Portfolio comparison
Waymo vs Microsoft Corp
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
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
Company B
Microsoft Corp
Patents indexed
8
Year range
1996 – 2010
Most recent
2010
softwareconsumer_electronicsecommerceai_mltelecommunications
Top Patents8 enriched
US 5920316· 1999
How the Windows Taskbar Manages Open Programs
US 6901559· 2005
How Handheld Devices Organize Recently Used Files and Contacts
US 7530029· 2009
How Software Interfaces Shrink to Save Screen Space
Activity by Decade
1990s2
2000s4
2010s2
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