Innovation

1,726 patent families (1,021 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Human necessities; filing pace steady. Cited 331,756 times.

Year	Filings
2015	342
2016	354
2017	337
2018	333
2019	336
2020	310
2021	261
2022	244
2023	247
2024	264
2025	282
2026	62

Investor mix

4 investors on record; 1 has since exited.

Investor type	Count	Share
Venture capital	2	50%
Private equity	1	25%
Other / undisclosed	1	25%