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Patent Year in Review

2015 in patents

28 patents granted. 644 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume +4% year over year. The Software domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

28

Total citations

644

vs prior year

+4%

Top domain

Software

Most-Cited Patents of 2015

01

Google's System for Auto-Searching Text on Your Device

US 8990235Google LLCConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

189

citations

02

How Apps Automatically Switch Between Video Call Connection Methods

US 9083770Snapchat IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

156

citations

03

How IMDb Knew If You'd Go to a Movie or Concert

US 9202233IMDb com IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

62

citations

04

Gilead's Chemical Compounds for Treating HIV Infections

US 9216996Gilead Sciences IncBiotechPharma

35

citations

05

How Ibrutinib-like Molecules Block Cancer-Causing Proteins

US 8957079Pharmacyclics LLCBiotechPharma

33

citations

06

How Software Automatically Ranks and Manages Online Customer Feedback

US 8983975IndividualSoftwareAI & ML

27

citations

07

How Cochlear Implants Use Free-Spinning Magnets to Survive MRI Scans

US RE45701MED EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHBiotechMechanical

24

citations

08

Wind Turbine Blades with Noise-Reducing Serrated Edges

US 8932024Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesEnergyMechanical

20

citations

09

How to Draw 3D Shapes on Touchscreens Using Your Fingers

US 9182882Autodesk IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

17

citations

10

Combining Radio Signals Efficiently with Special Wires

US 9141832Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTelecomConsumer Electronics

11

citations

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