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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:

OHIO STATE 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 24 2 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 8 2 3 2 3 5 4 1 0 2 11 9 7 104
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 10 1 0 0 1 2 6 3 5 5 2 2 1 2 1 0 4 3 1 4 7 9 69
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 29 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 5 3 63
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 30
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 25
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 7 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 24
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 18
072 Metal Deforming 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 14
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 12
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 12
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 12
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11
219 Electric Heating 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 10
427 Coating Processes 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
250 Radiant Energy 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
029 Metal Working 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
340 Communications: Electrical 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
431 Combustion 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 1 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
331 Oscillators 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
348 Television 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
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
455 Telecommunications 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 200 21 10 10 17 22 27 24 22 26 20 19 19 34 29 30 18 15 21 35 37 40 696



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