Portfolio comparison
Apple Computer Inc vs International Business Machines
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
International Business Machines
Patents indexed
3
Year range
2019 – 2021
Most recent
2021
semiconductorsai_mlconsumer_electronicstelecommunicationssoftware
Top Patents3 enriched
US 10740671· 2020
How IBM Uses Resistive Memory Chips to Speed Up AI Training
US 10956815· 2021
How to Fix Faulty Memory Cells in AI Chips
US 10248907· 2019
How a Single Electronic Component Can Learn and Process AI Data
Activity by Decade
2010s1
2020s2
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