Innovation
1,601 patent families (36 granted) — focus: Operations & transport, Physics & computing, Emerging technologies, Electricity & electronics; filing pace slowing. Cited 8,169 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 78 |
| 2015 | 89 |
| 2016 | 117 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2019 | 103 |
| 2020 | 78 |
| 2021 | 83 |
| 2022 | 92 |
| 2023 | 82 |
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2025 | 84 |