Portfolio comparison
Brocade Communications Systems LLC vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Brocade Communications Systems LLC
Patents indexed
1
Year range
2017
Most recent
2017
telecommunicationsconsumer_electronicssemiconductors
Top Patents1 enriched
US 9661085· 2017
Managing External Network Hardware as if It Were Inside the Switch
Activity by Decade
2010s1
Company B
Intuitive Surgical Operations
Patents indexed
4
Year range
2018 – 2024
Most recent
2024
roboticsmedical_devicessoftwaremechanicalsurgical
Top Patents4 enriched
US 12114954· 2024
Uniform Scaling of Haptic Forces in Surgical Systems
US 12064197· 2024
How a Robot Arm Can Be Manually Moved While Staying Safe
US 9949801· 2018
How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip
Activity by Decade
2010s1
2020s3
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