Sandia Labs FY22 Laboratory Directed Research & Development Annual Report

FY22 ANNUAL REPORT

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Intellectual Property SHORT-TERM METRICS

PATENTS Number of U.S. and foreign patents issued in a given FY.

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

SANDIA PATENTS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA PATENTS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD

148 76 51% 148 76 51% FY18 FY18

97 18 19% 97 18 19% FY19 FY19 FY19 159 76 48% 159 76 48% 159 76 48% FY19 FY19

151 40 26% 151 40 26% FY20 FY20 FY20 131 67 51% 131 67 51% 131 67 51% FY20 FY20

170 34 20% 170 34 20% FY21 FY21 FY21 120 63 53% 120 63 53% 120 63 53% FY21 FY21

146 26 18% 146 26 18% FY22 FY22 FY22 40 43% 40 43% 92 40 43% FY22 92 92 FY22

LDRD supported: Patents issued that would not exist if not for initial work funded by LDRD.

SANDIA DISCLOSURES LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA DISCLOSURES LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA DISCLOSURES LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA COPYRIGHTS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA COPYRIGHTS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA COPYRIGHTS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA PATENTS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA PUBLICATIONS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA PUBLICATIONS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD SANDIA PUBLICATIONS LDRD SUPPORTED % DUE TO LDRD

148 76 51%

FY18 COPYRIGHTS Number of copyrights created in a given FY.

98 FY18 13 13% 98 13 13% FY18

98

97 18 19%

151 40 26%

170 34 20%

146 26 18%

Corrections to FY18-FY21 based on revised attribution methodology. Minor changes to percentage of LDRD contribution. LDRD supported: Copyrights issued that would not exist if not for initial work funded by LDRD.

13 13%

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

INVENTION DISCLOSURES

260 112 13% 260 112 13% FY18 FY18

252 102 40% 252 102 40% FY19 FY19

299 111 37% 299 111 37% FY20 FY20

295 128 40% 295 128 40% FY21 FY21

280 117 42% 280 117 42% FY22 FY22

Number of declarations and initial records of an invention (a new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation).

260 112 13%

252 102 40%

299 111 37%

295 128 40%

280 117 42%

FY18 Corrections to FY20 and FY21 based on revised attribution methodology. Did not change percentage of LDRD contribution. LDRD supported: Disclosures issued that would not exist if not for initial work funded by LDRD. FY19 FY20 FY21

FY22

1170 363 31% 1170 363 31% FY18 1170 363 31% FY18

1399 366 26% 1399 366 26% FY19 1399 366 26% FY19

1299 343 26% 1299 343 26% FY20 1299 343 26% FY20

1493 379 25% 1493 379 25% FY21 1493 379 25% FY21

1456 380 26% 1456 380 26% FY22 1456 380 26% FY22

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