A digital twin is a real-time digital replica of a living or non-living physical entity. Data regarding the state of the physical entity is transmitted in real-time, which allows the digital twin to exist and simultaneously mirror the physical entity.
| Corporation | Patents and Published Applications Count |
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1.
Siemens
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2.
General Electric Company
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3.
IBM
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Johnson Controls
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5.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
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6.
Strong Force Intellectual Capital
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| 7. Inventor |
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8.
Honeywell
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| 9. Fisher-rosemount Systems, Inc. |
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10.
Desktop Metal, Inc.
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
|---|---|
| 497 | |
| 407 Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene , 78 Sports; Games; Amusements , 12 Ag/Forestry | |
| 270 | |
| 83 Hand Tools; Portable Power-Driven Tools; Manipulators , 81 Casting; Powder Metallurgy , 57 Working of Plastics , 23 Machine Tools other Metal-Working , 20 Additive Manufacturing Technology , 5 Opening, Closing or Cleaning Bottles, Jars or Similar Containers; Liquid Handling , 1 Nanotechnology | |
| 134 | |
| 55 Vehicles in General , 26 Aircraft; Aviation; Astronautics , 21 Hoisting; Lifting; Hauling , 21 Railways , 10 Conveying; Packing; Storing; Handling Thin or Filamentary Material , 1 Land Vehicles Otherwise Than On Rails | |
| 10 | |
| 4 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering , 3 Petroleum, Gas or Coke industries; Technical Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide; Fuels; Lubricants; Peat , 2 Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes , 1 Cements; Concrete; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories | |
| 2 | |
| 1 Coating metals , 1 Iron | |
| 48 | |
| 41 Earth Drilling; Mining , 2 Locks; Keys; Window or Door Fittings; Safes , 2 Hydraulic Engineering; Foundations; Soil Shifting , 2 Construction or Roads, Railways, or Bridges , 1 Water Supply; Sewerage | |
| 57 | |
| 18 Machines or Engines for Liquids; Wind, Spring, or Weight Motors , 11 Combustion Engines; Hot-Gas or Combustion-Product Engine Plants , 11 Machines or Engines in General; Engine Plants in General; Steam Engines , 10 Positive - Displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps for Liquids or Elastic Fluids , 4 Engineering Elements And Units; Machines maintenance; Thermal insulation , 3 Storing or Distributing Gases or Liquids | |
| 35 | |
| 29 Heating; Ranges; Ventilating , 2 Heat Exchange in General , 2 Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes , 1 Steam Generation , 1 Lighting | |
| 6 | |
| 6 Weapons | |
| 2447 | |
| 963 Total Factory Control , 891 General Controlling; Regulating , 189 Measuring; Testing , 154 Information And Communication Technology [Ict] Specially Adapted for Specific Application Fields , 51 Education; Cryptography; Display; Advertising; Seals , 47 Checking-Devices , 41 Photography; Cinematography; Analogous Techniques ; Electrography; Holography , 37 Signalling , 28 Optics , 20 Musical instruments; Acoustics , 18 Image/Video Recognition/Understanding , 5 Information Storage , 3 Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Engineering | |
| 575 | |
| 575 Business Methods | |
| 629 | |
| 546 Electric Communication Technique , 38 Generation; Conversion or Distribution or Electric Power , 35 Basic Electric Elements , 8 Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for , 2 Basic Electronic Circuitry | |
| 1014 | |
| 737 Electrical , 157 Image processing/generation , 100 Specific Computational Models , 15 Data Recognition/Presentation , 5 Analogue | |
