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Patent Convergence

Semiconductors × Telecommunications

42 patents at the intersection of these two domains, 7,886 citations accumulated. Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc leads with 3 cross-domain patents.

Cross-domain patents

42

Forward citations

7,886

Top holder

Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc

Cross-Domain Filing Trend

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Most-Cited Cross-Domain Patents

01

How a Multi-Touch Screen Detects Multiple Fingers and Palms

US 6323846University of Delaware

2,641

cit.

02

How Organic Diodes Make Light Using Special Molecules

US 4356429Eastman Kodak Co

1,031

cit.

03

How to Create a Secret Code Key Without Meeting First

US 4200770Leland Stanford Junior University

708

cit.

04

How a Modern Camera Sensor Captures Light and Converts It to Data

US 5471515California Institute of Technology

620

cit.

05

Tiny Capsules for Electronic Paper Displays

US 5961804Massachusetts Institute of Technology

508

cit.

06

How Multiple Computers Share a Network Cable Without Crashing

US 4063220Xerox Corp

301

cit.

07

How Early Cell Phones Handled Calls Across Different Towers

US 3906166Motorola Inc

206

cit.

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How Cable Modems Fix Signal Distortions Before Sending Data

US 6665308Terayon Communication Systems Inc

188

cit.

Top Cross-Domain Patent Holders

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