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New Taxpayer Funded Patents for Tuesday, August 21, 2018 

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FedInvent analyzed 139 taxpayer-funded patents this week.

On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted 139 taxpayer-funded patents; including 128 patents containing government interest statements and 43 patents where federal government agencies were an assignee or applicant. Together, 139 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 10051880
 
Hydroxybutyrate ester and medical use thereof 
002 10051908
 
Helmet-mounted display 
003 10052019
 
Quantitative retinal autofluorescence mapping with multimodal imaging technology 
004 10052041
 
Body-worn system for continuous, noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, stroke volume, cardiac power, and blood pressure 
005 10052057
 
Systems and methods for detecting blink inhibition as a marker of engagement and perceived stimulus salience 
006 10052066
 
Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces 
007 10052111
 
Powered driver 
008 10052216
 
One motor finger mechanism 
009 10052304
 
Compositions and methods for cancer therapy 
010 10052305
 
Lipoic acid and derivatives thereof for the treatment of cystinuria 
011 10052310
 
Separase inhibitors and uses thereof 
012 10052324
 
Aldose reductase inhibitors and uses thereof 
013 10052325
 
Heat shock protein binding compounds, compositions, and methods for making and using same 
014 10052332
 
Prostaglandin receptor EP2 antagonists, derivatives, compositions, and uses related thereto 
015 10052362
 
Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor, obesity, and obesity-related diseases and conditions 
016 10052364
 
Osteocalcin as a treatment for cognitive disorders 
017 10052365
 
Methods and products relating to GSK3β regulation 
018 10052366
 
Compositions comprising alkaline phosphatase and/or natriuretic peptide and methods of use thereof 
019 10052369
 
Aquaporin 2 protects cattle from ticks and tick-borne parasites 
020 10052374
 
Compositions, methods and uses for dengue virus serotype-4 constructs 
021 10052382
 
Methods for using antibodies for 3′ iso-LM1 and 3′, 6′-iso-LD1tumor gangliosides 
022 10052388
 
Compositions and methods for delivering an agent to a wound 
023 10052393
 
Multifunctional nanomaterials for the treatment of cancer 
024 10052415
 
Tropoelastin for promoting endothelial cell adhesion or migration 
025 10052478
 
Implantable device for the brain 
026 10052481
 
Visual prosthesis 
027 10052502
 
LET areal detector for protons using radiochromic film 
028 10052606
 
Diamond electron emitter using amino-termination 
029 10052610
 
Removal of carbon dioxide from gas mixtures using ion-exchanged silicoaluminophosphates 
030 10052621
 
Dehydrogenation of neat formic acid 
031 10052631
 
Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations 
032 10053195
 
Shipboard side-mounted extending articulated boom for fueling and maintenance operations 
033 10053211
 
Active landing gear damper 
034 10053223
 
Aircraft refueling boom soft limits system 
035 10053238
 
Fixture, system, and method for testing loads in a flexible aerodynamic member 
036 10053242
 
Low friction reaction wheel system and containment structure with integrated electromagnets 
037 10053268
 
Cable tie with multi-slot head for attachments 
038 10053366
 
Methods of controllably forming bernal-stacked graphene layers 
039 10053369
 
Production of ammonium sulfate using a vacuum absorption process 
040 10053379
 
Device for wastewater purification 
041 10053395
 
Non-energetic resin-based ogive smoke fill 
042 10053423
 
Radioiodinated compounds 
043 10053444
 
Cannabinergic nitrate esters and related analogs 
044 10053445
 
Photocleavable chemical inducers of dimerization (CID) and methods of use 
045 10053482
 
Solvent and recovery process for lignin 
046 10053487
 
Neuroactive 19-alkoxy-17(20)-Z-vinylcyano-substituted steroids, prodrugs thereof, and methods of treatment using same 
047 10053493
 
Methods and compositions for dengue virus vaccines 
048 10053494
 
Chemically activated nanocapsid functionalized for cancer targeting 
049 10053495
 
Soluble forms of Hendra and Nipah virus G glycoprotein 
050 10053503
 
Monoclonal antibodies that neutralize anthrax toxins 
051 10053514
 
Human bispecific EGFRvIII and CD3 antibody engaging molecules 
052 10053529
 
Renewable bio-based (meth)acrylated monomers as vinyl ester cross-linkers 
053 10053534
 
Functionalization of Diels-Alder polyphenylene polymers 
054 10053535
 
Poly(phenylene)-based anion exchange polymers and methods thereof 
055 10053643
 
Fuels and lubricants from bisaboline 
056 10053667
 
Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to multipotent neural crest cells 
057 10053671
 
Mutations that confer genetic stability to additional genes in influenza viruses 
058 10053681
 
Chimeric bacteriophage lysin with activity against staphylococci bacteria 
059 10053683
 
Intercellular labeling of ligand-receptor interactions 
060 10053690
 
Anti-miR-27b and anti-miR-148a oligonucleotides as therapeutic tools for treating dyslipidemias and cardiovascular diseases 
061 10053694
 
Polycomb-associated non-coding RNAS 
062 10053695
 
Modulation of CCR10 signals for treatment of skin and intestinal inflammatory diseases and infection 
063 10053696
 
MiRNA-489 in treatment of breast cancer 
064 10053697
 
Programmable alternative splicing devices and uses thereof 
065 10053708
 
TCR(alpha)-LCR-derived gene regulatory cassettes 
066 10053711
 
Method improving producer gas fermentation 
067 10053725
 
In situ interaction determination 
068 10053726
 
Multiple amplification cycle detection 
069 10053728
 
High density self-contained biological analysis 
070 10053729
 
Rapid aneuploidy detection 
071 10053731
 
Sieve valves, microfluidic circuits, microfluidic devices, kits, and methods for isolating an analyte 
072 10053740
 
Materials and methods for detecting source body fluids 
073 10053741
 
HIV-1 genotyping assay for global surveillance of HIV-1 drug resistance 
074 10053759
 
Computationally-designed transformation-toughened near-alpha titanium alloy 
075 10053760
 
Method of thermomagnetically processing an aluminum alloy 
076 10053763
 
Carbo-nitriding process for martensitic stainless steel and stainless steel article having improved corrosion resistance 
077 10053887
 
Protective barriers and related methods 
078 10053967
 
High power laser hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, tools systems and methods 
079 10053992
 
Gas turbine engine airfoil squealer pocket cooling hole configuration 
080 10053996
 
Sliding baffle inserts 
081 10053999
 
Radial position control of case supported structure with axial reaction member 
082 10054005
 
Turbocharger with oil-free hydrostatic bearing 
083 10054286
 
Optical transformer, process for making and use of same 
084 10054312
 
Pilot mixer cooling hole arrangement for fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine 
085 10054383
 
Retractable suppressor 
086 10054402
 
Energy absorbing structures for underbody blast protein 
087 10054414
 
Explosive assembly systems including a linear shaped charge end prime cap apparatus and related methods 
088 10054443
 
Journey analysis system and method 
089 10054445
 
Vision-aided aerial navigation 
090 10054516
 
System and method for optical frequency domain reflectometer 
091 10054521
 
Biological cell and tissue fixation by laser irradiation 
092 10054543
 
Multi-dimensional cross-reactive array for chemical sensing 
093 10054546
 
Waveguide-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy of analytes using sorbents 
094 10054586
 
Biomarkers for early diagnosis and differentiation of mycobacterial infection 
095 10054589
 
Methods to identify and treat subjects having corticosteroid-resistant asthma 
096 10054593
 
Multiplexed spectral lifetime detection of phosphors 
097 10054598
 
Protein binding domains stabilizing functional conformational states of GPCRs and uses thereof 
098 10054600
 
Biomarker composite test for hepatic vein pressure gradient and cirrhosis treatment 
099 10054666
 
Sparse space-time adaptive array architecture 
100 10054676
 
Acoustic camera 
101 10054680
 
Radar detection of endo-clutter high-value targets using tracker feedback 
102 10054691
 
Fast, large area, wide band GAP UV photodetector for cherenkov light detection 
103 10054697
 
Device and method for locating a radiation emitting source via angular dependence using a single detection crystal 
104 10054777
 
Common-mode digital holographic microscope 
105 10054839
 
Nonlinear optical frequency conversion using metamaterial arrays 
106 10054961
 
Methods for manipulating spacing between microdroplets flowing in a microfluidic system 
107 10055251
 
Methods, systems, and media for injecting code into embedded devices 
108 10055486
 
System and method for real world event summarization with microblog data 
109 10055502
 
System and method for detecting, collecting, analyzing, and communicating event related information 
110 10055512
 
System and method for CNC machines and software 
111 10055525
 
Multi agent radio frequency propagation simulator 
112 10055587
 
Implementations to facilitate hardware trust and security 
113 10055739
 
System and method for pricing and exchanging content 
114 10055959
 
Systems and methods for intrusion detection using GHz beams 
115 10055972
 
System and method for providing centralized management and distribution of information to remote users 
116 10056161
 
CRDM with separate scram latch engagement and locking 
117 10056199
 
Mesoporous nanocrystalline film architecture for capacitive storage devices 
118 10056218
 
Graphene/graphite-based filament for thermal ionization 
119 10056259
 
Single conductor alloy as diffusion barrier system and simulataneous OHMIC contact to N- and P-type silicon carbide 
120 10056523
 
Device including quantum dots 
121 10056530
 
Phosphor-converted white light emitting diodes having narrow-band green phosphors 
122 10056552
 
Compound for organic light-emitting device, cross-linked material thereof, and organic light-emitting device including cross-linked material 
123 10056554
 
Functional interlayers of fullerene derivatives and applications in organic solar cells 
124 10056618
 
Encapsulated sulfur cathodes for rechargeable lithium batteries 
125 10056638
 
Phosphonium cations and polymers incorporating them 
126 10056662
 
Switched bandstop filter with low-loss linear-phase bypass state 
127 10056675
 
Systems and methods for reducing directional interference based on adaptive excision and beam repositioning 
128 10056692
 
Antenna apparatus and communication system 
129 10056699
 
Substrate-loaded frequency-scaled ultra-wide spectrum element 
130 10056891
 
Duty cycle adjustment circuit 
131 10056913
 
Vapor cells with electrical control of vapor pressure, and methods of using the vapor cells 
132 10057057
 
Homomorphic evaluation including key switching, modulus switching, and dynamic noise management 
133 10057144
 
Remote system data collection and analysis framework 
134 10057281
 
Runtime detection of a bandwidth denial attack from a rogue interconnect 
135 10057298
 
Configurable investigative tool 
136 10057521
 
High-speed CMOS camera 
137 10057665
 
Optical switch fabric with bias control 
138 10057986
 
Thermal overload device containing a polymer composition containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide and method of making the same 
139 D826299
 
Drill corer 

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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 Defense (DOD) 51 1562
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 49 1970
Department of Energy (DOE) 18 891
National Science Foundation (NSF) 16 725
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 8 172
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 5 99
Department of Commerce (DOC) 2 46
Department of Justice (DOJ) 1 8
Department of Transportation (USDOT) 1 28
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 1 45
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1 8
Non-Profit Organization (NPO) 1 9
U.S. State Government 1 29
United States Postal Service (USPS) 1 23
Government Rights Acknowledged 1 53

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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Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies

Patent Title
001 10051908
 
Helmet-mounted display 
002 10052041
 
Body-worn system for continuous, noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, stroke volume, cardiac power, and blood pressure 
003 10052366
 
Compositions comprising alkaline phosphatase and/or natriuretic peptide and methods of use thereof 
004 10052502
 
LET areal detector for protons using radiochromic film 
005 10053211
 
Active landing gear damper 
006 10053223
 
Aircraft refueling boom soft limits system 
007 10053238
 
Fixture, system, and method for testing loads in a flexible aerodynamic member 
008 10053366
 
Methods of controllably forming bernal-stacked graphene layers 
009 10053697
 
Programmable alternative splicing devices and uses thereof 

Department of the ARMY (DOA)

Patent Title
001 10051880
 
Hydroxybutyrate ester and medical use thereof 
002 10051908
 
Helmet-mounted display 
003 10052041
 
Body-worn system for continuous, noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, stroke volume, cardiac power, and blood pressure 
004 10052366
 
Compositions comprising alkaline phosphatase and/or natriuretic peptide and methods of use thereof 
005 10052388
 
Compositions and methods for delivering an agent to a wound 
006 10052502
 
LET areal detector for protons using radiochromic film 
007 10053268
 
Cable tie with multi-slot head for attachments 
008 10053379
 
Device for wastewater purification 
009 10053395
 
Non-energetic resin-based ogive smoke fill 
010 10053529
 
Renewable bio-based (meth)acrylated monomers as vinyl ester cross-linkers 
011 10054543
 
Multi-dimensional cross-reactive array for chemical sensing 
012 10054680
 
Radar detection of endo-clutter high-value targets using tracker feedback 
013 10055502
 
System and method for detecting, collecting, analyzing, and communicating event related information 
014 10056638
 
Phosphonium cations and polymers incorporating them 
015 10056891
 
Duty cycle adjustment circuit 
016 10057665
 
Optical switch fabric with bias control 

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

Patent Title
001 10052216
 
One motor finger mechanism 
002 10053195
 
Shipboard side-mounted extending articulated boom for fueling and maintenance operations 
003 10053366
 
Methods of controllably forming bernal-stacked graphene layers 
004 10053379
 
Device for wastewater purification 
005 10053643
 
Fuels and lubricants from bisaboline 
006 10053759
 
Computationally-designed transformation-toughened near-alpha titanium alloy 
007 10053763
 
Carbo-nitriding process for martensitic stainless steel and stainless steel article having improved corrosion resistance 
008 10053992
 
Gas turbine engine airfoil squealer pocket cooling hole configuration 
009 10053999
 
Radial position control of case supported structure with axial reaction member 
010 10054383
 
Retractable suppressor 
011 10054402
 
Energy absorbing structures for underbody blast protein 
012 10054414
 
Explosive assembly systems including a linear shaped charge end prime cap apparatus and related methods 
013 10054546
 
Waveguide-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy of analytes using sorbents 
014 10054666
 
Sparse space-time adaptive array architecture 
015 10055251
 
Methods, systems, and media for injecting code into embedded devices 
016 10055525
 
Multi agent radio frequency propagation simulator 
017 10056199
 
Mesoporous nanocrystalline film architecture for capacitive storage devices 
018 10056662
 
Switched bandstop filter with low-loss linear-phase bypass state 
019 10056699
 
Substrate-loaded frequency-scaled ultra-wide spectrum element 
020 10056913
 
Vapor cells with electrical control of vapor pressure, and methods of using the vapor cells 
021 10057144
 
Remote system data collection and analysis framework 

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

Patent Title
001 10052111
 
Powered driver 
002 10053223
 
Aircraft refueling boom soft limits system 
003 10053366
 
Methods of controllably forming bernal-stacked graphene layers 
004 10053996
 
Sliding baffle inserts 
005 10054005
 
Turbocharger with oil-free hydrostatic bearing 
006 10054445
 
Vision-aided aerial navigation 
007 10054521
 
Biological cell and tissue fixation by laser irradiation 
008 10054680
 
Radar detection of endo-clutter high-value targets using tracker feedback 
009 10056675
 
Systems and methods for reducing directional interference based on adaptive excision and beam repositioning 
010 10057057
 
Homomorphic evaluation including key switching, modulus switching, and dynamic noise management 
011 10057298
 
Configurable investigative tool 

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Patent Title
001 10051880
 
Hydroxybutyrate ester and medical use thereof 
002 10052019
 
Quantitative retinal autofluorescence mapping with multimodal imaging technology 
003 10052057
 
Systems and methods for detecting blink inhibition as a marker of engagement and perceived stimulus salience 
004 10052304
 
Compositions and methods for cancer therapy 
005 10052305
 
Lipoic acid and derivatives thereof for the treatment of cystinuria 
006 10052310
 
Separase inhibitors and uses thereof 
007 10052324
 
Aldose reductase inhibitors and uses thereof 
008 10052325
 
Heat shock protein binding compounds, compositions, and methods for making and using same 
009 10052332
 
Prostaglandin receptor EP2 antagonists, derivatives, compositions, and uses related thereto 
010 10052362
 
Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor, obesity, and obesity-related diseases and conditions 
011 10052364
 
Osteocalcin as a treatment for cognitive disorders 
012 10052365
 
Methods and products relating to GSK3β regulation 
013 10052366
 
Compositions comprising alkaline phosphatase and/or natriuretic peptide and methods of use thereof 
014 10052374
 
Compositions, methods and uses for dengue virus serotype-4 constructs 
015 10052382
 
Methods for using antibodies for 3′ iso-LM1 and 3′, 6′-iso-LD1tumor gangliosides 
016 10052393
 
Multifunctional nanomaterials for the treatment of cancer 
017 10052415
 
Tropoelastin for promoting endothelial cell adhesion or migration 
018 10052478
 
Implantable device for the brain 
019 10052481
 
Visual prosthesis 
020 10052631
 
Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations 
021 10053423
 
Radioiodinated compounds 
022 10053444
 
Cannabinergic nitrate esters and related analogs 
023 10053445
 
Photocleavable chemical inducers of dimerization (CID) and methods of use 
024 10053487
 
Neuroactive 19-alkoxy-17(20)-Z-vinylcyano-substituted steroids, prodrugs thereof, and methods of treatment using same 
025 10053493
 
Methods and compositions for dengue virus vaccines 
026 10053494
 
Chemically activated nanocapsid functionalized for cancer targeting 
027 10053495
 
Soluble forms of Hendra and Nipah virus G glycoprotein 
028 10053503
 
Monoclonal antibodies that neutralize anthrax toxins 
029 10053514
 
Human bispecific EGFRvIII and CD3 antibody engaging molecules 
030 10053667
 
Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to multipotent neural crest cells 
031 10053671
 
Mutations that confer genetic stability to additional genes in influenza viruses 
032 10053681
 
Chimeric bacteriophage lysin with activity against staphylococci bacteria 
033 10053683
 
Intercellular labeling of ligand-receptor interactions 
034 10053690
 
Anti-miR-27b and anti-miR-148a oligonucleotides as therapeutic tools for treating dyslipidemias and cardiovascular diseases 
035 10053694
 
Polycomb-associated non-coding RNAS 
036 10053695
 
Modulation of CCR10 signals for treatment of skin and intestinal inflammatory diseases and infection 
037 10053696
 
MiRNA-489 in treatment of breast cancer 
038 10053708
 
TCR(alpha)-LCR-derived gene regulatory cassettes 
039 10053725
 
In situ interaction determination 
040 10053726
 
Multiple amplification cycle detection 
041 10053728
 
High density self-contained biological analysis 
042 10053729
 
Rapid aneuploidy detection 
043 10053741
 
HIV-1 genotyping assay for global surveillance of HIV-1 drug resistance 
044 10054589
 
Methods to identify and treat subjects having corticosteroid-resistant asthma 
045 10054593
 
Multiplexed spectral lifetime detection of phosphors 
046 10054598
 
Protein binding domains stabilizing functional conformational states of GPCRs and uses thereof 
047 10054600
 
Biomarker composite test for hepatic vein pressure gradient and cirrhosis treatment 
048 10054961
 
Methods for manipulating spacing between microdroplets flowing in a microfluidic system 
049 10055502
 
System and method for detecting, collecting, analyzing, and communicating event related information 

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Patent Title
001 10052066
 
Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces 
002 10052606
 
Diamond electron emitter using amino-termination 
003 10052610
 
Removal of carbon dioxide from gas mixtures using ion-exchanged silicoaluminophosphates 
004 10052621
 
Dehydrogenation of neat formic acid 
005 10053482
 
Solvent and recovery process for lignin 
006 10053731
 
Sieve valves, microfluidic circuits, microfluidic devices, kits, and methods for isolating an analyte 
007 10054961
 
Methods for manipulating spacing between microdroplets flowing in a microfluidic system 
008 10055587
 
Implementations to facilitate hardware trust and security 
009 10055739
 
System and method for pricing and exchanging content 
010 10056199
 
Mesoporous nanocrystalline film architecture for capacitive storage devices 
011 10056530
 
Phosphor-converted white light emitting diodes having narrow-band green phosphors 
012 10056552
 
Compound for organic light-emitting device, cross-linked material thereof, and organic light-emitting device including cross-linked material 
013 10056554
 
Functional interlayers of fullerene derivatives and applications in organic solar cells 
014 10056692
 
Antenna apparatus and communication system 
015 10057281
 
Runtime detection of a bandwidth denial attack from a rogue interconnect 
016 10057986
 
Thermal overload device containing a polymer composition containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide and method of making the same 

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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
Y02A Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change
10055502  System and method for detecting, collecting, analyzing, and communicating event related information      
Y02E Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
10053242  Low friction reaction wheel system and containment structure with integrated electromagnets      
10053711  Method improving producer gas fermentation      
10056161  CRDM with separate scram latch engagement and locking      
10056199  Mesoporous nanocrystalline film architecture for capacitive storage devices      
10056554  Functional interlayers of fullerene derivatives and applications in organic solar cells      
10057986  Thermal overload device containing a polymer composition containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide and method of making the same      
Y02P Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
10055512  System and method for CNC machines and software      
Y02T Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
10053992  Gas turbine engine airfoil squealer pocket cooling hole configuration      
10053999  Radial position control of case supported structure with axial reaction member      
10054312  Pilot mixer cooling hole arrangement for fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine      

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)491970
National Institutes of Health (NIH)451876
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)11297
National Cancer Institute (NCI)8428
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)5148
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)5224
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)3121
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)350
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)3216
National Eye Institute (NEI)378
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)2149
National Institute on Aging (NIA)248
National Library of Medicine (NLM)14
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)150
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)139
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)161
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)134
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)163

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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 50
1700 Chemical and Materials Engineering 24
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 21
3600 Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review 16
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Gaming and Medical Devices/Processes 12
2400 Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security 7
2100 Computer Architecture Software and Information Security 4
2600 Communications 4
2900 Design 1

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 25 196
CPC C12 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering 18 111
CPC G01 Measuring; Testing 16 80
CPC C07 Organic Chemistry 10 86
CPC B01 Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus in General 4 85
CPC H01 Basic Electric Elements 13 56
CPC C08 Organic Macromolecular Compounds; Their Preparation or Chemical Working-up; Compositions Based Thereon 3 47
CPC G06 Computing; Calculating; Counting 7 26
CPC H04 Electric Communication Technique 6 25
CPC C02 Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge 1 19
CPC C22 Metallurgy; Ferrous or Non-ferrous Alloys; Treatment of Alloys or Non-ferrous Metals 2 15
CPC F01 Machines or Engines in General; Engine Plants in General; Steam Engines 4 11
CPC C01 Inorganic Chemistry 2 13
CPC G02 Optics 2 13
CPC H05 Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for 1 14
CPC Y02 Technologies or Applications for Mitigation or Adaptation Against Climate Change 0 15
CPC A23 Foods or Foodstuffs; Treatment Thereof, Not Covered by Other Classes 1 11
CPC F41 Weapons 2 9
CPC C10 Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries; Technical Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide; Fuels; Lubricants; Peat 1 10
CPC F16 Engineering Elements and Units; General Measures for Producing and Maintaining Effective Functioning of Machines or Installations; Thermal Insulation in General 0 11
CPC Y10 Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC 0 10
CPC B64 Aircraft; Aviation; Cosmonautics 4 5
CPC H03 Basic Electronic Circuitry 2 4
CPC F42 Ammunition; Blasting 1 5
CPC G05 Controlling; Regulating 1 5
CPC F23 Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes 1 4
CPC B63 Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Related Equipment 1 3
CPC B65 Conveying; Packing; Storing; Handling Thin or Filamentary Material 1 3
CPC G08 Signalling 2 1
CPC E21 Earth Drilling; Mining 1 2
CPC A42 Headwear 1 1
CPC C06 Explosives; Matches 1 1
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 1 1
CPC G21 Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Engineering 1 1
USPC D15 Machines not elsewhere specified 1 0
CPC E04 Building 1 0
CPC F21 Lighting 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 129 429
Canada 3 10
Belgium 1 3
Slovenia 1 3
Australia 1 2
China PRC 1 2
United Kingdom 1 2
India 1 1
South Korea 1 1
Japan 0 2
Netherlands 0 2
Germany 0 1
Denmark 0 1
U.S. State First Named Inventors All Inventors
California 20 74
New York 11 32
Massachusetts 10 32
Maryland 9 27
New Mexico 7 27
Texas 6 25
Virginia 6 16
Connecticut 5 16
Georgia 5 12
Utah 4 15
Ohio 4 12
New Jersey 4 8
Colorado 3 15
Illinois 3 10
South Carolina 3 9
Florida 3 8
Wisconsin 3 7
Indiana 3 5
Pennsylvania 3 5
North Carolina 2 15
Tennessee 2 9
Idaho 2 4
Delaware 1 7
Iowa 1 7
Washington 1 7
Kentucky 1 5
Oklahoma 1 3
Puerto Rico 1 3
Arizona 1 2
Vermont 1 2
Missouri 1 1
New Hampshire 1 1
Oregon 1 1
Michigan 0 3
District of Columbia 0 1
Maine 0 1
Minnesota 0 1
Nebraska 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 149186
Belgium 22
Luxembourg 20
Slovenia 20
Canada 16
Australia 12
United Kingdom 12
Netherlands 11
South Korea 11
Sweden 10
China PRC 01
India 01
Switzerland 01
U.S. State Assignees Applicants
District of Columbia 3127
California 1724
New York 1117
Massachusetts 911
New Mexico 89
Illinois 66
Connecticut 65
Utah 56
Texas 414
Florida 47
Georgia 46
North Carolina 44
Tennessee 44
Wisconsin 44
Maryland 35
New Jersey 35
Pennsylvania 33
South Carolina 33
Colorado 24
Virginia 24
Ohio 23
New Hampshire 22
Puerto Rico 13
Delaware 12
Idaho 11
Iowa 11
Kentucky 11
Michigan 11
Missouri 11
Nebraska 11
Oklahoma 11
Vermont 11
Minnesota 10
Washington 10

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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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