scholarly journals Identification of Promising Vacant Technologies for the Development of Truck on Freight Train Transportation Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 499
Author(s):  
Sungchan Jun ◽  
Seong Ho Han ◽  
Jiwon Yu ◽  
Jumi Hwang ◽  
Sangbaek Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Generative Topographic Mapping ◽  
Freight Train ◽  
Patent Classification ◽  
Rail Vehicles ◽  
International Patent ◽  
States Patent

In this study, we identify promising, currently vacant technologies for a Truck on Flatcar or Truck on Freight Train (TFTFT) system by analyzing the relevant patent information. We then apply network analysis from macro- and microperspectives to establish technology development strategies. We first researched the patent database from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by extracting relevant keywords for the TFTFT system. We then preprocessed the patent data to develop a patent-International Patent Classification (IPC) matrix and a patent-keyword matrix. Next, we developed a generative topographic mapping (GTM)-based patent map using the patent-IPC matrix and detected any patent vacuums. Then, in order to confirm the promising patent vacuums, we technically examined criticality and trend analyses. Finally, we designed an IPC-based network and a keyword network with promising patent vacuums to derive a technology development strategy from a macro- and microperspective for the TFTFT system. As a result, we confirmed two promising patent vacuums. The patent vacuums found were defined as the technical field of rail vehicles suitable for TFTFT systems and the technical field of equipment and systems for freight transfer to rail vehicles. The proposed procedure and analysis method provide useful insights for developing a research and development (R&D) strategy and technology development strategy for a TFTFT system.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of object detection systems using using the reflection or reradiation of radio-, acoustic or electromagnetic waves

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
V. I. Karnyshev ◽  
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V. I. Avdzeiko ◽  
V. M. Rulevskiy ◽  
E. S. Pascal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Object Detection ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
The United States ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Patent Classification ◽  
Detection Systems ◽  
International Patent ◽  
Remote Sensing Methods ◽  
The Given ◽  
States Patent

The systems intended for detecting objects of artificial and natural origin are widely used while implementing the remote sensing methods. In this case, such different frequency ranges of sounding signals as radar, acoustic and optical ones are used. This article presents the results of patent analysis of the detection systems for such groups of the International Patent Classification as G01S13, G01S15, G01S17. The analysis has been carried out using the database of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) inventions registered from 2015 to 2019. The aim of the given study was to compare the development trends of the object detection systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio-, acoustic or electromagnetic waves. It is shown that the proposed approach makes it possible to identify the promising (breakthrough) technological directions, as well as to form predictive estimates of their development in the short-term.

scholarly journals Technological Advances to Reduce Apis mellifera Mortality: A Bibliometric Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8305
Author(s):  
Cristiano Ziegler ◽  
Tiago Sinigaglia ◽  
Mario Eduardo Santos Martins ◽  
Adriano Mendonça Souza
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
International Patent Classification ◽  
Patent Classification ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
International Patent ◽  
Technology Life Cycle

Bees play a fundamental role in the ecological balance of ecosystems, due to the pollination process they carry out on crops, including the production of honey. However, the mortality of bees is a significant concern; bee mortality can occur for several reasons, such as pesticides, mites, viruses, climate change, pathogens and a reduction in food resources and nests. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most widely used bee for commercial pollination and honey production. Therefore, the main objective is to compare the development of patent families and article publications related to the reduction in A. meliífera mortality. Data on patent families were collected on the Orbit platform, while data on scientific articles were collected on the Scopus database, with a time interval of 1980–2019. Subsequently, the data were analyzed in order to show the main priority countries, main assignees, and main IPC (International Patent Classification) codes, an analysis of the technology life cycle and the correlation between the data of patent families and articles published. The technologies that help to decrease bee mortality showed a technological maturity rate of 27.15% for patent families data and 53.35% for data from articles published in journals. It was noticed that the principal interest regarding the reduction in A. mellifera mortality is focused on universities, mainly in the United States and China.

scholarly journals Technological prospection: the genus Mikania in therapeutic use

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. e333101422076
Author(s):  
Nathália Andrezza Carvalho de Souza ◽  
Victória Laysna dos Anjos Santos ◽  
Tarcísio Cícero de Lima Araújo ◽  
Pedrita Alves Sampaio ◽  
Renata Rivelli Menezes de Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activities ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Intellectual Property Organization ◽  
European Patent ◽  
Industrial Property ◽  
Patent Classification ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Technological Potential ◽  
International Patent

The genus Mikania (Asteraceae) comprises about 450 species of these, 203 are found in Brazil and present several chemical and biological activities. Considering the variety of species and their therapeutic properties, the present study aimed to perform technological prospecting of this genus, since this approach aims to contribute to technological, scientific and innovation research. For this purpose, the patent documents were analyzed, regarding the applicant countries, year of filing and the international classification of patents of the genus Mikania. The search was conducted in the databases World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office (EPO) and the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in October 2020, using the descriptor “Mikania”; present in the title and/or abstract in addition, documents that included medicinal approaches were selected. Thus, taking into consideration the filing countries, Japan, Brazil and the United States led the patent deposits, with the first document filed in 1991 and the largest number of applications in the years 2000 and 2010. The data concerning the international patent classification are concentrated in subclass A61K, which deals with preparations for medical, dental or hygienic purposes. These results demonstrated the therapeutic and technological potential of the Mikania species and thus which can be evidenced the potential of this study.

The effect of intellectual property treaties on international innovation collaboration: a study based on USPTO patents during 1976–2017

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
JianQin Xiang ◽  
Feicheng Ma ◽  
Haiyan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Innovation ◽  
Collaboration Environment ◽  
International Patent ◽  
Record Data ◽  
Innovation Cooperation ◽  
States Patent

PurposeStudies have indicated that international innovation collaboration has promoted technology transfer and knowledge spillover between countries. The conclusion of various international intellectual property (IP) treaties has played an essential role in optimizing the international innovation and collaboration environment. This study investigates the effect of IP treaties on international innovation collaboration and whether international IP treaties can promote collaboration between a country and other economies in the world.Design/methodology/approachAfter collecting and extracting the patent record data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a final dataset of 3,213,626 cooperative patents and 465,236 pairs of collaborations between two countries or regions is established. Based on the international patent collaboration data of 192 countries during 1976–2017, the changes in patent collaboration indicators after these countries joined 23 IP treaties are analyzed.FindingsInternational IP treaties have significantly increased the number of patent cooperation countries of a country and its importance in international cooperation networks. The role of IP treaties is more manifested by the increased opportunities for a country's international innovation cooperation than its influence on global innovation; this is of extreme significance for developing countries to introduce advanced technologies.Originality/valueGinarte and Park (1997) have confirmed that IP treaties have helped to raise the level of IP protection. In this study, the increase in the degree centrality of the international innovation network is evidence of IP treaties to promote innovation cooperation. For a developing country, joining an intellectual property treaty may strengthen intellectual property protection and optimize its own international innovation cooperation methods.

scholarly journals A Survival Analysis on Fuel Cell Technology Patent Maintenance and Values Exploration between 1976 and 2001

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seng-Su Tsang ◽  
Feng-Chen Chang ◽  
Wen-Cheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Organizational Resources ◽  
Online Searching ◽  
Patent Classification ◽  
Market Values ◽  
Complementary Resources ◽  
International Patent ◽  
Book Values

Fuel cell R&D activities desirably arrive in patents; the costly maintenance fee challenges managers as well as researchers to whether or not renew existing patents. The key is, will the fuel cell patent’s value be worth renewing? Thus assessment of patent value is essential. Our study focus online searching was made available after 1976, as the initial year to conduct the patent search. Up to 2001, there are 2269 patents classified in the H01M 008/00~H01M 008/24 category, which is the category concerning fuel cell under the classification of the International Patent Classification. Effective exploitation of technology values is subject to the complementarities of organizational resources. The present study used the emerging technology of Fuel Cells as an example to show that firms may commercialize the values of technology according to their organizational resources. By aligning firms’ patenting strategies and the imparities between book values and market values this study concludes a technological ambidexterity with respect to firms’ technology development. The exploitative firms tend to file patents to defend their leadership in the product market as a result their technology is constrained within a firm’s boundaries. The results show that patent renewing decisions are consequence of firm’s constraints of complementary resources.

Open-Ended Technological Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Bedau ◽  
Nicholas Gigliotti ◽  
Tobias Janssen ◽  
Alec Kosik ◽  
Ananthan Nambiar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Semantic Space ◽  
The United States ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
High Dimensional ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Clustering Methods ◽  
Patent Classification ◽  
Patented Inventions ◽  
States Patent

We detect ongoing innovation in empirical data about human technological innovations. Ongoing technological innovation is a form of open-ended evolution, but it occurs in a nonbiological, cultural population that consists of actual technological innovations that exist in the real world. The change over time of this population of innovations seems to be quite open-ended. We take patented inventions as a proxy for technological innovations and mine public patent records for evidence of the ongoing emergence of technological innovations, and we compare two ways to detect it. One way detects the first instances of predefined patent pigeonholes, specifically the technology classes listed in the United States Patent Classification (USPC). The second way embeds patents in a high-dimensional semantic space and detects the emergence of new patent clusters. After analyzing hundreds of years of patent records, both methods detect the emergence of new kinds of technologies, but clusters are much better at detecting innovations that are unanticipated and undetected by USPC pigeonholes. Our clustering methods generalize to detect unanticipated innovations in other evolving populations that generate ongoing streams of digital data.

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