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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 GRANT

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:

JOHNS HOPKINS 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_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 13 2 7 6 8 9 11 41 42 32 27 26 14 21 6 14 8 14 14 25 21 14 375
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 19 5 8 5 8 3 8 8 16 15 14 22 12 11 6 10 10 8 8 10 20 19 245
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 40 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 3 1 5 5 10 4 5 7 4 1 3 9 6 3 117
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 5 0 3 0 1 4 6 8 10 7 7 2 3 2 2 1 2 6 3 2 3 3 80
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 11 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 0 7 6 2 2 5 69
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 6 3 9 2 0 1 4 2 0 48
250 Radiant Energy 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 6 8 2 3 1 1 0 0 39
073 Measuring and Testing 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 27
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 25
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 24
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 23
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 21
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 17
382 Image Analysis 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 16
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 15
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 4 14
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 14
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 12
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 9
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 9
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 9
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 7
455 Telecommunications 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
348 Television 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
060 Power Plants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
331 Oscillators 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
384 Bearings 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 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
362 Illumination 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 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 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 239 20 33 23 28 27 48 79 97 72 80 81 70 94 71 91 62 66 56 71 70 79 1557


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