Innovation
681 patent families (132 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Chemistry & metallurgy, Operations & transport, Physics & computing; filing pace accelerating. Cited 6,103 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 79 |
| 2016 | 109 |
| 2017 | 68 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 66 |
| 2024 | 123 |
| 2025 | 245 |
| 2026 | 68 |