The FedInvent™ 2020 Portfolio
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Funded 1,244 Patents Granted in 2020
This page was updated on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT
In 2020:
- 8,485 patents granted in 2020 cite funding from American taxpayers.
- 1,244 of these taxpayer-funded patents cite support by the National Science Foundation.
- 1,582 National Science Foundation grants are cited on these 1,244 patents.
- 1,339 unique NSF grant numbers are cited on these patents.
| RANK | NSF Organization | COUNT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Division of Materials Research (DMR) | 196 |
| 2 | Translational Impacts (TI) | 167 |
| 3 | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) | 157 |
| 4 | Computer and Network Systems (CNS) | 148 |
| 5 | Division of Chemistry (CHE) | 142 |
| 6 | Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) | 127 |
| 7 | Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) | 103 |
| 8 | Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) | 93 |
| 9 | Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) | 78 |
| 10 | Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) | 76 |
| 11 | Division of Graduate Education (DGE) | 58 |
| 12 | National Science Foundation (NSF) Patents where the inventor cited funding from NSF but didn't provide grant information. |
40 |
| 13 | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) | 29 |
| 14 | Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) | 27 |
| 15 | Division of Physics (PHY) | 22 |
| 16 | Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) | 19 |
| 17 | Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) | 18 |
| 18 | Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) | 9 |
| 19 | Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) | 9 |
| 20 | Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) | 7 |
| 21 | Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) | 7 |
| 22 | Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) | 7 |
| 23 | Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) | 6 |
| 24 | Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) | 6 |
| 25 | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) | 5 |
| 26 | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) | 5 |
| 27 | Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) | 3 |
| 28 | Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) | 2 |
| 29 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) | 2 |
| 30 | Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research (ICER) | 2 |
| 31 | Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) | 2 |
| 32 | Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) | 2 |
| 33 | Office of Polar Programs (OPP) | 2 |
| 34 | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) | 2 |
| 35 | Division of Cellular Biosciences (DCB) | 1 |
| 36 | Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) The inventor cited funding from an NSF STTR but didn't provide grant information. |
1 |
| 37 | SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA) | 1 |
| 38 | Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) | 1 |
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