Portfolio comparison
General Mills Inc vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
General Mills Inc
Patents indexed
1
Year range
1981
Most recent
1981
materialsconsumer_electronics
Top Patents1 enriched
US 4267420· 1981
How Microwave Crisping Sleeves Work
Activity by Decade
1980s1
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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