The FedInvent™ 2023 Portfolio
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Funded 1,116 Patents Granted in 2023
This page was updated on Tuesday, January 10, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT
In 2023:
- 6,977 patents granted in 2023 cite funding from American taxpayers.
- 1,116 of these taxpayer-funded patents cite support by the National Science Foundation.
- 1,419 National Science Foundation grants are cited on these 1116 patents.
- 1,182 unique NSF grant numbers are cited on these patents.
| RANK | NSF Organization | COUNT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translational Impacts (TI) | 194 |
| 2 | Division of Materials Research (DMR) | 184 |
| 3 | Division of Chemistry (CHE) | 131 |
| 4 | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) | 120 |
| 5 | Computer and Network Systems (CNS) | 115 |
| 6 | Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) | 113 |
| 7 | Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) | 96 |
| 8 | Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) | 62 |
| 9 | Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) | 60 |
| 10 | Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) | 59 |
| 11 | Division of Graduate Education (DGE) | 43 |
| 12 | National Science Foundation (NSF) Patents where the inventor cited funding from NSF but didn't provide grant information. |
34 |
| 13 | Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) | 32 |
| 14 | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) | 30 |
| 15 | Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) | 23 |
| 16 | Division of Physics (PHY) | 21 |
| 17 | Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) | 20 |
| 18 | Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) | 20 |
| 19 | Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) | 7 |
| 20 | Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) | 7 |
| 21 | Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) | 5 |
| 22 | Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) | 5 |
| 23 | Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) | 4 |
| 24 | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) | 4 |
| 25 | Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) | 4 |
| 26 | Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) | 4 |
| 27 | Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) | 4 |
| 28 | Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) | 3 |
| 29 | Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) | 3 |
| 30 | Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) | 3 |
| 31 | Innovation and Technology Ecosystems (ITE) | 2 |
| 32 | Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) | 2 |
| 33 | Office of Polar Programs (OPP) | 1 |
| 34 | National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) | 1 |
| 35 | SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA) | 1 |
| 36 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Inventor cites SBIR funding but didn't provide grant/contract information. |
1 |
| 37 | Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) | 1 |
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