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Patent Year in Review

2021 in patents

19 patents granted. 124 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume -30% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

19

Total citations

124

vs prior year

-30%

Top domain

Consumer Electronics

Most-Cited Patents of 2021

01

Teaching Computers to Understand Document Similarity Using AI

US 10909459Cognizant Technology Solutions US CorpSoftwareAI & ML

53

citations

02

How Digital Assistants Control Apps and Ask for More Information

US 11204787Apple IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

48

citations

03

How AI Learns New Tasks Using Old Data Labels

US 11062228Microsoft Technology Licensing LLCAI & MLSoftware

4

citations

04

How AI Systems Learn to Predict and Act Simultaneously

US 11170293Microsoft Technology Licensing LLCAI & MLSoftware

4

citations

05

AI System for Diagnosing Machines and Managing Data in Factories

US 11126171Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016industrial_iotAI & ML

3

citations

06

How to Fix Faulty Memory Cells in AI Chips

US 10956815International Business MachinesSemiconductorsAI & ML

3

citations

07

How to Build Thin, Flat Light-Focusing Panels

US RE48492S V V Tech Innovations IncConsumer ElectronicsMechanical

2

citations

08

The Ornamental Design of a Specific Spotlight

US RE48592Modulex Inc USAConsumer ElectronicsMechanical

2

citations

09

How Rocket Lab Secures Satellites Inside Their Launch Dispensers

US 11059609Rocket Lab USA IncaerospaceMechanical

2

citations

10

How AI Automatically Labels Images and Checks Its Own Work

US 11023780Superb AI Co LtdAI & MLConsumer Electronics

1

citations

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