Innovation
17,707 patent families (7,030 granted) — focus: Operations & transport, Physics & computing, Emerging technologies, Mechanical engineering; filing pace accelerating. Cited 61,589 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1087 |
| 2016 | 815 |
| 2017 | 729 |
| 2018 | 814 |
| 2019 | 631 |
| 2020 | 627 |
| 2021 | 957 |
| 2022 | 792 |
| 2023 | 1106 |
| 2024 | 1802 |
| 2025 | 2804 |
| 2026 | 311 |