Portfolio comparison
Texas Instruments Inc vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Texas Instruments Inc
Patents indexed
3
Year range
1964 – 1974
Most recent
1974
consumer_electronicssemiconductorsmechanicaltelecommunications
Top Patents3 enriched
US 3819921· 1974
How Texas Instruments Invented the Handheld Electronic Calculator
US 3293513· 1966
How the First Infrared LED Was Invented
US 3138743· 1964
How Jack Kilby Invented the First Integrated Circuit
Activity by Decade
1960s2
1970s1
Company B
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
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