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 |
|---|---|
1.
Siemens
|
|
2.
General Electric Company
|
|
| 3. Inventor |
|
4.
IBM
|
|
5.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
|
6.
Johnson Controls
|
|
7.
Honeywell
|
|
8.
Desktop Metal, Inc.
|
|
9.
Strong Force Intellectual Capital
|
|
10.
Microsoft
|
|
| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
|---|---|
| 1068 | |
| 981 Medical or Veterinary Science; Hygiene , 75 Sports; Games; Amusements , 12 Ag/Forestry | |
| 246 | |
| 82 Casting; Powder Metallurgy , 72 Hand Tools; Portable Power-Driven Tools; Manipulators , 51 Working of Plastics , 20 Machine Tools other Metal-Working , 17 Additive Manufacturing Technology , 3 Opening, Closing or Cleaning Bottles, Jars or Similar Containers; Liquid Handling , 1 Nanotechnology | |
| 95 | |
| 29 Vehicles in General , 25 Aircraft; Aviation; Astronautics , 22 Railways , 11 Hoisting; Lifting; Hauling , 7 Conveying; Packing; Storing; Handling Thin or Filamentary Material , 1 Land Vehicles Otherwise Than On Rails | |
| 8 | |
| 3 Biochemistry; Beer; Spirits; Wine; Vinegar; Microbiology; Enzymology; Mutation or Genetic Engineering , 2 Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes , 2 Petroleum, Gas or Coke industries; Technical Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide; Fuels; Lubricants; Peat , 1 Cements; Concrete; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories | |
| 2 | |
| 1 Coating metals , 1 Iron | |
| 45 | |
| 38 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 | |
| 42 | |
| 11 Machines or Engines for Liquids; Wind, Spring, or Weight Motors , 10 Machines or Engines in General; Engine Plants in General; Steam Engines , 9 Combustion Engines; Hot-Gas or Combustion-Product Engine Plants , 8 Positive - Displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps for Liquids or Elastic Fluids , 3 Engineering Elements And Units; Machines maintenance; Thermal insulation , 1 Storing or Distributing Gases or Liquids | |
| 29 | |
| 23 Heating; Ranges; Ventilating , 2 Heat Exchange in General , 2 Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes , 1 Steam Generation , 1 Lighting | |
| 6 | |
| 6 Weapons | |
| 2143 | |
| 918 Total Factory Control , 744 General Controlling; Regulating , 150 Measuring; Testing , 130 Information And Communication Technology [Ict] Specially Adapted for Specific Application Fields , 45 Education; Cryptography; Display; Advertising; Seals , 40 Photography; Cinematography; Analogous Techniques ; Electrography; Holography , 28 Checking-Devices , 27 Signalling , 25 Optics , 17 Musical instruments; Acoustics , 8 Information Storage , 8 Image/Video Recognition/Understanding , 3 Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Engineering | |
| 485 | |
| 485 Business Methods | |
| 516 | |
| 458 Electric Communication Technique , 29 Basic Electric Elements , 22 Generation; Conversion or Distribution or Electric Power , 5 Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for , 2 Basic Electronic Circuitry | |
| 777 | |
| 582 Electrical , 116 Image processing/generation , 63 Specific Computational Models , 14 Data Recognition/Presentation , 2 Analogue | |
