Portfolio comparison
NEC vs Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
NEC
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2015 – 2017
Most recent
2017
automotiveenergysoftwaretelecommunicationsconsumer_electronics
Top Patents2 enriched
US 9791514· 2017
Forecasting When Used Electric Car Batteries Will Be Available for Reuse
US 9168838· 2015
How an EV Charging Station Manages Power from Batteries and the Grid
Activity by Decade
2010s2
Company B
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
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