Portfolio comparison
Thomas A. Edison vs General Electric
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
General Electric
Patents indexed
4
Year range
2011 – 2019
Most recent
2019
energymechanicalaerospacerenewable_energynuclear_energy
Top Patents4 enriched
US 10400744· 2019
How Tiny Bumps on Wind Turbine Blades Reduce Noise
US 8303250· 2012
How Wind Turbine Blades Get More Lift with Extra Parts
US 9239385· 2016
Making Special Materials Inside Commercial Nuclear Power Plants
Activity by Decade
2010s4
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