Innovation
2,056 patent families (1,362 granted) — focus: Operations & transport, Emerging technologies, Physics & computing, Electricity & electronics; filing pace slowing. Cited 4,630 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 37 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 90 |
| 2018 | 610 |
| 2019 | 1007 |
| 2020 | 298 |
| 2021 | 4 |