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ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES (EST) CONCORDANCE

Technology has an important role in enabling industry worldwide to make the transition towards more environmentally sustainable modes of operation. Patent rights provide incentives for innovations that produce the technologies necessary to manage climate change. Alongside efforts to encourage the diffusion of existing technology, there is considerable momentum towards encouraging innovative development and adaptation of technologies across a variety of fields to address climate change.

As environmentally sound technologies (EST) are currently scattered across numerous technical fields without any means of identifying them as environmentally sound other than by their function or application, the following table has been constructed to serve as an entry point for locating EST subject matter.

Please note, the EST Concordance was created to serve as a broad guide for the classifications of ESTs, and is neither exhaustive nor exclusive of ESTs as a whole. To perform a complete search of any EST the appropriate classification schedules/schemes should be consulted.

TOPIC	USPC	IPC
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PRODUCTION
. Biofuel	44/605, 44/589	C10L 5/00
. Genetically engineered organism	435/252.3+, 254.11+, 257.2, 325+, 410+; 800/various	C12N 1/13, 1/15, 1/21, 5/10; A01H; A01K 67/027, 67/033
. Fuel cell	429/12-46	H01M 8/00
. Geothermal	60/641.2+; 436/25+	F24J 3/00; F03G 4/00
. Harnessing energy from manmade waste	75/958; 431/5	B09B 3/00; F27D 17/00
. . agricultural waste	44/589	C05F 17/00; C10L 5/00
. . . fuel from animal waste and crop residues	44/605	C10L 5/42, C10L 5/44
. . . gasification	48/197R+	C10J 3/02, C10J 3/46
. . chemical waste	110/235+, 346	B09B 3/00
. . Industrial waste	110/235+, 346	C10L 5/48; F23G 7/00
. . . industrial waste anaerobic digestion	210/605	C02F 11/04; F23G 7/00
. . . industrial wood waste	44/589, 44/606	F23G 7/10
. . hospital waste	110/235+, 346	B09B 3/00; C10L 5/48
. . landfill gas	431/5	B09B 3/00
. . municipal waste	44/552	C10L 5/46
. . . refuse-derived fuel	44/552	C10L 5/46
. Hydroelectric	405/76-78; 60/495-507 ; 415/25	F01B 25/00; E02B 9/00-9/08
. . Inertial (e.g. turbine)	290/51, 54; 60/495-507	F03B 13/00; F03B 17/06
. . Water level (e.g. wave or tide)	405/76-78; 60/495-507	F03B 13/00,13/14; E02B 9/06
. Solar energy	126/561-714	F24J 2/00; H01L 31/00; F03G 6/00
. . Photovoltaic	136/243+	H01L 31/00
. . Solar thermal energy	126/561-713; 60/641.8+	F24J 2/00
. . . For domestic hot water systems	126/634-680	F24D 17/00
. . . For passive space heating	52/173.3	F24D 3/00
. . . For swimming pools	126/561-568	F24J 2/42
. Wind	290/44, 55; 415/2.1	F03D
ENERGY CONSERVATION
. Energy storage or distribution	307; 700/295+	H01M; H02J
. . Thermal	702/130+	F24H 7/00
. . Insulating	52/404.1+	E04B 1/74, E04B 2/00
. Static structures	52/404.1	E04B 1/62; E04D; E06B 7/098; E06B
. Transportation	244/172.7	B64G 1/44
. . Land vehicle	105; 180; 280	B60L 8/00; B60K 16/00
. . . Alternative-power vehicle (e.g. hydrogen)	180/2.1-2.2, 54.1	B60L 8/00
. . . . Electric vehicle	180/65.1; 180/65.21; 701/22+	B60L 9/00
. . . . . Fuel-cell-powered vehicles	180/65.21, 180/65.31	B60L 11/18
. . . Drag reduction	105/1.1; 296/180.1+, 296/181.5	B62D 35/00
. . . Human-powered vehicle	180/205; 280/200+	B62M
. . . Hybrid-powered vehicle	180/65.21-65.29	B60K 6/20, 6/00
. . . Rail vehicle	105/49	B61C 1/00
. . . Roadway, e.g. recycled surface, all-weather bikeways	404	E01C 1/00
. . Wave-powered boat motors	440/9	B63H 19/02
. . Wind-powered boat motors	440/8	B63H 13/00
. . Wind-powered ships	114/102.1+	B63H 9/00
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FARMING
. Pollution abatement, soil conservation	405/15	B63B 35/32; E02B 15/04; E02D 3/00
. . Animal waste disposal or recycling	119/450+, 119/527+; 210/610+; 71;	C05F 1/00 and 3/00; A01K 1/01; B09B
. . Fertilizer alternative, e.g. composting	504; 71/8+, 11+	C05F; C05G
. . Pesticide alternative, e.g. integrated pest management	47; 504; 424; 514	A01N 61/00-65/00
. Water conservation	47; 137/78.2-78.3, 137/115.01+	E02D 3/00; E02B 11/00; E02B 13/00; C02F
. . Alternative irrigation technique	47/48.5; 405/35+	E02D 3/00, 11/00, 13/00; A01G 25/00, 27/00
. Plant cell, cell line, or plant	435/410+; 800/295+	A01H 1/00, 5/00 ; C12N 5/04
. . Herbicide resistant or pest resistant or lethal	435/413, 418; 800/265, 279-280, 300-302	A01H; C12N
. . Process of mutation, cell fusion, or genetic modification	435/440+; 800/various	C12N 15/00
. Yield enhancement	504	A01G; C05; C09K 17/00
ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATION, PROTECTION, OR REMEDIATION
. Biodegradable	383/1; 523/124+; 525/938; 526/914	C08L 101/16
. Carbon capture or sequestration	95/139-140; 405/129.1+; 423/220+	B01D 53/73
. Environmentally friendly coolants, refrigerants, etc.	252/71+	C09K 5/00
. Hazardous or Toxic waste destruction or containment	588/1-261	A62D 3/00, 101/00
. . Nuclear waste containment or disposal	588/1+, 400	G21C 9/00, 17/00, 13/10; G21D 3/04; G21F 9/00,
. Disaster (e.g. spill, explosion, containment, or cleanup)	405/129.1+	A62D 3/00; B09C
. . Bio-hazard, Disease (e.g. malicious virus, bacteria, prion)	588/249+, 299	A61K
. . . Genetic contamination	424; 514; 422/1-43	C12N
. . In water	210/600+; 405/60	C02F; E02B 15/04
. . In atmosphere	55; 95/57+, 149+	B01D 53/34
. . Toxic material cleanup	588; 435/262+	A62D 3/00; 101/00; B09B 5/00
. Landfill or mining reclamation	405/129.95	B09C
. Recovery of excess process materials or regeneration from waste stream	162/29, 189+; 164/5; 521/40+; 562/513	B29B 17/00; C08J 11/02, 11/04; C12F 3/00; D01F 13/00; D21C 11/00; G03G 21/10
. Recycling	29/403.1+; 75/401+; 156/94; 264/37.1+	B29B 17/00; C22B 25/06; D01G 11/00
. . Post-consumer material	264/36.1+, 911+; 521/40+	A43B 1/12; B62D 67/00; H01B; H01M 6/52
. Smokestack	95; 96; 110/345; 422/900	B01D; F01N 3/00
. Soil	405/53+, 128.1+, 129.1+	B09C 1/00
. Using microbes or enzymes	435/262.5	A62D 3/02
EST: REGULATION, DESIGN, OR EDUCATION
. Commuting, e.g. HOV, teleworking	705/13	G06Q; G08G
. Emission trading, e.g. pollution credits	705/35+	G06Q 40/00
. Static structure design, e.g. community planning	52; 404/1	E04B 1/62; E04D; E06B 7/00, 7/098

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