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New Taxpayer Funded Patents for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 

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FedInvent analyzed 121 taxpayer-funded patents this week.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted 121 taxpayer-funded patents; including 120 patents containing government interest statements and 17 patents where federal government agencies were an assignee or applicant. Together, 121 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 11963697
 
Methods, compositions, and systems for device implantation 
002 11963750
 
Systems, devices and methods for non-invasive hematological measurements 
003 11963751
 
Human bioelectrical signal detection and monitoring 
004 11963785
 
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing visuomotor error augmentation for balance rehabilitation 
005 11963787
 
Systems and methods for lymph node and vessel imaging 
006 11963789
 
Measuring and/or characterizing feeding behavior 
007 11963821
 
Ultrasound-guided alignment and insertion of percutaneous cannulating instruments 
008 11963832
 
Systems and methods for computer-aided orthognathic surgical planning 
009 11963866
 
Device for securing an intraocular device in an eye 
010 11963939
 
Use of N-acetylcysteine to treat central nervous system disorders 
011 11963945
 
Ozonides for treating or preventing virus infections 
012 11963949
 
Method for treating obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases by regulating GPR30/GPER activity 
013 11963954
 
Methods and compositions of inhibiting DCN1-UBC12 interaction 
014 11963955
 
Compositions for and methods of inhibiting SARS-CoV2 infection 
015 11963957
 
Treating cardiovascular disease by selectively eliminating senescent cells 
016 11963959
 
Inhibitors for coronavirus 
017 11963964
 
Small molecules for mouse satellite cell proliferation 
018 11963968
 
Treatment of hearing loss 
019 11963972
 
Antiviral agents and nucleoside analogs for treatment of Zika virus 
020 11963975
 
Therapeutic targets for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 
021 11963980
 
Activated CD26-high immune cells and CD26-negative immune cells and uses thereof 
022 11963983
 
Methods of cardiac repair 
023 11964000
 
Cancer treatment methods using nanofiber stabilized growth factors 
024 11964001
 
Compositions for treating or preventing respiratory tract infections and method of use thereof 
025 11964006
 
Multivalent Epstein-Barr virus-like particles and uses thereof 
026 11964008
 
Method for inactivating zika virus and for determining the completeness of inactivation 
027 11964010
 
Prefusion coronavirus spike proteins and their use 
028 11964014
 
Vaccine adjuvants based on TLR receptor ligands 
029 11964022
 
Small molecule binders of the oncogenic fusion transcription factor PAX3-FOXO1 
030 11964026
 
Layer-by-layer nanoparticles for cytokine therapy in cancer treatment 
031 11964028
 
RNA nanoparticles and method of use thereof 
032 11964075
 
Injectable composite inks and methods for making and using thereof 
033 11964109
 
Systems and methods for driving neural activity to control brain signaling and gene expression 
034 11964242
 
Zeolite membranes, molecular separation methods, and manufacturing processes for zeolite membranes 
035 11964252
 
Sorbent and devices for capturing, stabilizing, and recovering volatile and semi-volatile compounds 
036 11964257
 
Ceria-supported metal catalysts and processes 
037 11964304
 
Sorting between metal alloys 
038 11964384
 
Curved origami-based metamaterials for in situ stiffness manipulation 
039 11964387
 
Methods for improving stability of concentric tube steerable devices using asymmetric flexural rigidity 
040 11964465
 
Biaxially-stretchable barrier laminate fabric composite material and method of manufacture 
041 11964558
 
Sensor system for passive in-vehicle breath alcohol estimation 
042 11964748
 
Remote generation of lifting gas 
043 11964884
 
System and method for removing nitrate from water 
044 11964885
 
Tandem electrodialysis cell systems based on the use of redox couples 
045 11964918
 
Embedding sensors in 3D-printed silicon carbide 
046 11964920
 
Nanoporous structures and assemblies incorporating the same 
047 11964944
 
Compounds and methods for treating, detecting, and identifying compounds to treat apicomplexan parasitic diseases 
048 11964945
 
Compounds and methods for the targeted degradation of androgen receptor 
049 11964956
 
Cannabinergic compounds and uses thereof 
050 11964984
 
TXNIP-TRX complex inhibitors and methods of using the same 
051 11964985
 
Anti-cancer compounds targeting Ral GTPases and methods of using the same 
052 11964994
 
Two-dimensional perovskite compositions and devices therefrom 
053 11964995
 
Methods for making low bandgap perovskites 
054 11964997
 
Methods of library construction for polynucleotide sequencing 
055 11965001
 
Modular dimerization thermoswitches and related monomers, dimers, constructs, dimeric complexes, vectors, cells, surfaces, devices compositions, methods and systems 
056 11965002
 
Optogenetic construct for allosteric control of protein activity 
057 11965006
 
Antimicrobial and anti-cancer therapy 
058 11965009
 
Methods of producing aggregate-free monomeric diphtheria toxin fusion proteins and therapeutic uses 
059 11965034
 
Antifibrotic activity of CD47 blockade in the liver 
060 11965068
 
Cross-linked polymer networks and methods of making and using same 
061 11965074
 
Anion exchange membrane and methods of making and using the same 
062 11965159
 
Compositions and methods for regulating proteins and nucleic acids activities 
063 11965160
 
Von Willebrand Factor (VWF)-targeting agents and methods of using the same 
064 11965162
 
MicroRNA and inhibitors thereof and methods of treatment 
065 11965164
 
Amphiphilic polynucleotides 
066 11965174
 
Adeno-associated virus vector variants for high efficiency genome editing and methods thereof 
067 11965182
 
Plants with enhanced yield and methods of construction 
068 11965190
 
Vectors, genetically modified bacteria, and methods of making and using 
069 11965191
 
Programmable protein circuits in living cells 
070 11965197
 
Microbial polycultures and methods of use thereof 
071 11965215
 
Methods and systems for analyzing nucleic acid molecules 
072 11965218
 
Methods for detecting respiratory viral infection 
073 11965265
 
Hybrid electro-processing of a metal workpiece 
074 11965303
 
Group anchor system, subsea installation system, method for using and installing same 
075 11965492
 
Shape memory alloy composite fabric pressure vessel and diving suit 
076 11965528
 
Adjustable air flow plenum with circumferential movable closure for a fan of a gas turbine engine 
077 11965715
 
Long distance shooting tool for target identification, communication, and ballistic data 
078 11965799
 
Integrated-photonic electromagnetic signal detector 
079 11965800
 
Breakout box for testing periscope cable connectors 
080 11965810
 
Multiplexed on-chip impedance cytometry system and method 
081 11965812
 
Apparatus and methods for particle analysis and autofluorescence discrimination 
082 11965831
 
Methods and systems for stimulated emission depletion microscopy 
083 11965840
 
Charge-resistant epoxy resins for electron microscopy applications 
084 11965851
 
Grid coatings for capture of proteins and other compounds 
085 11965869
 
Plant fluorometer for remote detection of growth dynamics 
086 11965881
 
Nanosensors and methods for detection of biological markers 
087 11965890
 
Compositions and methods for quantitative assessment of DNA-protein complex density 
088 11965950
 
Slice ordering for MB-EPI ASL imaging 
089 11965967
 
Apparatus and method for detecting intersection edges 
090 11966138
 
Methods of modulating light using liquid crystal polarization gratings 
091 11966159
 
Organometallic solution based high resolution patterning compositions 
092 11966284
 
Fault-tolerant computer for reconfigurable hardware devices 
093 11966332
 
Computing data and instructions at immutable points 
094 11966345
 
Network credit return mechanisms 
095 11966501
 
Blockchain-based decentralized computing 
096 11966676
 
Soft error-mitigating semiconductor design system and associated methods 
097 11966714
 
Ternary in-memory accelerator 
098 11966776
 
Learning agent based application scheduling 
099 11966816
 
Generating error-resistant quantum control pulses from geometrical curves 
100 11967064
 
Rapid sensing of biological and environmental analytes 
101 11967070
 
Systems and methods for automated image analysis 
102 11967104
 
Method for determining the actual location of an object in a camera field of view 
103 11967247
 
Prosthetic virtual reality training interface and related methods 
104 11967410
 
Biodosimetry panels and methods 
105 11967495
 
Low-power mass interrogation system and assay for determining Vitamin D levels 
106 11967619
 
Laterally-gated transistors and lateral Schottky diodes with integrated lateral field plate structures 
107 11967629
 
Low noise and high-performance field effect transistors of 2-dimensional materials and methods to fabricate the same 
108 11967678
 
All solid-state lithium-ion battery incorporating electrolyte-infiltrated composite electrodes 
109 11967738
 
Full perimeter electrode cell 
110 11967849
 
Active filter system with energy storage 
111 11967853
 
Tethered recharging of autonomous underwater vehicles 
112 11967854
 
Battery-ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage system architecture for mild-hybrid power systems 
113 11967882
 
Radially stacked actuator 
114 11968073
 
Quadrature phase shift keying quadrature amplitude modulation transmitter 
115 11968176
 
High-assurance VLAN switch 
116 11968263
 
Behind-the-meter resource management system 
117 11968436
 
Light weight lens barrel systems and methods 
118 11968440
 
System and method for generating a privacy protected image 
119 11968540
 
Independently managing wireless transmission by individual spectrum access systems in a shared radio frequency spectrum 
120 11968848
 
Image sensor including nanostructure color filter 
121 11968905
 
Sputter deposited crystalline ordered topological insulator/ferromagnet (TI/FM) thin film heterostructures for spintronics applications 

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Patent Count By Department

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

Department This Week This Year
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 56 909
Department of Defense (DOD) 36 626
National Science Foundation (NSF) 20 345
Department of Energy (DOE) 15 451
Small Business Administration (SBA) 5 43
Department of Commerce (DOC) 2 26
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2 29
Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2 7
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2 77
Department of the Interior (DOI) 1 3
U.S. State Government 1 7

Patents By Funding Agency

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

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Patent Title
001 11963750
 
Systems, devices and methods for non-invasive hematological measurements 
002 11963785
 
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing visuomotor error augmentation for balance rehabilitation 
003 11963787
 
Systems and methods for lymph node and vessel imaging 
004 11963789
 
Measuring and/or characterizing feeding behavior 
005 11963821
 
Ultrasound-guided alignment and insertion of percutaneous cannulating instruments 
006 11963832
 
Systems and methods for computer-aided orthognathic surgical planning 
007 11963939
 
Use of N-acetylcysteine to treat central nervous system disorders 
008 11963945
 
Ozonides for treating or preventing virus infections 
009 11963949
 
Method for treating obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases by regulating GPR30/GPER activity 
010 11963954
 
Methods and compositions of inhibiting DCN1-UBC12 interaction 
011 11963955
 
Compositions for and methods of inhibiting SARS-CoV2 infection 
012 11963957
 
Treating cardiovascular disease by selectively eliminating senescent cells 
013 11963964
 
Small molecules for mouse satellite cell proliferation 
014 11963968
 
Treatment of hearing loss 
015 11963972
 
Antiviral agents and nucleoside analogs for treatment of Zika virus 
016 11963975
 
Therapeutic targets for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 
017 11963980
 
Activated CD26-high immune cells and CD26-negative immune cells and uses thereof 
018 11963983
 
Methods of cardiac repair 
019 11964000
 
Cancer treatment methods using nanofiber stabilized growth factors 
020 11964001
 
Compositions for treating or preventing respiratory tract infections and method of use thereof 
021 11964006
 
Multivalent Epstein-Barr virus-like particles and uses thereof 
022 11964008
 
Method for inactivating zika virus and for determining the completeness of inactivation 
023 11964010
 
Prefusion coronavirus spike proteins and their use 
024 11964014
 
Vaccine adjuvants based on TLR receptor ligands 
025 11964022
 
Small molecule binders of the oncogenic fusion transcription factor PAX3-FOXO1 
026 11964028
 
RNA nanoparticles and method of use thereof 
027 11964109
 
Systems and methods for driving neural activity to control brain signaling and gene expression 
028 11964252
 
Sorbent and devices for capturing, stabilizing, and recovering volatile and semi-volatile compounds 
029 11964944
 
Compounds and methods for treating, detecting, and identifying compounds to treat apicomplexan parasitic diseases 
030 11964945
 
Compounds and methods for the targeted degradation of androgen receptor 
031 11964956
 
Cannabinergic compounds and uses thereof 
032 11964984
 
TXNIP-TRX complex inhibitors and methods of using the same 
033 11964985
 
Anti-cancer compounds targeting Ral GTPases and methods of using the same 
034 11964997
 
Methods of library construction for polynucleotide sequencing 
035 11965002
 
Optogenetic construct for allosteric control of protein activity 
036 11965006
 
Antimicrobial and anti-cancer therapy 
037 11965009
 
Methods of producing aggregate-free monomeric diphtheria toxin fusion proteins and therapeutic uses 
038 11965034
 
Antifibrotic activity of CD47 blockade in the liver 
039 11965159
 
Compositions and methods for regulating proteins and nucleic acids activities 
040 11965160
 
Von Willebrand Factor (VWF)-targeting agents and methods of using the same 
041 11965162
 
MicroRNA and inhibitors thereof and methods of treatment 
042 11965164
 
Amphiphilic polynucleotides 
043 11965174
 
Adeno-associated virus vector variants for high efficiency genome editing and methods thereof 
044 11965190
 
Vectors, genetically modified bacteria, and methods of making and using 
045 11965215
 
Methods and systems for analyzing nucleic acid molecules 
046 11965218
 
Methods for detecting respiratory viral infection 
047 11965810
 
Multiplexed on-chip impedance cytometry system and method 
048 11965812
 
Apparatus and methods for particle analysis and autofluorescence discrimination 
049 11965840
 
Charge-resistant epoxy resins for electron microscopy applications 
050 11965851
 
Grid coatings for capture of proteins and other compounds 
051 11965881
 
Nanosensors and methods for detection of biological markers 
052 11965890
 
Compositions and methods for quantitative assessment of DNA-protein complex density 
053 11965950
 
Slice ordering for MB-EPI ASL imaging 
054 11967064
 
Rapid sensing of biological and environmental analytes 
055 11967070
 
Systems and methods for automated image analysis 
056 11967410
 
Biodosimetry panels and methods 

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Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies

Patent Title
001 11963697
 
Methods, compositions, and systems for device implantation 
002 11963959
 
Inhibitors for coronavirus 
003 11964465
 
Biaxially-stretchable barrier laminate fabric composite material and method of manufacture 
004 11964748
 
Remote generation of lifting gas 
005 11964944
 
Compounds and methods for treating, detecting, and identifying compounds to treat apicomplexan parasitic diseases 
006 11965001
 
Modular dimerization thermoswitches and related monomers, dimers, constructs, dimeric complexes, vectors, cells, surfaces, devices compositions, methods and systems 
007 11965159
 
Compositions and methods for regulating proteins and nucleic acids activities 
008 11965191
 
Programmable protein circuits in living cells 
009 11966345
 
Network credit return mechanisms 
010 11966714
 
Ternary in-memory accelerator 
011 11966776
 
Learning agent based application scheduling 
012 11967247
 
Prosthetic virtual reality training interface and related methods 
013 11967410
 
Biodosimetry panels and methods 
014 11967619
 
Laterally-gated transistors and lateral Schottky diodes with integrated lateral field plate structures 
015 11967738
 
Full perimeter electrode cell 
016 11967849
 
Active filter system with energy storage 
017 11967882
 
Radially stacked actuator 

Department of the ARMY (DOA)

Patent Title
001 11963697
 
Methods, compositions, and systems for device implantation 
002 11963751
 
Human bioelectrical signal detection and monitoring 
003 11963959
 
Inhibitors for coronavirus 
004 11964026
 
Layer-by-layer nanoparticles for cytokine therapy in cancer treatment 
005 11964252
 
Sorbent and devices for capturing, stabilizing, and recovering volatile and semi-volatile compounds 
006 11964465
 
Biaxially-stretchable barrier laminate fabric composite material and method of manufacture 
007 11964944
 
Compounds and methods for treating, detecting, and identifying compounds to treat apicomplexan parasitic diseases 
008 11965001
 
Modular dimerization thermoswitches and related monomers, dimers, constructs, dimeric complexes, vectors, cells, surfaces, devices compositions, methods and systems 
009 11965159
 
Compositions and methods for regulating proteins and nucleic acids activities 
010 11966816
 
Generating error-resistant quantum control pulses from geometrical curves 
011 11967064
 
Rapid sensing of biological and environmental analytes 
012 11967247
 
Prosthetic virtual reality training interface and related methods 
013 11968436
 
Light weight lens barrel systems and methods 
014 11968905
 
Sputter deposited crystalline ordered topological insulator/ferromagnet (TI/FM) thin film heterostructures for spintronics applications 

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

Patent Title
001 11965159
 
Compositions and methods for regulating proteins and nucleic acids activities 
002 11965265
 
Hybrid electro-processing of a metal workpiece 
003 11965492
 
Shape memory alloy composite fabric pressure vessel and diving suit 
004 11965715
 
Long distance shooting tool for target identification, communication, and ballistic data 
005 11965800
 
Breakout box for testing periscope cable connectors 
006 11966816
 
Generating error-resistant quantum control pulses from geometrical curves 
007 11967678
 
All solid-state lithium-ion battery incorporating electrolyte-infiltrated composite electrodes 
008 11967849
 
Active filter system with energy storage 
009 11967853
 
Tethered recharging of autonomous underwater vehicles 

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

Patent Title
001 11964252
 
Sorbent and devices for capturing, stabilizing, and recovering volatile and semi-volatile compounds 
002 11964748
 
Remote generation of lifting gas 
003 11965528
 
Adjustable air flow plenum with circumferential movable closure for a fan of a gas turbine engine 
004 11966138
 
Methods of modulating light using liquid crystal polarization gratings 
005 11966332
 
Computing data and instructions at immutable points 
006 11967104
 
Method for determining the actual location of an object in a camera field of view 
007 11967495
 
Low-power mass interrogation system and assay for determining Vitamin D levels 
008 11967619
 
Laterally-gated transistors and lateral Schottky diodes with integrated lateral field plate structures 
009 11967738
 
Full perimeter electrode cell 
010 11968176
 
High-assurance VLAN switch 

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Patent Title
001 11963821
 
Ultrasound-guided alignment and insertion of percutaneous cannulating instruments 
002 11964075
 
Injectable composite inks and methods for making and using thereof 
003 11964242
 
Zeolite membranes, molecular separation methods, and manufacturing processes for zeolite membranes 
004 11964257
 
Ceria-supported metal catalysts and processes 
005 11964384
 
Curved origami-based metamaterials for in situ stiffness manipulation 
006 11964387
 
Methods for improving stability of concentric tube steerable devices using asymmetric flexural rigidity 
007 11964884
 
System and method for removing nitrate from water 
008 11964885
 
Tandem electrodialysis cell systems based on the use of redox couples 
009 11964920
 
Nanoporous structures and assemblies incorporating the same 
010 11965068
 
Cross-linked polymer networks and methods of making and using same 
011 11965164
 
Amphiphilic polynucleotides 
012 11965190
 
Vectors, genetically modified bacteria, and methods of making and using 
013 11965831
 
Methods and systems for stimulated emission depletion microscopy 
014 11965869
 
Plant fluorometer for remote detection of growth dynamics 
015 11965881
 
Nanosensors and methods for detection of biological markers 
016 11965967
 
Apparatus and method for detecting intersection edges 
017 11966159
 
Organometallic solution based high resolution patterning compositions 
018 11967629
 
Low noise and high-performance field effect transistors of 2-dimensional materials and methods to fabricate the same 
019 11968073
 
Quadrature phase shift keying quadrature amplitude modulation transmitter 
020 11968848
 
Image sensor including nanostructure color filter 

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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
11963750  Systems, devices and methods for non-invasive hematological measurements      
11965182  Plants with enhanced yield and methods of construction      
Y02E Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
11967738  Full perimeter electrode cell      

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)56909
National Institutes of Health (NIH)53877
National Cancer Institute (NCI)15201
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)10115
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)7118
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)7117
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)681
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)479
National Institute on Aging (NIA)335
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)282
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)233
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)226
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)15
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)110
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)116
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)110
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)18
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)124
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)126
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)13
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)15
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)15

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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.

WATCH This SPACE

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 49
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 20
1700 Chemical and Materials Engineering 16
2600 Communications 9
3600 Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review 8
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Gaming and Medical Devices/Processes 8
2400 Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security 7
2100 Computer Architecture Software and Information Security 4

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

Patents By Scientific Domain.

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

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

Class Class Definition First
(Original)
Inventive
(CrossRef)
CPC A61 Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene 33 238
CPC C12 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering 11 140
CPC G06 Computing; Calculating; Counting 11 62
CPC G01 Measuring; Testing 12 57
CPC C07 Organic Chemistry 13 53
CPC H01 Basic Electric Elements 5 49
CPC B01 Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus in General 3 35
CPC H04 Electric Communication Technique 6 23
CPC G02 Optics 1 28
CPC C04 Cements; Concrete; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories 2 18
CPC G16 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted for Specific Application Fields 1 18
CPC C01 Inorganic Chemistry 0 18
CPC B32 Layered Products 1 12
CPC C02 Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge 2 10
CPC H02 Generation; Conversion or Distribution of Electric Power 4 6
CPC G03 Photography; Cinematography; Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Electrography; Holography 1 9
CPC B63 Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Related Equipment 0 10
CPC C08 Organic Macromolecular Compounds; Their Preparation or Chemical Working-up; Compositions Based Thereon 2 7
CPC B25 Hand Tools; Portable Power-driven Tools; Manipulators 2 6
CPC C25 Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes; Apparatus Therefor 1 5
CPC B07 Separating Solids From Solids; Sorting 1 4
CPC Y02 Technologies or Applications for Mitigation or Adaptation Against Climate Change 0 4
CPC B64 Aircraft; Aviation; Cosmonautics 1 2
CPC E02 Hydraulic Engineering; Foundations; Soil Shifting 1 2
CPC F04 Positive - Displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps for Liquids or Elastic Fluids 1 2
CPC B60 Vehicles in General 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 F41 Weapons 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 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 118 420
South Korea 1 6
Sweden 1 5
Canada 1 1
Switzerland 0 4
Spain 0 4
United Kingdom 0 4
China PRC 0 3
Japan 0 2
China Hong Kong 0 1
Netherlands 0 1
Qatar 0 1
Singapore 0 1
U.S. State First Named Inventors All Inventors
California 19 70
Massachusetts 15 52
Maryland 8 37
Texas 7 18
Indiana 6 18
Illinois 6 16
New York 5 16
Colorado 4 18
Georgia 4 17
Virginia 4 16
Minnesota 3 13
Ohio 3 10
Tennessee 3 10
Rhode Island 3 6
North Carolina 2 10
Connecticut 2 9
Oregon 2 9
Florida 2 5
Montana 2 5
New Hampshire 2 4
Missouri 2 3
Idaho 1 6
Kentucky 1 6
Oklahoma 1 5
Kansas 1 4
New Jersey 1 4
Wyoming 1 4
Arizona 1 3
Iowa 1 3
Pennsylvania 1 3
South Carolina 1 3
Wisconsin 1 3
District of Columbia 1 2
New Mexico 1 2
Michigan 1 1
Washington 0 4
Louisiana 0 2
Arkansas 0 1
Nebraska 0 1
Utah 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 143157
United Kingdom 32
Germany 11
South Korea 11
Spain 11
Switzerland 11
U.S. State Assignees Applicants
California 2221
Massachusetts 1919
Maryland 1115
Indiana 98
Illinois 77
New York 67
Virginia 510
Texas 56
Georgia 55
Colorado 44
North Carolina 44
District of Columbia 42
Minnesota 34
Montana 33
Ohio 33
Tennessee 33
Oregon 24
Connecticut 22
Idaho 22
Kansas 22
Kentucky 22
New Hampshire 22
Pennsylvania 22
North Dakota 20
Rhode Island 14
Arizona 12
Missouri 12
Florida 11
Iowa 11
Louisiana 11
Nebraska 11
New Jersey 11
New Mexico 11
Oklahoma 11
South Carolina 11
Washington 11
Wisconsin 11
Wyoming 11
Utah 01

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Technology Center Explainer

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

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

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

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

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

Technology Centers and Art Units

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

About Plant Patents

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

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

About Design Patents

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

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

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

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

FedInvent Patents

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

ABOUT OUR DATA

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

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

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

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

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