Portfolio comparison
Microsoft Corp vs International Business Machines
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Microsoft Corp
Patents indexed
8
Year range
1996 – 2010
Most recent
2010
softwareconsumer_electronicsecommerceai_mltelecommunications
Top Patents8 enriched
US 5920316· 1999
How the Windows Taskbar Manages Open Programs
US 6901559· 2005
How Handheld Devices Organize Recently Used Files and Contacts
US 7530029· 2009
How Software Interfaces Shrink to Save Screen Space
Activity by Decade
1990s2
2000s4
2010s2
Company B
International Business Machines
Patents indexed
3
Year range
2019 – 2021
Most recent
2021
semiconductorsai_mlconsumer_electronicstelecommunicationssoftware
Top Patents3 enriched
US 10740671· 2020
How IBM Uses Resistive Memory Chips to Speed Up AI Training
US 10956815· 2021
How to Fix Faulty Memory Cells in AI Chips
US 10248907· 2019
How a Single Electronic Component Can Learn and Process AI Data
Activity by Decade
2010s1
2020s2
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