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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 1969-2008

- this report has been prepared with support from the National Science Foundation -

BREAKOUT BY TECHNOLOGY CLASS -
PATENTS DISTRIBUTED BY CALENDAR YEAR OF GRANT

NUMBER OF UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED ANNUALLY
TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES RANKED IN THE
TOP 250 BY R&D EXPENDITURES IN FY 2007

- 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:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

( count of patent grants, as distributed by calendar year of grant )
( 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 grant
Multiple assignee names may be associated with a university.
Class Class Title PRE_1988 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 25 2 6 3 6 6 8 7 14 21 17 23 19 17 15 19 18 7 18 20 20 8 299
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 27 7 5 4 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 22 23 13 17 12 17 8 15 18 23 20 276
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 88 4 2 2 1 4 3 4 7 9 6 7 9 3 7 9 2 5 4 13 7 9 205
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 5 4 0 2 2 5 47
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 7 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 9 2 46
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 5 3 5 4 4 3 1 37
073 Measuring and Testing 6 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 35
250 Radiant Energy 9 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 32
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 5 30
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 30
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 29
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 25
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 0 1 4 25
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 25
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 20
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 2 16
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 16
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 16
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 15
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 13
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 13
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 10
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 10
219 Electric Heating 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 9
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5
427 Coating Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
331 Oscillators 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
380 Cryptography 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
455 Telecommunications 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
332 Modulators 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 275 20 27 16 45 43 57 48 48 64 62 83 87 64 72 80 84 64 77 101 91 90 1598

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