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20. Ford Motor Company
> 2021 utility patents: 1,675
> Change from 2020: -20%
> Most recent patent: Aluminum alloy header plate with ceramic coating for battery assembly
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19. Panasonic Corporation
> 2021 utility patents: 1,715
> Change from 2020: -11%
> Most recent patent: Communication device and radio communication system
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18. Micron Technology Inc.
> 2021 utility patents: 1,798
> Change from 2020: +17%
> Most recent patent: Integrated circuitry, a method used in forming integrated circuitry, and a method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
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17. Alphabet Inc.
> 2021 utility patents: 2,015
> Change from 2020: -15%
> Most recent patent: Dynamics processing effect architecture
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16. Dell Technologies
> 2021 utility patents: 2,053
> Change from 2020: +2%
> Most recent patent: Modular data center power distribution system
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