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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-
UTILITY PATENT GRANTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1969-2012

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

BREAKOUT BY TECHNOLOGY CLASS -
PATENTS DISTRIBUTED BY CALENDAR YEAR OF PATENT APPLICATION

NUMBER OF UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED ANNUALLY
TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES RANKED IN THE
TOP 250 BY R&D EXPENDITURES IN FY 2011

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period

This Table Displays Patent Counts By Technology Class
For Patents Granted To The Following Top 250 R&D University:

SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

( count of patent grants, as distributed by calendar year of patent application )
( technology class is determined by the primary patent classification - see 'Explanation of Data' )

Annual patent counts for the university.
Counts of granted patents are distributed by the year of patent filing.
Multiple assignee names may be associated with a university.
Class Class Title PRE_1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 45 20 11 26 19 12 16 18 13 19 15 11 8 18 14 8 23 2 2 1 1 0 302
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 43 6 11 15 18 6 8 13 9 6 12 10 6 11 9 10 6 3 7 1 1 0 211
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 46 6 7 7 8 4 4 4 4 6 3 4 3 3 4 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 123
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 8 10 2 7 5 6 5 12 10 6 5 4 10 2 4 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 106
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 159 45 31 61 51 34 36 56 37 41 39 30 30 35 36 27 36 8 10 4 4 0 810


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