Portfolio comparison
Ciba Geigy Corp vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Ciba Geigy Corp
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1979 – 1996
Most recent
1996
pharmaceuticalbiotechchemistryoncology
Top Patents2 enriched
US 5521184· 1996
New Pyrimidine Chemical Compounds for Treating Tumors
US 4147780· 1979
Chemical Compounds for Fighting Bacterial and Yeast Infections
Activity by Decade
1970s1
1990s1
Company B
Intuitive Surgical Operations
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2018 – 2024
Most recent
2024
roboticsmedical_devicessoftwaremechanicalsurgical
Top Patents2 enriched
US 12114954· 2024
Uniform Scaling of Haptic Forces in Surgical Systems
US 9949801· 2018
How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip
Activity by Decade
2010s1
2020s1
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