Portfolio comparison
Thomas A. Edison vs Waymo
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
Waymo
Patents indexed
3
Year range
2024 – 2025
Most recent
2025
automotiveai_mlsoftwaretelecommunicationsaerospace
Top Patents3 enriched
US 12409808· 2025
How Self-Driving Cars Detect and Respond to Road Emergencies
US 12130389· 2024
How Self-Driving Cars Detect Dirty Lidar Sensors
US 20210181737
How Autonomous Trucks Predict and Handle Tire Blowouts
Activity by Decade
2020s2
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