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Patent Year in Review

2020 in patents

51 patents granted. 508 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume -15% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

51

Total citations

508

vs prior year

-15%

Top domain

Consumer Electronics

Most-Cited Patents of 2020

01

Surgical Tool with Flexible, Articulating, and Rotating End Effectors

US 10736702Ethiconmedical_devicesrobotics

207

citations

02

How Moderna's mRNA Vaccine Technology Targets Betacoronaviruses

US 10702600ModernaTx IncBiotechPharma

46

citations

03

How to Make Artificial Intelligence Explain Its Own Decisions

US 10824959Amazon Technologies IncAI & MLSoftware

37

citations

04

How to Automatically Detect and Fix Changes in AI Model Data

US 10599957Capital One ServicesSoftwareAI & ML

32

citations

05

How AI Learns to Control Game Characters Based on Their Surroundings

US 10607134IndividualgamingAI & ML

26

citations

06

How Computers Find Similar Text Using Compact Data Structures

US 10878335Amazon Technologies IncSoftwareAI & ML

18

citations

07

How AR Glasses Make Virtual Objects Look Solid

US 10573086Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ABConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

14

citations

08

How a Hybrid Layer Stops Metal Growths in Lithium Batteries

US 10566652GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveConsumer Electronics

13

citations

09

High-Flying Aircraft Relays Satellite Internet to Ground Users

US 10707961Space Systems LoralTelecomaerospace

12

citations

10

Improving Lithium Battery Life with a Built-in Lithium Source

US 10593988GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveEnergy

11

citations

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