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Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds

This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.

Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.

Amazon: Applicant names included in these statistics — AMAZON TECH INCReviewed names not covered — AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Apple: Applicant names included in these statistics — APPLE INCReviewed names not covered — APPLE COMPUTER INC · APPLE COMPUTER, INC. · APPLE INC. · APPLE, INC.

NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION

Amazon

Publications
2,095
Invention share
93%
Concentration
0.54
Green technology
—

Apple

Publications
12,360
Invention share
87%
Concentration
0.38
Green technology
—

NVIDIA

Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—
0.89

Amazon × Apple

0.95

Amazon × NVIDIA

0.74

Apple × NVIDIA

Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
Technology fieldAmazon / Apple / NVIDIA
Computer technology
65.9%
39.1%
79.3%
Digital communication
29.5%
42.1%
9.1%
Audio-visual technology
7%
14.2%
8.8%
Telecommunications
4%
13.9%
2.4%
Measurement
3.8%
5.7%
7%
Control
5.2%
1.9%
5%
Transport
3.5%
0.6%
6.9%
IT methods for management
7.9%
2.4%
0.5%
Optics
0.9%
7.2%
0.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
2%
4.8%
1.1%
Handling
4.9%
0.1%
2.6%
Basic communication processes
0.8%
2%
1.8%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

Apple

Collected applications
531
Share of collected applications with IPC
4.8%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

View Apple publications in this field

One application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.

02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses

The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.

G06FData processing
Amazon912
Apple3,635
NVIDIA881
H04WWireless networks
Amazon114
Apple3,570
NVIDIA42
H04LDigital transmission
Amazon442
Apple2,146
NVIDIA155
G06TImage processing
Amazon101
Apple986
NVIDIA719
H04NPictorial communication, video
Amazon130
Apple931
NVIDIA127
H04BTransmission
Amazon40
Apple981
NVIDIA43
G06VImage and video recognition
Amazon138
Apple417
NVIDIA403
G06NComputing models, AI
Amazon257
Apple200
NVIDIA497
G02BOptical elements
Amazon11
Apple679
NVIDIA13
G10LSpeech processing
Amazon275
Apple240
NVIDIA87

03Where each one leans

Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.

Amazon

  • G10LSpeech processing
    Amazon
    275
    Apple
    240
    NVIDIA
    87
  • G06FData processing
    Amazon
    912
    Apple
    3,635
    NVIDIA
    881
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Amazon
    154
    Apple
    264
    NVIDIA
    12
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Amazon
    442
    Apple
    2,146
    NVIDIA
    155
  • B65GConveying, storage
    Amazon
    48
    Apple
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • B64UUnmanned aerial vehicles
    Amazon
    25
    Apple
    —
    NVIDIA
    —

Apple

  • H04WWireless networks
    Amazon
    114
    Apple
    3,570
    NVIDIA
    42
  • H04BTransmission
    Amazon
    40
    Apple
    981
    NVIDIA
    43
  • G02BOptical elements
    Amazon
    11
    Apple
    679
    NVIDIA
    13
  • H04MTelephonic communication
    Amazon
    20
    Apple
    405
    NVIDIA
    5
  • G09GDisplay control
    Amazon
    4
    Apple
    300
    NVIDIA
    11
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Amazon
    130
    Apple
    931
    NVIDIA
    127

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    Amazon
    101
    Apple
    986
    NVIDIA
    719
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Amazon
    138
    Apple
    417
    NVIDIA
    403
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Amazon
    257
    Apple
    200
    NVIDIA
    497
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    Amazon
    5
    Apple
    —
    NVIDIA
    138
  • H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
    Amazon
    20
    Apple
    155
    NVIDIA
    75
  • G01CNavigation, surveying
    Amazon
    22
    Apple
    115
    NVIDIA
    59

04Publication rhythm

AmazonAppleNVIDIAPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAmazonAppleNVIDIA
2025-01≥242 (partial coverage)≥1,049 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥149 (partial coverage)≥968 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥130 (partial coverage)≥1,319 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥168 (partial coverage)≥1,232 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥186 (partial coverage)≥993 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥140 (partial coverage)≥846 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥223 (partial coverage)≥956 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥161 (partial coverage)≥989 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥195 (partial coverage)≥906 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥201 (partial coverage)≥928 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥141 (partial coverage)≥1,005 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥159 (partial coverage)≥1,169 (partial coverage)≥212 (partial coverage)

Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.

Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.

What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.

What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.

Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.