Portfolio comparison
Canon Inc vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Canon Inc
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1988 – 2022
Most recent
2022
consumer_electronicsmechanicalsemiconductorsenergy
Top Patents2 enriched
US 4723129· 1988
How Canon's Bubble Jet Printers Make Ink Droplets
US RE48925· 2022
How Printers Manage Power States and Sleep Timers
Activity by Decade
1980s1
2020s1
Company B
Intuitive Surgical Operations
Patents indexed
1
Year range
2018
Most recent
2018
medical_devicesroboticssoftwaretelecommunicationsmechanical
Top Patents1 enriched
US 9949801· 2018
How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip
Activity by Decade
2010s1
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