FedInvent™ Patent Applications

New Taxpayer Funded Applications for Thursday, February 10, 2022 

This page was updated on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 10:14 PM GMT

FedInvent analyzed 176 taxpayer funded patent applications this week.

On Thursday, February 8, 2022, the US Patent Office published 7,535 pre-grant patent applications. One hundred seventy-six (176) benefitted from taxpayer funding. Here are the numbers.

  • One hundred sixty-four (164) patent applications have Government Interest Statements.
  • Forty-one (41) applications have an applicant or an assignee that is a government agency.
  • A federal department is the only assignee on 11 patent applications.
  • The 176 new patents have 219 department-level funding citations.
  • These patents are the work of 630 inventors
  • The 622 American inventors come from 39 states and the District of Columbia.
  • The eight (8) foreign inventors come from six (6) countries.
  • There are 129 patents (73%) where at least one assignee is a college or university, the HERD.
  • Eight patent applications (8) resulted from the collaboration between two universities.
  • Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) received 20 patents.
  • Three patent application was assigned a Y CPC symbol indicating that the invention may be useful in mitigating the impact of climate change.
  • There are no Bayh-Dole scofflaws this week. (A good thing.)

The Big Three States

California held the number one position. Massachusetts got bumped to the number three position this week with Maryland, home of NIH, having one more patent application than the East Coast medical behemoth based on the number of first named inventor (13) and 46 total inventors. Massachusetts only had 12 first named inventors but had 53 total inventors.

  1. California has 29 first-named inventors and 111 total inventors. 
  2. Maryland has 13 first-named inventors and 46 total inventors.
  3. Massachusetts has 12 first-named inventors and 53 total inventors.
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The List of This Week's Patent Applications

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Patent Application Title
001 20220039353
 
HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANIMALS 
002 20220039369
 
ELECTROMECHANICAL PEST ANIMAL SUPPRESSION TRAP 
003 20220039648
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A TARGET FEATURE OF A SUBJECT BASED ON TRACKED POSITIONS OF THE SUBJECT AND THE TARGET FEATURE 
004 20220039676
 
TONOMETRY BASED BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS USING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SENSOR ARRAY 
005 20220039708
 
PULSE OXIMETRY USING AMBIENT LIGHT 
006 20220039710
 
DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAVITY-ENHANCED MICROFLUIDIC COLLECTION, HANDLING AND TRANSFERRING OF FLUIDS 
007 20220039732
 
SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING BRAIN INJURY 
008 20220039753
 
MODULATION MODEL OF PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SIGNAL FOR VITAL SIGN EXTRACTION 
009 20220039956
 
OPTICAL DELIVERY AND INSERTION OF ARTIFICIAL CHORDAE TENDINEAE 
010 20220039971
 
PROSTHETIC FOOT 
011 20220040000
 
Method for Eye Lens Removal Using Cavitating Microbubbles 
012 20220040110
 
Formulations and Methods for Contemporaneous Stabilization of Active Proteins During Spray Drying and Storage 
013 20220040134
 
ELECTROPHILES AND ELECTROPHILE PRO-DRUGS AS RAD51 INHIBITORS 
014 20220040136
 
TREATMENT OF VULVOVAGINAL DISORDERS 
015 20220040143
 
COMBINATION MAST CELL INHIBITION FOR TREATMENT OF BPH/LUTS 
016 20220040145
 
INHIBITORS OF MICROBIALLY INDUCED AMYLOID 
017 20220040146
 
ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS 
018 20220040147
 
SHORT SYNTHESES OF (-)-PICROTOXININ AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 
019 20220040160
 
COMBINATION OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR AND IMMUNOTHERAPY 
020 20220040177
 
Compounds, Compositions and Methods of Treating or Preventing Acute Lung Injury 
021 20220040207
 
REMODILINS TO PREVENT OR TREAT CANCER METASTASIS, GLAUCOMA, AND HYPOXIA 
022 20220040208
 
Modified Tetracycline for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, Pain and Other Disorders Involving Potential Inflammatory Processes 
023 20220040236
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT OF VISION LOSS THROUGH GENERATION OF ROD PHOTORECEPTORS FROM MÜLLER GLIAL CELLS 
024 20220040242
 
MODULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOME TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS OR DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 
025 20220040252
 
TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER BY ANDROGEN ABLATION AND IL-8 BLOCKADE 
026 20220040255
 
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC REMODELING OF THE GUT MICROBIOME 
027 20220040263
 
COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC FOR COMBINATION LENALIDOMIDE AND ERYTHROPOIETIN TREATMENT 
028 20220040275
 
BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER VACCINES 
029 20220040276
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF BIOMACROMOLECULE AGENTS 
030 20220040285
 
Nucleoside-Modified RNA For Inducing an Adaptive Immune Response 
031 20220040286
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO EBOLAVIRUS VACCINES 
032 20220040288
 
HUMAN ROTAVIRUS G9P[6] STRAIN AND USE AS A VACCINE 
033 20220040290
 
COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOFIBER HIV ENVELOPES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE 
034 20220040309
 
COMPOSITIONS WITH PERMEATION ENHANCERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY 
035 20220040326
 
AAV-MEDIATED SUBCELLULAR TARGETING OF HETEROLOGOUS RHODOPSINS IN RETINAL GANGLION CELLS 
036 20220040334
 
HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING METHODS OF SENESCENCE-ANTAGONIZING SUBSTANCES AND SYSTEMS THEREOF 
037 20220040335
 
RADIOLABELED PABA AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF FOR USE AS FUNCTIONAL RENAL IMAGING AGENTS 
038 20220040337
 
RADIOLIGANDS FOR PRETARGETED PET IMAGING AND METHODS OF THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE 
039 20220040349
 
ANTIVIRAL METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS 
040 20220040410
 
NEEDLE-FREE INTRADERMAL INJECTION DEVICE 
041 20220040463
 
SILICON CARBIDE NANONEEDLES AND FABRICATION THEREOF 
042 20220040476
 
RESORBABLE IMPLANT FOR STIMULATING TISSUE, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH IMPLANT, AND METHODS OF USING 
043 20220040479
 
WIRELESS IMPLANT FOR MOTOR FUNCTION RECOVERY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY 
044 20220040496
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING, MITIGATING, AND/OR TREATING DEMENTIA VIA VISUAL STIMULATION THAT BINDS HIGHER ORDER BRAIN REGIONS, REDUCES NEURODEGENERATION AND NEUROINFLAMMATION, AND IMPROVES COGNITIVE FUNCTION 
045 20220040498
 
METHODS OF INCREASING RESPONSE TO CANCER RADIATION THERAPY 
046 20220040508
 
WEARABLE AIR CLEANING DEVICE 
047 20220040596
 
Centrifugal Contactor Including Central Dynamic Examination Device 
048 20220040621
 
Filter Conditioning Unit For High-Volume Sampling Filters 
049 20220040622
 
Thermal Desorber Assembly For High-Volume Sampling Filters 
050 20220040639
 
ALKALINE CATION ENRICHMENT AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS TO PROVIDE CO2 MINERALIZATION AND GLOBAL-SCALE CARBON MANAGEMENT 
051 20220040648
 
Mixing Chamber Apparatus For High-Volume Sampling 
052 20220040656
 
Device And Method For Improving Specific Energy Requirement Of Plasma Pyrolyzing Or Reforming Systems 
053 20220040666
 
MATERIAL TO SEPARATE AND PUMP OXYGEN 
054 20220040677
 
MULTIMETALLIC CATALYSTS FOR METHANATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND DRY REFORMING OF METHANE 
055 20220040685
 
HUMIDIFIED SAMPLE PREPARATION STATION FOR SERIAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 
056 20220040698
 
MICROFLUIDIC TRAP 
057 20220040894
 
BALLISTIC GEL FISH MODEL WITH IMPACT SENSING 
058 20220040920
 
PENETRATING AND ACTUATING NOZZLE FOR EXTRUSION-BASED 3D PRINTING 
059 20220040970
 
ULTRA-CONFORMAL MICROPRINT AND ULTRA-CONFORMAL MICROPRINT TRANSFERRING 
060 20220040976
 
ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC JET PRINTED PHOTONIC DEVICES 
061 20220041262
 
MIXED LIFTING GASES FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOONS 
062 20220041268
 
Passive Gust-Load-Alleviation Device 
063 20220041298
 
LANDING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM 
064 20220041305
 
MULTI-PART MARMAN BAND CLAMP WITH RETAINER 
065 20220041437
 
PHOTO TRIGGERED COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AND METHODS OF USING 
066 20220041464
 
CONVERSION OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE AND RECOVERY OF URANIUM FROM IONIC LIQUIDS 
067 20220041543
 
BIPHENYL AMIDES WITH MODIFIED ETHER GROUPS AS HSP90 INHIBITORS AND HSP70 INDUCERS 
068 20220041606
 
POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF THE MUSCARINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR M1 
069 20220041618
 
SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZABLE OR FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIPHENE)-BASED POLYMERS AND MONOMERS THEREFOR 
070 20220041619
 
NEAR-INFRARED NERVE-SPARING BENZO[C]PHENOXAZINE FLUOROPHORES 
071 20220041627
 
PRODRUGS OF ANTI-CANCER AND ANTI-AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF 
072 20220041629
 
ESTROGEN RECEPTOR TARGETING ANTAGONISTS 
073 20220041650
 
PURIFICATION METHOD FOR RECOMBINANT PROTEINS AND NANOPARTICLES 
074 20220041655
 
CLASS I MHC PHOSPHOPEPTIDES FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS 
075 20220041659
 
VARIABLE LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTORS THAT TARGET THE BRAIN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND METHODS OF USE 
076 20220041660
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUESTERING VIRAL PARTICLES IN RESPIRATORY TRACT 
077 20220041666
 
ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES AND COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, ARTICLES & KITS RELATING THERETO 
078 20220041667
 
TARGETING OF MAKAP-PDE4D3 COMPLEXES IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE 
079 20220041668
 
METHOD OF PROMOTING WOUND HEALING BY INHIBITING CCR3 
080 20220041669
 
METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING CONDITIONS OF DENDRITIC AND NEURAL SPINE DEFECTS 
081 20220041673
 
METHOD AND KIT FOR TREATING A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE 
082 20220041675
 
VARIANT TYPE III INTERFERONS AND SYNTHEKINES 
083 20220041677
 
MODIFIED MULLERIAN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE (MIS) PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES 
084 20220041697
 
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TARGETING C-TERMINAL REGION OF PHOSPHORYLATED TAU 
085 20220041698
 
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Pathological Alpha-Synuclein, and Methods Using Same 
086 20220041726
 
METHODS OF REDUCING LIVER PD-1-EXPRESSING CD8+ T CELLS USING PD-1 FC FUSION PROTEINS THAT BIND FC RECEPTORS 
087 20220041782
 
PRACTICAL SYNTHESIS OF MULTIPHASE SELF-HEALING POLYMERS FROM COMMODITY MONOMERS 
088 20220041818
 
Polycarbonate Containing Compounds and Methods Related Thereto 
089 20220041830
 
NON-ISOCYANATE POLYURETHANE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME 
090 20220041886
 
ZWITTERIONIC COPOLYMER COATINGS AND RELATED METHODS 
091 20220041890
 
PEM LAYER-BY-LAYER SYSTEMS FOR COATING SUBSTRATES TO IMPROVE BIOACTIVITY AND BIOMOLECULE DELIVERY 
092 20220041913
 
HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS USING DOPED MAGNESIUM-TRANSITION METAL SPINEL OXIDES 
093 20220041928
 
MULTIPLEXED SPECTRAL LIFETIME DETECTION OF PHOSPHORS 
094 20220041973
 
INTEGRATED CAPSULE SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME BIOPROCESS MONITORING AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME 
095 20220041984
 
MOBILIZED PERIPHERAL BLOOD AS A SOURCE OF MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS 
096 20220041985
 
Methods for Preparing Therapeutically Active Cells Using Microfluidics 
097 20220041988
 
GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL AND PATIENT-SPECIFIC THYMIC TISSUE IN VIVO FROM INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS 
098 20220041990
 
METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR PRODUCING SKELETAL MUSCLE STEM CELLS AND TREATING DISORDERS 
099 20220041994
 
METHODS TO PRESERVE TUMOR-STROMAL INTERACTIONS IN CULTURE AND THERAPEUTIC PREDICTIVE APPLICATIONS THEREOF 
100 20220042001
 
IMPROVED HUMAN METHYLTHIOADENOSINE/ADENOSINE DEPLETING ENZYME VARIANTS FOR CANCER THERAPY 
101 20220042006
 
ADENOVIRUS LIBRARY AND METHODS 
102 20220042015
 
CONJUGATED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR TISSUE SPECIFIC DELIVERY 
103 20220042019
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR SMALL-MOLECULE REGULATION OF CRISPR-CAS9 ACTIVITY USING RNA APTAMERS 
104 20220042027
 
FRUIT-SPECIFIC PROMOTERS 
105 20220042031
 
Carbon Fixation Systems in Plants and Algae 
106 20220042046
 
TUMOR-NAVIGATING, SELF-ERADICATING, TRAIL-ARMED SALMONELLA FOR PRECISION CANCER THERAPY 
107 20220042048
 
NONVIRAL GENERATION OF GENOME EDITED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS 
108 20220042056
 
ISOLATION OF FUNGAL MELANIN AND USES IN EXTERNAL RADIATION SHIELDING AND HEAT CAPTURE 
109 20220042095
 
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MONITORING AND ENHANCING EARLY EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT 
110 20220042100
 
QUANTIFYING FOREIGN DNA IN LOW-VOLUME BLOOD SAMPLES USING SNP PROFILING 
111 20220042113
 
METHODS OF MEASURING C19MC miRNA IN A POST-NATAL TISSUE AND USES THEREOF 
112 20220042172
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF RARE-EARTH OXIDES ON OPTICAL GRADE MATERIALS FOR LASER GAIN MEDIA 
113 20220042176
 
ADVANCED ANTICORROSION COATINGS ON LIGHTWEIGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOYS BY ATMOSPHERIC CO2 PLASMA TREATMENT 
114 20220042187
 
COMPOSITE ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF 
115 20220042189
 
ANODES COMPRISING TRANSITION METAL AND PLATINUM GROUP METAL AS ALLOYS, AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 
116 20220042191
 
HYDROGEN FLOW AND RATIO CONTROL USING ELECTROLYZER STACK CURRENT 
117 20220042198
 
Copper Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to C2+ Products 
118 20220042224
 
FABRICATION OF NANOFIBERS AS DRY ADHESIVES AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME 
119 20220042295
 
Structural Design Principles For Diagonal Bracings In Truss And Beam Support Systems 
120 20220042366
 
INTERFACE GASKET FOR BUILDING ENVELOPE PENETRATIONS 
121 20220042478
 
DUAL STIRLING CYCLE LIQUID AIR BATTERY 
122 20220042494
 
LOW-COST CARBON FIBER-BASED LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION 
123 20220042506
 
MULTICHANNEL PUMPS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME 
124 20220042540
 
Foreign Material Exclusion Plug for Structural Threads with Breakaway Tab 
125 20220042718
 
THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM WITH COUPLED TANKS 
126 20220042721
 
SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND RELATED LONGITUDINAL FINNED HEAT EXCHANGERS AND METHODS 
127 20220042754
 
PASSIVE AND COMPACT LIQUID METAL HEAT SWITCH 
128 20220042801
 
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE PEDESTRIAN INERTIAL NAVIGATION 
129 20220042905
 
Strain-Accommodating Materials Comprising Photonic Crystals 
130 20220042908
 
FULL-FIELD BRILLOUIN MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS 
131 20220042911
 
Control of the Electrostatic Potential of Nanoparticles 
132 20220042917
 
REMOTE-EXCITATION TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (TERS) PROBE FOR NANOSCALE TERS IMAGING 
133 20220042938
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAND-HELD NQR-BASED IN-FIELD SCREENING OF SUBSTANCES 
134 20220042992
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION 
135 20220043024
 
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY APPARATUS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS 
136 20220043288
 
Tunable Diffraction Gratings Using Surface Acoustic Waves 
137 20220043311
 
Utilizing 2D Monolayer WSe2 Nanosheets as the Planar-Alignment Agent in an electro-optical liquid crystal device to improve its optical transmission 
138 20220043323
 
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL BEAM STEERING 
139 20220043473
 
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION IN DIGITAL LOW-DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATORS (DLDOs) CAUSED BY LIMIT CYCLE OSCILLATION (LCO) AND OTHER FACTORS 
140 20220043639
 
CONTROL OF MISSION DATA TOOL APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACES 
141 20220043813
 
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONTOLOGY DRIVEN DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING 
142 20220043948
 
VALIDATING QUALITATIVE STATES WITH THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION METHOD 
143 20220044077
 
MACHINE LEARNING MODEL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT 
144 20220044100
 
PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES FOR NANOPHOTONIC COMPUTING 
145 20220044182
 
MANAGING MEMBERS AGAINST OPPONENTS IN AN ENCOUNTER SET IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 
146 20220044227
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MERCHANT AND PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS USING MOBILE IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL 
147 20220044399
 
Deep-Learning-based T1-Enhanced Selection of Linear Coefficients (DL-TESLA) for PET/MR Attenuation Correction 
148 20220044452
 
HYBRID IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM 
149 20220044453
 
DENSITY COMPENSATION FUNCTION IN FILTERED BACKPROJECTION 
150 20220044626
 
ACTIVE MOTION CAPTURE MARKER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED OR REMOTE VEHICLES OR WEARABLES 
151 20220044727
 
SENSING SCHEME FOR LOW POWER REFRAM-BASED PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS 
152 20220044809
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING DEEP LEARNING TO GENERATE ACUITY SCORES FOR CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS 
153 20220044830
 
COATED FUEL PELLETS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME 
154 20220044904
 
SELF-ASSEMBLED HELICAL SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURES FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNALS 
155 20220045232
 
DIFFUSE DISCHARGE CIRCUIT BREAKER 
156 20220045265
 
HALL BAR DEVICE FOR MEMORY AND LOGIC APPLICATIONS 
157 20220045278
 
Organic Salts For High Voltage Organic And Transparent Solar Cells 
158 20220045328
 
GLASSY EMBEDDED SOLID-STATE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES, SOLID-STATE BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND SOLID-STATE BATTERIES 
159 20220045331
 
BLACK METALLIC NANOROD ARRAYS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF 
160 20220045332
 
ION-CONDUCTIVE ORGANIC NETWORKS FOR BATTERY APPLICATIONS 
161 20220045337
 
CATALYTIC CATHODE FOR A LITHIUM-OXYGEN BATTERY 
162 20220045344
 
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH WATER RECYCLE 
163 20220045349
 
Aqueous and Hybrid Electrolytes With Wide Electrochemical Stability Windows 
164 20220045352
 
GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, METHODS OF MAKING GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER AND ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF 
165 20220045353
 
SURFACE TREATMENT OF A SULFIDE GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER 
166 20220045359
 
MECHANICALLY ROBUST SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS FOR ALKALI AND BEYOND ALKALI METAL BATTERIES 
167 20220045366
 
METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF LAMINATED SOLID ELECTROLYTE-BASED COMPONENTS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS USING SAME 
168 20220045374
 
METHOD FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL CATHODE-ACTIVE MATERIALS FROM LI-ION BATTERIES 
169 20220045506
 
MODULAR DC CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH INTEGRATED ENERGY STORAGE FOR FUTURE DC NETWORKS 
170 20220045628
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONVERTER INTERFACING WITH MULTIPLE SERIES-STACKED VOLTAGE DOMAINS 
171 20220045644
 
KIRIGAMI-BASED MULTI-AXIS TRACKING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS 
172 20220045705
 
ULTRA-LOW-POWER MILLIMETER-WAVE TO BASEBAND RECEIVER MODULE FOR SCALABLE MASSIVE MIMO 
173 20220045967
 
Remote Bandwidth Allocation 
174 20220045998
 
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE DIGITAL CREDENTIALS 
175 20220046027
 
DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL CURRENCY MINING TO PERFORM NETWORK TASKS 
176 20220046169
 
Incoherent Fourier Ptychographic Super-Resolution Imaging System with Priors 

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Patent Applications Count By Department

The count of taxpayer-funded patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week that contain a Government Interest Statement in the body of the patent documents or 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 patent.

Department This Week This Year
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 82 476
Department of Energy (DOE) 41 176
National Science Foundation (NSF) 28 170
Department of Defense (DOD) 27 212
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) 20
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 4 14
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 3 21
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 3 22
Department of Commerce (DOC) 2 6
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 2 14
National Nuclear Security Administration Sites (NNSA) 2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1 2
Non-Profit Organization (NPO) 1 7
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 1 2
Small Business Administration (SBA) 1 21
United States Postal Service (USPS) 1 6

Patent Applications by Funding Agency

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Patent Title
001 20220039648
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A TARGET FEATURE OF A SUBJECT BASED ON TRACKED POSITIONS OF THE SUBJECT AND THE TARGET FEATURE 
002 20220039676
 
TONOMETRY BASED BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS USING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SENSOR ARRAY 
003 20220039732
 
SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING BRAIN INJURY 
004 20220039753
 
MODULATION MODEL OF PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SIGNAL FOR VITAL SIGN EXTRACTION 
005 20220039956
 
OPTICAL DELIVERY AND INSERTION OF ARTIFICIAL CHORDAE TENDINEAE 
006 20220039971
 
PROSTHETIC FOOT 
007 20220040000
 
Method for Eye Lens Removal Using Cavitating Microbubbles 
008 20220040110
 
Formulations and Methods for Contemporaneous Stabilization of Active Proteins During Spray Drying and Storage 
009 20220040134
 
ELECTROPHILES AND ELECTROPHILE PRO-DRUGS AS RAD51 INHIBITORS 
010 20220040136
 
TREATMENT OF VULVOVAGINAL DISORDERS 
011 20220040143
 
COMBINATION MAST CELL INHIBITION FOR TREATMENT OF BPH/LUTS 
012 20220040145
 
INHIBITORS OF MICROBIALLY INDUCED AMYLOID 
013 20220040146
 
ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS 
014 20220040147
 
SHORT SYNTHESES OF (-)-PICROTOXININ AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 
015 20220040160
 
COMBINATION OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR AND IMMUNOTHERAPY 
016 20220040177
 
Compounds, Compositions and Methods of Treating or Preventing Acute Lung Injury 
017 20220040207
 
REMODILINS TO PREVENT OR TREAT CANCER METASTASIS, GLAUCOMA, AND HYPOXIA 
018 20220040208
 
Modified Tetracycline for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, Pain and Other Disorders Involving Potential Inflammatory Processes 
019 20220040236
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT OF VISION LOSS THROUGH GENERATION OF ROD PHOTORECEPTORS FROM MÜLLER GLIAL CELLS 
020 20220040242
 
MODULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOME TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS OR DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 
021 20220040255
 
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC REMODELING OF THE GUT MICROBIOME 
022 20220040263
 
COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC FOR COMBINATION LENALIDOMIDE AND ERYTHROPOIETIN TREATMENT 
023 20220040275
 
BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER VACCINES 
024 20220040276
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF BIOMACROMOLECULE AGENTS 
025 20220040285
 
Nucleoside-Modified RNA For Inducing an Adaptive Immune Response 
026 20220040286
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO EBOLAVIRUS VACCINES 
027 20220040288
 
HUMAN ROTAVIRUS G9P[6] STRAIN AND USE AS A VACCINE 
028 20220040290
 
COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOFIBER HIV ENVELOPES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE 
029 20220040309
 
COMPOSITIONS WITH PERMEATION ENHANCERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY 
030 20220040326
 
AAV-MEDIATED SUBCELLULAR TARGETING OF HETEROLOGOUS RHODOPSINS IN RETINAL GANGLION CELLS 
031 20220040334
 
HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING METHODS OF SENESCENCE-ANTAGONIZING SUBSTANCES AND SYSTEMS THEREOF 
032 20220040335
 
RADIOLABELED PABA AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF FOR USE AS FUNCTIONAL RENAL IMAGING AGENTS 
033 20220040337
 
RADIOLIGANDS FOR PRETARGETED PET IMAGING AND METHODS OF THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE 
034 20220040410
 
NEEDLE-FREE INTRADERMAL INJECTION DEVICE 
035 20220040479
 
WIRELESS IMPLANT FOR MOTOR FUNCTION RECOVERY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY 
036 20220040496
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING, MITIGATING, AND/OR TREATING DEMENTIA VIA VISUAL STIMULATION THAT BINDS HIGHER ORDER BRAIN REGIONS, REDUCES NEURODEGENERATION AND NEUROINFLAMMATION, AND IMPROVES COGNITIVE FUNCTION 
037 20220040498
 
METHODS OF INCREASING RESPONSE TO CANCER RADIATION THERAPY 
038 20220040508
 
WEARABLE AIR CLEANING DEVICE 
039 20220041543
 
BIPHENYL AMIDES WITH MODIFIED ETHER GROUPS AS HSP90 INHIBITORS AND HSP70 INDUCERS 
040 20220041606
 
POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF THE MUSCARINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR M1 
041 20220041618
 
SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZABLE OR FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIPHENE)-BASED POLYMERS AND MONOMERS THEREFOR 
042 20220041619
 
NEAR-INFRARED NERVE-SPARING BENZO[C]PHENOXAZINE FLUOROPHORES 
043 20220041627
 
PRODRUGS OF ANTI-CANCER AND ANTI-AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF 
044 20220041629
 
ESTROGEN RECEPTOR TARGETING ANTAGONISTS 
045 20220041650
 
PURIFICATION METHOD FOR RECOMBINANT PROTEINS AND NANOPARTICLES 
046 20220041655
 
CLASS I MHC PHOSPHOPEPTIDES FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS 
047 20220041659
 
VARIABLE LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTORS THAT TARGET THE BRAIN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND METHODS OF USE 
048 20220041660
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUESTERING VIRAL PARTICLES IN RESPIRATORY TRACT 
049 20220041667
 
TARGETING OF MAKAP-PDE4D3 COMPLEXES IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE 
050 20220041668
 
METHOD OF PROMOTING WOUND HEALING BY INHIBITING CCR3 
051 20220041669
 
METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING CONDITIONS OF DENDRITIC AND NEURAL SPINE DEFECTS 
052 20220041673
 
METHOD AND KIT FOR TREATING A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE 
053 20220041675
 
VARIANT TYPE III INTERFERONS AND SYNTHEKINES 
054 20220041677
 
MODIFIED MULLERIAN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE (MIS) PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES 
055 20220041697
 
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TARGETING C-TERMINAL REGION OF PHOSPHORYLATED TAU 
056 20220041698
 
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Pathological Alpha-Synuclein, and Methods Using Same 
057 20220041726
 
METHODS OF REDUCING LIVER PD-1-EXPRESSING CD8+ T CELLS USING PD-1 FC FUSION PROTEINS THAT BIND FC RECEPTORS 
058 20220041818
 
Polycarbonate Containing Compounds and Methods Related Thereto 
059 20220041886
 
ZWITTERIONIC COPOLYMER COATINGS AND RELATED METHODS 
060 20220041928
 
MULTIPLEXED SPECTRAL LIFETIME DETECTION OF PHOSPHORS 
061 20220041984
 
MOBILIZED PERIPHERAL BLOOD AS A SOURCE OF MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS 
062 20220041985
 
Methods for Preparing Therapeutically Active Cells Using Microfluidics 
063 20220041988
 
GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL AND PATIENT-SPECIFIC THYMIC TISSUE IN VIVO FROM INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS 
064 20220041990
 
METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR PRODUCING SKELETAL MUSCLE STEM CELLS AND TREATING DISORDERS 
065 20220041994
 
METHODS TO PRESERVE TUMOR-STROMAL INTERACTIONS IN CULTURE AND THERAPEUTIC PREDICTIVE APPLICATIONS THEREOF 
066 20220042001
 
IMPROVED HUMAN METHYLTHIOADENOSINE/ADENOSINE DEPLETING ENZYME VARIANTS FOR CANCER THERAPY 
067 20220042006
 
ADENOVIRUS LIBRARY AND METHODS 
068 20220042015
 
CONJUGATED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR TISSUE SPECIFIC DELIVERY 
069 20220042019
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR SMALL-MOLECULE REGULATION OF CRISPR-CAS9 ACTIVITY USING RNA APTAMERS 
070 20220042046
 
TUMOR-NAVIGATING, SELF-ERADICATING, TRAIL-ARMED SALMONELLA FOR PRECISION CANCER THERAPY 
071 20220042048
 
NONVIRAL GENERATION OF GENOME EDITED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS 
072 20220042056
 
ISOLATION OF FUNGAL MELANIN AND USES IN EXTERNAL RADIATION SHIELDING AND HEAT CAPTURE 
073 20220042100
 
QUANTIFYING FOREIGN DNA IN LOW-VOLUME BLOOD SAMPLES USING SNP PROFILING 
074 20220042113
 
METHODS OF MEASURING C19MC miRNA IN A POST-NATAL TISSUE AND USES THEREOF 
075 20220042506
 
MULTICHANNEL PUMPS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME 
076 20220042905
 
Strain-Accommodating Materials Comprising Photonic Crystals 
077 20220042911
 
Control of the Electrostatic Potential of Nanoparticles 
078 20220042992
 
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION 
079 20220044399
 
Deep-Learning-based T1-Enhanced Selection of Linear Coefficients (DL-TESLA) for PET/MR Attenuation Correction 
080 20220044452
 
HYBRID IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM 
081 20220044453
 
DENSITY COMPENSATION FUNCTION IN FILTERED BACKPROJECTION 
082 20220044809
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING DEEP LEARNING TO GENERATE ACUITY SCORES FOR CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS 

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Patent Title
001 20220040463
 
SILICON CARBIDE NANONEEDLES AND FABRICATION THEREOF 
002 20220040596
 
Centrifugal Contactor Including Central Dynamic Examination Device 
003 20220040639
 
ALKALINE CATION ENRICHMENT AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS TO PROVIDE CO2 MINERALIZATION AND GLOBAL-SCALE CARBON MANAGEMENT 
004 20220040656
 
Device And Method For Improving Specific Energy Requirement Of Plasma Pyrolyzing Or Reforming Systems 
005 20220040666
 
MATERIAL TO SEPARATE AND PUMP OXYGEN 
006 20220040677
 
MULTIMETALLIC CATALYSTS FOR METHANATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND DRY REFORMING OF METHANE 
007 20220040685
 
HUMIDIFIED SAMPLE PREPARATION STATION FOR SERIAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 
008 20220040894
 
BALLISTIC GEL FISH MODEL WITH IMPACT SENSING 
009 20220040920
 
PENETRATING AND ACTUATING NOZZLE FOR EXTRUSION-BASED 3D PRINTING 
010 20220041437
 
PHOTO TRIGGERED COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AND METHODS OF USING 
011 20220041464
 
CONVERSION OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE AND RECOVERY OF URANIUM FROM IONIC LIQUIDS 
012 20220041782
 
PRACTICAL SYNTHESIS OF MULTIPHASE SELF-HEALING POLYMERS FROM COMMODITY MONOMERS 
013 20220041830
 
NON-ISOCYANATE POLYURETHANE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME 
014 20220041913
 
HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS USING DOPED MAGNESIUM-TRANSITION METAL SPINEL OXIDES 
015 20220042031
 
Carbon Fixation Systems in Plants and Algae 
016 20220042172
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF RARE-EARTH OXIDES ON OPTICAL GRADE MATERIALS FOR LASER GAIN MEDIA 
017 20220042176
 
ADVANCED ANTICORROSION COATINGS ON LIGHTWEIGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOYS BY ATMOSPHERIC CO2 PLASMA TREATMENT 
018 20220042189
 
ANODES COMPRISING TRANSITION METAL AND PLATINUM GROUP METAL AS ALLOYS, AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 
019 20220042191
 
HYDROGEN FLOW AND RATIO CONTROL USING ELECTROLYZER STACK CURRENT 
020 20220042366
 
INTERFACE GASKET FOR BUILDING ENVELOPE PENETRATIONS 
021 20220042494
 
LOW-COST CARBON FIBER-BASED LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION 
022 20220042506
 
MULTICHANNEL PUMPS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME 
023 20220042540
 
Foreign Material Exclusion Plug for Structural Threads with Breakaway Tab 
024 20220042718
 
THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM WITH COUPLED TANKS 
025 20220042721
 
SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND RELATED LONGITUDINAL FINNED HEAT EXCHANGERS AND METHODS 
026 20220044830
 
COATED FUEL PELLETS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME 
027 20220044904
 
SELF-ASSEMBLED HELICAL SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURES FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNALS 
028 20220045232
 
DIFFUSE DISCHARGE CIRCUIT BREAKER 
029 20220045328
 
GLASSY EMBEDDED SOLID-STATE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES, SOLID-STATE BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND SOLID-STATE BATTERIES 
030 20220045331
 
BLACK METALLIC NANOROD ARRAYS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF 
031 20220045332
 
ION-CONDUCTIVE ORGANIC NETWORKS FOR BATTERY APPLICATIONS 
032 20220045337
 
CATALYTIC CATHODE FOR A LITHIUM-OXYGEN BATTERY 
033 20220045344
 
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH WATER RECYCLE 
034 20220045349
 
Aqueous and Hybrid Electrolytes With Wide Electrochemical Stability Windows 
035 20220045352
 
GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, METHODS OF MAKING GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER AND ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF 
036 20220045353
 
SURFACE TREATMENT OF A SULFIDE GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER 
037 20220045359
 
MECHANICALLY ROBUST SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS FOR ALKALI AND BEYOND ALKALI METAL BATTERIES 
038 20220045366
 
METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF LAMINATED SOLID ELECTROLYTE-BASED COMPONENTS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS USING SAME 
039 20220045374
 
METHOD FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL CATHODE-ACTIVE MATERIALS FROM LI-ION BATTERIES 
040 20220045506
 
MODULAR DC CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH INTEGRATED ENERGY STORAGE FOR FUTURE DC NETWORKS 
041 20220045628
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONVERTER INTERFACING WITH MULTIPLE SERIES-STACKED VOLTAGE DOMAINS 

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Patent Title
001 20220039708
 
PULSE OXIMETRY USING AMBIENT LIGHT 
002 20220040349
 
ANTIVIRAL METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS 
003 20220040698
 
MICROFLUIDIC TRAP 
004 20220040976
 
ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC JET PRINTED PHOTONIC DEVICES 
005 20220041659
 
VARIABLE LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTORS THAT TARGET THE BRAIN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND METHODS OF USE 
006 20220041818
 
Polycarbonate Containing Compounds and Methods Related Thereto 
007 20220041890
 
PEM LAYER-BY-LAYER SYSTEMS FOR COATING SUBSTRATES TO IMPROVE BIOACTIVITY AND BIOMOLECULE DELIVERY 
008 20220041973
 
INTEGRATED CAPSULE SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME BIOPROCESS MONITORING AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME 
009 20220042031
 
Carbon Fixation Systems in Plants and Algae 
010 20220042048
 
NONVIRAL GENERATION OF GENOME EDITED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS 
011 20220042187
 
COMPOSITE ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF 
012 20220042198
 
Copper Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to C2+ Products 
013 20220042224
 
FABRICATION OF NANOFIBERS AS DRY ADHESIVES AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME 
014 20220042295
 
Structural Design Principles For Diagonal Bracings In Truss And Beam Support Systems 
015 20220042908
 
FULL-FIELD BRILLOUIN MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS 
016 20220042911
 
Control of the Electrostatic Potential of Nanoparticles 
017 20220042917
 
REMOTE-EXCITATION TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (TERS) PROBE FOR NANOSCALE TERS IMAGING 
018 20220042938
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAND-HELD NQR-BASED IN-FIELD SCREENING OF SUBSTANCES 
019 20220043024
 
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY APPARATUS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS 
020 20220043473
 
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION IN DIGITAL LOW-DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATORS (DLDOs) CAUSED BY LIMIT CYCLE OSCILLATION (LCO) AND OTHER FACTORS 
021 20220044626
 
ACTIVE MOTION CAPTURE MARKER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED OR REMOTE VEHICLES OR WEARABLES 
022 20220044809
 
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING DEEP LEARNING TO GENERATE ACUITY SCORES FOR CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS 
023 20220045265
 
HALL BAR DEVICE FOR MEMORY AND LOGIC APPLICATIONS 
024 20220045278
 
Organic Salts For High Voltage Organic And Transparent Solar Cells 
025 20220045644
 
KIRIGAMI-BASED MULTI-AXIS TRACKING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS 
026 20220045705
 
ULTRA-LOW-POWER MILLIMETER-WAVE TO BASEBAND RECEIVER MODULE FOR SCALABLE MASSIVE MIMO 
027 20220045967
 
Remote Bandwidth Allocation 
028 20220046027
 
DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL CURRENCY MINING TO PERFORM NETWORK TASKS 

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Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies

Patent Title
001 20220040275
 
BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER VACCINES 
002 20220041298
 
LANDING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM 
003 20220042905
 
Strain-Accommodating Materials Comprising Photonic Crystals 
004 20220043948
 
VALIDATING QUALITATIVE STATES WITH THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION METHOD 
005 20220045265
 
HALL BAR DEVICE FOR MEMORY AND LOGIC APPLICATIONS 

Department of the ARMY (DOA)

Patent Title
001 20220039353
 
HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANIMALS 
002 20220039710
 
DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAVITY-ENHANCED MICROFLUIDIC COLLECTION, HANDLING AND TRANSFERRING OF FLUIDS 
003 20220040252
 
TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER BY ANDROGEN ABLATION AND IL-8 BLOCKADE 
004 20220040275
 
BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER VACCINES 
005 20220040476
 
RESORBABLE IMPLANT FOR STIMULATING TISSUE, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH IMPLANT, AND METHODS OF USING 
006 20220043813
 
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONTOLOGY DRIVEN DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING 
007 20220045265
 
HALL BAR DEVICE FOR MEMORY AND LOGIC APPLICATIONS 
008 20220045349
 
Aqueous and Hybrid Electrolytes With Wide Electrochemical Stability Windows 

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

Patent Title
001 20220040255
 
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC REMODELING OF THE GUT MICROBIOME 
002 20220041298
 
LANDING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM 
003 20220041305
 
MULTI-PART MARMAN BAND CLAMP WITH RETAINER 
004 20220042478
 
DUAL STIRLING CYCLE LIQUID AIR BATTERY 
005 20220043311
 
Utilizing 2D Monolayer WSe2 Nanosheets as the Planar-Alignment Agent in an electro-optical liquid crystal device to improve its optical transmission 
006 20220044077
 
MACHINE LEARNING MODEL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT 
007 20220044626
 
ACTIVE MOTION CAPTURE MARKER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED OR REMOTE VEHICLES OR WEARABLES 
008 20220046169
 
Incoherent Fourier Ptychographic Super-Resolution Imaging System with Priors 

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

Patent Title
001 20220041262
 
MIXED LIFTING GASES FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOONS 
002 20220043323
 
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL BEAM STEERING 
003 20220043639
 
CONTROL OF MISSION DATA TOOL APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACES 
004 20220044100
 
PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES FOR NANOPHOTONIC COMPUTING 
005 20220044626
 
ACTIVE MOTION CAPTURE MARKER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED OR REMOTE VEHICLES OR WEARABLES 
006 20220044727
 
SENSING SCHEME FOR LOW POWER REFRAM-BASED PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS 
007 20220044904
 
SELF-ASSEMBLED HELICAL SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURES FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNALS 

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001 20220040463
 
SILICON CARBIDE NANONEEDLES AND FABRICATION THEREOF 
002 20220040596
 
Centrifugal Contactor Including Central Dynamic Examination Device 
003 20220040677
 
MULTIMETALLIC CATALYSTS FOR METHANATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND DRY REFORMING OF METHANE 
004 20220040894
 
BALLISTIC GEL FISH MODEL WITH IMPACT SENSING 
005 20220040920
 
PENETRATING AND ACTUATING NOZZLE FOR EXTRUSION-BASED 3D PRINTING 
006 20220041437
 
PHOTO TRIGGERED COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AND METHODS OF USING 
007 20220041830
 
NON-ISOCYANATE POLYURETHANE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME 
008 20220042172
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF RARE-EARTH OXIDES ON OPTICAL GRADE MATERIALS FOR LASER GAIN MEDIA 
009 20220042176
 
ADVANCED ANTICORROSION COATINGS ON LIGHTWEIGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOYS BY ATMOSPHERIC CO2 PLASMA TREATMENT 
010 20220042189
 
ANODES COMPRISING TRANSITION METAL AND PLATINUM GROUP METAL AS ALLOYS, AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 
011 20220042191
 
HYDROGEN FLOW AND RATIO CONTROL USING ELECTROLYZER STACK CURRENT 
012 20220042366
 
INTERFACE GASKET FOR BUILDING ENVELOPE PENETRATIONS 
013 20220042494
 
LOW-COST CARBON FIBER-BASED LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION 
014 20220042718
 
THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM WITH COUPLED TANKS 
015 20220042721
 
SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND RELATED LONGITUDINAL FINNED HEAT EXCHANGERS AND METHODS 
016 20220044830
 
COATED FUEL PELLETS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME 
017 20220045232
 
DIFFUSE DISCHARGE CIRCUIT BREAKER 
018 20220045337
 
CATALYTIC CATHODE FOR A LITHIUM-OXYGEN BATTERY 
019 20220045359
 
MECHANICALLY ROBUST SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS FOR ALKALI AND BEYOND ALKALI METAL BATTERIES 
020 20220045374
 
METHOD FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL CATHODE-ACTIVE MATERIALS FROM LI-ION BATTERIES 

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Emerging Technology

Emerging Climate Change Technologies

Patents containing 'Y" CPC symbols indicate emerging technologies important to US scientific leadership.

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

Y02 — Green House Gas Mitigation — Y02 covers selected technologies, which 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.

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Y02A Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change
20220040242  MODULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOME TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS OR DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM      
20220042031  Carbon Fixation Systems in Plants and Algae      
Y02P Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
20220045278  Organic Salts For High Voltage Organic And Transparent Solar Cells      

Count of patent applications funded by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Department | Agency This Week This Year
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 82 476
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 75 456
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 19 118
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 14 76
IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) 1 1
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 10 38
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 10 73
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 10 56
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) 8 46
National Eye Institute (NEI) 6 20
National Institute on Aging (NIA) 4 26
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 3 21
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 3 15
National Research Service Award (NRSA) 2 4
Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) 2 4
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) 2 4
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 2 13
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 1 15
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD) 1 9
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) 1 4
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) 1 9
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 1 1
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 1 11
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 3 5
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 1 3
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) 1 5
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) 1 5

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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 mostly American and sometime 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

Patent Applications by Scientific Domain.

This section contains the number of patents organiized 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 patented 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.

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CPC A61 Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene 43 280
CPC C12 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering 18 93
CPC C07 Organic Chemistry 20 74
CPC H01 Basic Electric Elements 15 77
CPC B01 Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus in General 10 70
CPC G01 Measuring; Testing 8 37
CPC G06 Computing; Calculating; Counting 10 34
CPC C08 Organic Macromolecular Compounds; Their Preparation or Chemical Working-up; Compositions Based Thereon 3 29
CPC C01 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30
CPC H04 Electric Communication Technique 5 22
CPC C25 Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes; Apparatus Therefor 4 12
CPC G02 Optics 3 12
CPC B29 Working of Plastics; Working of Substances in a Plastic State in General 2 13
CPC C09 Dyes; Paints; Polishes; Natural Resins; Adhesives; Compositions Not Otherwise Provided For; Applications of Materials Not Otherwise Provided for 4 9
CPC B64 Aircraft; Aviation; Cosmonautics 4 8
CPC C23 Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Chemical Surface Treatment; Diffusion Treatment of Metallic Material; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General; Inhibiting Corrosion of Metallic Material or Incrustation in General 2 9
CPC F28 Heat Exchange in General 1 8
CPC F04 Positive - Displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps for Liquids or Elastic Fluids 1 5
CPC H02 Generation; Conversion or Distribution of Electric Power 3 2
CPC B41 Printing; Lining Machines; Typewriters; Stamps 2 2
CPC A62 Life-saving; Fire-fighting 1 3
CPC E04 Building 1 3
CPC F16 Engineering Elements and Units; General Measures for Producing and Maintaining Effective Functioning of Machines or Installations; Thermal Insulation in General 1 3
CPC G16 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted for Specific Application Fields 1 3
CPC Y02 Technologies or Applications for Mitigation or Adaptation Against Climate Change 0 4
CPC A01 Agriculture; Forestry; Animal Husbandry; Hunting; Trapping; Fishing 2 1
CPC F24 Heating; Ranges; Ventilating 2 1
CPC F02 Combustion Engines; Hot-gas or Combustion-product Engine Plants 1 2
CPC G11 Information Storage 1 2
CPC G21 Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Engineering 1 2
CPC D04 Braiding; Lace-making; Knitting; Trimmings; Non-woven Fabrics 2 0
CPC E06 Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds in General; Ladders 1 1
CPC G05 Controlling; Regulating 1 1
CPC F03 Machines or Engines for Liquids; Wind, Spring, or Weight Motors; Producing Mechanical Power or a Reactive Propulsive Thrust, Not Otherwise Provided for 1 0
CPC G09 Education; Cryptography; Display; Advertising; Seals 1 0

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Count of Inventors by Country and U.S. State

Patent Applications by country and state based on location information of first named inventors and all listed inventors.

Country First Named Inventors All Inventors
United States of America 176 622
Canada 0 2
Netherlands 0 2
Australia 0 1
China PRC 0 1
India 0 1
Lebanon 0 1
U.S. State First Named Inventors All Inventors
California 29 111
Maryland 13 46
Massachusetts 12 53
Tennessee 11 39
Pennsylvania 11 34
Illinois 10 29
Colorado 9 28
New York 9 26
Florida 6 21
Michigan 6 19
New Jersey 6 18
Arizona 6 17
Texas 5 16
Wisconsin 4 15
Virginia 4 14
North Carolina 3 17
Georgia 3 14
Washington 3 11
Missouri 3 9
Ohio 3 8
New Mexico 2 9
Connecticut 2 6
Idaho 2 2
Louisiana 1 5
Oregon 1 5
Maine 1 4
Minnesota 1 4
Alabama 1 3
District of Columbia 1 3
Kansas 1 3
Nebraska 1 3
New Hampshire 1 3
Nevada 1 3
South Carolina 1 3
Rhode Island 1 2
Oklahoma 1 1
Indiana 0 5
Delaware 0 1
Kentucky 0 1
West Virginia 0 1

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

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

Country Assignees Applicants
United States of America 69 227
Netherlands 1 1
Canada 0 1
China PRC 0 1
Lebanon 0 1
U.S. State Assignees Applicants
California 14 28
Massachusetts 7 22
Maryland 6 18
Illinois 6 16
Arizona 4 11
New York 4 10
Tennessee 3 12
Virginia 3 8
New Jersey 3 3
District of Columbia 2 12
Pennsylvania 2 9
Florida 2 7
Missouri 2 7
Washington 2 3
New Hampshire 2 2
Michigan 1 6
Georgia 1 5
Texas 1 4
Indiana 1 2
Delaware 1 1
Maine 1 1
Oregon 1 1
Colorado 0 9
New Mexico 0 4
North Carolina 0 4
Wisconsin 0 4
Ohio 0 3
Idaho 0 2
Louisiana 0 2
Alabama 0 1
Connecticut 0 1
Kansas 0 1
Minnesota 0 1
Mississippi 0 1
Nebraska 0 1
Nevada 0 1
Oklahoma 0 1
Rhode Island 0 1
South Carolina 0 1
West Virginia 0 1

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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 of 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.

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 by the Government 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, 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

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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