The FedInvent™ 2015 Portfolio
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Funded 943 Patents Granted in 2015
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In 2015:
- 7,529 patents granted in 2015 cite funding from American taxpayers.
- 943 of these taxpayer-funded patents cite support by the National Science Foundation.
- 1,217 National Science Foundation grants are cited on these 943 patents.
- 1,009 unique NSF grant numbers are cited on these patents.
| RANK | NSF Organization | COUNT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Division of Materials Research (DMR) | 181 |
| 2 | Division of Chemistry (CHE) | 125 |
| 3 | Computer and Network Systems (CNS) | 107 |
| 4 | Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) | 103 |
| 5 | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) | 99 |
| 6 | Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) | 95 |
| 7 | Translational Impacts (TI) | 88 |
| 8 | National Science Foundation (NSF) Patents where the inventor cited funding from NSF but didn't provide grant information. |
63 |
| 9 | Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) | 62 |
| 10 | Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) | 58 |
| 11 | Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) | 55 |
| 12 | Division of Graduate Education (DGE) | 39 |
| 13 | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) | 27 |
| 14 | Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) | 26 |
| 15 | Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) | 11 |
| 16 | Division of Physics (PHY) | 11 |
| 17 | Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) | 10 |
| 18 | Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) | 9 |
| 19 | Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) | 7 |
| 20 | Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) | 6 |
| 21 | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) | 6 |
| 22 | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) | 5 |
| 23 | Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) | 4 |
| 24 | Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) | 3 |
| 25 | Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) | 3 |
| 26 | Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) | 3 |
| 27 | Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) | 3 |
| 28 | Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) | 3 |
| 29 | Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) | 2 |
| 30 | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) | 1 |
| 3401 | Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) | 1 |
| 32 | Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) | 1 |
| 1,217 |