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Patent Year in Review

2024 in patents

31 patents granted. 23 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume +7% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

31

Total citations

23

vs prior year

+7%

Top domain

Consumer Electronics

Most-Cited Patents of 2024

01

How Delivery Drones Self-Calibrate and Pass Safety Checks Before Takeoff

US 11858662United Parcel Service of America IncaerospaceConsumer Electronics

9

citations

02

How Solar Sails Use Moving Vanes to Steer in Space

US 11905044LGarde IncaerospaceMechanical

7

citations

03

How Snap's AR Tech Measures Distance for Virtual Button Presses

US 12008152Snap IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

2

citations

04

How a Refillable Capsule Plug Seals Cleaning Concentrates

US 11958662Conopco IncConsumer ElectronicsMechanical

2

citations

05

How Aircraft Automatically Adjust Exterior Lights Using Computer Vision

US 11919658Goodrich CorpaerospaceAI & ML

1

citations

06

How Smartphones Manage Multiple Notifications on a Locked Screen

US 11921980Apple IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

1

citations

07

How Bicycle Racks Keep Their Lights Visible While Moving

US 12145678Kuat Innovations LLCAutomotiveMechanical

1

citations

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