Innovation

179 patent families (128 granted) — focus: Human necessities, Textiles & paper, Operations & transport, Chemistry & metallurgy; filing pace slowing. Cited 4,660 times.

Year	Filings
2015	32
2016	45
2017	44
2018	34
2019	33
2020	42
2021	24
2022	22
2023	9
2024	10
2025	16
2026	2

Investor mix

1 investor on record; 1 has since exited.

Investor type	Count	Share
Private equity	1	100%