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Patent Year in Review

2024 in patents

40 patents granted. 27 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume +5% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

40

Total citations

27

vs prior year

+5%

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 to Build Solid-State Batteries with Tiny Holes for Better Electrolyte

US 11942620GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveEnergy

2

citations

06

How Aircraft Automatically Adjust Exterior Lights Using Computer Vision

US 11919658Goodrich CorpaerospaceAI & ML

1

citations

07

Uniform Scaling of Haptic Forces in Surgical Systems

US 12114954Intuitive Surgical Operationssurgicalrobotics

1

citations

08

How Smartphones Manage Multiple Notifications on a Locked Screen

US 11921980Apple IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

1

citations

09

How Bicycle Racks Keep Their Lights Visible While Moving

US 12145678Kuat Innovations LLCAutomotiveMechanical

1

citations

10

Using a Blood Marker to Predict Concussion Risk and Severity

US 12085565University of Pennsylvania PennBiotechPharma

1

citations

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