Portfolio comparison
Apple Inc vs Facebook Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Apple Inc
Patents indexed
50
Year range
2008 – 2024
Most recent
2024
consumer_electronicssoftwaretelecommunicationssemiconductorsai_ml
Top Patents50 enriched
US 7657849· 2010
How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Works
US 7479949· 2009
How Touchscreens Understand Your Finger Swipes and Scrolls
US 7469381· 2008
How Touchscreens Show and Snap Back When You Scroll Past an Edge
Activity by Decade
2000s7
2010s31
2020s12
Company B
Facebook Inc
Patents indexed
9
Year range
2010 – 2020
Most recent
2020
softwaretelecommunicationsai_mlconsumer_electronicsecommerce
Top Patents9 enriched
US 7669123· 2010
Displaying Friends' Activities in a Social Network Feed
US 8171128· 2012
How Facebook's News Feed Picks Stories You'll Like
US 8914392· 2014
How Facebook Ranks Search Results Based on Your Friends' Activity
Activity by Decade
2010s8
2020s1
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