Portfolio comparison
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co vs Canon Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1930 – 1979
Most recent
1979
materialsconsumer_electronics
Top Patents2 enriched
US 4166152· 1979
The Sticky Microscopic Beads Behind Post-it Notes
US 1760820· 1930
How Richard Drew Invented Modern Transparent Adhesive Tape
Activity by Decade
1930s1
1970s1
Company B
Canon Inc
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1988 – 2022
Most recent
2022
consumer_electronicsmechanicalsemiconductorsenergy
Top Patents2 enriched
US 4723129· 1988
How Canon's Bubble Jet Printers Make Ink Droplets
US RE48925· 2022
How Printers Manage Power States and Sleep Timers
Activity by Decade
1980s1
2020s1
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