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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:

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 47 7 12 8 13 12 11 12 9 9 8 9 6 6 11 7 7 8 4 1 1 0 208
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 33 3 2 12 9 6 11 8 5 9 8 2 3 7 5 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 130
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 28 1 2 2 3 3 1 4 5 7 2 3 1 4 3 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 87
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 1 3 2 4 1 2 2 1 5 4 3 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 46
382 Image Analysis 7 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 34
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 29
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21
427 Coating Processes 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 16
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
073 Measuring and Testing 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 12
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 9
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 8
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
252 Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
396 Photography 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 0 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.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 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 1 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
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 218 30 34 50 54 41 56 47 50 59 53 45 48 42 42 51 43 27 20 9 5 0 1024


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