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Alaska

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

779

National Rank

#51

Top Category

Mechanical & Manufacturing

YoY Growth

-4.4%

Population

711,426

Patents / $B GDP

11

Patents / 100K Pop

109

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape Alaska's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$72B

Median Income

$86,631

Unemployment

4.8%

Bachelor's+

32.2%

Per Capita Income

$75,247

Fed. Spending

$5.0B

NIH Grants

53

NSF Awards

43

SBIR/STTR

102

~$22M awarded

Biz Formation

247/mo

STEM Workers

6.1%

21,134 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

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Patent Activity by Year

93
2016
82
2017
83
2018
95
2019
99
2020
68
2021
79
2022
68
2023
65
2024
47
2025

Top Patent Holders

RankOrganizationPatents
1Cisco Technology, Inc. 48
2Nevro Corp. 43
3UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE 20
4Monticello Enterprises LLC 19
5QUIXOTIC HOLDINGS, LLC 13
6UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS 11
7ConocoPhillips Company 11
8United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force 10
9ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. 10
10Mistras Group, Inc. 10

Technology Categories

CategoryPatents
biotech & life sciences 195
software & computing 119
mechanical & manufacturing 113
construction 93
electronics & semiconductors 92
mechanical engineering 61
chemistry & materials 32
textiles 5

Universities in Alaska

University Of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage 23 patents

University Of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks 12 patents