Portfolio comparison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs Thomas A. Edison
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patents indexed
7
Year range
1983 – 2025
Most recent
2025
biotechpharmaceuticalgene_editingmaterialstelecommunications
Top Patents7 enriched
US 8697359· 2014
How to Edit Genes in Human Cells Using an Engineered CRISPR System
US 4405829· 1983
How RSA Public-Key Encryption Keeps Digital Messages Secret
US 5961804· 1999
Tiny Capsules for Electronic Paper Displays
Activity by Decade
1980s1
1990s1
2010s1
2020s2
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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