Innovation
8,892 patent families (5,395 granted) — focus: Operations & transport, Emerging technologies, Mechanical engineering, Physics & computing; filing pace slowing. Cited 22,819 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1912 |
| 2016 | 740 |
| 2017 | 661 |
| 2018 | 372 |
| 2019 | 331 |
| 2020 | 408 |
| 2021 | 357 |
| 2022 | 288 |
| 2023 | 305 |
| 2024 | 339 |
| 2025 | 297 |
| 2026 | 13 |