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Patent Year in Review

2021 in patents

37 patents granted. 574 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume -7% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

37

Total citations

574

vs prior year

-7%

Top domain

Consumer Electronics

Most-Cited Patents of 2021

01

Customizing Surgical Dissectors Using 3D Printing

US 10959744Ethiconmedical_devicesmanufacturing

354

citations

02

Teaching Computers to Understand Document Similarity Using AI

US 10909459Cognizant Technology Solutions US CorpSoftwareAI & ML

53

citations

03

How Digital Assistants Control Apps and Ask for More Information

US 11204787Apple IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

48

citations

04

How High-Altitude Satellites Relay Data for Fast-Moving Low-Orbit Satellites

US 10998965Asia Satellite Telecommunications CoTelecomaerospace

23

citations

05

AI Model Predicts Protein Shapes from Infrared Light Data

US 10962473Notco DelawareBiotechfood_science

14

citations

06

Boosting Solid-State Batteries with a Capacitor Interlayer

US 11145922GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveConsumer Electronics

14

citations

07

How to Tune Multi-Antenna Systems for Better Wireless Signals

US 11115136LG ElectronicsTelecomConsumer Electronics

14

citations

08

How Laptops Create Localized Vibrations on Their Surfaces

US 10942571AppleConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

9

citations

09

Predicting How Molecules Interact with Proteins Using Two AI Streams

US 11176462RO5BiotechPharma

7

citations

10

How AI Models Learn Complex Tasks by Breaking Them Down

US 11120365Microsoft Technology LicensingAI & MLSoftware

5

citations

Top Patent Holders

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