Innovation
3,315 patent families (1,886 granted) — focus: Operations & transport, Emerging technologies, Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing; filing pace slowing. Cited 12,577 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 171 |
| 2013 | 186 |
| 2014 | 273 |
| 2015 | 367 |
| 2016 | 251 |
| 2017 | 250 |
| 2018 | 539 |
| 2019 | 694 |
| 2020 | 396 |
| 2021 | 175 |
| 2022 | 44 |