Portfolio comparison
Apple Computer Inc vs California Institute of Technology
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Apple Computer Inc
Patents indexed
5
Year range
1979 – 2005
Most recent
2005
consumer_electronicssoftwaresemiconductors
Top Patents5 enriched
US 5303388· 1994
How 3D Icons Rotate to Show More Information
US D504889· 2005
The Design Patent for the Original iPod Mini
US 5559942· 1996
How Digital Sticky Notes Work Inside Computer Programs
Activity by Decade
1970s1
1990s3
2000s1
Company B
California Institute of Technology
Patents indexed
3
Year range
1987 – 2019
Most recent
2019
consumer_electronicssemiconductorssoftwareai_mltelecommunications
Top Patents3 enriched
US 5471515· 1995
How a Modern Camera Sensor Captures Light and Converts It to Data
US 10362429· 2019
How Wearable Tech Uses 3D Sound to Guide Visually Impaired People
US 4660166· 1987
How Hopfield Networks Use Resistors to Mimic Brain-Like Memory
Activity by Decade
1980s1
1990s1
2010s1
How to use
Bookmark a comparison URL to save it. Format: /compare/companies?a=[slug]&b=[slug]. Also see patent-level comparison.