Portfolio comparison
Canon Inc vs Sony Corp
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
Sony Corp
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2018 – 2019
Most recent
2019
consumer_electronicsai_mltelecommunicationsgamingrobotics
Top Patents2 enriched
US 10003680· 2018
How Sony's Smart Glasses Share Content During Voice Calls
US 10282665· 2019
How AI Agents Learn to Pick the Best Future Actions
Activity by Decade
2010s2
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