The FedInvent™ 2013 Portfolio
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Funded 863 Patents Granted in 2013
This page was updated on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT
In 2013:
- 7,173 patents granted in 2013 cite funding from American taxpayers.
- 863 of these taxpayer-funded patents cite support by the National Science Foundation.
- 1,119 National Science Foundation grants are cited on these 863 patents.
- 895 unique NSF grant numbers are cited on these patents.
| RANK | NSF Organization | COUNT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Division of Materials Research (DMR) | 191 |
| 2 | Division of Chemistry (CHE) | 109 |
| 3 | Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) | 97 |
| 4 | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) | 94 |
| 5 | Computer and Network Systems (CNS) | 90 |
| 6 | Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) | 83 |
| 7 | Translational Impacts (TI) | 72 |
| 8 | Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) | 66 |
| 9 | Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) | 66 |
| 10 | National Science Foundation (NSF) Patents where the inventor cited funding from NSF but didn't provide grant information. |
50 |
| 11 | Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) | 48 |
| 12 | Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) | 23 |
| 13 | Division of Physics (PHY) | 21 |
| 14 | Division of Graduate Education (DGE) | 20 |
| 15 | Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) | 17 |
| 16 | Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) | 13 |
| 17 | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) | 12 |
| 18 | Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) | 8 |
| 19 | Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) | 6 |
| 20 | Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) | 4 |
| 21 | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) | 4 |
| 22 | Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) | 4 |
| 23 | Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) | 3 |
| 24 | Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) | 3 |
| 25 | Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) | 3 |
| 26 | Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) | 3 |
| 27 | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) | 2 |
| 28 | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) | 2 |
| 29 | Division of Experimental and Integrative Activities (EIA) | 2 |
| 30 | Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) | 1 |
| 31 | Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) | 1 |
| 32 | Office of Polar Programs (OPP) | 1 |
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