Portfolio comparison
Intuitive Surgical Operations vs Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Intuitive Surgical Operations
Patents indexed
4
Year range
2018 – 2024
Most recent
2024
roboticsmedical_devicessoftwaremechanicalsurgical
Top Patents4 enriched
US 12114954· 2024
Uniform Scaling of Haptic Forces in Surgical Systems
US 12064197· 2024
How a Robot Arm Can Be Manually Moved While Staying Safe
US 9949801· 2018
How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip
Activity by Decade
2010s1
2020s3
Company B
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2021 – 2023
Most recent
2023
aerospacemechanicaltelecommunications
Top Patents2 enriched
US 11685554· 2023
How Spacecraft Servicing Pods Maneuver and Refuel Other Satellites
US 11124318· 2021
How a Host Spacecraft Refuels Another Satellite Without Using Its Fuel Tank
Activity by Decade
2020s2
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