Portfolio comparison
Thomas A. Edison vs Google LLC
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
Google LLC
Patents indexed
17
Year range
2006 – 2023
Most recent
2023
softwareai_mlconsumer_electronicsecommercetelecommunications
Top Patents17 enriched
US 10452978· 2019
How AI Models Understand Language Using 'Attention'
US 8606792· 2013
How Google's Patent Scores Authors and Posts on Messaging Systems
US 7158878· 2007
How Digital Maps Are Built From Small Image Pieces
Activity by Decade
2000s4
2010s12
2020s1
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