Innovation

1,011 patent families (217 granted) — focus: Human necessities, Physics & computing, Textiles & paper, Mechanical engineering; filing pace steady. Cited 16,649 times.

Year	Filings
2015	56
2016	63
2017	42
2018	66
2019	94
2020	137
2021	196
2022	208
2023	170
2024	214
2025	203
2026	56

Investor mix

3 investors on record.

Investor type	Count	Share
Venture capital	2	67%
Private equity	1	33%