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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:

TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY

( 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) 5 1 2 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 7 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 3 1 48
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 33
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 20
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 2 0 3 2 20
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 1 13
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 13
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 12
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 10
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 10
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 9
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 8
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (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
ALL ALL CLASSES 29 9 8 9 12 14 22 20 16 15 14 21 23 19 25 29 19 24 24 24 26 15 417

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