Identifying emerging technology is largely about identifying people and young
companies that are creating that technology. The Starting Down the Startup Path series
of posts is designed to help you do just that.
This post recaps the 14 posts in the series. Each item in the list that follows
includes a brief description of the post, with a link to the complete post.
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Starting Down the
Startup Path (Part 1 of a series)
How do you find emerging technology? One way is to focus on startups.
OK, fine, but how do you discover the startups that offer a technology of
interest to you? One way is to focus on venture capital
firms that focus on the areas of interest to you.
So, how do you do that?
During signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Benjamin Franklin
said, "we must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we will all
hang separately"
Well, hang in there, my friend. This is the first in a series of posts that
will help.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2019/12/starting-down-startup-path-part-1-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 2 of a series)
Start the new year with the hopefulness of a true optimist. If you are
not naturally inclined to optimism, pretend to be. Maybe it will grow on you.
Speaking of optimism, no one can be more hopeful than someone starting a new
venture. To realize their vision, these people will need to find outside
finance.
Anyone involved in venture capital or its variants (see previous post: Starting
Down the Startup Path (Part 1 of a series)) is interested in identifying
potential candidates for investment opportunity.
Finding these candidates is not easy. But a place to start on startups is to
see what companies other venture capital firms have identified.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2019/12/starting-down-startup-path-part-2-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 3 of a series)
Panning for Google® gold: startups with promising new technologies
The previous post in this series featured the List of Top Oil and Gas Private
Equity Firms discovered as the result of a Google® search. The list focuses on companies pursuing
acquisition and development of existing resources. While the list will be
useful to many, this series of posts focuses on techniques you can use to
identify startups with promising new technologies.
So, on to the next step in the quest to find new technology on the cusp of
successful deployment.
The same Google® search that resulted in the List of Top Oil and Gas Private
Equity Firms, also listed a number of other links worth pursuing.
Today’s TIP:
Browse for Google® gold, and pan for treasure.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/01/starting-down-startup-path-part-3-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 4 of a series)
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Follow the Lead of the Oil Majors
Large corporations, including the oil majors, have begun supplementing inhouse
R&D (Research & Development) with investment in innovative startups.
TIP:
READ, for example, the following article …
Financing R&D and Innovation / B. H. Hall and J. Lerner – August 2009
Free full text source: https://eml.berkeley.edu/~bhhall/papers/HallLerner09_rndfin_chapter_draft.pdf
]
But how to identify startups that fit your corporate goals? One way is to set
up and advertise a venture capital unit, which enables young companies to pitch
their technology to your corporation.
And that is just what several oil majors have done.
Studying their portfolios can provide a wealth of helpful information, whether
you are a venture capitalist, a startup, or simply interested in identifying
emerging technology.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/01/starting-down-startup-path-part-4-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 5 of a series):
Searching Patents
Patents: Emerging Tech
Patents are a rich source of cutting-edge research. And much of the research
reported in patents never appears in peer reviewed journals. So, to identify
emerging technology in your field, consider searching the patent literature on
a regular basis.
Now, while searching for relevant patents can be challenging, reading them can
be even more so.
Accordingly, I have divided this topic into several posts.
The first offers tips on how to use keywords for effective searching.
The second suggests ways to read the results of your patent research in the
most time efficient manner possible.
Finally, I offer a case study to illustrate the process of searching for and
reading patents in a particular area.
TIP:
Read Tips for reading patents: a concise introduction
for scientists for an excellent overview on this topic.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/02/start-up-startdown-path-parti-5-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 6 of a series): Reviewing Patents
Searching for patents is iterative. You type in some keywords. Results reveal
more keywords. You type in those keywords. And repeat.
This can be really tedious, irksome even. Sometimes it is hard to figure out
whether a given patent is even relevant to your needs.
Fortunately, a number of experts have offered tips to make it easier to read a
patent quickly.
TIP:
Google® how to read a patent for more tips on
efficient ways to review a patent
One excellent result …
Tips for reading patents: a concise introduction for
scientists
Here a few other results from that search …
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-6-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 7 of a series):
Patents and Run On Sentences
Patents can drive English majors to crazyville.
A previous post in the Startup series cited a source that noted that, per USPO
rules, the Claims in a patent must be stated in a single sentence. In many
cases, the “single sentence” can be, thanks to colons, commas, semicolons, et
al., several hundred words long.
For example, a Google® search for dibenzothiophene resulted in the following
patents. The heart of each patent is cited in the claims section. Note how long
each claim is. But remember that, as difficult as it may be to wrap your head
around any given claim, it still is faster than reading the whole patent.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-7-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 8 of a series):
Mining Patents for Keywords
Mining patents for useful information can be tedious. One thing you can
do is to look for keywords to use in Google® searches. For example, in a
previous post I listed a Breakthrough Technologies LLC patent with the
following claim …
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-8-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 9 of a series):
PTQ Catalysis 2020
PTQ Catalysis 2020 is ready to view at www.eptq.com. As always, it is
rich in useful information. In the context of our Startdown to Startup series
of posts, one article in particular caught my eye …
Pilot plant studies of hydrotreating catalysts
Tiago Vilela, Graham Ormsby, José Castro And Hendrik Dathe (Avantium)
Andrew Michael Lee Gibbs And Mary Ann Abney (Ergon)
Paul Robinson (Independent Consultant)
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-9-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 10 of a series):
The Bigness of Machine Learning
Big data is a big deal. We humans generate so much data that our puny
brains are unable to process it. So we have created machines to do that for us.
There is a whole discipline called machine learning designed to train these
machines to process massive amounts of data in useful ways.
“Machine learning,” as Serdar Yegulalp notes in an InfoWorld article, “is a
complex discipline. But implementing machine learning models is far less
daunting and difficult than it used to be, thanks to machine learning
frameworks—such as Google’s TensorFlow—that ease the process of
acquiring data, training models, serving predictions, and refining future
results.”
Yegulalp describes TensorFlow as open source software that “allows developers
to create dataflow graphs—structures that describe how data moves through a
graph, or a series of processing nodes. Each node in the graph represents a
mathematical operation, and each connection or edge between nodes is a
multidimensional data array, or tensor.
“TensorFlow provides all of this for the programmer by way of the Python
language. Python is easy to learn and work with, and provides convenient ways
to express how high-level abstractions can be coupled together. Nodes and
tensors in TensorFlow are Python objects, and TensorFlow applications are
themselves Python applications.
“The actual math operations, however, are not performed in Python. The
libraries of transformations that are available through TensorFlow are written
as high-performance C++ binaries. Python just directs traffic between the
pieces, and provides high-level programming abstractions to hook them together.”
Read the full article at: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3278008/what-is-tensorflow-the-machine-learning-library-explained.html
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-10-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 11 of a series): Thread the Needle
“If you are looking for a needle in a haystack, and somebody has already
cataloged all the straw in the haystack, when you get to that needle you will
recognize it's different than what was supposed to be there based on all that
computerized haystack information that had been predetermined for you.” --
Francis Collins
TIP:
Iterate, and then reiterate
I have a client who wants to identify companies that have created a technology
that is novel, has been commercialized, and has not yet been discovered. Well,
as we say in Texas, that dog don’t hunt.
By definition, a commercialized product has been discovered by somebody.
However, just because a technology has been discovered does not mean it is a
winner.
In a horse race, the goal is to bet on the winning horse. Common sense tells us
that if we knew for a certainty which horse would win the race, racing them
would be pointless. The same logic applies to new technologies, and the
companies that create them.
That’s why it can be useful to look at companies that have been examined by
investment funds like the Columbia Seligman
Communications and Information Fund.
Paul Wick, Head of the Seligman Technology Group, Columbia Seligman
Communications and Information Fund, explains this concept in the following
Q&A.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/04/starting-down-startup-path-part-11-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 12 of a series):
Patent Prior Art Search
Prior Art Search: Everything you need to know
If you’re looking to understand everything about prior art search,
you’ve landed on the right page. By the time you finish reading this guide,
you’ll likely have built a solid understanding of what can be included in the
prior art, how you can use this knowledge to conduct a patent search all by
yourself and avoid spending valuable resources on the non-patentable subject
matter.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/04/starting-down-startup-path-part-12-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 13 of a series)
Dibenzothiophene Patents 2020
What’s the quickest way to determine if a patent is of interest to you?
Depends on your purpose. This tip sheet may help you decide which section of a
patent to focus on.
A previous post (http://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-6-of.html)
offers tips on how to quickly review patents to find those that fill your
research needs.
The authors agree that the patent abstract is not that useful. They differ as
to whether the CLAIMS section or the SUMMARY section is most useful.
Now, I am by no means an expert in patent searching. But I think it depends on
your purpose. For those of you considering filing a new patent, or disputing an
existing patent, the CLAIMS section may be your first stop.
For science researchers trying to determine their next steps, the SUMMARY
section may be the better choice.
So, for fun, I searched for patents using the Google® search term
DIBENZOTHIOPHENE. I extracted the Abstract, Claims, and Summary of several of
the search results. They are reproduced below, so you can see how the three
patent sections compare.
Maybe it will help you decide what to focus on as you conduct your patent
search.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/05/starting-down-startup-path-part-13-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 14 of a
series)-Google Patents Find Prior Art Link
Patent research is important in any area of research you are engaged in
... especially if you are a startup, or are considering investing in a startup.
Prior art is an important concept in patent research.
In this regard, Google®
Patents Prior Art Link is useful. When you find a patent of
interest, in the upper right of the screen you will find a link labeled Prior
Art.
Read full post at:
http://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/05/starting-down-startup-path-part-14-of.html
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Google® Better!
Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian,
Aramco Services, Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean
Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he
performed for Aramco.
Follow Jean’s blog at: http://desulf.blogspot.com/ for continuing tips on effective online
research
Email Jean at research@jeansteinhardtconsulting.com with questions on research, training, or
anything else
Visit Jean’s Web site at http://www.jeansteinhardtconsulting.com/ to see examples of the services we can
provide
Friday, May 22, 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 14 of a series)-Google Patents Find Prior Art Link
Patent research is important in any area of research you are engaged in ... especially if you are a startup, or are considering investing in a startup.
Prior art is an important concept in patent research.
In this regard, Google® Patents Prior Art Link is useful. When you find a patent of interest, in the upper right of the screen you will find a link labeled Prior Art.
Clicking the link results in a list of relevant prior patents and peer reviewed articles. To be thorough, you will also want to search regular Google®. Here’s why.
So, what is “Prior Art?” According to an article at www.greyb.com …
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Prior Art, in simple terms, is evidence that your invention is already well-known and not something unique. In other words, prior-art is a reference of some type in some form (textual, visual, audio, etc.) which serves as clear proof that the invention you hold is not something unique.
It is not important that the prior art is present physically or is commercially available. It is enough that someone, somewhere, and at some time previously described, showed or made something that contains the use of a technology that is very similar to your invention.
Now prior art could be found in many forms – Be it a patent or some form of the printed publication including, but not limited to, research papers, trade journals, a college thesis, an advertisement, books, videos – basically anything that is available in the public domain and is public knowledge.
source: https://www.greyb.com/prior-art-search/
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PATENT PRIOR ART SEARCH EXAMPLE
A Google® Patents (https://patents.google.com) search on dibenzothiophene results in the following patent, among others …
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A method of utilizing dibenzothiophenes in zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst catalysis oxidation removal oil product
Publication of CN110157466A
Application filed by 广东石油化工学院
2019-05-30
TIP: Copy the Chinese characters and paste them into a Google® search box to find out what they stand for.
In this case, the English translation is: Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology (West Gate）
Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of methods using dibenzothiophenes in zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst catalysis oxidation removal oil product, method includes the following steps: zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst is mixed with the oil product containing dibenzothiophenes, oxidant is added and carries out catalytic oxidation, complete the removal to dibenzothiophenes in oil product, wherein zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst is using zeolite molecular sieve as carrier, and load has molybdenum trioxide and titanium dioxide thereon. The method of the present invention has many advantages, such as that simple process, easy to operate, low in cost, removal efficiency is high, removal effect is good, it being capable of effective conversion of the realization to dibenzothiophenes in oil product quickly and efficiently, reach ultra high efficiency and ultra-deep oxidation sweetening, there is fabulous economic benefit and application prospect.
source: https://patents.google.com/patent/CN110157466A/en?q=dibenzothiophene&before=priority:20200510&after=priority:20190101
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Clicking the Google® Find Prior Art link results in a list of other patents, as well as a number of peer reviewed articles. Some of them appear below …
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Method for preparing molecular sieve-multielement oxide composite integrally …
WO EP US CN JP US10596557B2 Li Sun Valiant Co., Ltd.
Priority 2016-12-23 • Filed 2016-12-27 • Granted 2020-03-24 • Published 2020-03-24
Zeolite membrane composite
WO EP US CN JP KR US20180339272A1 Mikio Hayashi Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Priority 2012-02-24 • Filed 2018-07-30 • Published 2018-11-29
Spherical zeolite mesoporous composite material and loaded catalyst and its …
CN CN104415795B 亢宇 中国石油化工股份有限公司
Priority 2013-09-11 • Filed 2013-09-11 • Granted 2016-08-17 • Published 2016-08-17
A kind of composite molecular sieve film and its preparation method and …
US CN CN106278368A 洪梅 北京大学深圳研究生院
Priority 2016-08-15 • Filed 2016-08-15 • Published 2017-01-04
Micro-and nanocomposite support structures for reverse osmosis thin film …
WO EP US JP AU CA US8029857B2 Eric M. V. Hoek The Regents Of The University Of California
Priority 2006-10-27 • Filed 2007-10-29 • Granted 2011-10-04 • Published 2011-10-04
Exploring Meso‐/Microporous Composite Molecular Sieves with Core–Shell Structures
Google Scholar www.academia.edu Qian X Chemistry–A European Journal
Published 2012
The preparation method of mesoporous composite material and catalyst and its …
CN CN105435852B 亢宇 中国石油化工股份有限公司
Priority 2014-06-09 • Filed 2014-06-09 • Granted 2017-10-03 • Published 2017-10-03
Porous zeolite molecular sieve coating material on surface of silicon carbide …
CN CN101992126A 张劲松 中国科学院金属研究所
Priority 2009-08-19 • Filed 2009-08-19 • Published 2011-03-30
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Influence of zeolite crystal size on zeolite-polyamide thin film nanocomposite membranes
Google Scholar pubs.acs.org Lind M Langmuir
Published 2009
… A key difference between thin film nanocomposites and other mixed-matrix membranes is that the size of the zeolite molecular sieve particles was … chloride ions are approximately 8−9 Å; hence, the LTA zeolite is a good candidate to separate salt from water by molecular sieving …
Zeolite-based materials for gas sensors
Google Scholar www.mdpi.com Xu X Sensors
Published 2006
… The pores and the cages with certain window sizes within a zeolite's framework allow some molecules to pass through and others to be excluded, and result in a molecular sieve effect (Figure 1). Zeolites usually possess three, two or one dimensional channel systems, and the …
Precursor selection and process conditions in the preparation of carbon membrane for gas separation: a review
Google Scholar people.utm.my Salleh W Separation & Purification Reviews
Published 2011
… the current review is to provide an intensive overview regarding the development of carbon molecular sieve membranes during … mechanism • Solution diffusion • Knudsen diffusion: >10Å • Surface diffusion: <50 capillary="" condensation:="">30Å Similarity • Molecular sieving: <6 br="">
Synthesis and performance of microporous inorganic membranes for CO 2 separation: a review
Google Scholar link.springer.com Yeo Z Journal of Porous Materials
Published 2013
… In this review, although microporous silica membranes showed promising molecular sieving characteristics, there are still room of improvement on the flux and selectivity of … [15]. Carbon molecular sieves membranes … [52]. Supported composite carbon molecular sieve membranes …
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Finally, a search on regular Google® for prior art on the EXAMPLE patent …
This part of the priority search is extremely labor intensive. Even more so than the search for patents and scholarly articles.
Why?
Because first you have to figure out what the subject patent is actually about. You then have to pick out keywords and phrases that you can use in your regular Google search.
The keywords can be found in the subject patent, supplemented by those found in Prior Art patents and articles.
WARNING: Trolling through your search results can be tedious.
TIP: As wonderful as Google® is, you can save a lot of time using a commercial database like Lexis/Nexis (https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/gateway.page) or Dialog (https://dialog.com/about-us/). Because these databases offer sophisticated keyword searching and result sorting capabilities, they can save you loads of time.
Commercial databases can be expensive. However, any organization that is serious about quality research will find it to its advantage to subscribe. Check with your librarian to see what your organization subscribes to, and if the license enables you to search the databases directly. If the license does not allow this, work with your librarian to obtain search results that fit your needs.
Whether you depend on Google® products or a commercial vendor, the challenge is to decide what the patent is actually about.
Key phrases from the titles of the patents and articles resulting from clicking the Find Prior Art link in the patent featured at the top of this post include the following. Google® them and browse the results for possible prior art.
TIP: Save time: add dibenzothiophene to each search statement listed below to focus the results. If dibenzothiophene is not your area of interest, find a keyword that works for you.
zeolite molecular sieve support
ultra-deep oxidation sweetening
molecular sieve-multielement oxide composite
zeolite membrane composite
spherical zeolite mesoporous composite
composite molecular sieve film
composite Molecular Sieves with Core–Shell Structures
mesoporous composite material and catalyst
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Starting Down the Startup Path: TOC – Table of Contents
If you enjoyed this post, you might like some of the others in this series. Here is a convenient way to find them.
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Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 1 of a series)
How do you find emerging technology? One way is to focus on startups.
OK, fine, but how do you discover the startups that offer a technology of interest to you? One way is to focus on venture capital firms that focus on the areas of interest to you.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2019/12/starting-down-startup-path-part-1-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 2 of a series)
Anyone involved in venture capital or its variants is interested in identifying potential candidates for investment opportunity. Finding these candidates is not easy. But a place to start on startups is to see what companies other venture capital firms have identified.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2019/12/starting-down-startup-path-part-2-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 3 of a series)
Panning for Google® gold: startups with promising new technologies
The previous post in this series featured the List of Top Oil and Gas Private Equity Firms discovered as the result of a Google® search. The list focuses on companies pursuing acquisition and development of existing resources. While the list will be useful to many, this series of posts focuses on techniques you can use to identify startups with promising new technologies.
So, on to the next step in the quest to find new technology on the cusp of successful deployment.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/01/starting-down-startup-path-part-3-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 4 of a series)
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Follow the Lead of the Oil Majors
How do you identify startups that fit your corporate goals? One way is to set up and advertise a venture capital unit, which enables young companies to pitch their technology to your corporation.
And that is just what several oil majors have done.
Studying their portfolios can provide a wealth of helpful information, whether you are a venture capitalist, a startup, or simply interested in identifying emerging technology.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/01/starting-down-startup-path-part-4-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 5 of a series): Searching Patents
Patents: Emerging Tech
Patents are a rich source of cutting-edge research. And much of the research reported in patents never appears in peer reviewed journals. So, to identify emerging technology in your field, consider searching the patent literature on a regular basis.
TIP: Read Tips for reading patents: a concise introduction for scientists for an excellent overview on this topic.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/02/start-up-startdown-path-parti-5-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 6 of a series): Reviewing Patents
Searching for patents is iterative. You type in some keywords. Results reveal more keywords. You type in those keywords. And repeat.
This can be really tedious, irksome even. Sometimes it is hard to figure out whether a given patent is even relevant to your needs.
Fortunately, a number of experts have offered tips to make it easier to read a patent quickly.
TIP: Google® how to read a patent for more tips on efficient ways to review a patent
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-6-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 7 of a series): Patents and Run On Sentences
Per USPO rules, the Claims in a patent must be stated in a single sentence. In many cases, the “single sentence” can be, thanks to colons, commas, semicolons, et al., several hundred words long.
But remember that, as difficult as it may be to wrap your head around any given claim, it still is faster than reading the whole patent.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-7-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 8 of a series): Mining Patents for Keywords
Mining patents for useful information can be tedious. One thing you can do is to look for keywords to use in Google® searches. For example, in a previous post I listed a Breakthrough Technologies LLC patent with the following claim …
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-8-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 9 of a series): PTQ Catalysis 2020
PTQ Catalysis 2020 is ready to view at www.eptq.com. As always, it is rich in useful information. In the context of our Startdown the Startup Path series of posts, one article in particular caught my eye …
Pilot plant studies of hydrotreating catalysts
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-9-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 10 of a series): The Bigness of Machine Learning
Big data is a big deal. We humans generate so much data that our puny brains are unable to process it. So we have created machines to do that for us.
There is a whole discipline called machine learning designed to train these machines to process massive amounts of data in useful ways.
“Machine learning,” as Serdar Yegulalp notes in an InfoWorld article, “is a complex discipline. But implementing machine learning models is far less daunting and difficult than it used to be, thanks to machine learning frameworks—such as Google’s TensorFlow—that ease the process of acquiring data, training models, serving predictions, and refining future results.”
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-10-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 11 of a series): Thread the Needle
In a horse race, the goal is to bet on the winning horse. Common sense tells us that if we knew for a certainty which horse would win the race, racing them would be pointless. The same logic applies to new technologies, and the companies that create them.
That’s why it can be useful to look at companies that have been examined by investment funds like the Columbia Seligman Communications and Information Fund.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/04/starting-down-startup-path-part-11-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 12 of a series): Patent Prior Art Search
Prior Art Search: Everything you need to know
If you’re looking to understand everything about prior art search, you’ve landed on the right page. By the time you finish reading this guide, you’ll likely have built a solid understanding of what can be included in the prior art, how you can use this knowledge to conduct a patent search all by yourself and avoid spending valuable resources on the non-patentable subject matter.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/04/starting-down-startup-path-part-12-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 13 of a series) Dibenzothiophene Patents 2020
What’s the quickest way to determine if a patent is of interest to you? Depends on your purpose. This tip sheet may help you decide which section of a patent to focus on.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/05/starting-down-startup-path-part-13-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 14 of a series)-Google Patents Find Prior Art Link
Patent research is important in any area of research you are engaged in ... especially if you are a startup, or are considering investing in a startup.
Prior art is an important concept in patent research.
In this regard, Google® Patents Prior Art Link is useful. When you find a patent of interest, in the upper right of the screen you will find a link labeled Prior Art.
Read full post at:
http://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/05/starting-down-startup-path-part-14-of.html
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Google® Better!
Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Services, Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.
Follow Jean’s blog at: http://desulf.blogspot.com/ for continuing tips on effective online research
Email Jean at research@jeansteinhardtconsulting.com with questions on research, training, or anything else
Visit Jean’s Web site at http://www.jeansteinhardtconsulting.com/ to see examples of the services we can provide
Prior art is an important concept in patent research.
In this regard, Google® Patents Prior Art Link is useful. When you find a patent of interest, in the upper right of the screen you will find a link labeled Prior Art.
Clicking the link results in a list of relevant prior patents and peer reviewed articles. To be thorough, you will also want to search regular Google®. Here’s why.
So, what is “Prior Art?” According to an article at www.greyb.com …
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Prior Art, in simple terms, is evidence that your invention is already well-known and not something unique. In other words, prior-art is a reference of some type in some form (textual, visual, audio, etc.) which serves as clear proof that the invention you hold is not something unique.
It is not important that the prior art is present physically or is commercially available. It is enough that someone, somewhere, and at some time previously described, showed or made something that contains the use of a technology that is very similar to your invention.
Now prior art could be found in many forms – Be it a patent or some form of the printed publication including, but not limited to, research papers, trade journals, a college thesis, an advertisement, books, videos – basically anything that is available in the public domain and is public knowledge.
source: https://www.greyb.com/prior-art-search/
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PATENT PRIOR ART SEARCH EXAMPLE
A Google® Patents (https://patents.google.com) search on dibenzothiophene results in the following patent, among others …
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A method of utilizing dibenzothiophenes in zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst catalysis oxidation removal oil product
Publication of CN110157466A
Application filed by 广东石油化工学院
2019-05-30
TIP: Copy the Chinese characters and paste them into a Google® search box to find out what they stand for.
In this case, the English translation is: Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology (West Gate）
Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of methods using dibenzothiophenes in zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst catalysis oxidation removal oil product, method includes the following steps: zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst is mixed with the oil product containing dibenzothiophenes, oxidant is added and carries out catalytic oxidation, complete the removal to dibenzothiophenes in oil product, wherein zeolite molecular sieve support type composite catalyst is using zeolite molecular sieve as carrier, and load has molybdenum trioxide and titanium dioxide thereon. The method of the present invention has many advantages, such as that simple process, easy to operate, low in cost, removal efficiency is high, removal effect is good, it being capable of effective conversion of the realization to dibenzothiophenes in oil product quickly and efficiently, reach ultra high efficiency and ultra-deep oxidation sweetening, there is fabulous economic benefit and application prospect.
source: https://patents.google.com/patent/CN110157466A/en?q=dibenzothiophene&before=priority:20200510&after=priority:20190101
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Clicking the Google® Find Prior Art link results in a list of other patents, as well as a number of peer reviewed articles. Some of them appear below …
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Method for preparing molecular sieve-multielement oxide composite integrally …
WO EP US CN JP US10596557B2 Li Sun Valiant Co., Ltd.
Priority 2016-12-23 • Filed 2016-12-27 • Granted 2020-03-24 • Published 2020-03-24
Zeolite membrane composite
WO EP US CN JP KR US20180339272A1 Mikio Hayashi Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Priority 2012-02-24 • Filed 2018-07-30 • Published 2018-11-29
Spherical zeolite mesoporous composite material and loaded catalyst and its …
CN CN104415795B 亢宇 中国石油化工股份有限公司
Priority 2013-09-11 • Filed 2013-09-11 • Granted 2016-08-17 • Published 2016-08-17
A kind of composite molecular sieve film and its preparation method and …
US CN CN106278368A 洪梅 北京大学深圳研究生院
Priority 2016-08-15 • Filed 2016-08-15 • Published 2017-01-04
Micro-and nanocomposite support structures for reverse osmosis thin film …
WO EP US JP AU CA US8029857B2 Eric M. V. Hoek The Regents Of The University Of California
Priority 2006-10-27 • Filed 2007-10-29 • Granted 2011-10-04 • Published 2011-10-04
Exploring Meso‐/Microporous Composite Molecular Sieves with Core–Shell Structures
Google Scholar www.academia.edu Qian X Chemistry–A European Journal
Published 2012
The preparation method of mesoporous composite material and catalyst and its …
CN CN105435852B 亢宇 中国石油化工股份有限公司
Priority 2014-06-09 • Filed 2014-06-09 • Granted 2017-10-03 • Published 2017-10-03
Porous zeolite molecular sieve coating material on surface of silicon carbide …
CN CN101992126A 张劲松 中国科学院金属研究所
Priority 2009-08-19 • Filed 2009-08-19 • Published 2011-03-30
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Influence of zeolite crystal size on zeolite-polyamide thin film nanocomposite membranes
Google Scholar pubs.acs.org Lind M Langmuir
Published 2009
… A key difference between thin film nanocomposites and other mixed-matrix membranes is that the size of the zeolite molecular sieve particles was … chloride ions are approximately 8−9 Å; hence, the LTA zeolite is a good candidate to separate salt from water by molecular sieving …
Zeolite-based materials for gas sensors
Google Scholar www.mdpi.com Xu X Sensors
Published 2006
… The pores and the cages with certain window sizes within a zeolite's framework allow some molecules to pass through and others to be excluded, and result in a molecular sieve effect (Figure 1). Zeolites usually possess three, two or one dimensional channel systems, and the …
Precursor selection and process conditions in the preparation of carbon membrane for gas separation: a review
Google Scholar people.utm.my Salleh W Separation & Purification Reviews
Published 2011
… the current review is to provide an intensive overview regarding the development of carbon molecular sieve membranes during … mechanism • Solution diffusion • Knudsen diffusion: >10Å • Surface diffusion: <50 capillary="" condensation:="">30Å Similarity • Molecular sieving: <6 br="">
Synthesis and performance of microporous inorganic membranes for CO 2 separation: a review
Google Scholar link.springer.com Yeo Z Journal of Porous Materials
Published 2013
… In this review, although microporous silica membranes showed promising molecular sieving characteristics, there are still room of improvement on the flux and selectivity of … [15]. Carbon molecular sieves membranes … [52]. Supported composite carbon molecular sieve membranes …
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Finally, a search on regular Google® for prior art on the EXAMPLE patent …
This part of the priority search is extremely labor intensive. Even more so than the search for patents and scholarly articles.
Why?
Because first you have to figure out what the subject patent is actually about. You then have to pick out keywords and phrases that you can use in your regular Google search.
The keywords can be found in the subject patent, supplemented by those found in Prior Art patents and articles.
WARNING: Trolling through your search results can be tedious.
TIP: As wonderful as Google® is, you can save a lot of time using a commercial database like Lexis/Nexis (https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/gateway.page) or Dialog (https://dialog.com/about-us/). Because these databases offer sophisticated keyword searching and result sorting capabilities, they can save you loads of time.
Commercial databases can be expensive. However, any organization that is serious about quality research will find it to its advantage to subscribe. Check with your librarian to see what your organization subscribes to, and if the license enables you to search the databases directly. If the license does not allow this, work with your librarian to obtain search results that fit your needs.
Whether you depend on Google® products or a commercial vendor, the challenge is to decide what the patent is actually about.
Key phrases from the titles of the patents and articles resulting from clicking the Find Prior Art link in the patent featured at the top of this post include the following. Google® them and browse the results for possible prior art.
TIP: Save time: add dibenzothiophene to each search statement listed below to focus the results. If dibenzothiophene is not your area of interest, find a keyword that works for you.
zeolite molecular sieve support
ultra-deep oxidation sweetening
molecular sieve-multielement oxide composite
zeolite membrane composite
spherical zeolite mesoporous composite
composite molecular sieve film
composite Molecular Sieves with Core–Shell Structures
mesoporous composite material and catalyst
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Starting Down the Startup Path: TOC – Table of Contents
If you enjoyed this post, you might like some of the others in this series. Here is a convenient way to find them.
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Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 1 of a series)
How do you find emerging technology? One way is to focus on startups.
OK, fine, but how do you discover the startups that offer a technology of interest to you? One way is to focus on venture capital firms that focus on the areas of interest to you.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2019/12/starting-down-startup-path-part-1-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 2 of a series)
Anyone involved in venture capital or its variants is interested in identifying potential candidates for investment opportunity. Finding these candidates is not easy. But a place to start on startups is to see what companies other venture capital firms have identified.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2019/12/starting-down-startup-path-part-2-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 3 of a series)
Panning for Google® gold: startups with promising new technologies
The previous post in this series featured the List of Top Oil and Gas Private Equity Firms discovered as the result of a Google® search. The list focuses on companies pursuing acquisition and development of existing resources. While the list will be useful to many, this series of posts focuses on techniques you can use to identify startups with promising new technologies.
So, on to the next step in the quest to find new technology on the cusp of successful deployment.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/01/starting-down-startup-path-part-3-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 4 of a series)
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Follow the Lead of the Oil Majors
How do you identify startups that fit your corporate goals? One way is to set up and advertise a venture capital unit, which enables young companies to pitch their technology to your corporation.
And that is just what several oil majors have done.
Studying their portfolios can provide a wealth of helpful information, whether you are a venture capitalist, a startup, or simply interested in identifying emerging technology.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/01/starting-down-startup-path-part-4-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 5 of a series): Searching Patents
Patents: Emerging Tech
Patents are a rich source of cutting-edge research. And much of the research reported in patents never appears in peer reviewed journals. So, to identify emerging technology in your field, consider searching the patent literature on a regular basis.
TIP: Read Tips for reading patents: a concise introduction for scientists for an excellent overview on this topic.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/02/start-up-startdown-path-parti-5-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 6 of a series): Reviewing Patents
Searching for patents is iterative. You type in some keywords. Results reveal more keywords. You type in those keywords. And repeat.
This can be really tedious, irksome even. Sometimes it is hard to figure out whether a given patent is even relevant to your needs.
Fortunately, a number of experts have offered tips to make it easier to read a patent quickly.
TIP: Google® how to read a patent for more tips on efficient ways to review a patent
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-6-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 7 of a series): Patents and Run On Sentences
Per USPO rules, the Claims in a patent must be stated in a single sentence. In many cases, the “single sentence” can be, thanks to colons, commas, semicolons, et al., several hundred words long.
But remember that, as difficult as it may be to wrap your head around any given claim, it still is faster than reading the whole patent.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-7-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 8 of a series): Mining Patents for Keywords
Mining patents for useful information can be tedious. One thing you can do is to look for keywords to use in Google® searches. For example, in a previous post I listed a Breakthrough Technologies LLC patent with the following claim …
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-8-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 9 of a series): PTQ Catalysis 2020
PTQ Catalysis 2020 is ready to view at www.eptq.com. As always, it is rich in useful information. In the context of our Startdown the Startup Path series of posts, one article in particular caught my eye …
Pilot plant studies of hydrotreating catalysts
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-9-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 10 of a series): The Bigness of Machine Learning
Big data is a big deal. We humans generate so much data that our puny brains are unable to process it. So we have created machines to do that for us.
There is a whole discipline called machine learning designed to train these machines to process massive amounts of data in useful ways.
“Machine learning,” as Serdar Yegulalp notes in an InfoWorld article, “is a complex discipline. But implementing machine learning models is far less daunting and difficult than it used to be, thanks to machine learning frameworks—such as Google’s TensorFlow—that ease the process of acquiring data, training models, serving predictions, and refining future results.”
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/03/starting-down-startup-path-part-10-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 11 of a series): Thread the Needle
In a horse race, the goal is to bet on the winning horse. Common sense tells us that if we knew for a certainty which horse would win the race, racing them would be pointless. The same logic applies to new technologies, and the companies that create them.
That’s why it can be useful to look at companies that have been examined by investment funds like the Columbia Seligman Communications and Information Fund.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/04/starting-down-startup-path-part-11-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 12 of a series): Patent Prior Art Search
Prior Art Search: Everything you need to know
If you’re looking to understand everything about prior art search, you’ve landed on the right page. By the time you finish reading this guide, you’ll likely have built a solid understanding of what can be included in the prior art, how you can use this knowledge to conduct a patent search all by yourself and avoid spending valuable resources on the non-patentable subject matter.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/04/starting-down-startup-path-part-12-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 13 of a series) Dibenzothiophene Patents 2020
What’s the quickest way to determine if a patent is of interest to you? Depends on your purpose. This tip sheet may help you decide which section of a patent to focus on.
Read full post at:
https://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/05/starting-down-startup-path-part-13-of.html
Starting Down the Startup Path (Part 14 of a series)-Google Patents Find Prior Art Link
Patent research is important in any area of research you are engaged in ... especially if you are a startup, or are considering investing in a startup.
Prior art is an important concept in patent research.
In this regard, Google® Patents Prior Art Link is useful. When you find a patent of interest, in the upper right of the screen you will find a link labeled Prior Art.
Read full post at:
http://desulf.blogspot.com/2020/05/starting-down-startup-path-part-14-of.html
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