Portfolio comparison
California Institute of Technology vs Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
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
Company B
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1930 – 1979
Most recent
1979
materialsconsumer_electronics
Top Patents2 enriched
US 4166152· 1979
The Sticky Microscopic Beads Behind Post-it Notes
US 1760820· 1930
How Richard Drew Invented Modern Transparent Adhesive Tape
Activity by Decade
1930s1
1970s1
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