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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 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 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:

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

( 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_1988 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 24 2 4 2 4 7 11 14 19 9 21 19 18 20 27 12 14 5 4 1 0 0 237
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 22 4 3 1 5 2 6 14 13 10 5 8 11 10 14 18 10 8 6 3 0 0 173
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 7 4 4 5 4 7 4 5 3 5 2 2 5 4 4 6 7 6 8 6 3 0 101
385 Optical Waveguides 42 5 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 3 5 1 6 2 3 3 0 87
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 16 2 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 7 5 4 5 5 2 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 83
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 18 2 2 0 2 2 4 4 7 1 0 6 5 6 11 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 82
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 32 2 3 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 0 5 0 5 2 1 4 2 0 79
372 Coherent Light Generators 20 5 4 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 54
250 Radiant Energy 8 2 4 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 3 3 5 1 0 3 3 1 4 4 0 0 52
073 Measuring and Testing 18 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 49
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 17 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 2 2 3 2 5 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 49
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 9 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 32
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 4 3 2 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 31
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 29
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 29
382 Image Analysis 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 25
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 3 4 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 21
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 19
084 Music 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 8 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 12
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
348 Television 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 9
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
370 Multiplex Communications 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
062 Refrigeration 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
427 Coating Processes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
355 Photocopying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
380 Cryptography 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
398 Optical Communications 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 381 47 46 43 47 63 66 79 88 65 93 107 109 94 123 99 100 61 41 41 12 0 1805


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