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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