Innovation
252 patent families (202 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Operations & transport, Textiles & paper, Physics & computing; filing pace slowing. Cited 7,670 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2016 | 70 |
| 2017 | 85 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 100 |
| 2020 | 89 |
| 2021 | 86 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2023 | 55 |
| 2024 | 56 |
| 2025 | 53 |
| 2026 | 7 |