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Patent Year in Review

2024 in patents

44 patents granted. 49 forward citations accumulated. Filing volume +7% year over year. The Consumer Electronics domain led by patent count.

Patents granted

44

Total citations

49

vs prior year

+7%

Top domain

Consumer Electronics

Most-Cited Patents of 2024

01

How a Computer System Fact-Checks AI Language Models

US 12073180Unlikely Artificial IntelligenceAI & MLSoftware

12

citations

02

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

US 11858662United Parcel Service of America IncaerospaceConsumer Electronics

9

citations

03

How Solar Sails Use Moving Vanes to Steer in Space

US 11905044LGarde IncaerospaceMechanical

7

citations

04

How a Computer System Improves Large Language Model Output with Structured Data

US 12067362Unlikely Artificial IntelligenceAI & MLSoftware

5

citations

05

How a Computer System Checks and Improves AI Text

US 11989527Unlikely Artificial IntelligenceAI & MLSoftware

4

citations

06

How a Refillable Capsule Plug Seals Cleaning Concentrates

US 11958662Conopco IncConsumer ElectronicsMechanical

2

citations

07

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

US 12008152Snap IncConsumer ElectronicsSoftware

2

citations

08

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

US 11942620GM Global Technology OperationsAutomotiveEnergy

2

citations

09

How Aircraft Automatically Adjust Exterior Lights Using Computer Vision

US 11919658Goodrich CorpaerospaceAI & ML

1

citations

10

Uniform Scaling of Haptic Forces in Surgical Systems

US 12114954Intuitive Surgical Operationssurgicalrobotics

1

citations

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