Research and innovation in cloud in the airport equipment supply, product and services sector has stagnated in the last quarter.

The most recent figures show that the number of related patent applications in the industry stood at 43 in the three months ending May – the same as 43 over the same period in 2021.

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Figures for patent grants related to followed a different pattern to filings – shrinking from 49 in the three months ending May 2021 to 37 in the same period in 2022.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Using textual analysis, as well as official patent classifications, these patents are grouped into key thematic areas, and linked to key companies across various industries.

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The figures also provide an insight into the largest innovators in the sector.

Uber Technologies Inc was the top innovator in the airport equipment supply, product and services sector in the latest quarter. The company, which has its headquarters in the United States, filed 10 related patents in the three months ending May. That was down from 16 over the same period in 2021.

It was followed by the United States based FedEx Corp with 10 patent applications, South Korea based Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (7 applications), and the United States based United Parcel Service Inc (6 applications).

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