7
CPC F24 Heating; Ranges; Ventilating 1 7
CPC F02 Combustion Engines; Hot-gas or Combustion-product Engine Plants 1 6
CPC B64 Aircraft; Aviation; Cosmonautics 1 5
CPC B23 Machine Tools; Metal-working Not Otherwise Provided for 1 3
CPC F04 Positive - Displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps for Liquids or Elastic Fluids 1 3
CPC G03 Photography; Cinematography; Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Electrography; Holography 1 3
CPC H03 Basic Electronic Circuitry 1 3
CPC D21 Games, toys, and sports goods 2 1
CPC C01 Inorganic Chemistry 1 2
CPC G05 Controlling; Regulating 1 2
CPC A45 Hand or Travelling Articles 1 1
CPC B03 Separation of Solid Materials Using Liquids or Using Pneumatic Tables or Jigs; Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields 1 0
CPC B06 Generating or Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations in General 1 0
CPC F41 Weapons 1 0
CPC H05 Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for 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 162 500
China PRC 1 4
Israel 1 3
Switzerland 1 2
United Kingdom 1 1
Turkey 1 1
Germany 0 3
Canada 0 2
Belgium 0 1
France 0 1
Ireland 0 1
U.S. State First Named Inventors All Inventors
California 29 76
Massachusetts 16 47
Texas 14 46
New York 11 47
Illinois 11 23
Maryland 10 28
New Mexico 8 24
Virginia 7 32
New Jersey 6 27
Florida 5 15
Michigan 5 13
Washington 5 13
Pennsylvania 4 14
Wisconsin 4 12
Colorado 3 10
North Carolina 3 8
Ohio 3 7
Arizona 2 6
Georgia 2 4
Hawaii 2 4
Minnesota 1 7
Alabama 1 4
Tennessee 1 4
Utah 1 4
District of Columbia 1 2
Kentucky 1 2
Missouri 1 2
Montana 1 2
Oregon 1 2
Indiana 1 1
Nevada 1 1
South Dakota 1 1
Connecticut 0 2
Idaho 0 2
North Dakota 0 2
Rhode Island 0 2
Iowa 0 1
Mississippi 0 1
South Carolina 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 185337
China PRC 13
Switzerland 12
Israel 11
United Kingdom 11
Cayman Islands 10
Canada 02
Germany 01
Ireland 01
U.S. State Assignees Applicants
California 2955
District of Columbia 2811
New York 2129
Massachusetts 1737
Texas 1417
Illinois 1113
New Mexico 917
New Jersey 515
Michigan 511
Maryland 420
Ohio 46
Virginia 324
Washington 310
North Carolina 37
Arizona 35
Tennessee 34
Pennsylvania 211
Florida 210
Wisconsin 25
Hawaii 23
Georgia 22
Alabama 14
Utah 14
Idaho 12
Kentucky 12
Minnesota 12
Montana 12
Oregon 12
Missouri 11
North Dakota 11
Rhode Island 11
South Dakota 11
Connecticut 10
Kansas 10
Colorado 02
Mississippi 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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