Portfolio comparison
General Electric Co vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
General Electric Co
Patents indexed
4
Year range
1916 – 2023
Most recent
2023
mechanicalenergybiotechaerospacematerials
Top Patents4 enriched
US 4259444· 1981
How Scientists Created Bacteria That Eat Oil Spills
US 11814186· 2023
How Jet Engines Use Heat to Automatically Adjust Airflow
US 2541851· 1951
How to Make Silly Putty Using Silicone and Zinc
Activity by Decade
1910s1
1950s1
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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