A centralised inventor network structureFigure 1 shows the resulting inventor network with each node representing an inventor, and each edge co-inventions of the connected inventors. The Masimo inventor network with the top 10 key inventors (identified teams of inventors are colour coded)Table 1. Inventor network analysis adds this missing organisational layer. First, inventor network analysis can improve the interpretation of patent data by connecting portfolio strength with the people and teams behind it. In that sense, inventor network analysis should be considered part of the modern IP intelligence toolkit.