Portfolio comparison
General Electric Co vs Thomas A. Edison
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
Thomas A. Edison
Patents indexed
3
Year range
1869 – 1897
Most recent
1897
mechanicalconsumer_electronicstelecommunications
Top Patents3 enriched
US 200521· 1878
How Thomas Edison Improved Early Phonograph Recording
US 589168· 1897
How Thomas Edison's Kinetographic Camera Captured Early Motion Pictures
US 90646· 1869
Edison's First Patent: An Electric Vote Recorder
Activity by Decade
1860s1
1870s1
1890s1
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