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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:

PENNSYLVANIA 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
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 5 4 5 2 6 2 6 6 4 8 4 7 72
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 4 7 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 5 8 4 56
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 2 1 1 5 5 2 2 5 6 6 7 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 54
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 6 6 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 1 0 40
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 2 29
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 15
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 15
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 14
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 12
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 11
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 11
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
252 Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 6
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 1 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
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 14 7 10 16 18 20 19 26 36 37 52 52 52 39 29 29 30 27 31 39 27 32 642


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