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New Taxpayer Funded Patents for Tuesday, September 24, 2024 

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FedInvent analyzed 118 taxpayer-funded patents this week.

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted 118 taxpayer-funded patents; including 111 patents containing government interest statements and 29 patents where federal government agencies were an assignee or applicant. Together, 118 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 12096728
 
Passive porous tube nutrient delivery system 
002 12096747
 
Organism monitoring devices and organism monitoring methods 
003 12096863
 
Access system 
004 12096986
 
Computational simulation platform for planning of interventional procedures 
005 12096999
 
Robotic device with compact joint design and related systems and methods 
006 12097015
 
Liquid flow induced power generation using nanoscale metal layers 
007 12097029
 
Decoding neuropsychiatric states from multi-site brain network activity 
008 12097037
 
System, method and computer-accessible medium for determining possibility/likelihood of mental disorder 
009 12097055
 
Optimal scan pattern for medical imaging device 
010 12097075
 
Ultrasound systems and methods using mass characteristic frequency 
011 12097135
 
Methods, devices, and compositions for treating vascular aneurysms 
012 12097159
 
Textile actuators 
013 12097196
 
Dopamine D3 receptor selective antagonists/partial agonists and uses thereof 
014 12097213
 
Sequential treatment of cancers using 6-thio-dG, checkpoint inhibitors and radiation therapy 
015 12097237
 
Small molecule Ras inhibitors 
016 12097239
 
Methods and compositions for treating diabetes, and methods for enriching MRNA coding for secreted proteins 
017 12097246
 
Methods of treating spinal cord injury 
018 12097258
 
Vaccine adjuvant 
019 12097260
 
Temperature-responsive degradable hydrogels 
020 12097264
 
Methods and compositions for theranostic nanoparticles 
021 12097268
 
Modulation of neural pathways 
022 12097269
 
Dual mode gadolinium nanoparticle contrast agents 
023 12097290
 
Membrane encapsulated nanoparticles and method of use 
024 12097291
 
Thermostable vaccine compositions and methods of preparing same 
025 12097304
 
Biocompatible structure for tissue regeneration and methods of making and using same 
026 12097367
 
Wireless iontophoresis patch and controller 
027 12097390
 
Flash radiotherapy accelerator 
028 12097475
 
Microfluidic system 
029 12097500
 
Apparatus and methods for monitoring of biomarkers in blood 
030 12097546
 
Method for sequestering ions in an environmental matrix 
031 12097567
 
Methods and apparatuses of oscillatory pulsed electrochemical machining 
032 12097620
 
Systems and methods for environment-adaptive robotic disinfection 
033 12097645
 
Automation mechanism for pre/clinical production of resorbable nerve guides 
034 12097878
 
Generating training data for machine learning based models for autonomous vehicles 
035 12097939
 
Field configurable vehicle having an integral bladder 
036 12098026
 
Low profile transfer mechanism for controlled environment 
037 12098062
 
Autonomous robotic cargo system 
038 12098074
 
Systems and methods of making carbon nanotubes 
039 12098079
 
Chemical reactor with integrated heat exchanger, heater, and high conductance catalyst holder 
040 12098117
 
Compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer 
041 12098118
 
Analgesic and anti-addictive compositions for treatment of chronic pain and opioid addiction 
042 12098131
 
Using adiponectin receptor agonists to treat inflammation and bone diseases in diabetes 
043 12098153
 
Small molecule inhibitors targeting Clostridioides difficile sporulation 
044 12098169
 
Enterococcus faecium neurotoxin (BoNT/EN) and derivatives thereof 
045 12098170
 
Surface layer protein a (SlpA) as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of inflammatory diseases 
046 12098171
 
Hybrid sugar transporters with altered sugar transport activity and uses thereof 
047 12098172
 
Compositions and methods for targeting MASAs to treat cancers with spliceosome mutations 
048 12098184
 
G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ligand assay 
049 12098186
 
Multivalent anti-SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies 
050 12098187
 
Bispecific HIV-1-neutralizing antibodies 
051 12098188
 
Antibody fragments for the treatment of biofilm-related disorders 
052 12098190
 
Humanized anti-C5 antibodies and uses thereof 
053 12098193
 
Netrin G1 as a biomarker for enhancing tumor treatment efficacy 
054 12098200
 
Brain-targeting single domain antibodies and purification methods 
055 12098272
 
Hydrogel-enzyme systems and methods 
056 12098283
 
Borate salts, polymers and composites 
057 12098286
 
Nanoprobe-metal chelator complexes 
058 12098353
 
Fluidic device for long-term explant culture and imaging 
059 12098363
 
Targeting BCL11A distal regulatory elements with a CAS9-CAS9 fusion for fetal hemoglobin reinduction 
060 12098366
 
Mutant subgenomic promoter library and uses thereof 
061 12098380
 
Vero cell lines stably expressing HSV ICP0 protein 
062 12098381
 
Compositions and methods for differential Cas9 gene labeling and/or editing 
063 12098382
 
Recombinant influenza viruses and constructs and uses thereof 
064 12098385
 
Gene therapy strategy to restore cardiac electrical and structural function in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 
065 12098390
 
Generating vasculogenic cell populations 
066 12098391
 
Generation of hepatocytes from pluripotent stem cells 
067 12098427
 
Genetic testing for inherited peripheral neuropathy 
068 12098428
 
Frequent EGFR and NTRK somatic mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) with microsatellite instability (MSI) 
069 12098433
 
On demand, portable, cell-free molecular sensing platform 
070 12098456
 
Systems and methods for tailored microstructures using templated grain nucleation 
071 12098467
 
Hydrogen gas production systems and related electrolysis cells 
072 12098469
 
Compositions including ionic liquids and methods of making the same 
073 12098471
 
Water-in-salt electrolyte for electrochemical redox reactions 
074 12098475
 
Methods for forming large area single crystal diamond substrates with high crystallographic alignment 
075 12098916
 
Temperature sensing arrayal for freeboard detection 
076 12099006
 
Wideband subharmonic mixer 
077 12099012
 
Remote microscopy for biological sciences 
078 12099045
 
Focusing agents and calibration transportability 
079 12099048
 
Aquatic organism monitoring devices and aquatic organism monitoring methods 
080 12099059
 
Nanocomposites, methods of making same, and applications of same for multicolor surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detections 
081 12099102
 
Delivery of pump laser into probe waveguide using optical diffraction 
082 12099152
 
X-ray photon-counting data correction through deep learning 
083 12099153
 
Emitters for fast-spectrum self-powered neutron detector 
084 12099219
 
Wrinkle free foldable reflectors made with composite materials 
085 12099245
 
Completely encapsulated optical multi chip package 
086 12099269
 
Optically addressable light valves for high power operation 
087 12099402
 
Parking threads in barrel processor for managing hazard clearing 
088 12099407
 
System and methods for hardware-software cooperative pipeline error detection 
089 12099538
 
Identifying fringe beliefs from text 
090 12099571
 
Feature extractions to model large-scale complex control systems 
091 12099867
 
Multi-kernel wavefront scheduler 
092 12099880
 
Asymmetric telemetry selector 
093 12099903
 
Dynamic adaptive thresholding for qubit reset 
094 12099961
 
Package delivery management systems and methods 
095 12100479
 
Systems and methods for metagenomic analysis 
096 12100480
 
Assessment of polygenic trait risk via trait components and applications thereof 
097 12100520
 
Planar coil stellarator 
098 12100521
 
Nuclear reactor flow control devices and associated reactors, components, and methods 
099 12100523
 
Controlling a power output of a nuclear reaction using chemical injection 
100 12100527
 
Closure lid design for containment vessel 
101 12100539
 
Pattern writing of magnetic order using ion irradiation of a magnetic phase transitional thin film 
102 12100560
 
High-performance capacitor packaging for next generation power electronics 
103 12100800
 
Solid state electrolytes 
104 12100804
 
Alkali ION conducting plastic crystals 
105 12100848
 
Thin aerogel materials 
106 12100966
 
Biplane wireless power transfer pad 
107 12101346
 
Expression analysis for preventing cyberattacks 
108 12101357
 
System and method for constructing a graph-based model for optimizing the security posture of a composed internet of things system 
109 12101366
 
Data transmission framing 
110 12101367
 
Data transmission framing 
111 12101394
 
Third party biometric homomorphic encryption matching for privacy protection 
112 12101398
 
Quantum frequency processor for provable cybersecurity 
113 12101693
 
Localization by using skyline data 
114 12101870
 
High power ion beam generator systems and methods 
115 12101948
 
Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers 
116 12102005
 
System and method for work function reduction and thermionic energy conversion 
117 D1043717
 
Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface 
118 PP36135
 
Populus plant named ‘NextGen’ 

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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) 44 1997
Department of Energy (DOE) 33 979
Department of Defense (DOD) 31 1365
National Science Foundation (NSF) 12 801
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 5 170
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2 52
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 2 79
Small Business Administration (SBA) 2 90
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1 81
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1 12
United States Postal Service (USPS) 1 51
Government Rights Acknowledged 1 64

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 12096986
 
Computational simulation platform for planning of interventional procedures 
002 12097015
 
Liquid flow induced power generation using nanoscale metal layers 
003 12097037
 
System, method and computer-accessible medium for determining possibility/likelihood of mental disorder 
004 12097055
 
Optimal scan pattern for medical imaging device 
005 12097075
 
Ultrasound systems and methods using mass characteristic frequency 
006 12097135
 
Methods, devices, and compositions for treating vascular aneurysms 
007 12097196
 
Dopamine D3 receptor selective antagonists/partial agonists and uses thereof 
008 12097213
 
Sequential treatment of cancers using 6-thio-dG, checkpoint inhibitors and radiation therapy 
009 12097237
 
Small molecule Ras inhibitors 
010 12097246
 
Methods of treating spinal cord injury 
011 12097258
 
Vaccine adjuvant 
012 12097260
 
Temperature-responsive degradable hydrogels 
013 12097264
 
Methods and compositions for theranostic nanoparticles 
014 12097268
 
Modulation of neural pathways 
015 12097290
 
Membrane encapsulated nanoparticles and method of use 
016 12097291
 
Thermostable vaccine compositions and methods of preparing same 
017 12097475
 
Microfluidic system 
018 12097645
 
Automation mechanism for pre/clinical production of resorbable nerve guides 
019 12098117
 
Compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer 
020 12098131
 
Using adiponectin receptor agonists to treat inflammation and bone diseases in diabetes 
021 12098153
 
Small molecule inhibitors targeting Clostridioides difficile sporulation 
022 12098169
 
Enterococcus faecium neurotoxin (BoNT/EN) and derivatives thereof 
023 12098170
 
Surface layer protein a (SlpA) as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of inflammatory diseases 
024 12098184
 
G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ligand assay 
025 12098187
 
Bispecific HIV-1-neutralizing antibodies 
026 12098188
 
Antibody fragments for the treatment of biofilm-related disorders 
027 12098190
 
Humanized anti-C5 antibodies and uses thereof 
028 12098193
 
Netrin G1 as a biomarker for enhancing tumor treatment efficacy 
029 12098286
 
Nanoprobe-metal chelator complexes 
030 12098353
 
Fluidic device for long-term explant culture and imaging 
031 12098363
 
Targeting BCL11A distal regulatory elements with a CAS9-CAS9 fusion for fetal hemoglobin reinduction 
032 12098366
 
Mutant subgenomic promoter library and uses thereof 
033 12098380
 
Vero cell lines stably expressing HSV ICP0 protein 
034 12098381
 
Compositions and methods for differential Cas9 gene labeling and/or editing 
035 12098382
 
Recombinant influenza viruses and constructs and uses thereof 
036 12098385
 
Gene therapy strategy to restore cardiac electrical and structural function in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 
037 12098390
 
Generating vasculogenic cell populations 
038 12098391
 
Generation of hepatocytes from pluripotent stem cells 
039 12098427
 
Genetic testing for inherited peripheral neuropathy 
040 12098428
 
Frequent EGFR and NTRK somatic mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) with microsatellite instability (MSI) 
041 12098433
 
On demand, portable, cell-free molecular sensing platform 
042 12099012
 
Remote microscopy for biological sciences 
043 12099152
 
X-ray photon-counting data correction through deep learning 
044 12100480
 
Assessment of polygenic trait risk via trait components and applications thereof 

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Patent Title
001 12096747
 
Organism monitoring devices and organism monitoring methods 
002 12097390
 
Flash radiotherapy accelerator 
003 12098074
 
Systems and methods of making carbon nanotubes 
004 12098079
 
Chemical reactor with integrated heat exchanger, heater, and high conductance catalyst holder 
005 12098171
 
Hybrid sugar transporters with altered sugar transport activity and uses thereof 
006 12098186
 
Multivalent anti-SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies 
007 12098200
 
Brain-targeting single domain antibodies and purification methods 
008 12098283
 
Borate salts, polymers and composites 
009 12098467
 
Hydrogen gas production systems and related electrolysis cells 
010 12098469
 
Compositions including ionic liquids and methods of making the same 
011 12098475
 
Methods for forming large area single crystal diamond substrates with high crystallographic alignment 
012 12099048
 
Aquatic organism monitoring devices and aquatic organism monitoring methods 
013 12099153
 
Emitters for fast-spectrum self-powered neutron detector 
014 12099269
 
Optically addressable light valves for high power operation 
015 12099402
 
Parking threads in barrel processor for managing hazard clearing 
016 12099407
 
System and methods for hardware-software cooperative pipeline error detection 
017 12099571
 
Feature extractions to model large-scale complex control systems 
018 12099867
 
Multi-kernel wavefront scheduler 
019 12100479
 
Systems and methods for metagenomic analysis 
020 12100520
 
Planar coil stellarator 
021 12100521
 
Nuclear reactor flow control devices and associated reactors, components, and methods 
022 12100523
 
Controlling a power output of a nuclear reaction using chemical injection 
023 12100527
 
Closure lid design for containment vessel 
024 12100560
 
High-performance capacitor packaging for next generation power electronics 
025 12100800
 
Solid state electrolytes 
026 12100966
 
Biplane wireless power transfer pad 
027 12101366
 
Data transmission framing 
028 12101367
 
Data transmission framing 
029 12101398
 
Quantum frequency processor for provable cybersecurity 
030 12101870
 
High power ion beam generator systems and methods 
031 12101948
 
Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers 
032 12102005
 
System and method for work function reduction and thermionic energy conversion 
033 PP36135
 
Populus plant named ‘NextGen’ 

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Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies

Patent Title
001 12097029
 
Decoding neuropsychiatric states from multi-site brain network activity 
002 12097246
 
Methods of treating spinal cord injury 
003 12097269
 
Dual mode gadolinium nanoparticle contrast agents 
004 12097304
 
Biocompatible structure for tissue regeneration and methods of making and using same 
005 12097500
 
Apparatus and methods for monitoring of biomarkers in blood 
006 12097567
 
Methods and apparatuses of oscillatory pulsed electrochemical machining 
007 12098172
 
Compositions and methods for targeting MASAs to treat cancers with spliceosome mutations 
008 12098433
 
On demand, portable, cell-free molecular sensing platform 
009 12098475
 
Methods for forming large area single crystal diamond substrates with high crystallographic alignment 
010 12099059
 
Nanocomposites, methods of making same, and applications of same for multicolor surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detections 
011 12099102
 
Delivery of pump laser into probe waveguide using optical diffraction 
012 12099245
 
Completely encapsulated optical multi chip package 
013 12100848
 
Thin aerogel materials 
014 12101357
 
System and method for constructing a graph-based model for optimizing the security posture of a composed internet of things system 
015 12102005
 
System and method for work function reduction and thermionic energy conversion 

Department of the ARMY (DOA)

Patent Title
001 12096999
 
Robotic device with compact joint design and related systems and methods 
002 12097015
 
Liquid flow induced power generation using nanoscale metal layers 
003 12097029
 
Decoding neuropsychiatric states from multi-site brain network activity 
004 12097246
 
Methods of treating spinal cord injury 
005 12097269
 
Dual mode gadolinium nanoparticle contrast agents 
006 12097304
 
Biocompatible structure for tissue regeneration and methods of making and using same 
007 12097645
 
Automation mechanism for pre/clinical production of resorbable nerve guides 
008 12098118
 
Analgesic and anti-addictive compositions for treatment of chronic pain and opioid addiction 
009 12098193
 
Netrin G1 as a biomarker for enhancing tumor treatment efficacy 
010 12098272
 
Hydrogel-enzyme systems and methods 
011 12099059
 
Nanocomposites, methods of making same, and applications of same for multicolor surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detections 
012 12099903
 
Dynamic adaptive thresholding for qubit reset 
013 12100804
 
Alkali ION conducting plastic crystals 
014 12101693
 
Localization by using skyline data 
015 12101870
 
High power ion beam generator systems and methods 
016 12102005
 
System and method for work function reduction and thermionic energy conversion 

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

Patent Title
001 12097015
 
Liquid flow induced power generation using nanoscale metal layers 
002 12097567
 
Methods and apparatuses of oscillatory pulsed electrochemical machining 
003 12097939
 
Field configurable vehicle having an integral bladder 
004 12098062
 
Autonomous robotic cargo system 
005 12098916
 
Temperature sensing arrayal for freeboard detection 
006 12099538
 
Identifying fringe beliefs from text 
007 12100539
 
Pattern writing of magnetic order using ion irradiation of a magnetic phase transitional thin film 

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

Patent Title
001 12098433
 
On demand, portable, cell-free molecular sensing platform 
002 12098475
 
Methods for forming large area single crystal diamond substrates with high crystallographic alignment 
003 12099045
 
Focusing agents and calibration transportability 
004 12099102
 
Delivery of pump laser into probe waveguide using optical diffraction 
005 12101357
 
System and method for constructing a graph-based model for optimizing the security posture of a composed internet of things system 

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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
12097291  Thermostable vaccine compositions and methods of preparing same      
12099048  Aquatic organism monitoring devices and aquatic organism monitoring methods      
Y02E Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
12101948  Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers      

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)441997
National Institutes of Health (NIH)431922
National Cancer Institute (NCI)11448
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)8264
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)7274
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)5185
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)5238
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)381
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)2176
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)258
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)2150
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)232
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)149
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)119
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)121
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)129
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)150
National Eye Institute (NEI)166

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Higher Education Research and Development (HERD)

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

MEMBERS OF THE HERD

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

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

Count By Tech Center

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

Tech Center Count
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 45
1700 Chemical and Materials Engineering 20
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 14
3600 Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review 10
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Gaming and Medical Devices/Processes 9
2400 Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security 7
2100 Computer Architecture Software and Information Security 6
2600 Communications 5
2900 Design 1
3900 Reexamination/Abandonments 1

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

Patents By Scientific Domain.

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

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

Class Class Definition First
(Original)
Inventive
(CrossRef)
CPC A61 Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene 24 156
CPC C07 Organic Chemistry 15 67
CPC C12 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering 12 66
CPC G06 Computing; Calculating; Counting 8 46
CPC H01 Basic Electric Elements 5 44
CPC G01 Measuring; Testing 9 38
CPC B01 Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus in General 2 39
CPC H04 Electric Communication Technique 7 18
CPC G21 Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Engineering 4 18
CPC C25 Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes; Apparatus Therefor 3 17
CPC C01 Inorganic Chemistry 2 14
CPC H05 Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for 1 15
CPC G02 Optics 3 8
CPC A01 Agriculture; Forestry; Animal Husbandry; Hunting; Trapping; Fishing 2 8
CPC B25 Hand Tools; Portable Power-driven Tools; Manipulators 1 9
CPC C30 Crystal Growth 1 9
CPC C08 Organic Macromolecular Compounds; Their Preparation or Chemical Working-up; Compositions Based Thereon 2 5
CPC G16 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted for Specific Application Fields 2 5
CPC H02 Generation; Conversion or Distribution of Electric Power 1 5
CPC A47 Furniture; Domestic Articles or Appliances; Coffee Mills; Spice Mills; Suction Cleaners in General 1 4
CPC B29 Working of Plastics; Working of Substances in a Plastic State in General 1 4
CPC B60 Vehicles in General 1 4
CPC B63 Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Related Equipment 1 4
CPC C09 Dyes; Paints; Polishes; Natural Resins; Adhesives; Compositions Not Otherwise Provided For; Applications of Materials Not Otherwise Provided for 1 4
CPC B66 Hoisting; Lifting; Hauling 1 3
CPC C23 Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Chemical Surface Treatment; Diffusion Treatment of Metallic Material; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General; Inhibiting Corrosion of Metallic Material or Incrustation in General 1 3
CPC B23 Machine Tools; Metal-working Not Otherwise Provided for 1 2
CPC Y02 Technologies or Applications for Mitigation or Adaptation Against Climate Change 0 3
CPC B65 Conveying; Packing; Storing; Handling Thin or Filamentary Material 1 1
CPC B09 Disposal of Solid Waste; Reclamation of Contaminated Soil 1 0
USPC D14 Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment 1 0
USPC PLT Plants 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 116 396
China PRC 1 2
Germany 1 2
Canada 0 1
Sweden 0 1
U.S. State First Named Inventors All Inventors
California 16 68
Massachusetts 13 45
Maryland 9 29
New York 6 18
Pennsylvania 5 24
Illinois 5 17
Minnesota 5 17
Texas 5 15
Ohio 5 12
Wisconsin 4 21
Florida 4 13
Tennessee 4 10
New Jersey 4 8
New Mexico 4 7
Washington 3 16
Colorado 3 13
Arizona 3 10
Idaho 3 7
North Carolina 2 11
Virginia 2 8
Arkansas 2 6
Nebraska 2 4
Alabama 2 2
Oregon 1 4
Michigan 1 3
Utah 1 3
Connecticut 1 1
South Carolina 1 1
Kansas 0 1
Kentucky 0 1
Mississippi 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 135145
Sweden 01
U.S. State Assignees Applicants
California 1919
Massachusetts 1515
District of Columbia 108
New York 79
Pennsylvania 78
Maryland 68
Illinois 66
New Mexico 66
Colorado 56
Arizona 45
Florida 45
Idaho 44
Minnesota 44
New Jersey 44
Ohio 44
Tennessee 44
Washington 44
Wisconsin 44
Virginia 34
North Carolina 33
Arkansas 22
Michigan 22
Nebraska 22
Texas 16
Alabama 11
Oregon 11
Utah 11
Connecticut 10
South Carolina 10

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Technology Center Explainer

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

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

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

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

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

Technology Centers and Art Units

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

About Plant Patents

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

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

About Design Patents

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

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

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

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

Patents examined here cover:

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

FedInvent Patents

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

ABOUT OUR DATA

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

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

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

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

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