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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:

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

( 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 3 1 2 2 4 2 10 5 6 7 15 10 7 11 5 7 10 5 7 11 9 7 146
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 9 2 2 3 3 13 4 14 8 3 4 1 0 6 3 1 3 4 2 9 13 13 120
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 11 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 34
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 4 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 32
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 9 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 32
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 1 7 28
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 25
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 23
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 16 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
073 Measuring and Testing 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17
250 Radiant Energy 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 17
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 14
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 1 0 1 0 2 7
427 Coating Processes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 5
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
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 1 3 5
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
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 0 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
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 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
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 1 0 0 1 0 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 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 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
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 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 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 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (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
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data 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
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 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 203 13 20 22 17 32 31 37 35 20 43 29 20 24 18 22 29 27 29 50 46 85 852


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