The FedInvent™ 2018 Portfolio

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF Funded 1,074 Patents Granted in 2018

This page was updated on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT

In 2018:

  • 7,720 patents granted in 2018 cite funding from American taxpayers.
  • 1,074 of these taxpayer-funded patents cite support by the National Science Foundation.
  • 1,419 National Science Foundation grants are cited on these 1,074 patents.
  • 1,208 unique NSF grant numbers are cited on these patents.

RANK NSF Organization COUNT
1 Division of Materials Research (DMR) 213
2 Division of Chemistry (CHE) 160
3 Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) 131
4 Computer and Network Systems (CNS) 124
5 Translational Impacts (TI) 121
6 Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) 115
7 Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) 103
8 Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) 90
9 Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) 63
10 Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) 61
11 National Science Foundation (NSF)
Patents where the inventor cited funding from NSF but didn't provide grant information.
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12 Division of Graduate Education (DGE) 39
13 Division of Physics (PHY) 22
14 Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) 21
15 Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) 15
16 Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) 14
17 Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) 13
18 Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) 11
19 Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) 8
20 Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) 8
21 Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) 7
22 Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) 7
23 Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) 5
24 Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) 5
25 Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) 3
26 SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA) 2
27 Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2
28 Office of Polar Programs (OPP) 1
29 Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) 1
30 Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) 1
31 Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) 1
32 Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) 1
33 Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) 1
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