The FedInvent™ 2021 Portfolio
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Funded 1,171 Patents Granted in 2021
This page was updated on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT
In 2021:
- 7,728 patents granted in 2021 cite funding from American taxpayers.
- 1,171 of these taxpayer-funded patents cite support by the National Science Foundation.
- 1,501 National Science Foundation grants are cited on these 1,171 patents.
- 1,269 unique NSF grant numbers are cited on these patents.
| RANK | NSF Organization | COUNT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Division of Materials Research (DMR) | 198 |
| 2 | Translational Impacts (TI) | 152 |
| 3 | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) | 141 |
| 4 | Division of Chemistry (CHE) | 133 |
| 5 | Computer and Network Systems (CNS) | 123 |
| 6 | Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) | 121 |
| 7 | Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) | 110 |
| 8 | Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) | 84 |
| 9 | Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) | 73 |
| 10 | Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) | 68 |
| 11 | Division of Graduate Education (DGE) | 64 |
| 12 | Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) | 37 |
| 13 | National Science Foundation (NSF) Patents where the inventor cited funding from NSF but didn't provide grant information |
34 |
| 14 | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) | 31 |
| 15 | Division of Physics (PHY) | 24 |
| 16 | Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) | 19 |
| 17 | Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) | 18 |
| 18 | Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) | 15 |
| 19 | Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) | 6 |
| 20 | Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) | 6 |
| 21 | Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) | 5 |
| 22 | Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) | 5 |
| 23 | Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) | 4 |
| 24 | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) | 4 |
| 25 | Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) | 4 |
| 26 | Office of Polar Programs (OPP) | 3 |
| 27 | Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) | 3 |
| 28 | SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA) | 3 |
| 29 | Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) | 2 |
| 30 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Inventor cites SBIR funding but didn't provide grant/contract information. |
2 |
| 31 | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) | 2 |
| 32 | Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) | 2 |
| 33 | Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) | 2 |
| 34 | Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) | 1 |
| 35 | Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research (ICER) | 1 |
| 36 | Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) | 1 |
| 1501 |