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Patent Year in Review

2020 in patents

40 patents granted. 264 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume -18% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

40

Total citations

264

vs prior year

-18%

Top domain

Consumer Electronics

Most-Cited Patents of 2020

01

How Moderna's mRNA Vaccine Technology Targets Betacoronaviruses

US 10702600ModernaTx IncBiotechPharma

46

citations

02

How to Make Artificial Intelligence Explain Its Own Decisions

US 10824959Amazon Technologies IncAI & MLSoftware

37

citations

03

How to Automatically Detect and Fix Changes in AI Model Data

US 10599957Capital One ServicesSoftwareAI & ML

32

citations

04

How AI Learns to Control Game Characters Based on Their Surroundings

US 10607134IndividualgamingAI & ML

26

citations

05

How Computers Find Similar Text Using Compact Data Structures

US 10878335Amazon Technologies IncSoftwareAI & ML

18

citations

06

How AR Glasses Make Virtual Objects Look Solid

US 10573086Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ABConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

14

citations

07

How a Hybrid Layer Stops Metal Growths in Lithium Batteries

US 10566652GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveConsumer Electronics

13

citations

08

High-Flying Aircraft Relays Satellite Internet to Ground Users

US 10707961Space Systems LoralTelecomaerospace

12

citations

09

Improving Lithium Battery Life with a Built-in Lithium Source

US 10593988GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveEnergy

11

citations

10

How Touchscreens Predict Where Your Finger Will Land Before You Touch

US 10564770Apple IncConsumer ElectronicsSemiconductors

8

citations

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