Portfolio comparison
Thomas A. Edison vs Apple
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
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
Company B
Apple
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2021
Most recent
2021
consumer_electronicssoftwaretelecommunicationsmechanicalaugmented_reality
Top Patents2 enriched
US 10942571· 2021
How Laptops Create Localized Vibrations on Their Surfaces
US 20210117042
How Devices Detect Touch Using Heat Signatures
Activity by Decade
2020s1
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